MA Chinese Studies
Master
In City of London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
City of london
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Start date
Different dates available
Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Who is this programme for?: Students who take this degree come from many countries and have a wide variety of academic backgrounds. While some wish to broaden their previous studies or experience of China, others approach the course without having a Chinese element to their first degree, but with a desire to focus their previous training on the region.
The MA Chinese Studies provides an exceptional opportunity to take advantage of the wide range of disciplinary approaches to the study of Chinese societies available at SOAS.The main emphasis is on modern and contemporary China, although it is also possible to study aspects of pre-Modern China.In addition to the courses on offer, students develop their own particular area of specialisation by writing a dissertation in their major discipline.
When applying, applicants are asked to specify their preferred major subject, and asked to give an alternative as practical considerations such as time tabling and availability of courses may limit freedom of choice. Once enrolled, students have two weeks to finalise their choice of subjects and have the opportunity of sampling a variety of subjects through attending lectures etc.
Convenors
Cosima Bruno
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Subjects
- Modern Contemporary
- Politics
- Chinese Language
- Translation
- IT
- Chinese
- Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Literature
- Cultural Awareness
- Modern Chinese Literature
- Traditional Chinese Literature
- Chinese Diaspora
Course programme
Learn a language as part of this programme
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 180 credits. 60 credits are allocated to a dissertation, 30 credits are allocated to the core module(s) and the remaining 90 credits are from taught modules. A maximum of 60 credits can be taken from one discipline and a minimum of three disciplines must be covered. For students opting to take two language acquisition modules, only one of these can be from an introductory level.
When applying, applicants are asked to specify their preferred major and minor subjects, and asked to give alternative choices as practical considerations such as time tabling and availability of modules may limit freedom of choice.
All modules are subject to availability.
Core Modules- Core Aspects of Chinese Studies
- Connections and Intersections: Core Aspects of East Asian Studies
- Dissertation in Chinese Studies
Students choose modules to the value of 90 credits from the options below.
China and Inner Asia- Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
- Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
- Traditional Chinese Language and Literature
- Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation
- Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA)
- Reading Seminar: Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature
- Reading Seminar: Modern Chinese Literature and the World
- Modern Documentary Texts
- Culture and Society of Taiwan
- Chinese 1 (PG)
- Chinese 2 (PG)
- Chinese 3 (PG)
- Chinese 4 (PG)
- Chinese 5: Intermediate Business Chinese (PG)
- Chinese 6: Advanced Business Chinese (PG)
- Intermediate Modern Chinese Language: Reading
- Intermediate Modern Chinese Language: Grammar and Writing
- Intermediate Modern Chinese Language: Translation
- Intermediate Modern Chinese Language: Listening and Speaking
- Advanced Modern Chinese Language: Listening and Speaking
- Advanced Modern Chinese Language: Reading and Writing
- Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and Literary Chinese (PG)
- Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG)
- Practical Translation: Chinese to English
- Practical Translation: English to Chinese
- Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language
- Tibetan (Modern) 1 PG
- Tibetan (Classical) 1 (PG)
- Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road
- Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since 1800)
- Visual Arts of Dynastic China (to 1800) (Cohort A)
- Chinese Porcelain: Trade, Transfer and Reception
- Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th Centuries
- Culture and Society of China
- Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli
- Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
- Economic problems and policies in modern China
- Taiwan's politics and cross-strait relations
- State and society in the Chinese political process
- China and international politics
- International politics of East Asia
- Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters)
- Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters)
- Colonialism and Christian Missions in Africa: Readings from the Archives
- East Asian Buddhist Thought
- Chinese Buddhism in Pre-Modern Period
- The Great Tradition of Taoism
- Chinese Religious Texts: A Reading Seminar
- Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China
- Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire (1942-1960)
- Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern China
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 Chinese Studies- Programme Specifications 2012/13 (pdf; 35kb)
- MA Chinese Studies - Programme Specifications 2017/18 (pdf; 140kb)
Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules
MA Chinese Studies