MA Chinese Studies Major 90

Admission Requirements

The MA Major in Sinology requires the completion of at least 90 ECTS credits from the curriculum. At least 50% of these credits must be from graded coursework.
A minimum of 45 ECTS credits must be completed at the University of Zurich.
In addition, students must complete modules according to the following rules:

Passing Requirements

Module Groups 1-3 ("History, Society, Culture", and "Philosophy, Religion, Knowledge"): From these module groups, students are required to complete a total of at least 30 ECTS credits, including a minimum of 12 ECTS credits from compulsory elective modules.
 

Compulsory selective modules:

• Chinese and Other Languages of China (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester
• Modern Literature (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester
• Classical Literature (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• Media in China (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• History, Modern (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• History, Pre-Modern (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• Philosophy (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• Religion (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• History of Knowledge (Seminar Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• Language, Literature, Media (Guided Source Reading) (UE), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• History, Society, Culture (Guided Source Reading) (UE), 3 ECTS, graded, offered every semester.
• Philosophy, Religion, Knowledge (Guided Source Reading) (UE), 3 ECTS, graded, every semester.

Note: Seminar Papers must be registered in conjunction with a corresponding Seminar. Please note that Seminars and Seminar Papers are separate modules. There must be a clear thematic connection between the Seminar topic and the Seminar Paper. Both Seminars and Lectures count as elective modules. For details on current offerings, please consult the semester module catalogue and contact the module coordinators before registering.

Module Group 4: Advanced and Academic Chinese

Passing requirements: at least 12 ECTS Credits, including at least 3 ECTS Credits from compulsory elective modules.

Compulsory elective modules:

• Modern Chinese 5 (SK), 3 ECTS, graded, every autumn semester.
• Modern Chinese 6 (SK), 3 ECTS, graded, every spring semester.
• Classical Chinese II (SK), 9 ECTS, graded, two semesters, start every autumn semester.
• Modern Chinese 7 (Readings in Academic Chinese), 3 ECTS, graded, every autumn semester.
• Modern Chinese 8 (Scientific Writing), 3 ECTS, graded, every spring semester.

Module Group 5: Current Research Debates

Passing requirements: at least 3 ECTS credits.
Compulsory elective and elective modules according to the current semester programme.

Module Group 6: Transferable Skills

This module group contains only elective module.  Refer to the current semester programme for details.

Module Group 7: Other Curricular Modules

Compulsory elective and elective modules according to the current semester programme.

Compulsory elective module:

• Independent Research Review (Written Paper) (SS), 3 ECTS, graded, every semester.
• Scientific Translation (Written Paper) (SS), 9 ECTS, graded, every semester.

Module Group 8: Final Modules

Passing requirements: all compulsory modules.

Compulsory modules:

• Research and Debates in Sinology (Presentation), 6 ECTS Credits, graded, every semester.
• Master’s Thesis, 30 ECTS Credits, graded, every semester.

At least 9 additional ECTS Credits are freely selectable from the programme.