- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Course location
- Erlangen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Depending on the focus: Some optional focuses (History, Political Science for beginners) may be taught partly or fully in German. Sinology, English and American Studies, Political Science for advanced students, Development Economics and International Studies are entirely taught in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- 15 July for the following winter semester; 15 February for the following summer semester
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Do you want to combine Chinese Studies with a specialisation in a further subject? Then the MA Chinese Studies with an Optional Focus is the right degree programme for you!
The Institute for Chinese Studies in Erlangen offers an informed view of Chinese history and literature, global history, history of science and technology, as well as the history of cultural exchange between Chinese-speaking countries and the West. The institute is defined by a wide range of research fields and class topics in cooperation with other disciplines at FAU as well as national and international partners. This enables a differentiated and reflected understanding of Chinese-speaking countries in the past and today.
Chinese Studies with an Optional Focus (MA) is a unique, interdisciplinary degree programme that combines Chinese studies with a specialisation. The programme integrates an in-depth education in Chinese Studies with acquiring fundamental knowledge in one of several subjects: English and American Studies, History, Sinology, Economics, or Political Science. Students can choose one specialisation.
Chinese Studies with an Optional Focus is a research-oriented degree programme that emphasises interdisciplinary approaches to academic work. An essential part of the programme is intensive Chinese language classes, including the academic translation of Chinese texts. The teaching language is English.