Chinese D2 with Independent Project

Education facts

Code: 5KN415

In this course, you write an independent project of 15 credits in Swedish or English about a topic in Chinese linguistics, cultural history or social sciences concerning China or an area where Chinese is spoken (see the syllabus for more information on possible topics). Approximately 30 pages of your source material must be in Chinese. Chinese D2 also contains two language courses: Factual Texts II with Oral and Written Proficiency IV, 7,5 credits, where you, for instance, read Chinese newspapers and factual texts written in modern Chinese, and discuss as well as make presentations of the contents. The course also consists of a presentation of your independent project, a discussion with your peers about the same and the writing of an abstract, all in Chinese. The main objective of the course is to practice your oral proficiency in modern Chinese. Classical Chinese, 7,5 credits, consists of, with the use of dictionaries, reading and interpreting original excerpts from the Chinese classics, philosophical and historical writings, as well as Tang poetry and Song lyric poetry in classical Chinese.

Entry requirements

Chinese A, Chinese B and Chinese C

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Chinese D2 with Independent Project

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %