This course introduces students to the fundamental tools and approaches of advanced research in Chinese Studies. It has two main aims. First, it surveys the history of Chinese Studies as an intellectual discipline and supports a critical engagement with influential works from that discipline. Second, it addresses the methods for handling such issues as chronology, geography, bureaucracy, biography, and bibliography in the study of China. These methods are not exhaustive in any sense; they will be shaped by students' individual research needs. This course therefore aims not so much to convey factual information as to develop a critical and self-sufficient style of research on China.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Identify the major themes, issues, and methods of research in Chinese Studies, both past and present, and evaluate the ways in which they have been addressed in different contexts.
- Demonstrate the methods of advanced research in Chinese Studies necessary to locate and interpret information from a variety of sources, both pre-modern and modern; and synthesise that information to solve specific practical research questions.
- Produce written digests of research findings in a form that suits the complex research problems at hand and that explicates them to an audience of specialists in Chinese Studies.
Indicative Assessment
- Critical assessments of research literature (20) [LO 1,2]
- Weekly methodological assignments (60) [LO 2,3]
- Final research assignment (20) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
This course requires a total of 130 hours of work, including:
- a weekly two-hour seminar, when research methods and problems are presented, and students' findings are discussed;
- eight hours of preparation for weekly research assignments and independent study time.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Materials will be provided.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $3960 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $5820 |
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