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CHINESE STUDIES 1 ENTRY POINT

Chinese Studies 1 entry point - Level 1

Students completing a Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 were formerly called Chinese 1A and Chinese 1B respectively

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10005 Chinese 1
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN10006 Chinese 2
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 1 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

  • CHIN20001 Chinese 3, CHIN20002 Chinese 4 (25 points) and;
  • One of CHIN20010 Chinese in Context 1 or CHIN20011 Chinese in Context 2 (12.5 points)

Chinese 3 and Chinese 4 were formerly called Chinese 3A and Chinese 4A respectively

Chinese in Context 1 and Chinese in Context 2 were formerly called Chinese 3B and Chinese 4B respectively

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20001 Chinese 3
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20002 Chinese 4
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN20010 Chinese in Context 1
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20011 Chinese in Context 2
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 1 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

  • CHIN30008 Chinese 5, CHIN30009 Chinese 6 (25 points) and;
  • One of CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis or CHIN30010 Modern Chinese Literature or CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics (12.5 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30008 Chinese 5
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30009 Chinese 6
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30010 Modern Chinese Literature
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics
Semester 1
 12.5

CHINESE STUDIES 3 ENTRY POINT

Chinese Studies 3 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Chinese 3 and Chinese 4 were formerly called Chinese 3A and Chinese 4A respectively

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10015 Chinese 3
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN10016 Chinese 4
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 3 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20003 Chinese 5
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20004 Chinese 6
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN20005 Modern Chinese Literature
Semester 1
 12.5

Chinese Studies 3 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points):

  • CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics, CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis and CHIN30024 Understanding New Media in China.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30024 Understanding the New Media in China
Semester 1
 12.5

CHINESE STUDIES 5 ENTRY POINT

Chinese Studies 5 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 5 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10017 Chinese 5
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN10018 Chinese 6
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 5 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 5 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20027 Chinese 7
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20028 Chinese 8
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN20005 Modern Chinese Literature
Semester 1
 12.5

Chinese Studies 5 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 5 entry point are required to complete (37.5 points):

  • CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics, CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis and CHIN30024 Understanding New Media in China

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30011 Great Chinese Classics
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30003 Chinese News Analysis
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30024 Understanding the New Media in China
Semester 1
 12.5

CHINESE STUDIES 7 ENTRY POINT

Chinese Studies 7 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 7 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10003 Chinese 7
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN10004 Chinese 8
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 7 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 7 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

Note: Chinese 9 and Chinese 10 were formerly called Chinese 5A and Chinese 5B respectively

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20012 Chinese 9
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20013 Chinese 10
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN20016 Chinese Cinema
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 7 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 7 entry point are required to complete three subjects from the following list of electives (37.5 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30012 Chinese Economic Documents
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30006 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30007 Advanced Seminar in Chinese
Semester 1
 12.5

CHINESE STUDIES 9 ENTRY POINT

Chinese Studies 9 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 9 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10001 Chinese 9
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN10002 Chinese 10
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 9 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 9 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20009 Chinese Economic Documents
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN20016 Chinese Cinema
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN20021 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society
Semester 2
 12.5

Chinese Studies 9 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Chinese Studies Diploma with a Chinese Studies 9 entry point are required to complete three subjects from the following list of electives (37.5 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30005 Advanced Chinese Translation
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30007 Advanced Seminar in Chinese
Semester 1
 12.5
CHIN30001 Classic Chinese Civilisation
Semester 2
 12.5
CHIN30002 Taiwan & Beyond: Chinese Settler Culture
Semester 1
 12.5

Notes

A major in Chinese Studies entry point 1 constitutes 125 points. Students in the Diploma can only complete 100 points and may be able to take the further 25 points in their degree program, pending on capacity and course requirements.

Links

http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/chinese

Last updated: 29 November 2018