Sinology

Bachelor Chinese Studies ( 611 [5] - Version 2022)

Introductory and Orientation Period (StEOP) (17 ECTS)

M01 Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (9 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE M01 StEOP Module Exam: Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (compulsory module)
• 150101 PKU [ de zh zh en zh ] ( STEOP ) Modern Chinese 1a (M01)
• 150267 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Modern Chinese

M02 Introduction to Chinese Cultural History 2 (4 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE M02 StEOP Module Exam: Introduction to Chinese Cultural History (compulsory module)
• 150071 VO [ de en ] ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Cultural History

M03 Introduction to Chinese Political History 2 (4 ECTS)

• EXAM REMOTE M03 StEOP Module Exam: Introduction to Chinese Political History (compulsory module)
• 150180 VO ( MIXED OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Political History

M04 Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE M04 Module Exam: Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (compulsory module)
• 150102 KU [ de zh zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Lab 1a (M04)
• 150104 KU [ de zh zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Practice 1a (M04)

M1 Elementary Chinese (14 ECTS)

M1-1 Elementary Chinese 1 (8 ECTS)

• 150112 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 1b (M1-1)

M1-2 Elementary Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150109 KU [ de zh ] Speaking Practice 1b (M1-2)

M2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese (30 ECTS)

M2-1 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 1 (10 ECTS)

• 150131 KU Modern Chinese 2b (M2-1)
• 150140 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 2a (M2-1)

M2-2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 2 (20 ECTS)

• 150146 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150149 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150153 KU [ de zh ] Reading Practice 2a (M2-2)

M3 Intermediate Chinese (31 ECTS)

M3-1 Intermediate Chinese 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150121 KU [ zh ] Writing and Reading A
• 150157 KU [ zh ] Listening and Speaking A (M3-1)

M3-2 Intermediate Chinese 2 (15 ECTS)

• 150038 KU [ de zh ] Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese
• 150183 KU Classical Chinese (M3-2)
• 150187 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language - Taiwan (M3-2)

M4 Basic Knowledge (11 ECTS)

M5 Basics of Academic Research and Writing (10 ECTS)

• 150076 UE Potentials and Limitations of AI in Research - State Building in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
• 150087 UE Foundations of Academic Research and Writing in Chinese Studies
• 150120 UE The History of Chinese Migration to and Sinophone Communities in Europe - the state of research
• 150128 UE [ en ] Urban Heritage as Method - The Past, and its Remembering in the present built Environment of the Sino
• 150216 UE Working with Academic Literature (Cultural Studies) - using the example of into German translated Taiwanese Literature

M6 Applied Methods of Chinese Studies (8 ECTS)

• 150098 UE From Text to Data: Quantitative Content Analysis
• 150106 UE [ en ] Interviewing sinophone cultural producers
• 150113 UE "China Voices" on PRC-EU relations - a qualitative content analysis
• 150116 UE [ en ] Close Reading as a Method for Analysing Biographical Narratives - The Historical Character of Jiang Qing (M6 KW)

M7 Research Topics in Chinese Studies (12 ECTS)

• 150077 SE [ en ] Law and Society in Contemporary China Seminar
• 150129 SE [ en ] Surveillance, Socialisation, and Social Control in China
• 150130 SE [ de en ] All about Hong Kong: Urban Culture of the (post-)colonial city
• 150136 SE Taiwan Studies. Taiwanese Literature in German (translation)

M8 Bachelor (11 ECTS)

• 150163 SE [ en ] Bachelor's Colloquium (M8)

M8 Bachelor (11 ECTS)

