Chinese Studies - CHINA23403
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3403 - Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
The School of Humanities and Languages offers a flexible program for students with different interests and different Chinese language backgrounds. Students can enter Chinese language courses at different levels, depending on their knowledge of Chinese characters. Within each year, students are allocated to different groups, depending on their speaking ability.
This stream is available to students commencing at Introductory and Intermediate entry levels.
Placement Information
Students who wish to enrol in a language course without completing the necessary prerequisites are required to complete an online placement application form before the commencement of the semester. Students will not be premitted to enrol in language courses that are too easy for them in terms of Chinese character knowledge. If this occurs, the school will request that students change their enrolment.
For more information, please see the School Website.
For students admitted in their first year of study to ARTS2450 or higher on the grounds of ability and/or previous study, such courses will be counted as Level 1 courses in terms of degree requirements.
This stream is available to students commencing at Introductory and Intermediate entry levels.
Placement Information
Students who wish to enrol in a language course without completing the necessary prerequisites are required to complete an online placement application form before the commencement of the semester. Students will not be premitted to enrol in language courses that are too easy for them in terms of Chinese character knowledge. If this occurs, the school will request that students change their enrolment.
For more information, please see the School Website.
For students admitted in their first year of study to ARTS2450 or higher on the grounds of ability and/or previous study, such courses will be counted as Level 1 courses in terms of degree requirements.
Stream Structure
A student who wishes to gain a minor stream in Chinese Studies must complete 36 units of credit in approved courses.
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Introductory Chinese B, they must go on to complete Intermediate Chinese B. In order to have the 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses or Advanced Chinese A or B.
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Intermediate Chinese B, they must go on to complete Advanced Chinese B. In order to have the 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses, Professional Studies A or B or professional studies courses.
Note: A student who has achieved a higher level of study in a language course is not permitted to study a lower level language course.
A list of Chinese Contextual and Professional Studies Courses is outlined below.
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Introductory Chinese B, they must go on to complete Intermediate Chinese B. In order to have the 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses or Advanced Chinese A or B.
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Intermediate Chinese B, they must go on to complete Advanced Chinese B. In order to have the 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses, Professional Studies A or B or professional studies courses.
Note: A student who has achieved a higher level of study in a language course is not permitted to study a lower level language course.
A list of Chinese Contextual and Professional Studies Courses is outlined below.
Introductory Level
Level 1
- ARTS1450 Intro Chin A Non-Background OR ARTS1452 Intro Chin for Background A (6 UOC)
- ARTS1451 Intro Chin B Non-Background OR ARTS1453 Intro Chin for Background B (6 UOC)
Level 2
- ARTS2450 Intermediate Chin for Non-Background A OR ARTS2461 Intermediate Chin for Background A (6 UOC)
- ARTS2451 Intermediate Chin for Non-Background B OR ARTS2462 Intermediate Chin for Background B (6 UOC)
And
12 UOC from any of the following:
- Chinese Contextual Studies Courses
- ARTS3450 Advanced Chinese A (6 UOC)
- ARTS3451 Advanced Chinese B (6 UOC)
Intermediate Level
Level 1
- ARTS2450 Intermediate Chin for Non-Background A OR ARTS2461 Intermediate Chin for Background A (6 UOC)
- ARTS2451 Intermediate Chin for Non-Background B OR ARTS2462 Intermediate Chin for Background B (6 UOC)
Level 2
- ARTS3450 Advanced Chinese A (6 UOC)
- ARTS3451 Advanced Chinese B (6 UOC)
And
12 UOC from any of the following:
12 UOC from any of the following:
- ARTS3452 Professional Chinese A (6 UOC)
- ARTS3453 Professional Chinese B (6 UOC)
- Chinese Contextual Studies courses
- Chinese Professional Studies courses
Chinese Contextual Studies Courses
- ARTS2453 Chinese Cinema (6 UOC)
- ARTS2457 China Imagined and Perceived (6 UOC)
- ARTS2458 Along the Silk Road (6 UOC)
- ARTS2463 Nationalism in China (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Chinese Studies minor stream:
- ARTS2211 East Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS2212 Southeast Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS2213 Asian Popular Culture (6 UOC)
Chinese Professional Studies Courses
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