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The Bachelor of Letters (Chinese) is a 108 unit program that must be studied concurrently with another Bachelor degree at the University, for which 72 units of block credit will be awarded on completion of the requirements of the other degree. The Bachelor of Letters (Chinese) normally requires part-time study over three years or six consecutive semesters. It is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
Students in the Chinese stream can be accommodated at beginners’ level of linguistic competence only.
The stream undertaken by the student will be identified on the student’s transcript of academic record and on the parchment presented to the student on completion of the course.
Students can undertake the Bachelor of Letters if they have been admitted to any bachelor degree of the University.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The course aims to:
The course also aims to provide students with:
On the completion of the Bachelor of Letters in Chinese, students are expected to be able to demonstrate:
Students will also be expected to be able to demonstrate:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Letters (Chinese), a student must complete the required program of study for his/her other bachelor degree, and 36 units as set out below, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic.
No topic may be counted towards both the Bachelor of Letters and the student’s other bachelor degree.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
36 units comprising
CHIN1201 Introductory Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN1202 Introductory Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
CHIN2201 Intermediate Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN2202 Intermediate Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
CHIN3201 Upper Intermediate Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN3202 Upper Intermediate Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
Plus select 9 units from:
HIST2003 Revolutionary China, 1949 - 1978 (4.5 units)
HIST2005 The Chinese Revolution, 1900 - 1949 (4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
LLAW3270 Introduction to China's Law and Legal System (4.5 units)#
SCME2107 Asian Cinema (4.5 units)*
Other cultural topics may be chosen with the approval of the Topic Coordinator for Chinese. Students may apply to enrol cross-institutionally in the In-Country Language Study (LAN211 or LAN311) topics offered by Charles Darwin University.
Please note that the Year 1-3 language topics are delivered in distance mode through Charles Darwin University. The cultural topics are available at Flinders University.
# LLAW3270 is taught as a Summer School topic and delivered in China in conjunction with the East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) in Shanghai. Topic prerequisite will apply.
* SCME2107 is predominantly concerned with Chinese cinema and media.
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