MSc Modern Chinese Language and Cultural Studies (version B)
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements Modern Chinese Language and Cultural Studies (curriculum B), is open only to beginners or near beginners in the language.
Academic titleMSc Modern Chinese Language and Cultural Studies
Course descriptionProgramme
The Scottish Centre for Chinese Studies has an international reputation for research excellence in modern Chinese literature, media and mass culture.
This programme aims to provide postgraduates with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of cultural issues of modern China and to develop their analytical skill to apply theories of cultural studies and literary theories in the cultural context of China.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be thoroughly trained in studying modern Chinese texts and in assessing them in the context of current academic discourse in Chinese Studies. They will be able to understand changing perceptions of key issues in Chinese cultural studies and reflect critically on their own academic research.
Students will receive intensive language training and learn how to speak, read and write Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) at an intermediate level. They will develop a thorough knowledge of the main issues in modern Chinese cultural history and skills of cultural analysis and debate.
How You Will Be Taught
Students take two core courses in the form of intensive language instruction, as well as research skills courses. Seminars are taught for two hours per week on a flexible lecture/seminar basis. Apart from the language course, assessment is by one essay per semester per module