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Study Chinese at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Website

http://www.otago.ac.nz/chinese

Overview

Asia is important to New Zealand's future. For economic, political and cultural reasons, New Zealand's involvement with Asia and the Pacific is desirable, inevitable and irreversible. It is crucial that New Zealanders know more about Asia, understand its cultures, history, political and economic systems and learn its languages. Links between New Zealand and Chinese-speaking countries and regions are rapidly growing.

Chinese is a language of major international importance. Modern Standard Chinese (also known as Mandarin, Putonhua or Guoyu) is spoken in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and increasingly in Singapore and Hong Kong. China is the oldest continuous civilisation surviving today with a recorded history of over 3000 years and consequently Chinese culture is both rich and influential.

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Qualifications

• Diploma in Language (DipLang)
• Diploma in Language and Culture (DipLangC)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)

Papers

See the full list of Chinese (CHIN) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Diploma in Language (DipLang) endorsed in Chinese

Papers
CHIN 131, CHIN 132, CHIN 231, CHIN 232, CHIN 334, CHIN 335, and either CHIN 333 or CHIN 344 Students admitted directly to papers at 200- or 300-level must replace their prerequisites with other papers in the subject concerned

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Diploma in Language and Culture (DipLangC) endorsed in Chinese

Papers
126 CHIN points, including at least 36 at 300-level: at least one of CHIN 232, CHIN 334, CHIN 335, and at least four of CHIN 241, CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, CHIN 342, CHIN 343, CHIN 344

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Chinese

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two of CHIN 131, CHIN 132, ASIA 101	36
200-level	CHIN 231 CHIN 232 One of CHIN 241, CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, ASIA 201	18 18 18
300-level	CHIN 334 CHIN 335 Two of CHIN 342, CHIN 343, CHIN 344	18 18 36
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours BA(Hons) in Chinese

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	CHIN 131 CHIN 132 90 further points	18 18 90
2nd stage	CHIN 231 CHIN 232 CHIN 241 One of CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, ASIA 201 48 further points	18 18 18 18 48
3rd stage	CHIN 334 CHIN 335 Three of CHIN 342, CHIN 343, CHIN 344, ASIA 301 30 further points	18 18 54 30
4th stage	CHIN 441 CHIN 451 CHIN 489 CHIN 490	24 48 12 36

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Chinese

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Chinese is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Chinese Culture as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	See below
200-level	See below
300-level	Five of ASIA 101, ASIA 201, CHIN 241, CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, CHIN 342, CHIN 343, CHIN 344, HIST 210, MANT 348	90
	Must include at least one 300-level paper
Total		90

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Chinese Language as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	CHIN 131 CHIN 132	18 18
200-level	CHIN 231 CHIN 232	18 18
300-level	One of CHIN 334, CHIN 335	18
Total		90

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Further Information

Visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/chinese