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Chinese Studies

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2024

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Overview

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Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should:

  • Read a wide range of materials in Chinese
  • Apply their understanding of these materials to the study of China
  • Demonstrate a familiarity with research methods commonly employed in Sinology and Chinese studies.

Last updated: 5 July 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • elective subject (12.5 points)

 

Total 100 points

Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis CHIN40006 Chinese Thesis Part 1 and CHIN40007 Chinese Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options

Compulsory Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA90004 Critical Asian Perspectives
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN90001 Honours Chinese A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN90002 Honours Chinese B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Thesis Subject

50 points

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN40006 Chinese Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
CHIN40007 Chinese Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN90003 Topics in Chinese Studies
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ASIA90014 Civil Society and Social Change in China
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ASIA90016 China and the Environment
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ASIA90017 Contemporary China
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
INTS90007 Rising China in the Globalised World
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MULT90002 Supervised Reading (Asia Institute)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute

Last updated: 5 July 2024