BA Chinese (Modern and Classical)

SOAS, University of London
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    Bachelor's degree

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    City of london

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    Different dates available

Programme Code: T100 BA/CHMC
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Who is this programme for?: The programme has flexible entry requirements for students with various levels of Chinese proficiency, from absolute beginners to GCSE and A-level Chinese. The department also offers elective modules in Chinese on various levels for students wishing to obtain or improve Chinese language skills in the context of other degree programmes.
The single subject BA Chinese degree aims to give a broad understanding of Chinese culture through study of its language, history and literature from earliest times up to the present.
In Years 3 and 4 students are offered a choice of modules which enables them to weight their studies towards either the modern or the classical aspect, but it is our philosophy to produce rounded graduates who will have a competence in both.
The range of expertise in SOAS, not only in East Asian studies, but also with regard to languages and literatures of other regions is unique in UK institutions. Along with proven excellence in other disciplines, such as religious studies, anthropology, art and archaeology, and history, this offers students an unparalleled range of options in choosing their second subject of study.
HSBC Undergraduate Awards at SOAS: HSBC and SOAS have partnered together to provide two generous awards, beginning in the academic year 2016-17 for students studying the four-year BA Chinese (Modern & Classical) degree programme.
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Rossella Ferrari
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Subjects

  • Cinema
  • Chinese Language
  • IT
  • Chinese
  • Language
  • Classical Chinese
  • Modern
  • Cultural
  • Classical
  • Elementary Cantonese
  • Traditional Chinese Language
  • Modern Tibetan
  • Chinese Literature

Course programme

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Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.

Students take a total of 120 credits each year. 90 credits of language and 30 credits on the History and Culture of China are studied in year 1.

In year 2, 120 credits of language are taken in Beijing, and students also work on a Sinological research project.

In year 3, students take a minimum of 90 credits from the department. In year 4, students also take a minimum of 90 credits from the department, which includes a compulsory dissertation.

Year 1:

Core Modules

Must be passed in order to proceed to the following year.

  • Chinese 101: Elementary Modern Chinese Language 1
  • Chinese 103: History and Culture of China
  • Chinese 104: Introduction to Classical Chinese
Compulsory Module
  • Chinese 102: Elementary Modern Chinese Language 2
Advanced Entry Students

Students under advanced entry do not take Chinese 101: Elementary Modern Chinese Language I and Chinese 102: Elementary Modern Chinese Language 2, but take instead 30 credits of Modern Chinese (Chinese 3 or higher) and an approved open option module.

Year 2: Year Abroad

Please see Year Abroad, Under the Teaching & Learning Tab for more information.

Year 3:

Students in this year take 120 credits, with a minimum of 90 credits from the approved syllabus.

Core Module

Choose modules to the value of 30 credits from the following as your core module. The other module may be taken as option module. The following modules can only be taken in Year 3.

  • Chinese 301: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language (Reading)
  • Chinese 302: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language (Writing)
  • Chinese 303: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language (Translation)
  • Chinese 304: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language (Listening and speaking)

Students under advanced entry take Chinese language modules at the appropriate level instead of Chinese 301: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language I and Chinese 302: Intermediate Modern Chinese Language II. There are no core modules for those students.

Compulsory Module
  • Chinese 306: Traditional Chinese Language and Literature
Optional Modules

Choose modules to the value of 30 credits from the core modules above or from List A.

Approved Options

Choose modules to the value of 30 credits from List A, List C OR an approved open option.

Year 4:

Students take a minimum of 90 credits in the department, including one compulsory module. The remaining 30 credits may be an approved open option in another department.

Compulsory Module
  • Independent Study Project in Chinese Languages and Cultures
Optional Modules

Choose modules to the value of 60 credits from List A and B.

Approved Option

Students can select one of these modules, which must be taken with a module from the list above, or an approved open option to the value of 30 credits:

List A (Year 3 and 4)
  • Chinese 305: Elementary Cantonese
  • Elementary Spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese)
  • Tibetan (Modern) 1
  • Chinese Cultures on Screen and Stage
  • Chinese 6: Advanced Business Chinese
  • New Taiwan Cinema and Beyond
  • History and Memory in East Asian Cultures
  • Literature and Social Transformation in Contemporary China
  • Chinese Literature, Politics and National Identity in Modern China
  • Reading Contemporary Chinese Literary Text
  • Reading Modern Chinese Literary Text
List B (Year 4 Language use modules)
  • Chinese 401: Advanced Modern Chinese Language (Listening and Speaking)
  • Chinese 402: Advanced Modern Chinese (Reading and Writing)
  • Chinese 403: Traditional Chinese Language and Literature (Advanced)
  • Chinese 404: Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language
List C (East Asia Department Modules)
  • Cool Japan: Manga, Anime, Sushi
  • Fieldwork methods in language and culture
  • Identity and social relations in Japanese
  • Japanese Cinema: a Critical Survey
  • Japanese New Wave Cinema: Youth, Sex and Protest
  • History and Culture of Korea to the late 19th Century
  • The Other Korea: North Korea since 1945
  • 1990's South Korean cinema: A critical Survey
  • Trajectories of Modernity in Korean Literature
Programme Specification
  • BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) Programme Specifications 2012/13 (pdf; 46kb)
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