FF FBCSpJ Chinese Studies
Name in Czech: Čínská studia
bachelor's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: Czech Czech
Included in the programme: FF B-CS_ Chinese Studies

Parts of the final state examination and its content

The state exam in the Bachelor’s Degree Studies in Chinese Studies consists of the following parts:



History of China


History of Chinese Thought


History of Chinese Literature


Language



The individual parts of the state exam follow the obligatory courses:



KSCA028 History of Modern China (from the beginning of the 19th c.)


KSCA027 History of China (until the end of the 18th c.)


KSCA022 History of Chinese Thought


KSCA023 History of Chinese Literature


KSCA004 Chinese Grammar I


KSCA005 Chinese Grammar II


KSCA020 Reading Chinese Texts I


KSCA021 Reading Chinese Texts II

Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses

1) Burning of Books and Burying Alive of Scholars: The Formation, Evolution and Deconstruction of the Myth


2) Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming: Life, Work, Artistic Contribution and the Analysis of Selected Paintings


3) Jin Yong's fictional world as a construct of Chinese identity


4) An Analysis of Relations in the Specific Groups of Idioms Chengyu Containing Two Numbers


5) Baťa Company in China in the Interwar Period

Recommended progress through the study plan

Společný univerzitní základ / Common university courses (15 kr.)

Bakalářská práce / Bachelor's thesis (min. 10 kr.)

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:KSCA200Bachelor thesis seminar I D. Vávrak 0/2/02 5P
FF:KSCA201Bachelor's thesis seminar II D. Vávrak 0/2/08 6P
FF:KSCZ02Bachelor's Thesis in Studies in Chinese Studies D. Vávraz 0/0/0- 6P
10 credits

Povinné předměty / Compulsory courses

The subjects in this section are all compulsory for the student during his/her studies.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:KSCA001Introduction to Chinese Studies D. Vávrazk 2/0/04 1Z
FF:KSCA002Chinese Characters Z. Pospěchováz 1/1/02 1P
FF:KSCA004Chinese Grammar I D. Vávraz 1/1/02 1Z
FF:KSCA005Chinese Grammar II D. Vávrazk 1/1/04 2Z
FF:KSCA006Chinese Language I W. Luk 0/6/06 --
FF:KSCA007Chinese II Z. Pospěchovák 0/6/06 --
FF:KSCA008Chinese Language III W. Luk 0/6/06 --
FF:KSCA009Chinese IV Z. Pospěchovák 0/6/0 Posluchači vedlejšího studijního plánu 4 cvičení.4+2 --
FF:KSCA010Chinese Language V W. Luk 0/6/0 Posluchači vedlejšího studijního plánu 4 cvičení.4+2 --
FF:KSCA011Chinese VI Z. Pospěchovák 0/6/0 Posluchači vedlejšího studijního plánu 4 cvičení.4+2 --
FF:KSCA014Academic Writing J. Vávrová Maškovák 0/2/03 --
FF:KSCA020Reading in Chinese I M. Rychetskáz 0/2/02 3P
FF:KSCA021Reading in Chinese II O. Vicherz 0/2/02 4P
FF:KSCA022History of Chinese Thought D. Vávrazk 1/1/04+1 4P
FF:KSCA023History of Chinese Literature O. Vicherzk 1/1/04+1 3P
FF:KSCA027History of China (to the end of 18th c.) U. Wallenböckzk 2/0/04+1 1P
FF:KSCA028History of Modern China (from the mid of 19th c.) D. Hilbertovázk 2/0/04+1 2P
FF:KSCA203Chinese Phonetics Z. Pospěchovák 1/1/02 1P
77 credits

Povinně volitelné předměty / Compulsory elective courses

profilující část bloku studia kultury a dějin /profile courses in culture and history

This section contains a range of courses dealing with different aspects of Chinese culture, society, politics, which are marked as profile courses. This means that they directly develop the content of the core compulsory subjects and contain material that is tested in the national examination. From the subjects in this section, the student chooses subjects according to his/her interest. For the entire study in this section, a minimum of 16 credits is compulsory.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:KSCB002Modern Chinese Literature O. Vicherk 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB003Religions in China and Taiwan D. Vávrak 1/1/04 3P
FF:KSCB027Contemporary Confucianism D. Vávrak 1/1/04 4P
FF:KSCB059Selected chapters from modern Chinese history I D. Hilbertovák 1/1/04 3P
FF:KSCB062Reception of Western Civilization in China D. Vávrak 2/0/04 4P
FF:KSCB065Social Problems in Contemporary China D. Hilbertovák 2/0/04 4P
FF:KSCB074History and Politics in contemporary China D. Hilbertovák 0/2/04 5P
FF:KSCB075Seminar in Chinese Literature O. Vicherk 1/1/04 5P
FF:KSCB083Selected chapters from modern Chinese history II D. Hilbertovák 1/1/04 --
36 credits

blok studia kultury a dějin / non-profile courses in culture and history

This section contains a range of subjects dealing with various aspects of Chinese culture, society, politics, which are NOT marked as profile subjects. From the courses in this section, the student chooses courses according to his/her interest. A minimum of 16 credits is compulsory for the entire study in this section.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:KSCB004History and Culture of Taiwan D. Vávrak 2/0/04 --
FF:KSCB033Ethnic Policy in China D. Vávrak 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB044Chinese territorial conflicts D. Hilbertovák 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB077Christianity in China and Taiwan: merging of identities M. Rychetskák 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB078Social History of the Silk Road(s) D. Vávrak 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB079Brno's Asia – an Ethnographic Survey D. Vávrak 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB080Representation of China’s Ethnic Minorities D. Vávrak 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB081History and Peoples of the Inner Asian Borderland(s) D. Vávrak 1/1/04 --
FF:KSCB092Fascism and its specifics in Europe and Asia D. Vávrak 2/0/04 --
FF:KSCB120Introduction to Cultural Linguistics for Chinese Majors W. Luk 0/2/04 --
40 credits

jazykový blok / language courses

This section contains a range of courses aimed at developing a comprehensive knowledge of Modern Standard Chinese. From the courses in this section, the student chooses courses according to his/her interest. A minimum of 32 credits is required for the entire course of study in this section.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
FF:KSCB012Intensive Conversation I W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB013Intensive Conversation II W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB014Intensive Conversation for beginners W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB015Online Intensive Conversation I W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB016Online Intensive Conversation II W. Luk 0/4/04 --
FF:KSCB107Connected Speech Chinese Phonetics Z. Pospěchovák 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB112Dril I W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB113Dril II Z. Pospěchovák 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB114Dril III W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB115Dril IV Z. Pospěchovák 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB116Dril V W. Luk 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB117Chinese in Popular Culture D. Vávrak 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB124Dril VI Z. Pospěchovák 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB126Cantonese I D. Vávrak 0/2/04 --
FF:KSCB128Cantonese II D. Vávrak 0/2/04 --
60 credits

Elective courses

The student chooses elective subjects according to his/her own interest from the offer of the whole university. They allow students to expand their knowledge beyond their chosen study programme. The student chooses courses for a total of 14 credits during their studies.