Chinese

The minimum entry requirement for Chinese honours is completion of all the requirements of the BA and a major in Chinese Language with an average of at least H2A (75%), or equivalent.

The honours program in Chinese comprises advanced coursework and individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in analysing China-related issues.

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Students undertaking pure honours in Chinese must complete:

• Chinese Thesis (50 points);
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points);
• Honours Chinese A (12.5 points);
• Honours Chinese B (12.5 points); and
• 12.5 points of elective subjects selected from: Topics in Chinese Studies, Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), Education and State Power in China, or Globalisation and China.

Students undertaking combined honours in Chinese must complete:

• Chinese Thesis (50 points);
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points);
• Three subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

Or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
• One subjects in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
• Three subjects in Chinese (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

Compulsory Subjects:

Pure honours students must complete the following subjects (87.5 points).

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Elective subjects:

Pure honours students must select one 12.5 point elective from the list of elective subjects below: