COURSE INFORMATION

Each semester, students will enroll in all substantive core courses offered. First year students will also attend regular lecture series each term. Finally, although no Chinese language proficiency is required to enter the program, all students are required to take at least one semester of Chinese language.

The list below shows recent years’ course offerings. Please note that this list is not final as CCSP’s courses vary slightly based on current trends and developments. In addition, a selection of additional elective courses from other departments are also open to CCSP students.

Mandatory Courses:

Chinese Language

Contemporary Chinese Politics

Chinese History and Culture

Academic Writing

Core Courses in China Studies:

Contemporary Chinese Society

Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy

Approaches to China Studies

Contemporary Chinese Foreign Economic Policy

The Political Economy of China-Developing Countries Relations

Investing in China

Sino-US Relations

Topics in China studies (lectures and visits)

Core Courses in International Affairs:

Asia-Pacific Security and Strategy

Asia-Pacific Energy Cooperation

Theories of International Relations and Asian-Pacific Cooperation

Nations and Nationalism in Asia

Methodologies in Social Science

Elective Courses:

The Political Economy of Southeast Asia

Overseas Chinese and International Migration

Territory and Maritime Rights

China and Europe in World Politics

Intermediate/Advanced Chinese Language

Any other graduate-level course

FACULTY

The professors who teach at the China Studies Program are among the leading minds in their fields and enjoy outstanding reputations in China and beyond. The entire faculty holds PhD degrees, and many have spent years abroad and thus master the art of looking at China through combined perspectives, both from the outside and from within. It is common for our professors to serve as policy advisers to the government, and as consultants to think tanks, and to leading research institutions and organizations.