Chinese Studies
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Chinese Studies |
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The rules below are for the introductory language acquisition pathway. Please see the Subject Area page on the left for information on how to achieve the major at a higher level. |
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Major |
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| A major in Chinese Studies requires 48 credit points from this table, including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units* | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level language units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level culture units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level language units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in in Chinese Studies requires 36 credit points from this table, including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000 level language units* | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000 level language units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000 level culture units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000 level language units | |||
| * Appropriate language units are assessed either by language level and grade therein achieved in Higher School Certificate or International Baccalaureate, and/or by one-on-one interviews prior to commencement. | |||
| * HSC Chinese (Background Speakers), or have completed a major part of their secondary education in Chinese should do 12 credits of 1000-level culture units. | |||
| *HSC Chinese (Background Speakers), or have completed a major part of their secondary education in Chinese should do 12 credit points of 3000-level language units. | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS1101 Chinese 1A (For Beginners) |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHNS1601 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers or CHNS1201 or CHNS1301 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1321 |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Summer Main |
| CHNS1102 Chinese 1B (For Beginners) |
6 | A One semester of Chinese at introductory level P CHNS1101 N CHNS1302 |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
Culture |
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| CHNS1600 The Chinese Language, Present and Past |
6 | P CHNS1101 or CHNS1201 C CHNS1102 or CHNS1202 or CHNS2602 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers or CHNS2111 or CHNS2112 or CHNS2903 or CHNS2904 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1314 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS1601 Understanding Contemporary China |
6 | N ASNS1101 |
Semester 2 |
| ASNS1101 Introduction to Chinese Civilisation |
6 |
No prior knowledge is assumed. All teaching and all assigned readings are in English. |
Semester 1 |
2000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS2601 Chinese 2A (Lower Intermediate) |
6 | A One year (approx. 5 hours per week for 26 weeks) of Chinese at introductory level P CHNS1102 N CHNS2101 |
Intensive July Semester 1 |
| CHNS2602 Chinese 2B (Lower Intermediate) |
6 | A Sound intermediate knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese, including full mastery of about 1000 characters (preferably full-form). P CHNS2601 or CHNS2101 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers |
Intensive December Semester 2 |
| CHNS2001 Chinese 2C (Advanced Beginners) |
6 | P Native- or near-native fluency in a spoken Chinese language (e.g., Putonghua, Cantonese) combined with no, or very limited, knowledge of characters. N CHNS1101 or CHNS1301 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1321; HSC Chinese Background Speakers. |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS2002 Chinese 2D ( Advanced Beginners) |
6 | P CHNS2001 or CHNS1201 N CHNS1101 or CHNS1301 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1321; HSC Chinese Background Speakers. |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2611 Classical Chinese A |
6 | P CHNS1102 or CHNS1202 or CHNS2602 or CHNS3602 or CHNS3604 or CHNS2102 or CHNS3104 or CHNS2204 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS2612 Classical Chinese B |
6 | P CHNS2611 or CHNS2111 or HSC Chinese for Background Speakers, or CHNS1313 or CHNS2903 N CHNS2112 or CHNS2904 or CHNS1314 |
Semester 2 |
Culture |
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| CHNS2011 Religion and Martial-Arts Fiction |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2613 Communication and Social Change in China |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS2614 Understanding News About China |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points each in either Chinese Studies or Asian Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2641 Reading Chinese Philosophy |
6 | P CHNS1102 or CHNS1202 or CHNS2602 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies N CHNS3641 |
Semester 2 |
| ASNS2613 Chinese Thought |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points in units of study listed in Table A N CHNS3641 |
Semester 2 |
| ASNS2618 Remaking Chinese Society, 1949-Present |
6 | A Students with no prior knowledge of modern Chinese history are encouraged to read an introductory textbook (e.g., Edwin E. Moise. Modern China: A History. Second edition. Longman, 1994) before the start of the semester. P 12 Junior credit points in units of study listed in Table A N ASNS2118 |
Semester 1 |
| ICLS2633 Cities of the World |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points from Table A of which 12 credit points are from one subject area or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies |
Semester 1 |
In country |
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| CHNS2650 Chinese In-Country Study A |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Prerequisites: At least a year of Modern Standard Chinese at tertiary level (or equivalent). The department recommends that students complete at least two semesters of Chinese prior to undertaking a full semester of in-country study. Native speakers of Chinese who can read Chinese fluently and seek special permission to undertake in-country study after first year must present a coherent academic rationale to the department. |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2651 Chinese In-Country Study B |
6 | C CHNS2650 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2652 Chinese In-Country Study C |
6 | C CHNS2651 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2653 Chinese In-Country Study D |
6 | C CHNS2652 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2654 Chinese In-Country Study E |
6 | C CHNS2653 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2655 Chinese In-Country Study F |
6 | C CHNS2654 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2656 Chinese In-Country Study G |
6 | C CHNS2655 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS2657 Chinese In-Country Study H |
6 | C CHNS2656 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS3000 Chinese for Native Speakers 1 |
6 | P HSC Chinese (Background Speakers), or have completed a major part of their secondary education in Chinese. N CHNS1101 or CHNS1102 or CHNS2601 or CHNS2602 |
Intensive July Semester 1 Summer Main |
| CHNS3001 Chinese for Native Speakers 2 |
6 | P CHNS3000 or CHNS1303 N CHNS1101 or CHNS1102 or CHNS2601 or CHNS2602 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3601 Chinese 3A (Upper Intermediate) |
6 | A Two years of university-level Chinese-language instruction for students without prior knowledge of Chinese P CHNS2602 or CHNS1202 N CHNS3103 or HSC Chinese Background Speakers |
Intensive January Semester 1 |
| CHNS3602 Chinese 3B (Upper Intermediate) |
6 | A Two and a half years of university-level Chinese-language instruction for students without prior knowledge of Chinese P CHNS3601 or CHNS3103 N CHNS3104 or HSC Chinese Background Speakers |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| CHNS3603 Chinese 4A (Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS1202 or CHNS3602 or CHNS3104 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers or CHNS2203 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3604 Chinese 4B (Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS3603 or CHNS2203 N HSC Chinese Background Speakers or CHNS2204 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3605 Chinese 5A (Upper Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS3604 or Distinction in CHNS3602 N HSC Chinese for Background Speakers Note: students who have earned a Distinction in CHNS3602 will be permitted to take this subject either with or instead of Chinese 4A |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3606 Chinese Studies 5B (Higher Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS3605 or Distinction in CHNS3603 Note: students who have earned a Distinction in CHNS3603 Chinese 4A (Advanced) will be permitted to take this subject either with or instead of CHNS3604 Chinese 4B (Advanced) |
Semester 2 |
Culture |
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| CHNS3111 Global Chinese Literatures |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or Asian Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3607 Chinese Buddhist Texts This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P CHNS2612 or CHNS2112 or CHNS2904 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3610 Chinese Translation |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or CHNS3604 or CHNS3612 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3611 Chinese for Specific Purposes 1 |
6 | P CHNS3602 or CHNS3604 N CHNS3605 or CHNS3606 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3612 Chinese for Specific Purposes 2 |
6 | P CHNS3611 N CHNS3605 or CHNS3606 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3621 Case Studies in Chinese Translation |
6 | P CHNS1304 or CHNS3605 or CHNS3610 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3633 Stories for a Modern China |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points each in either Chinese Studies or Asian Studies or 6 Senior credit points in ICLS |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3634 Gender in Chinese Literature This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P (12 Senior credit points from Chinese Studies) or (12 Senior credit points from Asian Studies) |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3639 Chinese Cinema |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points each in either Chinese Studies or Asian Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3640 Readings in Traditional Chinese History This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) N CHNS3561 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3645 Classical Chinese Prose This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) N CHNS3547 or CHNS3447 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3646 Classical Chinese Fiction |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) N CHNS3543 or CHNS3443 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3647 Classical Chinese Poetry |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) N CHNS3441 or CHNS3541 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3650 Chinese Translation and Interpreting |
6 | P CHNS3602 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3651 Chinese Drama and Theatre |
6 | P 12 credit points from one of (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies or Theatre and Performance Studies. Students with a prior grounding in classical Chinese may have prerequisites waived. |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3680 Multilingualism in the Sinosphere |
6 | P 6 senior credit points in any of Chinese Studies; Asian Studies; Linguistics or Education |
Semester 2 |
| ASNS3618 Popular China This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P (12 Senior credit points of Asian Studies) or (12 Senior credit points of Chinese Studies) or (12 senior credit points of Anthropology) |
Semester 1 |
| ASNS3619 China and Globalisation This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from (Asian Studies or Japanese Studies or Korean Studies or Chinese Studies or Indonesian Studies or Sanskrit or History or Ancient History or International and Global Studies) |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project unit |
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| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Honours |
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| Honours in Chinese Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 4000-level Honours Seminar units | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours Thesis units | |||
Honours seminar units |
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| ASNS4113 Theory and Methods in Asian Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ASNS4114 Engaging Asia |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Honours thesis units |
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| CHNS4111 Chinese Studies Honours Thesis 1 |
18 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CHNS4112 Chinese Studies Honours Thesis 2 |
18 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Advanced Coursework |
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| The requirements for advanced coursework in Chinese Studies are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies. 24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2019. | |||
| 24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2019. | |||