Objectives:

This area of Concentration Studies enables students to acquire the writing proficiency and expertise in Chinese needed for academic advancement and a variety of careers. Distinctive features include:

• Acquiring concepts, skills, and application strategies in Chinese language and cultural studies;
• Appreciating the beauty of modern and contemporary Chinese literature to cultivate their aesthetic quality;
• Acquiring research techniques and a systematic understanding of classical Chinese literature.

Career Prospect

Equipped with strong Chinese language skills as well as keen analytical abilities, graduates have strong employment opportunities in areas of mass media, advertising, private enterprises, education or civil service. Some graduates now work as editors, reporters, copywriters, scriptwriters, teaching assistance, administrative officers, customer service officers, or liaison officers.

Curriculum
(Competence in written and spoken Chinese is a requirement for the area of Concentration Studies)

Discipline Specific Content (24 Units)

Concentration Studies (15 Units) and Elective Studies (9 Units)

• Creative Chinese Writing Workshop
• Introduction to Chinese Language
• Selected Readings in Classical Chinese Literary Masterpieces
• Contemporary Literary Theories and Chinese Literature
• Text and Image: A Critical Analysis
• Chinese Culture and Contemporary Society
• Corporate and Media Communication in Chinese