Before AY2014-15 Intake | AY2014-15 - AY2017-18 Intake | AY2018-19 Intake onwards
Curriculum Structure
To graduate, students must complete two categories of
requirements, totaling at least 128 Academic Units (AUs):
A. Major Requirements (69
AUs)
B. General Education
Requirements (GER) (59 AUs)
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Curriculum
Structure
AY2018 Intake onwards
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|
A. Major Requirements
|
B. General Education Requirement (GER)
|
Total (AUs)
|
|
Core
|
Prescribed
Electives
|
Core
|
Prescribed
Electives
(PEs)
|
Unrestricted
Electives
(UEs)
|
|
|
27
|
42
|
17
|
12
|
30
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128
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Major Requirements (69 AUs)
The requirements to
earn a major in Chinese are:
Important Note:
For the 42 AUs (MPEs), students
must take at least 2 courses at HC3XXX, and 4 courses at HC4XXX.
All students whose CGPA earned by
the end of their sixth semester placed them in line for second class honours
(upper) and first class honours will be required to complete the final year
project (FYP). Those who opt out will be able to substitute this project with
two additional senior-level HC4XXX courses.
General Education Requirements (GER) (59 AUs)
The General Education
Requirements (GER) courses consists of 3 components:
1.
GER-CORE (17 AUs)
a.
Communication Skills
b.
Digital Literacy
c.
Singapore Studies
d.
Career Development
e.
Other online courses
2.
GER-Prescribed Electives (12 AUs)
3.
GER-Unrestricted Electives (30 AUs)
Students may fulfill the remaining
30 AUs from any school. They may make use of unrestricted electives to fulfill
the requirements for a second Major, one or two Minor(s), or to read more
courses in Chinese.
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Course Type
|
Number of Courses
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AU
|
|
GER-Core
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Communication Skills
|
HW0106
Academic Communication in Chinese Studies
(to be taken in Year 1, Semester 1)
|
2
|
4
|
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HW0206
Academic Communication in Chinese Studies II
(to be taken in Year 1, Semester
2)
|
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Digital Literacy
|
HD0102 Making Sense of Big Data
(to be taken in Year 2, Semester 1)
|
2
|
6
|
|
HD0101 Digital Society
(to be taken in Year 2, Semester 2)
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|
Singapore Studies
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Please
check semester's offerings under this sub-category. (to be taken in Year 2)
|
1
|
3
|
|
Career Development
(Online Module)
|
ML0003 Kickstart Your Career Success
(to be taken in Year
3)
|
1
|
1
|
|
Other Online Courses
|
GC0001 Environmental Sustainability
(to be taken in Year 1, Semester 2)
|
1
|
1
|
|
HY0001 Ethics & Moral Reasoning
(to be taken in Year 2, Semester 2)
|
1
|
1
|
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ET0001 Entrepreneurship & Innovation
(to be taken in Year 3, Semester 2)
|
1
|
1
|
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GER-PE
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Business and
Management (BM)
|
1
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3
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Liberal Arts (LA)
|
1
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3
|
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GER-PE in Any
Category (STS, BM or LA)
|
2
|
6
|
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GER-UE
|
30
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Total AU
|
59
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Duration of study
The curriculum is designed as a
four-year course. Well-prepared students can complete the degree in a shorter
period by taking more courses during the semester and/or attending special
sessions.
Admission requirements
Students
majoring in Chinese will be admitted directly to the B.A. in Chinese programme.
In addition to the general admission requirements set by NTU, students need at
least: (1) a good pass in GCE ‘O’ level Chinese or Higher Chinese, or (2) a
pass in GCE ‘A’ level H1 Chinese or H2 Chinese, or (3) an equivalent.