Chinese studies - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Campus availability: Clayton

Relevant courses

2431 Diploma in Arts (Chinese Studies)
0002 Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
0202 Bachelor of Letters

All Chinese language students are encouraged to enrol in Chinese studies or Asian studies units. These units have no Chinese language prerequisites and are open to students not studying Chinese language. Chinese and Asian studies units are taught in the school as well as in other schools of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business and Economics. Students majoring in Chinese studies are strongly recommended to complete a minor sequence in Chinese language.

Sequences

1st year sequence

A first year sequence in Chinese studies consists of HSY1050 and HSY1060.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from the units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major chosen from the units listed below.

Units

First-year level

HSY1050 Asian civilisations: The cycle of empires
HSY1060 Asian civilisations: Crisis and transformation

Second/Third-year level

NOTE: Units marked with this symbol (*) cannot be included in an Arts double degree course. Further, non-Arts units are prohibited for students fulfilling a core Arts requirement, for example, non-Arts units cannot count towards the 96 point Arts core necessary to qualify for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Subject to written approval, Chinese language units and units from other Schools may also be counted towards a Chinese studies major. Units counted towards a Chinese studies major may not also be counted towards another discipline. Approval for this, and for general advice on building a Chinese studies major should be sought from the Chinese Studies Program.

ASN3071 Theory and research in Asian studies
ASN3170 Women in Asia: gender, tradition and modernity
CLS2160/CLS3160 Chinese literature and modernity
ECC2890 Economic development of East Asia*
FIT3104 Chinese language information technology*
MUS3880 Music of China, Japan and Korea
PLT2631/3631 China: Revolution versus pragmatism

Contact details

Enquiries (Clayton): Room S423, fourth floor, South Wing, Menzies building

Telephone +61 3 9905 2281 or +61 3 9905 2223

Email lcl.enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au

Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl