ObjectivesChina matters to the world we live in, and globalisation and international co-operation are creating ever closer links between Europe and East Asia. A degree in Chinese Studies with French offers intellectual challenges and rewards. It allows you to combine the study of China, one of the world's most populous nations, with its rapidly developing economy, growing political influence and rich traditional and contemporary culture, with the study of the French-speaking world, and to develop skills in two 'world languages', both spoken by many millions of people globally.
Practical experienceYou will spend your second year at the University of Nanjing, one of China's leading universities, covering more advanced material and more complex sources such as newspapers.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 32 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in French at GCE A Level. Non-native English speakers: minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Academic titleChinese Studies with French BA
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Chinese Language I
-Chinese Language II
-French Studies I
-French Studies II
-Language and Communication Skills I
-Language and Communication Skills II
-Understanding China I
-Understanding China II
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-China Year Abroad
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Chinese Language III
-Chinese Language IV
-Actualites Francaises I
-Actualites Francaises II
-Language and Communication Skills III
-Language and Communication Skills IV
-China, 1914-78: Modernity and Revolution
-Contemporary Chinese Society 20
-State and Economy in Contemporary China
-Crime and Fiction in French: I
-Crime and Fiction in French: II
-Francophone Women Poets I
-Francophone Women Poets II
-History Of The Language I
-History Of The Language II
-Images of the Occupation I
-Images of the Occupation II
-L'Exclusion Sociale en France I
-L'Exclusion Sociale en France II
-La Bande Dessinee I
-La Bande Dessinee II
-La Francophonie: Langue, Colonie et Civilisation I
-La Francophonie: Langue, Colonie et Civilisation II
-Le Francais des Affaires I
-Le Francais des Affaires II
-Medieval Short Stories I
-Medieval Short Stories II
-Narratives of Confinement I
-Narratives of Confinement II
-New French Theatres 1950 - 1970 I
-New French Theatres 1950 - 1970 II
-Paris 1857-1897: Image and Text I
-Paris 1857-1897: Image and Text II
-Teaching Modern Languages I
-Teaching Modern Languages II
-Twentieth-Century Literature And Thought I
-Twentieth-Century Literature And Thought II
-Writing the Revolution I
-Writing the Revolution II
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Chinese Language V
-Chinese Language VI
-Language and Communication Skills V
-Language and Communication Skills VI
-Business and Management in Contemporary China
-East Asian Dissertation
-Late Imperial China: State, Society and Family
-Literature and Culture in Modern China
-Population and Environment in China
-Around Cubism: Text and Image I
-Around Cubism: Text and Image II
-Contemporary Theatres in France I
-Contemporary Theatres in France II
-Feminism in Contemporary French Culture and Thought I
-Feminism in Contemporary French Culture and Thought II
-France in the Fifties I
-France in the Fifties II
-Gender, Society and Economy in France I
-Gender, Society and Economy in France II
-La Politique et la Fiction II
-La Politique et la fiction I
-Le Rire Gaulois I
-Le Rire Gaulois II
-Le Siècle des Lumières I
-Le Siècle des Lumières II
-Literature and Politics of the 'Post(-)colonial' I
-Literature and Politics of the 'Post-Colonial' I
-Literature and Society of French Canada I
-Literature and Society of French Canada II
-Paris Post War I
-Paris Post-War II
-Perceptions of Women in Medieval and Renaissance France I
-Perceptions of Women in Medieval and Renaissance France II
-Réflexions sur la Société de Consommation: I
-Réflexions sur la Société de Consommation: II
-Surrealism I
-Surrealism II