Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Chinese Literature (MChS) (ASST11010)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The course provides an overview of modern Chinese literature from the early 20th century to the present day. Key trends and writers will be covered, and literary works will be analysed in historical, cultural, and political contexts. A few literary theories will be introduced as well to serve as frameworks for analysis and discussion of the texts.
Course description	Classes will have lectures and group discussions of weekly readings. Readings will consist of academic literature and Chinese short stories and novels in English translation. Chinese texts will be provided where possible but reading these is optional.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 25
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	2500-word essay (80%) 1000-word short story in the style of a Chinese writer OR short essay (10%) Group project (10%)
Feedback	Feedback throughout the semester, on their essay, group projects, and short story or essay.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the major developments in Chinese literature from the New Culture Movement to the present day . Analyse representative texts of the period in their literary, historical and social context. Use literary theory to analyse texts. Evaluate and compare Chinese and Western literary research and approaches.