• 010056 VO Introducing East Asian Religions
• 010112 VU [ en ] Cave Sanctuaries on the Silk Road
• 030269 KU [ en ] Introduction to Chinese Legal History
• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan
• 150014 UE [ en zh ] Chinese Independent Documentary Production
• 150020 VO [ en ] Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 150091 KU [ en zh ] Chinese Writing
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150114 UE Taiwanese Literature in German (translation) - Lecture Series - Taiwans Literatur in deutscher Übersetzung
• 150117 UE [ zh ] Chinese Calligraphy
• 150122 VU [ en ] Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 150133 UE Alternative Extensions: Modern Chinese Literature
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

Bachelor Sinology (611 [3] - Version 2016) - discontinued

Introductory and Orientation Period (20 ECTS)

M 01 Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (9 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE M01 StEOP Module Exam: Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (compulsory module)
• 150101 PKU [ de zh zh en zh ] ( STEOP ) Modern Chinese 1a (M01)
• 150267 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Modern Chinese

M 02 Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE M04 Module Exam: Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (compulsory module)
• 150102 KU [ de zh zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Lab 1a (M04)
• 150104 KU [ de zh zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Practice 1a (M04)

M 03 Introduction to Chinese History, Literature and Politics (5 ECTS)

• 150071 VO [ de en ] ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Cultural History
• 150180 VO ( MIXED OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Political History

Compulsory Modules (130 ECTS)

M 1 Language Acquisition Basic (15 ECTS)

• 150109 KU [ de zh ] Speaking Practice 1b (M1-2)
• 150112 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 1b (M1-1)

M 2 Advanced Language Acquisition (30 ECTS)

• 150131 KU Modern Chinese 2b (M2-1)
• 150140 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 2a (M2-1)
• 150146 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150149 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150153 KU [ de zh ] Reading Practice 2a (M2-2)

M 3 Language Acquisition Intermediate (30 ECTS)

• 150038 KU [ de zh ] Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese
• 150121 KU [ zh ] Writing and Reading A
• 150157 KU [ zh ] Listening and Speaking A (M3-1)
• 150183 KU Classical Chinese (M3-2)
• 150187 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language - Taiwan (M3-2)

M4 Basic Knowledge (11 ECTS)

M 5 Research Methods and Academic Writing (9 ECTS)

• 150076 UE Potentials and Limitations of AI in Research - State Building in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
• 150087 UE Foundations of Academic Research and Writing in Chinese Studies
• 150120 UE The History of Chinese Migration to and Sinophone Communities in Europe - the state of research
• 150128 UE [ en ] Urban Heritage as Method - The Past, and its Remembering in the present built Environment of the Sino
• 150216 UE Working with Academic Literature (Cultural Studies) - using the example of into German translated Taiwanese Literature

M 6 Extended Knowledge (12 ECTS)

• 150098 UE From Text to Data: Quantitative Content Analysis
• 150106 UE [ en ] Interviewing sinophone cultural producers
• 150113 UE "China Voices" on PRC-EU relations - a qualitative content analysis
• 150114 UE Taiwanese Literature in German (translation) - Lecture Series - Taiwans Literatur in deutscher Übersetzung
• 150116 UE [ en ] Close Reading as a Method for Analysing Biographical Narratives - The Historical Character of Jiang Qing (M6 KW)

M 7 Applied Research Methods and Academic Writing (12 ECTS)

• 150077 SE [ en ] Law and Society in Contemporary China Seminar
• 150129 SE [ en ] Surveillance, Socialisation, and Social Control in China
• 150130 SE [ de en ] All about Hong Kong: Urban Culture of the (post-)colonial city
• 150136 SE Taiwan Studies. Taiwanese Literature in German (translation)

M 8 Bachelor Module (11 ECTS)

• 150163 SE [ en ] Bachelor's Colloquium (M8)

Elective Module Sinology International (15 ECTS)

EM Elective Subject Sinology Abroad (15 ECTS)

Further Elective Courses (e.g. for Alternative Extensions)

