Comments about BA Chinese Studies with German - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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Objectives
You will follow a balanced programme that develops your language skills in Chinese and German and a sophisticated understanding of how China and Germany work, socially, politically and culturally. The intensive four-year Chinese language programme can accommodate both absolute beginners and students with some prior knowledge. Beginners will cover the core grammar of the language in the first year, as students who have studied Chinese before develop and consolidate their skills.
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Practical experience
You 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
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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 GCE A Level German. Non-native English speakers: minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
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Academic title
Chinese Studies with German BA
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Course description
This 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
-Aufbausprachkurs
-German Studies - Aufbaukurs
-German Studies - Basiskurs
-Grundsprachkurs
-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
-German Language (Continuation)
-German Language (Foundation)
-China, 1914-78: Modernity and Revolution
-Contemporary Chinese Society
-German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day
-Introduction to German Linguistics
-State and Economy in Contemporary China
-Aspects of Modern German Drama 1
-Freud's Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies
-German Film and Society
-History and Dialectology of the German Language
-Images of Women in German Literature
-Medien und Oeffentlichkeit
-Oesterreich Heute
-Politik und Gesellschaft in Deutschland
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Chinese Language V
-Chinese Language VI
-German Language Part 1
-German Language Part 2
-Business and Management in Contemporary China
-Deutsche Literatur und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert
-East Asian Dissertation
-Geschichte und Gesellschaft der DDR
-Late Imperial China: State, Society and Family
-Literature and Culture in Modern China
-Modern German Political Culture and the Legacy of the National Socialist Past
-Modern German Thought
-Population and Environment in China
-Syntax und Diskurs im Gesprochenen Deutsch
-The Language and Society of Luxembourg
-Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama
