Overview
The Master of Arts in Chinese Studies provides for the completion of a research thesis in a wide range of related topics in traditional Sinology and Han culture, as well as in Southeast Asian Chinese Studies, Malaysian Chinese Literature and Culture Studies. It aims to cultivate the ability of postgraduate students to analyse and solve specific problems through the mastering of the relevant research methods in the humanities and social sciences and will result in the cultivation of a specialist with professional knowledge as well as a broad cultural vision and humanistic solicitude for society. Graduates can be engaged in academic research and professional teaching, and be qualified to work in institutions of higher learning, research institutions, the publishing field, and cultural organisations.
Basic Structure
The duration of full-time study is 2 to 4 years. Students are required to attend all prescribed courses, including the Methodology in Chinese Studies course and Seminar on Selected Topics in Chinese Studies and pass the Thesis Proposal Defence.
The award of a MA requires the submission of a thesis for examination at a viva voce (oral examination) by two examiners, at least one of whom is external to NEUC. The MA thesis must show a grasp of the relevant literature, the methodologies and the issues involved in a specific area of study.
Who Should Join the Programme
This programme is intended for students who are interested in deepening their understanding of and research in Chinese classical studies, contemporary Chinese literature, Malaysian Chinese literature, Chinese language and dialects, contemporary China studies, and the social and cultural studies of Chinese communities.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this programme may choose to become:
Supervisors
| Name | Field of Research |
| Prof. Dr. Mok Soon Chong 莫顺宗 博士 |
Education and Culture of the Chinese in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, Malaysian Chinese NGOs, Intellectual History of Modern China, History and Culture of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) 马来西亚及东南亚华人教育与文化、马华非政府组织、现代中国思想史、宋代历史与文化(960-1279) |
| Prof. Dr. Voon Phin Keong 文平强 博士 |
The Chinese in local, regional and socioeconomic perspectives 本土华人、华人社会与经济研究 |
| Prof. Dr. Ng Yean Leng 伍燕翎 博士 |
Classical Chinese Novels, Modern and Contemporary Chinese literature, Malaysian Chinese Literature, Chinese Overseas literature 中国古典小说、中国现当代文学、马华文学、海外华文文学 |
| Prof. Dr. Onn Huann Jan 安焕然 博士 |
Chinese History and Culture, Chinese Overseas, History of Sino-foreign communication 中国历史与文化 、华人研究、中外关系史 |
| Prof. Dr. Lew Bon Hoi 廖文辉 博士 |
Chinese History and Culture, Southeast Asia Studies, Chinese Overseas, History of Sino-foreign communication 中国历史与文化 、东南亚史、华人研究、中外关系史 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tey Shi Bin 郑诗傧 博士 |
Bibliographical Catalogue, Historical Record, Creative Cultures, Chinese Society and Culture, Chinese Overseas 中国古典文献学、目录学、创意文化、文化传播、华人研究 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wong Wai Shee 黃薇诗 博士 |
Politics and Sociology of Contemporary China, Politics and Sociology of Malaysian Chinese, Social Movement 当代中国政治与社会研究、马来西亚华人政治与社会、社会运动 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pek Wee Chuen 白伟权 博士 |
Malaysia Regional Studies, Chinese Overseas, Geographic Information System, Historical Geography 马来西亚区域地理、华人研究、地理资讯系统、历史地理 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Joe Liaw Siau Chi 廖朝骥 博士 |
Malaysia Chinese & Party Politics, Chinese & Nation Building 马来西亚华人与党政、华人与国家建设 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wang Ruixin 王睿欣 博士 |
Linguistics, Chinese Education, Teaching Chinese as second language, Chinese Overseas 语言学、华文教育、汉语国际教育、华人华侨研究 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Siew Wen Jia 萧雯佳 博士 |
Chinese Modern Literature、Mahua/ Nanyang Literature、19th & 20th Centuries Chinese Literature and Culture 中国现代文学、马华/南洋文学、近现代文学与文化 |
| Asst. Prof. Chong Wei Loong 张伟隆 |
Malaysian Chinese Culture, Malaysia Chinese Education, Chinese Overseas, Chinese Literature 马华文化、马华教育、华人研究、中国文学 |
| Asst. Prof. Chan Huan Yun 曾焕允 |
Tang and Song Literature 唐宋文学方向 |
| Asst. Prof. William Chiah Hao 谢颢 |
Palaeography, Phonology, Philology, Pre-Qin and Han classics, Sinology, ancient Chinese history 文字学、音韵学、语言学、先秦两汉文献、国际汉语、中国上古史 |
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