Chinese Studies Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History, Asian Studies, Asia Pacific Studies More...
Major code CHST-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

Description

Chinese civilisation provided the foundations for what has become Modern East Asia. With China on the verge of becoming a world power again, Australia seeks to redefine its relationship with China and its role in the region. Chinese Studies at the ANU allows students to engage both broadly and deeply with China’s past and present. The Chinese Studies Major offers include courses in linguistics, literature (traditional and modern), history, culture, politics, archaeology, calligraphy, and on Taiwan. The Major provides students with a solid foundation upon which to develop both general and specialist interests in Chinese culture, history, society and thought.

The Chinese Studies Major is designed to complement the Chinese language major and the Literary Chinese minor, though knowledge of the Chinese language is not required for courses in the Chinese studies major.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Understand and evaluate historical and current events and developments that have shaped China,

2. Identify and critique the socio-cultural and political systems of China,

3. Analyse developments in China in their regional and global contexts,

4. Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches through which current knowledge about Chinese Studies has developed.

Areas of Interest

Anthropology
Cultural Studies
History
Asian Studies
Asia Pacific Studies
Literature
Asia-Pacific Studies

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Requirements

Major Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

6 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ASIA1025	Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change	6
ASIA1030	Asia and the Pacific in Motion	6

18 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2366	Foundations of Chinese Culture	6
ASIA2037	History of Modern China	6
ASIA3034	The Contemporary Chinese World	6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2044	Chinese History: The Imperial Period (221 BC - 1800)	6
ASIA2003	Chinese Literature	6
ASIA2203	Archaeology of China	6
ASIA2072	Taiwan: History and Culture	6
ASIA2073	Chinese Calligraphy: History and Practice	6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2026	The Politics of China	6
ASIA2099	Foundations of Chinese Society: Friends, Family, Connections	6
ASIA2014	China Now: Discourse, Media and Culture	6
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy	6
BUSI3028	Business in China	6
LING2017	Chinese Linguistics	6

A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2074	Popular Culture in East Asia	6
ASIA2017	History of International Relations in Northeast Asia	6
ECHI2109	Asian Giants: India, China and Japan; Alternate Paths to Prosperity(P)	6
ASIA2001	Language in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA3021	Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century	6
ASIA3051	Study Tour: Archaeology in Asia	6
ASIA2304	What is Literature? Asian Perspectives	6
ASIA2067	Economies of Emerging Asia	6
ASIA2065	Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes	6
ASIA2301	Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific	6
ASIA2302	Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives	6
ASIA2307	History of Empire in Asia	6
ASIA2016	The Mongol Empire in World History	6
ASIA2308	Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA2311	Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific	6
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	6
STST2001	International Security issues in the Asia Pacific	6

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