Program Curriculum (2024 onwards)

The Global China Studies program is designed to produce an elite group of graduates who can conduct critical analysis of issues related to China in a global context. It provides students with multi/interdisciplinary training in the humanities and social science through an integrated track or a social science track after a shared first-year curriculum.

Students should follow on the tracks and complete ALL requirements as specified.

 

  • HUMA 1440 Modern China
  • HUMA 2590 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present
  • SOSC 1350 Contemporary China: Continuity and Change
  • SOSC 2290 Understanding Globalization
  • NOTE: The above four courses are to be taken during first year.
  • SHSS 4991 Capstone Project
  • SHSS 4992 Honors Thesis
  • NOTE: SHSS 4991 or SHSS 4992; to be taken in final year.
  • LANG 2170 Chinese Communication Skills for Humanities and Social Science Studies

 

 

  • HUMA 2400 Approaches to Humanities in China Studies
  • SOSC 2140 Research Methods in the Social Sciences

  • Three 3000-level courses and three 4000-level courses must be taken from the lists, and in at least three of the following four areas.

    • SOSC 3120 Economic Development
    • SOSC 3260 Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives
    • SOSC 3410 East Asian Economic Development
    • SOSC 3540 Environmental Psychology
    • SOSC 4260 China’s Economic Transformation
    • SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy
    • SOSC 4290 China’s Sustainable Development

     

     

    • HUMA 3630 Community and Cultural Identity
    • HUMA 3900 Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern World
    • HUMA 4610 Heritage in Cross-cultural Perspective
    • HUMA 4700 Confucianism in a Global Context

     

     

    • SOSC 3520 Understanding Comparative Politics
    • SOSC 3530 Social Movements and Contentious Politics
    • SOSC 3630 Democracy and Democratization around the World
    • SOSC 3880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility
    • SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China
    • SOSC 4310 Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
    • SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics

     

     

    • HUMA 3030 Language, Communication and Culture
    • HUMA 3200 Questions of Humanity in World Literature or HUMA3201 Animation: A Global Perspective
    • HUMA 4020 Language and Literature in Modern China
    • HUMA 4220 Verbal and Visual Representation of China
    • HUMA 4221 Chinese Classics and Their Reworking in Various Media Around the Globe

     

     

 

 

  • Eight courses and at least TWO of which must be at 3000-/4000-level.
  • NOTE: Students opting for SHSS 4991 are required to take a minimum total of 9 courses (27 credits) for Track Electives, in which 3 of them must be at 3000-/4000-level.

 

 

  • Students are required by the University to fulfill the common core requirements.

 

 

  • Students may choose from the wide-ranging courses offered by any Schools (including the School of Business Administration, School of Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Science, and School of Science) and by the Interdisciplinary Programs Office. They may develop a Minor in another program with the credits earned from these courses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • HUMA 1440 Modern China
  • HUMA 2590 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present
  • SOSC 1350 Contemporary China: Continuity and Change
  • SOSC 2290 Understanding Globalization
  • NOTE: The above four courses are to be taken during first year.
  • SHSS 4991 Capstone Project
  • SHSS 4992 Honors Thesis
  • NOTE: SHSS 4991 or SHSS 4992; to be taken in final year.
  • LANG 2170 Chinese Communication Skills for Humanities and Social Science Studies

 

 

 

  • SOSC 1100 Quantitative Data Analysis for Social Science Research I
  • SOSC 1300 The World of Politics
  • SOSC 1440 Introduction to Economics
  • SOSC 1850 Understanding Society
  • SOSC 2140 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
 
  • One course from each area:
  • Area 1: SOSC 1780 Population and Development in China or SOSC 1860 Population and Society
  • Area 2: SOSC 1960 Introduction to Psychology or SOSC 1980 Psychology and Everyday Life

 

 

 

 

  • Nine courses from the specified elective list, of which at least 4 courses must come from the list under ‘Restricted Electives’.
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    Restricted Electives
  • SOSC 3120 Economic Development
  • SOSC 3260 Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives
  • SOSC 3410 East Asian Economic Development
  • SOSC 3520 Understanding Comparative Politics
  • SOSC 3530 Social Movements and Contentious Politics
  • SOSC 3540 Environmental Psychology
  • SOSC 3630 Democracy and Democratization around the World
  • SOSC 3880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility
  • SOSC 4260 China’s Economic Transformation
  • SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China
  • SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy
  • SOSC 4290 China’s Sustainable Development
  • SOSC 4310 Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
  • SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics

 

  • Students are required by the University to fulfill the common core requirements.

 

 

  • Students may choose from the wide-ranging courses offered by any Schools (including the School of Business Administration, School of Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Science, and School of Science) and by the Interdisciplinary Programs Office. They may develop a Minor in another program with the credits earned from these courses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks: To graduate from the University, students should complete at least 120 credits. Students may have to take courses beyond the ones summarized above to meet the requirement.

 
 
Last update: 17 Oct 2024 16:28