• 030269 KU [ en ] Introduction to Chinese Legal History
• 132104 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Cultural Studies
• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan
• 150020 VO [ en ] Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 150091 KU [ en zh ] Chinese Writing
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150114 UE Taiwanese Literature in German (translation) - Lecture Series - Taiwans Literatur in deutscher Übersetzung
• 150117 UE [ zh ] Chinese Calligraphy
• 150122 VU [ en ] Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 150133 UE Alternative Extensions: Modern Chinese Literature
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture
• 490400 VU PM1 Digital Transformations

Master Sinophone Societies and Cultures (811 [2] - Version 2024)

M1 Language Awareness (4 ECTS)

• 150016 VU [ en ] Structures of Modern Chinese in Theory and Practice

M2 Situational Use of Language (13 ECTS)

• 150017 UE [ en ] Chinese Specialist Language
• 150018 UE [ en ] Written Linguistic and Cultural Mediation

M3 Academic Language Proficiency (10 ECTS)

• 150019 UE [ en ] Academic Language Proficiency 1

M4 Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Transformations in the Sinophone World (16 ECTS)

• 150027 SE [ en ] The Art of Protest: Activism and Resistance in Sinophone Cultures
• 150028 SE [ en ] Dynamics of Dissent: Protests and Social Movements in Sinophone Societies

M5 Theories and Methods in Sinophone Studies (10 ECTS)

M6 Researching Sinophone Societies and Cultures (21 ECTS)

M7 Master’s Colloquium (10 ECTS)

M8 Individual Specialization (10 ECTS)

• 150014 UE [ en zh ] Chinese Independent Documentary Production

Master Sinology (811) - discontinued

Scientific Track

M1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (20 ECTS)

• 150018 UE [ en ] Written Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150019 UE [ en ] Academic Language Proficiency 1

M2 Basic Module Topics in China Studies (18 ECTS)

• 150027 SE [ en ] The Art of Protest: Activism and Resistance in Sinophone Cultures
• 150028 SE [ en ] Dynamics of Dissent: Protests and Social Movements in Sinophone Societies
• 150132 SE [ de en zh ] The politics of memory of reform and opening

M3 Advanced Module - Topics in China Studies (35 ECTS)

• 150132 SE [ de en zh ] The politics of memory of reform and opening

M4 Methods of China Studies (22 ECTS)

• 150062 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150063 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150068 SE [ de en zh ] MA Colloquium

Teaching Track

MU1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (26 ECTS)

• 150016 VU [ en ] Structures of Modern Chinese in Theory and Practice
• 150018 UE [ en ] Written Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150019 UE [ en ] Academic Language Proficiency 1

MU2 Module Linguistics (12 ECTS)

• 160101 VO [ de en ] ( STEOP ) Introduction to General Linguistics

MU3 Module Topics in China Studies (10 ECTS)

MU4 Module Teaching Methodology (29 ECTS)

MU5 Module Introduction to Schoolpedagogy and Theory of School (5 ECTS)

• 490001 VO ( OV STEOP ) Professionalism and School

MU6 Module Pedagogy (6 ECTS)

• 490043 VO Principles of Individual and Developmental Psychology of Education and Learning
• 490100 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Communication - Systemtheoretisch-konstruktivistische Perspektiven
• 490130 PS ( PH-NÖ ) Communication
• 490131 PS ( PH-NÖ ) Communication - Grundlegende Aspekte der Kommunikation/Interaktion und Gruppendynamik
• 490137 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Teaching and Learning
• 490205 PS green pedagogy and education

MU7 Module Master (7 ECTS)

• 150062 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150063 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150068 SE [ de en zh ] MA Colloquium

Extension Curriculum Understanding China (156 [2] - Version 2022)

M1 Basic Knowledge (12 ECTS)

• EXAM REMOTE M03 StEOP Module Exam: Introduction to Chinese Political History (compulsory module)
• 150180 VO ( MIXED OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Political History

M2 Advanced Knowledge (4 ECTS)

• 150004 SE [ de en ] Seminar (Politics, Economy, Law) (EC)