| This course provides an overview of the development of Chinese philosophy, literature and arts spanning over the last four millennia, and its impact to Chinese culture. It covers an introductory study of the religious beliefs of Taoism and Buddhism, and the philosophical works of Confucius. A rudimentary lesson on Chinese numerology and calligraphy; and a reading of some myths, folktales, classical literatures and novels, including poetries of the Tang and Song Dynasties; and topping off with a basic study of the Chinese theatre, cinema, and music, sets the framework for a deeper appreciation of the development of Chinese culture |
| This course mainly analyzes ancient Chinese outstanding literary works of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties including ideological and artistic masterpieces or their extracts. |
| This course covers a broad study of Chinese philosophy and its development through history, involving in-depth understanding of the texts from different schools of Chinese thoughts and added focus on their respective masters. The Pre-Chin Era concentrates on the philosophies of Confucius, Mohism, Laozi and Zhuangzi, Mencius, Xunzi, Legalist and Hanfei; and moves on to Dong Zhongshu and Han yu to discuss confucianism in the Han and Tang Dynasty. Masterpieces of masters Wang bi and Guo xiang during the Wei and Jin Era are also covered, and the neo-confucianism works of Zhou Dunyi, the Cheng Brothers, Zhang zai, Zhu xi, Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming. Students are required to read and discuss the masterpieces and acquire a comprehensive development in analytical reading and critical thinking |
This course provides an analytical and general study of overseas Chinese worldwide, including in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, North America and Europe. It gives an insight of the impacts and issues surrounding them, their lives, the internal divisions in their communities, as well as their relationship within or outside their host country, including China, either in the economic or political perspectives.
This course mainly analyzes ancient Chinese outstanding literary works from Pre-Qin to the end of Wu Dai Shi Guo. It aims at providing students with the abilities of understanding ancient Chinese literature, fostering further interest, so that they can gradually have the ability of independent learning and study. On the basis of classical literature, the course also trains students’ Chinese language ability and cultivate their literary senses.
This course provides a closer study on the most prosperous dynasty of Chinese history: Tang dynasty. It includes the topics on the development and transition of pre-Tang period, early Tang period, flourishing mid-Tang period, late Tang period, and some famous characters in Tang dynasty, the political system, economic system and military system, etc. And some topics on the daily life in Tang dynasty. Students are also taught the basic theoretical methods to conduct historical research.
Thesis work commences in the second semester of the third year. The student is to prepare an extended paper that presents a substantial thesis and defends it. The topic of the thesis will be discussed between the student and supervisor, where the topics differ between students. An oral examination will also be conducted when the written thesis has been assessed completed.