MA Chinese
About this course
MA in Chinese, a language and area studies degree focused on written and spoken proficiency and regional history. Core topics include Research Methods. The course spans five years and includes an independent dissertation project. The first year introduces the language through Chinese 1. The second year builds competency with Chinese Language 2 and Chinese Culture 2. Later years advance proficiency through Chinese Honours Spoken Language (Junior) and Chinese Honours Written Language (Junior), alongside contextual study in China transformed: a modern history in Global context and Contemporary China through Fiction and Nonfiction. Optional modules allow students to explore subsidiary languages or literature and film topics such as Narrating the City: Representation of Urban Space in Literature and Film and Myths and Modern Imagination. The curriculum culminates in the Chinese Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* (minimum requirement of ABB in S5) Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
Modules
- Chinese 1
- Chinese Culture 2
- Chinese Language 2
- Chinese Honours Spoken Language (Junior)
- Chinese Honours Spoken Language (Senior)
- Chinese Honours Written Language (Junior)
- Chinese Honours Written Language (Senior)
- China transformed: a modern history in Global context
- Contemporary China through Fiction and Nonfiction
- Chinese Dissertation
- Subsidiary Czech Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Czech Language (Intermediate)
- Subsidiary Polish Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Polish Language (Intermediate)
- Subsidiary Portuguese Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Portuguese Language (Intermediate)
- Subsidiary Russian Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Russian Language (Intermediate)
- Narrating the City: Representation of Urban Space in Literature and Film
- Myths and Modern Imagination
- Transcultural Connections: 'Classic' Texts and their Adaptations across Cultures
- Bestsellers in the Pre-Industrial Age
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Hons)
- History through film and literature: Crisis situations
- Text/Image Cultures: Theory and Practice
- Censorship In Western Culture
- Multilingualism in Context
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for MA Chinese at University of Glasgow?
The typical offer is ABB at A level.