Chinese Studies
Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
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| 1. |
Major requirements. (i) has changed. It should read: (ii) 18cp of 2000-level units with at least 12cp of language units |
15/1/2019 |
| 2. |
Minor requirements. (i) has changed. It should read: (ii) 18cp of 2000-level units with at least 12cp of language units |
15/1/2019 |
| 3. |
Prerequisite have changed for the following unit. They now read: CHNS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact P 30 credit points in Chinese Studies |
30/1/2019 |
| 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) 18 credit points of 2000-level language units with at least 12 credit points of language units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level language units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | |||
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) 18 credit points of 2000 level language units with at least 12 credit points of language units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000 level 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. | |||
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 |
| 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 | A Native- or near-native fluency in a spoken Chinese language (e.g., Putonghua, Cantonese) combined with no, or very limited, knowledge of characters. P CHNS1101 or CHNS1201 C CHNS1102 or CHNS1202 or CHNS2602 N CHNS2111 or CHNS2112 or CHNS2903 or CHNS2904 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1314 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS1601 Understanding Contemporary China |
6 | N ASNS1101 |
Semester 1 |
| ASNS1101 Introduction to Chinese Civilisation This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
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 or HSC Chinese Background Speakers. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS2002 Chinese 2D ( Advanced Beginners) |
6 | P CHNS2001 or CHNS1201 N CHNS1101 or CHNS1301 or CHNS1313 or CHNS1321 or 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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| CHNS2003 Gender and Women in Chinese Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2004 Introduction to Chinese Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2010 Buddhism and Chinese Culture |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Chinese Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS2011 Religion and Martial-Arts Fiction This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
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 |
| ICLS2111 Essentials of Language Learning |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ICLS2633 Cities of the World This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
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 or CHNS1303 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| CHNS3001 Chinese for Native Speakers 2 |
6 | P CHNS3000 or CHNS1303 N CHNS1101 or CHNS1102 or CHNS2601 or CHNS2602 or CHNS1304 |
Intensive July 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 N HSC Chinese for Background Speakers 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 |
| CHNS3608 Chinese for Business Purposes (A) |
6 | A Sound intermediate knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese P CHNS2602 or CHNS2002 C CHNS3601 or CHNS3603 N HSC Chinese for Background Speakers or equivalent |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3609 Chinese for Business Purposes (B) |
6 | A Sound intermediate to advanced knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese; basic grounding in Chinese for business purposes. P CHNS3608 C CHNS3602 or CHNS3604 N HSC Chinese for Background Speakers or equivalent |
Semester 2 |
| CHNS3611 Chinese for Specific Purposes 1 |
6 | P CHNS3604 or CHNS3605 N CHNS3605 or CHNS3606 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3612 Chinese for Specific Purposes 2 |
6 | P CHNS3611 N CHNS3605 or CHNS3606 |
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 |
6 | P CHNS2612 or CHNS2112 or CHNS2904 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3610 Chinese Translation |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or 12 credit points at 3000 level units in Chinese Studies |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3621 Case Studies in Chinese Translation |
6 | P CHNS3610 or 12 credit points at 3000 level in Chinese Studies |
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 |
| 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 2019 |
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 2019 |
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 1 |
| CHNS3647 Classical Chinese Poetry This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or (CHNS2611 and CHNS2612) N CHNS3441 or CHNS3541 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3650 Chinese Translation and Interpreting |
6 | P CHNS2602 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNS3651 Chinese Drama and Theatre |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS |
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 |
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 |
Interdisciplinary project unit |
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| CHNS3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHNS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
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 of study |
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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 of study |
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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 2020. | |||