MA Advanced Chinese Studies

Master

In City of London

£ 9,225 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The two-year MA Advanced Chinese Studies offers comprehensive language-based training across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Students on the programme take four taught modules at SOAS during their first year, including a team-taught core modules provided by a range of SOAS China experts. In addition, students take a text-reading seminar, allowing them to integrate their Chinese reading skills into their disciplinary studies, or an approved language-based module. Further modules can be selected from available disciplines including Anthropology, Art and Archaeology, Cinema, Cultural and Regional Studies, Economics, History, Law, Literature, Music, Politics, and Study of Religions.
In their second year, students will undertake an extended period of study at Zhejiang University, where they will follow a tailor-made bilingual programme in Chinese Studies. The second half of the second year will be taken up with the writing of the dissertation under close supervision back in London.
The programme is aimed at students pursuing careers in the academic world, business, government and the media that require a skill set which encompasses disciplinary rigour, comprehensive area knowledge and cultural and linguistic fluencies. Applicants should have at least intermediate-level proficiency in modern Chinese (HSK Level 4). The language element of the training will be tailored to meet the needs of students’ existing language skills. Alternative elements are available for applicants not in need of further Chinese language training, such as native speakers of Chinese.
Convenors
Di Wu

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City of London (London)
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Subjects

  • Chinese Language
  • Translation
  • IT Law
  • Politics
  • Options
  • IT
  • Archaeology
  • Economics
  • Art
  • Cinema
  • International
  • Law
  • University
  • Writing
  • Team Training
  • Media
  • Music
  • Skills and Training
  • Chinese Studies
  • Literature
  • Language Skills
  • Intercultural awareness
  • Understanding
  • Classical Documentary Texts
  • Modern Documentary Texts

Course programme

In the first year at SOAS students on the programme take the core module Core Aspects of Chinese Studies - 15PCHH028. In addition, students take Reading Seminar in Chinese Studies - 15PCIC003 or an approved language-based module from List A (30 credits). The remaining 60 credits are taken from List B (Taught Module Component).

In their second year, students will undertake a Period of Postgraduate Study in China - 15PCIC004 at Zhejiang University, where they will follow a tailor-made bilingual programme in Chinese Studies. The second half of the second year will be taken up with the writing of the dissertation under close supervision back in London (Extended Dissertation in Chinese Studies -15PCIC999).

These modules should be chosen in close consultation with the programme convenor.

Year 1Core Module
  • Core Aspects of Chinese Studies
Compulsory Module

Students must select the module below OR Language modules to the value of 30 credits from List A.

  • Reading Seminar in Chinese Studies
Optional Modules - List B

Students select 60 credits from List B.

Year 2Core Modules
  • Period of Postgraduate Study in China
  • Extended dissertation in Chinese Studies
List A (Language use modules)Language
  • Classical Documentary Texts
  • Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG)
  • Modern Documentary Texts
  • Practical Translation: Chinese to English
  • Practical Translation: English to Chinese
  • Reading Seminar in Chinese Studies
  • Chinese 4 (PG)
  • Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and Literary Chinese (PG)
  • Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language
List B (Non-language based disciplinary modules)China and Inner Asia
  • Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA)
  • Reading Seminar: Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature
  • Reading Seminar: Modern Chinese Literature and the World
  • Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
  • Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
  • Traditional Chinese Language and Literature
  • Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation
  • Understanding Contemporary China
Taiwan Studies
  • Culture and Society of Taiwan
Art and Archaeology
  • Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road
  • Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th Centuries
Anthropology and Sociology
  • Culture and Society of China
Media and Film Studies
  • Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
  • Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli
  • Connections and Intersections: Core Aspects of East Asian Studies
Economics
  • Economic problems and policies in modern China
Politics and International Studies
  • China and international politics
  • International politics of East Asia
  • Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
  • State and society in the Chinese political process
  • Taiwan's politics and cross-strait relations
Music
  • Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters)
Religion
  • East Asian Buddhist Thought
  • Chinese Religious Texts: A Reading Seminar

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

Programme Specification
  • MA Advanced Chinese Studies - Programme Specifications 2018/19 (pdf; 126kb)
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Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules

MA Advanced Chinese Studies

£ 9,225 + VAT