Doctor of Chinese Studies
(N/0232/8/0004) (06/32) (MQA/PA 18020)
Course Duration: Full-Time: 3 – 5 years; Part-Time: 4 – 6 years
The Doctor of Chinese Studies is a coursework-mode programme, which focuses on advanced research in Chinese literature, with a strong emphasis on ancient, modern, and contemporary literary traditions, as well as literary theory. It also broadens the research scope to include global Chinese literature and Malaysian Chinese literature, encouraging critical engagement with transregional texts and cultural contexts.
This programme is designed to cultivate independent thinking and academic originality. It integrates classical and modern Chinese literature, Malaysian Chinese literature, and Chinese historical linguistics, covering areas such as classical texts, exegetics, and the history of the Chinese language. Through a combination of structured coursework and individualized dissertation supervision, doctoral students receive advanced academic training in the field of Chinese Studies.Courses of Study
Students are required to complete 80 credits to graduate, including 40 credits of core courses (equivalent to 10 courses), 4 credits of elective courses (equivalent to 1 course), and 36 credits of dissertation. The courses are as follows.
Core Courses
- Research Resources and Methodology
- Special Topics in Literary Theory Research
- Special Topics in Pre-Qin and Han Dynasty Literature Research
- Special Topics in the Wei-Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties Literature Research
- Special Topics in Tang and Song Dynasties Literature Research
- Special Topics in Ming and Qing Dynasties Literature Research
- Special Topics in Modern Chinese Literature Research
- Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Literature Research
- Special Topics in Malaysian Chinese Literature Research
- Special Topics in Popular Literature Research
Elective Courses (Choose two)
- Special Topics in Chinese Classics Research
- Special Topics in Chinese Historical Linguistics Research
- Special Topics in Directed Readings and Research
- Special Topics in Chinese Intellectual History Research
- Special Topics in Chinese Bibliology: Theory and Methodology
Dissertation
Required word count for the dissertation: not less than 50,000 words.
Career Opportunities
- University or college educator
- Researcher
- Manager/Supervisor in a related field
- Career advancement in current employment
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