# History of China

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58.03.01 
*In English and Russian*

Level of education Bachelor

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 4 years

Programme description

- The Bachelor’s degree programme «History of China (with additional qualification „Specialist in Translation“)» is designed to provide students with a holistic understanding of the political, economic, social, cultural, ethnic, confessional, linguistic, and other features of China, together with a parallel and comprehensive study of the Chinese language
- The programme is designed for those who wish to build a successful career in various institutions in Russia and the world, in branches of Russian and international companies and organisations, as well as in state and administrative institutions
- In addition, graduates of the programme will be awarded the qualification of «Specialist in the field of translation»

Main courses

- Chinese
- Introduction to the Main Field of Study
- Introduction to Dunhuang Studies
- Geography of China
- History of China
- History of China: Historiography and Sources
- Ethnography and Culture of China
- Chinese Theatre: From its Origins to Modernity
- Chinese Literature
- Major Issues in the Demographic History of China
- Major Aspects of Theory and Practice of China’s Modernization:
- History and Current Situation
- Natural Disasters in China: History and Historiography
- Chinese Art Culture in the 20th — 21st centuries
- Social, Political and Economic System of China

Our advantages

- Our graduates are professionals with all the skills necessary to carry out translation, research, teaching, organisational and management activities in the field of Oriental Studies
- Language training: Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese, Japanese
- Additional European language (German, French, specialised English (for orientalists))
- Internship opportunities in China
- Combining the latest educational approaches and technologies with years of experience in teaching Oriental languages
- Students have access to unique electronic resources in Russian, Eastern and Western languages, as well as to the faculty branch of the Gorky Scientific Library. The Gorky Scientific Library has a collection of more than 300,000 volumes of scientific, educational and periodical literature, as well as fiction in all languages of the regions studied, a collection of old manuscripts and woodcuts, rare and unique books and lithographs
- Graduates can apply to Master’s programmes at the SPbU Faculty of Oriental Studies and to other Russian and foreign universities

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