MA 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 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

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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 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
Compulsory Dissertation
  • Dissertation in Chinese Studies
Taught Component Options

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
Available as a minor only
  • Modern Documentary Texts
Taiwan Studies
  • Culture and Society of Taiwan
Language (minor only)
  • 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
  • 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
Available as a minor only
  • Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th Centuries
Anthropology and Sociology (minor only)
  • Culture and Society of China
Media and Film Studies
  • Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli
  • Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
Economics
  • Economic problems and policies in modern China
Politics and International Studies
  • Taiwan's politics and cross-strait relations
  • State and society in the Chinese political process
  • China and international politics
  • International politics of East Asia
Available as a minor only
  • Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
Music
  • Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters)
  • Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters)
Religion
  • 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
History
  • 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)
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MA Chinese Studies

£ 9,225 + VAT