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Masters in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Business

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
PAC Course Code: CKE74
Qualification: MA
Duration: 1 year full-time
EU Fees: The current Irish/EU tuition fee level for this Master programme for the 2011/2012 (1 year full-time) is €5,400
Non-EU Fees: €11,620 for 2011/2012. Fees for 2012/2013 will be set in March 2012.
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 July 11
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12

Overview of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Business (MA)

The MA in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Business will NOT be on offer in the 2012/2013 academic year.

The aim of the MA in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Business programme is to provide students with an advanced understanding of Chinese society including culture, education, social system, politics, law, business and management; to improve their linguistic and intercultural skills necessary to work in or relate to China; and to gain experience in dealing with Chinese and Asian counterparts on an executive level.

What will I be Studying?

The programme will be run between September and July

The first two teaching periods (September to December and January to March) will be spent at UCC and will include intensive language (Mandarin) training, classes on intercultural management and politics and economics in Greater China. Some of these classes might be taught in the form of workshops and will as a general rule include Chinese language sources. By the end of the teaching period, student will develop an individual research interest in close co-operation with their supervisors.

During the Easter period (four weeks) students will prepare to go to Chinafor further study and a research or work placement.

In teaching period three (May to July), students will undertake intensive training on Chinese (Mandarin) language and communication skills at UCC’s partner universities.

Then they will either continue their courses at the partner universities or undertake a work placement or pursue an individual research project. Supervision in situ by UCC staff or staff from UCC’s partner universities inChinawill be provided accordingly.

Students will return to UCC in July to finalise their research projects and present their final workshop, which will be assessed by theInstituteofChinese Studies

Students will assemble 90 credits as follows

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I
Teaching Periods 1 and 2 (at UCC) (September to February)
CH6101 Modern Chinese Administrative and Business Language ( Mandarin) I (10 credits)
CH6102 Modern Chinese Administrative and Business Language (Mandarin) II (10 credits)
CH6114 Change and Chinese Society in the Post-Mao Era (5 credits)
CH6105 Intercultural Management: Entering the Asian Market (10 credits)
AS6002 Research Methods and Training (5 credits)
AS6006 The East Asia Models: States, Markets and Social Systems (5 credits)

Part II
Placement in China (March to July)
CH6120 Study in China (15 credits)
CH6121 Work Placement (5 credits)

UCC (July to September)
CH6107 Research Project (20 credits)
CH6108 Workshop (5 credits)

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2009/2010.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should hold an Honours Primary degree in Asian or Chinese Studies (with at least Second Class honours, Grade II)

or
hold a Primary Degree in any discipline or an equivalent academic and/or professional qualification and the Higher Diploma in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Business. Candidates with equivalent educational and/or professional qualifications must be approved by the Head of the Irish Institute of Chinese Studies and the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.

Applicants must also demonstrate Chinese language skills and first-hand knowledge of modern China. Applicants may be required to attend an interview prior to selection.

The Additional/Supplementary Statement Questions MUST also be completed during the online application process.

Prospective applicants should contact Irish Institute of Chinese Studies at UCC for further information (www.ucc.ie/institutechinesestudies)

Applications will normally be considered within four weeks of receipt by UCC of the full application (including all supporting documentation). Applicants are thus encouraged to apply early for an early decision

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click How to apply.

Please note you will be required to answer specific additional/supplementary questions as part of the online applications process for this programme. A copy of these additional/supplementary questions are available to view here: CKE74AdditionalQuestions (48kB)

All other required supporting documentation (e.g. evidence of non-UCC undergraduate/postgraduate qualifications) must be UPLOADED via the PAC "Application Status" link or sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1, Courthouse Square, Galway (marked with the applicants PAC application number)

Applications will normally be considered within four weeks of receipt by UCC of the full application (including all supporting documentation). Applicants are thus encouraged to apply early for an early decision

Find out More

Number of Places: 20

Professor Fan Hong,
Head of Department/Programme Coordinator,
Institute of Chinese Studies,
O'Rahilly Building, UCC.

Email: ching.keane@ucc.ucc.ie
Tel. 00 353 21 4902825

Webpages: http://www.ucc.ie/en/AsianSchool/

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