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 Minor 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 minor 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 minor.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Explain historical and current events and developments that have shaped China.
2. Identify the socio-cultural and political systems of China,
3. Explain 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
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 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 |
6 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2037 | History of Modern China | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2044 | Chinese History: The Imperial Period (221 BC - 1800) | 6 |
| ASIA2003 | Chinese Literature | 6 |
| ASIA2203 | Archaeology of China | 6 |
| ASIA2366 | Foundations of Chinese Culture | 6 |
| ASIA2072 | Taiwan: History and Culture | 6 |
| ASIA2073 | Chinese Calligraphy: History and Practice | 6 |
| 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 |
| ASIA3034 | The Contemporary Chinese World | 6 |