MA Chinese
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Chinese, a Chinese degree focusing on language, literature, and cultural history. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students spend the third year studying abroad at a university in mainland China or Taiwan. The first year covers modern East Asian history, Modern China in Literature and Film, linguistics and language sciences, business, economics and informatics, politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations, art and architectural history, history, classics and archaeology, Celtic and Scottish ethnology, and philosophy, divinity and law. The second year focuses on referencing skills, essay and dissertation writing, and using software tools and Chinese libraries. The third year involves developing critical and analytical skills through close reading of selected texts, furthering the understanding of primary and secondary sources, history, politics, contemporary society, literature, and visual culture, alongside support services such as the Student Wellbeing Service, Student Counselling, Student Disability and Learning Support, and a university emergency helpline available 24 hours a day. The final year examines film and literature, politics, modern and pre-modern history, and contemporary society.
Modules
- modern East Asian history, which looks at Japan and Korea and their relationship with China
- Modern China in Literature and Film, which allows you to develop insights into topics such as women’s emancipation, revolution, and nationalism
- linguistics and language sciences
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- referencing skills
- essay and dissertation writing
- using software tools and Chinese libraries
- develop your critical and analytical skills through close reading of selected texts
- further your understanding of how to use primary and secondary sources
- history
- politics
- contemporary society
- literature
- visual culture
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- film and literature
- politics
- modern and pre-modern history
- contemporary society