200-level

CHIN206
Global China on Screen
Description
Like in the West, Chinese cinema has held a significant share in the cultural industry since the first film was made in China in 1905. Being a cultural product, film has always been seen as reflection of its contemporary culture, despite various aspects it might have taken. Taking primarily a Cultural Studies approach, this course introduces Chinese culture, especially a series of its contemporary phenomena by surveying Chinese cinema. The course will be taught in English and all Chinese films are subtitled. By viewing the films in class and many more available in the well-resourced UC library on the course's recommendation and students' own interests, the course encourages students to further develop their study in one or more of the following areas: Studies of Chinese culture and society; Cross-cultural studies with a focus on China/Asia and beyond; Cultural studies with a special emphasis on postmodernism (including postcolonialism) and Third World culture; Film studies focusing on national cinema. CHIN206 and CINE215 are the same course.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from CHIN or CINE, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
CINE215, CHIN306, CULT334
CINE215
Global China on Screen
Description
Like in the West, Chinese cinema has held a significant share in the cultural industry since the first film was made in China in 1905. Being a cultural product, film has always been seen as reflection of its contemporary culture, despite various aspects it might have taken. Taking primarily a Cultural Studies approach, this course introduces Chinese culture, especially a series of its contemporary phenomena by surveying Chinese cinema. The course will be taught in English and all Chinese films are subtitled. By viewing the films in class and many more available in the well-resourced UC library on the course's recommendation and students' own interests, the course encourages students to further develop their study in one or more of the following areas: Studies of Chinese culture and society; Cross-cultural studies with a focus on China/Asia and beyond; Cultural studies with a special emphasis on postmodernism (including postcolonialism) and Third World culture; Film studies focusing on national cinema. CHIN206 and CINE215 are the same course.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from CHIN or CINE, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
CHIN206, CHIN306
CHIN251
Chinese Language 2-A
Description
This course, following CHIN152 and still focusing on the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, is a Chinese language course teaching how to conduct daily and social conversations, and to read and write texts in Chinese at an early intermediate level, with an adequate cultural understanding of China.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Semester One 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
CHIN152 or placement test. Students who have learnt more than 450 Chinese characters, or have a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN251 will not be admitted to the course.
Restrictions
CHIN201. Students who have learnt more than 450 Chinese characters, or have a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN251 will not be admitted to the course.
CHIN252
Chinese Language 2-B
Description
This course, following CHIN251 and still focusing on the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, is a Chinese language course, teaching how to communicate Chinese in social and semi-formal situations at an intermediate level, with an adequate cultural understanding of China.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
CHIN251 or placement test. Students who have learnt more than 600 Chinese characters, or have a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN252 will not be admitted to the course.
Restrictions
CHIN201. Students who have learnt more than 600 Chinese characters, or have a level of spoken Chinese equivalent to the required achievement of students when finishing CHIN252 will not be admitted to the course.

Not Offered Courses in 2024

200-level

CHIN210
Sinophone Studies: Society, Place, and Culture
Description
CHIN210 engages with the current academic trend of Sinophone studies in the global network. Separated from the traditional framework of China studies, Sinophone studies reconsiders the interconnectedness of China proper, its Autonomous Regions, and the overseas Sinophone communities with a focus on such topics as cultural history and landscape, cross-Strait relations, diaspora, postcolonialism, and globalisation.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2022 , 2023
For further information see CHIN210 course details
Points
15 points
CHIN211
Study Abroad Programme 1
Description
The course comprises a study trip to China or Taiwan, where the student will take Chinese language lessons as well as cultural lessons and complete required course assessment at an approved university. There will be an orientation week on UC campus before the study trip and a week for final examinations on UC campus after the trip. The course is intended for students who have completed CHIN152.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024
For further information see CHIN211 course details
Points
15 points
CHIN212
Study Chinese in China Mid-year Programme
Description
The course comprises a study trip to China, where the student will take Chinese language lessons as well as cultural lessons and complete required course assessment at the approved university in China. There will be an orientation week on UC campus before the study trip and a week for final examinations on UC campus after the trip. The course is intended for students who have completed CHIN152.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024
For further information see CHIN212 course details
Points
15 points
HIST291
Chinese Society and Culture since 1949
Description
China is making history with its stunning economic growth, with sweeping changes in its social, cultural and political life, and with its emergence as a global power. This course takes you on an exciting and thought-provoking journey to help you discover where these changes have come from and what they mean for China and the world. It is taught in English and requires no prior knowledge of China.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024
For further information see HIST291 course details
Points
15 points