Bachelor of Language and Area Studies: Sinology (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Arts

Students select 138 credits from 'Common Courses', 1 Minor of 42 credits; a total of 180 credits.

• Common Courses

  Students select 7 credits from 'Contemplation', 10 credits from 'Academic Skills', 31 credits from 'Area Module', 4 credits from 'Chinese Philosophy', 86 credits from 'Language Module'.

  • Contemplation

    • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Philosophy									F0FW3A	R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur
      3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A08C0A	B.Lemmelijn staff staff B.Lemmelijn

  • Academic Skills

    • 4 ECTS	Information Science									F0FF1A	F.Truyen staff staff F.Truyen
      6 ECTS	Chinese studies: heuristics and methodology									F0TB0A	N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator) staff staff N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator)
      8 ECTS	Bachelor's degree paper									F0TN2B	N. staff staff N.

  • Area Module

    • 4 ECTS	Language and politics in China									F0TC0A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Introduction to Chinese culture									F0TA0A	N.Standaert staff staff N.Standaert
      4 ECTS	History of China to 1600									F0TA2A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      4 ECTS	History of modern China									F0TA3A	N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator) staff staff N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Spatial Organisation and Society in China									F0TA5A	C.Kesteloot staff staff C.Kesteloot
      4 ECTS	Chinese Religions									F0TA4A	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort
      3 ECTS	Calligraphy and italic script									F0TC6A	W.Wang staff staff W.Wang
      4 ECTS	Modern Chinese Law									C02C6A	N. staff staff N.

  • Chinese Philosophy

    • 4 ECTS	Chinese philosophy									F0TB1A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
      4 ECTS	Chinese Philosophy									F0UC2A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert

  • Language Module

    • 16 ECTS	Modern Chinese I: linguistics									F0TA6B	N. D.Derhaeg (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator) Y.Zhao (cooperator) staff staff N. D.Derhaeg (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator) Y.Zhao (cooperator)
      16 ECTS	Modern Chinese I: exercises									F0TA8B	Y.Zhao D.Derhaeg (cooperator) L.Geyskens (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator) staff staff Y.Zhao D.Derhaeg (cooperator) L.Geyskens (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Classical Chinese I									F0TA1A	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort
      12 ECTS	Modern Chinese II: linguistics									F0TB2B	N. X.Wu (cooperator) staff staff N. X.Wu (cooperator)
      11 ECTS	Modern Chinese II: exercises									F0TB4B	Y.Zhao D.Derhaeg (cooperator) L.Geyskens (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator) X.Wu (cooperator) staff staff Y.Zhao D.Derhaeg (cooperator) L.Geyskens (cooperator) E.Hedebouw (cooperator) X.Wu (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Classical Chinese II									F0TB6A	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort
      12 ECTS	Modern Chinese III: linguistics									F0TC2B	Y.Zhao N. X.Wu (cooperator) staff staff Y.Zhao N. X.Wu (cooperator)
      11 ECTS	Modern Chinese III: exercises									F0TC4B	Y.Zhao L.Geyskens (cooperator) X.Wu (cooperator) staff staff Y.Zhao L.Geyskens (cooperator) X.Wu (cooperator)

• Culture Historical Minor

  Students select 22 mandatory credits, 4 credits from 'Option from Japanology', 8 credits from 'Other Disciplines', 9 credits from 'Bachelor Paper'; a total of 42 credits.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Sociology									F0LB5A	R.Schepers K.Abts (substitute) staff staff R.Schepers K.Abts (substitute)
    6 ECTS	Social Research Methods									S0A18A	B.Meuleman staff staff B.Meuleman
    4 ECTS	Chinese literature									F0TB9A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
    4 ECTS	Introduction to East-Asian art									F0TG3A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
    6 ECTS	Classical Chinese III									F0TC1B	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort

  • Option from Japanology

    Students have to choose minimally 4 credits.

    • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Japanese Culture and Society									F0TC8A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      4 ECTS	History of Japan before 1868									F0TC9A	W.Vande Walle N. staff staff W.Vande Walle N.
      4 ECTS	History of modern Japan									F0TD0A	W.Vande Walle N. staff staff W.Vande Walle N.
      4 ECTS	Spatial organisation and society in Japan									F0TD2A	C.Kesteloot staff staff C.Kesteloot
      4 ECTS	Japanse religions									F0TD1A	N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator) staff staff N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator)

  • Other discipline

    Students choose 8 credits from another discipline with asking permission to the POC.

• Minor in Economics

  Students select 28 mandatory credits, 6 credits from 'Elective Courses', 8 credits for 'Bachelor Paper'; a total of 42 credits.
  
  Economical Development of China is programmed in the even years. In the odd years, students follow Managerial Economics instead.

  • 6 ECTS	Economics									S0A25A	E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute) staff staff E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute)
    6 ECTS	Accountancy									D0E16A	A.Van den Abbeele staff staff A.Van den Abbeele
    4 ECTS	Economic development of China									D0M10A	N. F.De Beule (substitute) staff staff N. F.De Beule (substitute)
    6 ECTS	Organisation Theory (TEW)									D0T19A	M.Verbruggen (coordinator) staff staff M.Verbruggen (coordinator)
    6 ECTS	Marketing (TEW)									D0T08A	A.ter Braak staff staff A.ter Braak

  • Economics: Elective Courses

    Students select at least 6 credits.

    • 6 ECTS	Development Economics									D0E32A	J.Swinnen staff staff J.Swinnen
      6 ECTS	Corporate Financial Reporting (HIR)									D0H23A	A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck staff staff A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck
      6 ECTS	Introduction to economic law									D0T01A	J.Vananroye staff staff J.Vananroye
      6 ECTS	Sociology of Work (TEW)									D0T14A	G.Van Hootegem (coordinator) L.Sels G.Van Hootegem (substitute) N. G.Van Hootegem (substitute) staff staff G.Van Hootegem (coordinator) L.Sels G.Van Hootegem (substitute) N. G.Van Hootegem (substitute)
      3 ECTS	Environmental Economics									H02F4A	S.Proost staff staff S.Proost
      6 ECTS	Mathematics for Economists									D0T00A	R.Cluckers (coordinator) J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur staff staff R.Cluckers (coordinator) J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur
      6 ECTS	Public economics									D0E43A	A.Decoster staff staff A.Decoster
      4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans
      6 ECTS	Banking and Financial Markets (TEW)									D0T10A	C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle staff staff C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle