Chinese Studies
Introductory unit of study table (Table S)
This pathway is suitable for complete beginners or students with very little language experience.
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| A major in the introductory pathway for Chinese Studies requires 48 credit points from this table, including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units | ||
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level units including at least 12 credit points of language units | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level language units | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | ||
Minor |
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| A minor for the introductory pathway in Chinese Studies requires 36 credit points from this table, including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000 level language units | ||
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000 level units including at least 12 credit points of language units | ||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000 level units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS1101 Chinese 1A (For Beginners) |
6 | C Recommended: CHNS1601 N Chinese native speakers or HSC Chinese Beginners or HSC Chinese Continuers or HSC Chinese in Context or HSC Chinese and Literature or CHNS2001 or CHNS2002 or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 |
| CHNS1102 Chinese for Beginners |
6 | A One semester of Chinese at introductory level P CHNS1101 N Chinese native speakers or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 or CHNS2001 or CHNS2002 |
2000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS2601 Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 |
6 | A One year (approx. 4 hours per week for 26 weeks) of Chinese at introductory level P CHNS1102 or HSC Chinese Beginners more than 70 or HSC Chinese Continuers less than 80 N HSC Chinese Continuers more than 80 |
| CHNS2602 Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 |
6 | A One and a half years of university-level Chinese-language instruction for students without prior knowledge of Chinese P CHNS2601 N HSC Chinese Continuers more than 80 or HSC Chinese in Context or HSC Chinese and Literature |
Culture |
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| CHNS2004 Introduction to Chinese Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS or CHNS1601 |
| CHNS2005 Reading Chinese Philosophy and Religion |
6 | P 12 credit points of Chinese language units |
| CHNS2613 Communication and Social Change in China |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000, 2000, or 3000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
| CHNS2614 Understanding News About China |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000, 2000, or 3000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
| CHNS2633 Topics in Chinese Literature 1 |
6 | P 12 credit points of Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies or International and Comparative Literary Studies |
| ASNS2613 Chinese Thought |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level from Asian Studies or Chinese or Indonesian or Japanese or Korean Studies or Sanskrit or Philosophy N CHNS3641 |
| ASNS2618 Remaking Chinese Society, 1949-Present |
6 | A Students with no prior knowledge of modern Chinese history are encouraged to read an introductory textbook (e.g., Edwin E. Moise. Modern China: A History. Second edition. Longman, 1994) before the start of the semester P 12 credit points at 1000 level from Asian Studies or Japanese Studies or Korean Studies or Chinese Studies or Indonesian Studies or Sanskrit or History or Ancient History |
| ICLS2633 Cities of the World |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level from ICLS or English or 12 credit points at 1000, 2000 or 3000 level from Arabic Language and Cultures or Chinese Studies or French and Francophone Studies or Germanic Studies or Modern Hebrew or Indonesian Studies or Italian Studies or Japanese Studies or Korean Studies or Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies or Spanish and Latin American Studies |
In-country units |
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| All In-country units count for the major and minor as language units. | ||
| CHNS2650 Chinese In-Country Study A |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level of Chinese Language units or at least a year of Modern Standard Chinese at tertiary level (or equivalent) Prerequisites: At least a year of Modern Standard Chinese at tertiary level (or equivalent). The department recommends that students complete at least two semesters of Chinese prior to undertaking a full semester of in-country study. Native speakers of Chinese who can read Chinese fluently and seek special permission to undertake in-country study after first year must present a coherent academic rationale to the department. |
| CHNS2651 Chinese In-Country Study B |
6 | P CHNS2650 |
| CHNS2652 Chinese In-Country Study C |
6 | P CHNS2651 |
| CHNS2653 Chinese In-Country Study D |
6 | P CHNS2652 |
3000 level units of study |
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Language |
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| CHNS3601 Chinese 3A (Upper Intermediate) |
6 | A Two years of university-level Chinese-language instruction for students without prior knowledge of Chinese P CHNS2602 or HSC Chinese Continuers more than 80 or HSC Chinese Extension N CHNS2001 or CHNS2002 or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 or CHNS3611 or CHNS3612 or HSC Chinese in Context or HSC Chinese and Literature |
| CHNS3602 Chinese 3B (Upper Intermediate) |
6 | A Two and a half years of university-level Chinese-language instruction for students without prior knowledge of Chinese P CHNS3601 N CHNS2001 or CHNS2002 or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 or CHNS3611 or CHNS3612 or HSC Chinese in Context or HSC Chinese and Literature |
| CHNS3603 Advanced Chinese 1 |
6 | P CHNS2002 or CHNS3602 or HSC Chinese in Context N HSC Chinese and Literature |
| CHNS3604 Advanced Chinese 2 |
6 | P CHNS3603 N HSC Chinese and Literature |
| CHNS3605 Chinese 5A (Upper Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS3604 or Distinction in CHNS3602 N HSC Chinese and Literature Note: students who have earned a Distinction in CHNS3602 will be permitted to take this subject either with or instead of Chinese 4A |
| CHNS3606 Chinese Studies 5B (Higher Advanced) |
6 | P CHNS3605 or Distinction in CHNS3603 N HSC Chinese and Literature Note: students who have earned a Distinction in CHNS3603 Chinese 4A (Advanced) will be permitted to take this subject either with or instead of CHNS3604 Chinese 4B (Advanced) |
| CHNS3608 Chinese for Business Purposes (A) |
6 | A Sound intermediate knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese P (CHNS2602 with a mark of 75% Distinction or above) or CHNS2002 N HSC Chinese and Literature or equivalent |
| CHNS3609 Chinese for Business Purposes (B) |
6 | A Sound intermediate to advanced knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese; basic grounding in Chinese for business purposes P CHNS3608 N HSC Chinese and Literature or equivalent |
| CHNS3643 Classical Chinese Language A |
6 | P Chinese native or background speakers or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies N CHNS2611 |
| CHNS3648 Classical Chinese B |
6 | N CHNS2612 |
Culture |
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| CHNS3610 Chinese Translation |
6 | P (CHNS1303 and CHNS1304) or 12 credit points at 3000 level in Chinese Studies |
| CHNS3633 Topics in Chinese Literature 2 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 or 2000 or 3000 level from Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level from Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level from International and Comparative Literary Studies |
| CHNS3639 Chinese Cinema |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in Chinese Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in Asian Studies |
| CHNS3647 Classical Chinese Poetry |
6 | N CHNS3441 or CHNS3541 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 or CHNS3601 or CHNS3643 or CHNS3648 |
| CHNS3649 Classical Chinese Fiction and Prose |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or CHNS3643 or CHNS3000 N CHNS3645 or CHNS3646 or CHNS3640 |
| CHNS3650 Chinese Interpreting |
6 | P CHNS3602 |
| CHNS3651 Chinese Drama and Theatre |
6 | P (12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or International and Comparative Literary Studies) or CHNS3000 or CHNS3001 or CHNS3643 or CHNS3648 or (12 credit points at 2000 level in PRFM including PRFM2601) |
| CHNS3680 Multilingualism in the Sinosphere |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or CHNS3000 or CHNS3601 |
| ASNS3618 Popular China |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Anthropology or 12 credit points at 1000 level or 2000 level or 3000 level in Chinese Studies |
| ICLS3100 Global Chinese Literatures |
6 | N CHNS3111 P 12 credit points at 2000 level from any of the following subject areas: Arabic Language and Cultures or Asian Studies or Chinese Studies or English or European Studies or French and Francophone Studies or Germanic Studies or International and Comparative Literature and Translation Studies or Modern Hebrew or Indonesian Studies or Italian Studies or Japanese Studies or Korean Studies or Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies or Spanish and Latin American Studies |
In-country units |
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| All In country units count for the major and minor as language units. | ||
| CHNS3660 Chinese In-Country Study I |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Language units This is a pass/fail unit. Successful completion will result in a grade of "Satisfied Requirements (SR)". |
| CHNS3661 Chinese In-Country Study J |
6 | P CHNS3660 This is a pass/fail unit. Successful completion will result in a grade of "Satisfied Requirements (SR)". |
| CHNS3662 Chinese In-Country Study K |
6 | P CHNS3661 This is a pass/fail unit. Successful completion will result in a grade of "Satisfied Requirements (SR)". |
| CHNS3663 Chinese In-Country Study L |
6 | P CHNS3662 This is a pass/fail unit. Successful completion will result in a grade of "Satisfied Requirements (SR)". |
Interdisciplinary project unit |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | ||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | ||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | ||
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points |
