China Studies

Master of China Studies
Graduate Diploma in China Studies
Graduate Certificate in China Studies

Candidates for the Master of China Studies must complete 96 credit points, including 6 credit points of foundational units of study, 18 credit points of core advanced units of study, 12 credit points of methods units of study, 24 credit points of language units of study and 24 credit points of capstone units of study.

Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in China Studies must complete 48 credit points, including a 6 credit point foundational units of study, 18 credit points of core advanced units of study, 12 credit points of methods units of study and 12 credit points of language units of study.

Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in China Studies must complete 24 credit points, including a foundational unit, a core advance unit, a methods unit and a language unit of study

Foundational Unit of Study

Semester 1
CHSC6901 Fundamentals of China Studies

Core Advanced Units of Study

Semester 1
CHSC6903 Chinese Society
CHSC6904 Ancient Chinese History
GOVT6111 Chinese Politics

Intensive - May
LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law

Semester 2
CHSC6907 Modern Chinese History

Methods Units of Study

'PUBH5500 - Introducing Qualitative Health Research' and 'MEDF5005 - Health Research and Ethics' are only available to students taking the Health specialisation.

Semester 1
SCLG6902 Doing Social Research
MEDF5005 Health Research Methods and Ethics

Intensive - March
PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research

Semester 2
SCLG6918 Introductory Quantitative Methods
MEDF5005 Health Research Methods and Ethics

Language Units of Study

Unless Masters students can display high levels of both English and Chinese language proficiency they are required to complete at least 24 credit points from the following language units of study.

Two further Asian Language acquisition units, ASNS6012 and ASNS6013, will be on offer from 2014

Semester 1
ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1
ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2
ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A

Semester 2
ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1
ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2
ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B

China Studies elective units of study

Semester 1
CHSC6903 Chinese Society
CHSC6904 Ancient Chinese History
CHSC6908 Chinese Economic Institutions
CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
CLAW6029 Concepts of Chinese Taxation
CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business
IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets

Semester 2
CHSC6906 Health in China
CHSC6907 Modern Chinese History
IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets
MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts

Units offered in intensive mode outside usual Semesters
LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation
LAWS6154 Sustainable Development Law in China
LAWS6852 Doing Business in China
LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law

Shanghai Winter School unit - please contact Shanghai Winter School directly
LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems

Extra electives only available to students in the Health Specialisation

Semester 2
PUBH5113 International Health
MIPH5117 Global Non-Communicable

Offered in intensive mode
PUBH5414 Public Health Advocacy
PUBH5415 Injury Prevention

Capstone units of study

The capstone or dissertation units of study available to Master of China Studies students will be on offer, in all specialisations, in 2014.