Chinese Language and Literature

1. Cultivation Aims

This program includes three majors: ancient Chinese literature, modern and contemporary Chinese literature, Chinese philology, theory and criticism of literature and arts.

The research directions are: 1. history of development of the literature from pre-Qin to Ming and Qing dynasties. 2.developomeng of Chinese literature of 20th century. 3.modern Chinese dialectology and grammar. 4.literary criticism and methodology of 20th century, contemporary literature and the development of culture.

This program aims to cultivate qualified students who are well developed to lay a solid theoretical foundation in the Chinese language, literature and culture, acquire systematic specified knowledge and fairly good practical ability. They are also required to be able to undertake teaching, literature research and other social work.

2. Duration of the Program
This program generally lasts three years.

3. Majors and Research Directions

1) Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
1. History of 20th century Chinese literature
2. Contempory literature and studies of culture
3. Modern and Contemporary Chinese literature and Chinese Folk Culture
4. Gender Politics and Modern and Contemporary Chinese literature

2) Ancient Chinese literature
1. Chinese Poetics
2. Tang and Song Literature
3. Ming and Sing Literature

3) Chinese Philology
1. Chinese dialectology
2. Chinese Grammar
3. Graphology
4. phonology

4) Literary Theory and Criticism
1. Criticism and methodology
2. Theory of Film Literature
3. Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Culture

4. Course Content (as listed below)

Category		Course Number	Course Name	Period	Credit	Term	Remarks
Academic Degree Courses	Political Theoretical Course	001000701	Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism	30	2	1
	Political Theoretical Course	001000703	Selected Readings of Marxist Classics	60	3	2
	First Foreign Language	001000704	Public English	100	3	1, 2
	First Foreign Language	021000701	Professional English	40	2	4
	Basic and Specialized Course	021102701	Studies of Culture and Chinese Modernity	40	4	1	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Chinese Classical Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism,Chinese Classical bibliography, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102714	Monographic Studies of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature	40	4	2	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102715	Studies on history of Western Literary Criticism of 20th century	40	4	1	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102716	Studies of Chinese literary Thought of 20th century	40	4	2	Literary Theory and criticism
		021102711	Theory of Comparative literature	40	4	3	Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102705	Studies of Ancient Chinese Bibliography	40	4	1	Chinese Classical Literature, Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102706	Monographic Studies of Chinese classic Writers and literary theory	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Literature
		021102717	Study of edition and collation of Classical texts	40	4	2	Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102707	Theoretical Linguistics	40	4	3	Chinese Linguistics and Philology
		021102708	Studies Modern Chinese	40	4	1
		021102709	Study of History of Chinese	40	4	2
Required courses Specialized Courses required Specialized Courses required	Literature Reading Seminar	021102901	Reading of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Periodicals	40	4	4	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102902	Basic theory of culture studies	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102903	Studies of documents of History of Modern Chinese Literary thought	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism
		021102932	Studies of documents of History of Contemporary Chinese Literary thought	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102933	Studies of Chinese Thought and Culture of Late-Qing Dynasty	40	4	2	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102946	Studies of documents of Western literary theory	40	4	4	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102935	Studies of History of Euro-American Literature	40	4	2	Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102936	Studies of documents of comparative literature	40	4	4
		021102937	Monographic Studies of documents of Euro-American writers	40	4	3
		021102938	Studies of documents of Chinese classic aesthetics	40	4	4	Literary Theory and criticism
		021102939	Methodology of literary criticism	40	4	3
		021102947	(to be confirmed)	40	4	3
		021102940	Studies of documents of media culture	40	4	2
		021102910	Studies of Poetry and Sao	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Literature
		021102913	Introduction to Wen Xin Diao Long	40	4	3
		021102915	Reading of Tang and Song dynasty poetry	40	4	2
		021102941	studies of history of Chinese novel research	40	4	3
		021102911	Bibliography of Qing dynasty Literature	40	4	4	Chinese Classical Literature, Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102942	Studies Of literature of Yuan and Ming dynasty	40	4	2
		021102927	Bibliography and collation of classical texts	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102928	Textual studies and collation of classical texts	40	4	3
		021102943	An introduction to Zhuzi	40	4	3
		021102944	Historical Studies of intellectual of Qing Dynasty and Min-guo	40	4	3
		021102916	Documental reading of graphology	40	4	2	Chinese Linguistics and Philology
		021102945	Documental reading of phonology	40	4	2
		021102918	Documental reading Chinese dialectology	40	4	3
		021102919	Documental reading of and Han and Zang linguistics	40	4	3
		021102920	Reading of documents of theoretical linguistics	40	4	4
		021102921	Documental Reading of Grammar	40	4	4
	Academic Seminar				2

5. Research and Thesis

5.1 After acquiring all the credits as required, candidates are eligible for conducting research on their theses.

5.2 Candidates begin the research work under guidance of their supervisors, conduct seminars on documentary resources, thesis preliminary conference and periodical reports on their theses during the second year. After consulting the discipline panel and obtaining the approval of the panel, candidates can start their specific studies and thesis writing. There must be 3 professors and associated professors attending the thesis preliminary conference.

5.3 Candidates must take part in the professor's research item. The thesis must be printed out and then submitted to the defense committee, which will make arrangement for the evaluation and defense of the theses.

5.4 The thesis writing should be conducted in accordance with "The Quantification Index on Research Achievements of Shanghai University for Master's and Doctoral Candidates."

5.5 The completed theses should be assessed and degrees conferred in accordance with "Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees in the People's Republic of China" and "Rules Concerning Academic Degrees in Shanghai University."

1.Non-Chinese citizen without physical and mental problems.
2.Master program applicants must have a bachelor degree. The date due to obtain a bachelor degree should be prior to the admission date.
3.Doctoral program applicants must have a master degree. The date due to obtain a master degree should be prior to the admission date.
4.Applicants for programs taught in Chinese must complete the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) band 4 (minimum score 180): for humanities in Chinese, HSK5 (minimum score 180) is required, for economics and management in Chinese, HSK4 over 210 points, science and arts, HSK4 over 195 points. International students who obtained the degree from a Chinese program in China are exempt.
5.Applicants for programs taught in English must complete the IELTS (minimum score 5.5) or TOEFL (minimum score 80). International students whose first language are English, or obtained the degree from an English program in an English speaking country are exempt.

1. Registration photo

2. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

3. Diploma and achievement sheet are needed

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

4. Two letters of recommendation

From professor or associate professor or equivalents

5. Study or research plan

Including study purpose, research interest and research plan in brief. (at least 1 A4 page)

6. Certificate of HSK

for humanities in Chinese, HSK5 is required, for economics and management in Chinese, HSK4 over 210 points, science and arts, HSK4 over 195 points) or TOEFL over 80 points or IELTS5.5 and over (non-English speaking applicants for programs in English

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