MA Chinese Literature
Duration: One calendar year (full-time); Two or three years (part-time, daytime only)
Overview
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Minimum Entry Requirements: Minimum upper second class honours degree (or equivalent). Incoming students will be expected to have completed at least the equivalent of two years of undergraduate Chinese language study.
Start of programme: September intake only
This programme enables students to engage critically with the varied aspects of Chinese literature.
This new degree covers both pre-modern and modern literatures of China. It includes the study of literary works written in the original languages, as well as an introduction to literary theory.
The programme comprises two compulsory courses, a minor option, and a dissertation.
Structure
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Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.
The MA degree consists of four components:
Not all courses may be available every year.
1. Core Course
Take one of these courses
- Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation - 15PCHC004 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Modern Chinese Literature in Translation - 15PCHC002 (1 Unit) - Full Year
2. Compulsory Course
- Theory And Techniques Of Comparative Literature - 15PCLC279 (1 unit Unit)
3. Minor Courses
For non-fluent Chinese speakers
Students who do not have advanced or native-speaker competence in Chinese are required to select one of the following two courses, which offer advanced training in reading and translating Chinese literary texts. These courses are also taken by fourth-year undergraduate students, but MA students will be required to do additional work.
- Traditional Chinese Language and Literature - 15PCHC005 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Modern Chinese Literature (MA) - 15PCHC003 (1 Unit) - Full Year
For fluent Chinese speakers
For students with advanced or native speaker competence in Chinese, alternative minor units may be selected from the MA Sinology programme, or the second core course may be selected as a minor, with approval from the programme convenor.
4. Dissertation
A 10,000-word dissertation on an approved topic
Programme Specification
Teaching & Learning
Teaching & Learning
The degree programme consists of two compulsory courses, a minor option and a dissertation of 10,000 words.The taught part of the course consists of core lectures introducing basic concepts, theory and methodology; and the additional seminars that extend the core material into other areas. At Masters level there is particular emphasis on seminar work where students may be expected to make full-scale presentations for units they take.
How to apply
How to apply
- How to Apply
- Online Application
- Funding options
- English language requirements
- Tuition Fees
- Admissions Contacts
D.G.E. Hall Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2012-01-31 00:00
Felix Scholarships
Application Deadline: 2012-01-31 00:00
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