Stream

Chinese Studies - CHINC13424

Stream Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Humanities and Languages

Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au

Program: 3424 - International Studies

Award(s):

Bachelor of International Studies (Major)

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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 permitted 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 major stream in Chinese Studies must complete 54 units of credit in approved courses.

If a student commences the language studies sequence at Introductory Chinese B, they must go on to complete Advanced Chinese B. In order to have the required 54 UOC for the major a student must complete a further 24 UOC including 18 UOC in contextual courses plus the capstone course.

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 required 54 UOC for the major a student must complete a further 36 UOC including 12 UOC in professional studies courses and 12 UOC in contextual courses plus the capstone course.

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

Level 2
  • Chinese Contextual Studies Courses (6 UOC)

Level 3

Intermediate Level

Level 1

Level 2
  • Chinese Contextual Studies Course (6 UOC)

Level 3

Chinese Contextual Studies Courses

The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Chinese Studies major stream:

Chinese Professional Studies Courses