Chinese is usually taken as a single language alongside cultural and historical courses offered within the Faculty and across the University.
Because of the demanding nature of the course, you will not usually be able to combine Japanese with another language. It is occasionally possible to combine Japanese and Chinese, if you can show an appropriate level of aptitude and commitment. If you are interested in combining Japanese and Chinese, please speak with us.
It is not possible to combine Chinese with Middle Eastern languages or courses from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages.
The details of each course are given below. Some are core courses which everybody studying Chinese must complete. From Part IB onwards, you will have a choice of options alongside these.
- Part IA: you will be expected to complete all courses listed below.
- Part IB: you will be expected to complete C4, C5, C6 and CO alongside the following options:
- Either C7 or C8
- One out of C7, C8, J6, J8, J9, J10, AMES.1 or X.3
- Before starting Part II, you will spend at least eight months in China during your year abroad
- Part II: you will be expected to complete C11, C12 and CO alongside:
- Two out of C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, subject to availability
- Dissertation on the subject agreed with your supervisor
Courses below are correct for 2017 / 2018
Part 1 A
- C.1 Modern Chinese translation and writing | Core subject
- C.2 Modern Chinese Texts | Core subject
- C.3 Literary Chinese 1 | Core subject
- CO. Oral Examination IA | Core subject
Part IB
- C.4 Modern Chinese translation and writing 2 | Core subject
- C.5 Modern Chinese Texts 2 | Core subject
- C.6 Literary Chinese 2 | Core subject
- CO. Oral Examination IB | Core subject
- X.3 Structures and meanings | Option
The year abroad
Part II
- C.11 Modern Chinese translation and writing 3 | Core subject
- C.12 Modern Chinese texts 3 | Core subject
- CO. Oral Examination II | Core subject
- C.13 Literary Chinese 3 | Option
- C.14 Advanced Chinese Texts | Option | Course not offered in 2017/18
- C.15 The Chinese tradition | Option | Course not offered in 2017/18
- C.17 Modern Chinese literature | Option
- C.19 Chinese linguistics | Option | Course not offered in 2017/18