Diploma in Chinese Studies
(R3/0232/4/0001) (03/29) (MQA/A9858)
Course Duration: 2 Years 3 Months
The Department of Chinese Studies at Southern University College is the pioneering Chinese Studies department approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Education, preceeding all other Chinese communityfunded universities in Malaysia. The objective of the Diploma in Chinese Studies programme is to foster the interest in Chinese Studies among students at the preuniversity level. Our curriculum focuses on literature, history and philosophy of classical Chinese, as well as modern Western humanities. In addition, our department incorporates Malaysian Chinese literature and Malaysian culture into the framework of the programme.MAQ
Compulsory Courses
- Introduction to Literature
- Readings in Pre-Qin and Han Literature
- Readings in Wei-Jin-Nan-Bei-Chao Literature
- Readings in Tang and Song Literature
- Ming and Qing Novels
- Modern Chinese Literature
- Contemporary Chinese Literature
- Chinese Literature in Malaysia
- History of Chinese Literature
- Introduction to Ancient Texts
- Classical Chinese
- Modern Chinese
- Chinese Philology
- Chinese Phonology
- Critical Interpretation of Ancient Texts
- Chinese Calligraphy
- History of Chinese Philosophy
- The Analects of Confucius
- General History of China
- History of Malaysian Chinese
- Chinese Teaching Methodology
Electives
- The Book of Songs (Shi Jing)
- Songs of Chu (Chu Ci)
- Selected Readings in Chinese Poetry (Shi Ci Xuan)
- Introduction to Linguistics
- The Commentary of Zuo (Zuo Zhuan)
- The Book of History (Shi Ji)
- The Book of Changes (Yi Jing)
- Mencius
- The Thought of Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi
- Han Fei Zi
- General English / Communicative English
English 
Chinese