COURSE OFFERINGS
China Studies – Core and Elective Courses
COURSE OFFERINGS
CCSP Courses
Each semester, students will enroll in all substantive core courses offered. First year students will also attend regular lecture series each term. Finally, although no Chinese language proficiency is required to enter the program, all students are required to take at least one semester of Chinese language.
The list on the right shows recent years’ course offerings. Please note that this list is not final as CCSP’s courses vary slightly based on current trends and developments. In addition, a selection of additional elective courses from other departments are also open to CCSP students.
Course List
Contemporary Chinese Society
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Xie Guihua Course Overview Contemporary Chinese Society Market oriented reform from 1978 has changed Chinese society fundamentally. This course will explore various [...]
Chinese Language
Course Details Availability: Fall and Spring Semester Course Type: Core (in Fall), Elective (in Spring) Credit Count: 4 (core course), 2 (elective course) Instructor: Prof Zheng Yuntian Course Overview Chinese Language Acquiring and [...]
Asia-Pacific Security & Strategy
Course DetailsAvailability: Fall SemesterCourse Type: SpecialtyCredit Count: 4Instructor: Prof Li Chen Course Overview Asia-Pacific Security and StrategyKey goals for this course:Outlining the evolution of modern Asia-Pacific international relationsUnderstanding of the interactions among local, regional and global dynamicsAnalyzing [...]
Investing in China
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Lin Chongecheng Course Overview Investing in China The embracing of globalization in China has led to policy reform and the liberalization of [...]
Chinese History & Culture
Course Details Availability: Spring Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Liu Xinguang Course Overview Contemporary Chinese History & Culture According to the documentary record of ancient writings, China has 5,000 years of civilization. [...]
Research Methods for Social Sciences
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Han Donglin Course Overview Research Methods for Social Sciences This course is designed to give graduate students an overview of various research [...]
Comparative Politics
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Elective Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Fabian Bauwens Course Overview Comparative Politics This graduate seminar will provide a detailed overview of the main theoretical debates and topics in [...]
Methodologies in China Studies
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Cheng Xiaohe Course Overview Methodologies in China Studies This course is designed to examine a variety of approaches to studies of contemporary [...]
Contemporary Chinese Politics & Government
Course Details Availability: Spring Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Qiao Liang Course Overview Contemporary Chinese Politics & Government Politics, especially the Communist Party of China is essential to anyone who is interested [...]
IR Theory & Asia-Pacific Cooperation
Course DetailsAvailability: Fall SemesterCourse Type: CoreCredit Count: 4Instructor: Prof Song Wei Course Overview International Relations Theory & Asia-Pacific Regional CooperationThis course integrates the two courses 'IR Theory' and 'Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation' into one course in order [...]
China’s Grand Strategy I
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Cui Shoujun Course Overview China's Grand Strategy I The China’s Organizations & Institutions course is composed of a series of (given by experts [...]
China’s Grand Strategy II
Course Details Availability: Spring Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Cui Shoujun Course Overview China's Grand Strategy II The China’s Organizations & Institutions course is composed of a series of (given by experts and [...]
Contemporary Japanese Politics
Course DetailsAvailability: Fall SemesterCourse Type: ElectiveCredit Count: 2Instructor: Prof Fabian Bauwens Course Overview Japanese PoliticsThe main aim of this seminar is to provide students with a concise overview of modern Japanese politics. The course is divided into [...]
Asia-Pacific Energy Cooperation
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 4 Instructor: Prof Liu Xu Course Overview Asia-Pacific Energy Cooperation This course is an energy economics and politics course, not a general energy policy course. [...]
China’s Foreign Economic Policy
Course Details Availability: Fall Semester Course Type: Core Credit Count: 3 Instructor: Prof Di Dongsheng Course Overview China's Foreign Economic Policy The intent of this course is to give a broad understanding of the [...]
Sino-US Relations
Course Details Availability: Spring Semester Course Type: Elective Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Jin Canrong Course Overview Sino-US Relations The Sino-US relations is one of the most important bilateral relationship in today’s world and for [...]
China & Asia – Africa Conflict Regions
Course Details Availability: Spring Semester Course Type: Elective Credit Count: 2 Instructor: Prof Cui Shoujun Course Overview China & Asia-Africa Conflict Regions This course will focus on China’s increasing economic, political and diplomatic engagement with [...]