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Chinese Studies Welcome
Chinese is becoming an increasingly popular language with students worldwide. Chinese can be studied as a major or minor in the Bachelor of Ats or you can combine it with other areas of study, for example:
- Major within the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economics
- Stream within the four-year Bachelor of International Studies
- Minor in the Bachelor of Science
- Elective courses for most degrees
The language teaching program of Chinese Studies aims at providing students with sound language skills as a basis for their future careers, irrespective of whether they start as complete beginners or with a certain amount of background knowledge. Advanced students can take professional language courses in specialised fields of study. In addition, Chinese Studies courses acquaint students with aspects of Chinese society and culture that are important for all students of the language and introduce them to current research on China. Within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students can also study Chinese History, Chinese Politics and Chinese Philosophy.
It is recommended that students spend some time during their studies in China. The School of Languages and Linguistics has a number of partnership arrangements with Chinese universities; most of the students in the Honours stream have been awarded scholarships for further study in China.
The School offers a flexible program for students with different interests and different Chinese language backgrounds. Students can enter Chinese language courses at different levels and will be allocated to different groups, depending on their knowledge of Chinese characters and Chinese language backgrounds. There are four entry levels in Chinese Studies: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional Level. In order to count Chinese as a major sequence, undergraduate students starting in 2009 must complete 56 units of credit in Chinese language, professional and contextual electives and Chinese Studies courses offered by the School.
