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The foundation of any academic study of East Asia is sound language skills. The faculty therefore offers comprehensive and intensive training in the languages Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In addition to the modern languages, the historical form of classical Chinese is also taught. In the course of your Bachelor’s degree, you learn the linguistic and methodological basis for the comprehensive, philological, historical, and philosophical study of texts in Chinese.

• Start: Winter semester recommendet - enrolment for summer semster is possible but usually no courses for beginners are being offered
• Application: Restricted.
• Taught in: German
• 2-subject programme: 2. subject required - table of combinations

Details

Comprehensive and intensive language training

The foundation of any academic study of East Asia is sound language skills. The faculty therefore offers comprehensive and intensive training in the languages Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In addition to the modern languages, the historical form of classical Chinese is also taught. Through a degree at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, you acquire both linguistic, specialist, and cultural skills, as well as analytical skills that find application in many professional fields. Depending on their area of specialisation, graduates work in the economy (companies, banks), the cultural sector (media, museums), the education sector (universities, adult education) in institutions of academic exchange, in politics, in the diplomatic service, and in international organisations.

Extensive or supplementary secondary subject recommended

In the course of your Bachelor’s degree, you learn the linguistic and methodological foundations for the comprehensive philological, historical, and philosophical study of texts in Chinese. We recommend you choose a second subject which extends or supplements the study of Sinology in terms of its methodological approach - such as history, philosophy, general and comparative literature or linguistics, German studies, or another philological subject.

The B.A. degree subject Sinology is not aimed at any specific occupation or field of activity but does teach very specific linguistic and cultural science skills which open up excellent opportunities in many sectors of the employment market (media, foundations, associations, education, expatriate activities in East Asia, etc.), especially as the importance of China and the region of East Asia is growing steadily in the global context. For your success on the employment market, additional skills and the combination with a corresponding second B.A. subject are of great importance.

The Master’s subjects Chinese philosophy and history and Chinese language and literature extend the linguistic, substantive, and methodological sinological knowledge acquired in the Bachelor’s degree and prepare you to undertake independent sinological research. At the same time, a Master’s degree increases your opportunities on the humanities employment market.

Modules

• Four modules: Modern Chinese (basic course 1, basic course 2, continuation course, advanced course)
• three basic modules (sinology, languages and literatures of China, history and philosophy of China)
• Classic Chinese
• Text analysis
• Continuation module traditional China
• Continuation module modern China

Application

General requirement: You need at least a high school degree to study this programme. For admission and successful studies a high standard of German language skills is required.

This programme is restricted, application at the University online portal.

• Please use the online application.
• International Students: Please read the application informationen of our International Office.

• Online admission times: Winter semester: from june up to july 15th.; Summer semester: from december up to january 15th.
• General admission information

Student Counseling

Dr. Alexander Saechtig (Sprache und Literatur Chinas, Sektionsleiter)
Building GB, Room 1/34
Tel.: +49 234/32 -27067
E-Mail: Alexander Saechtig
Office hour: Di 14-16 h
Homepage Student Counseling

Prof. Dr. Heiner Roetz (Geschichte und Philosophie Chinas, Sektionsleiter)
Building GB, Room 1/137
Tel.: +49 234/32 -26254
E-Mail: Heiner Roetz
Office hour: Mo 13-14 h, Anmeldung im Sekretariat
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Yongtao Schmitz-Liu (Sprache und Literatur Chinas)
Building GB, Room 1/34
Tel.: +49 234/32 -22993
E-Mail: Yongtao Schmitz-Liu
Office hour: Do 12-14 h
Homepage Student Counseling

M.A. Felix Siegmund (Geschichte u. Philosophie Chinas)
Building GB, Room 1/135
Tel.: +49 234/32 -26258
E-Mail: Felix Siegmund
Office hour: Mi 14-15 h
Homepage Student Counseling

PD Dr. Christine Moll-Murata (Studienfachberatung)
Building GB, Room 1/136
Tel.: +49 234/32 -28254
E-Mail: Christine Moll-Murata
Office hour: Do 14-15 h
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Geschäftszimmer Chinesische Philosophie und Geschichte
Building GB, Room 1/38
Tel.: +49 234/32 -26255
E-Mail: Geschäftszimmer Chinesische Philosophie und Geschichte
Office hour: n.V.
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Geschäftszimmer Chinesische Sprache und Literatur
Building GB, Room 1/38
Tel.: +49 234/32 -26253
E-Mail: Geschäftszimmer Chinesische Sprache und Literatur
Office hour: Mo-Fr 8.30–12 h
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Fachschaft Ostasienwissenschaften (Beratung durch Studierende)
Building GB, Room 1/134
Tel.: +49 234/32 -25033
E-Mail: Fachschaft Ostasienwissenschaften
Office hour: n.V.
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