UTS course code: C03033
Testamur title: Master of Arts
Abbreviation: MA
Course fee: see note (local); $6,600 per semester (international)

Note: Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored, or full-fee-paying basis. Students should contact the Institute or the University Graduate School for further details. There are, however, student service fees to be paid (see Fees and costs).

The Institute for International Studies at UTS has strong expertise in China Studies and offers the research degree of Masters of Arts in China Studies. The Master's program in China Studies at the Institute is unique in that candidates may choose to write their thesis in Chinese rather than English. Candidates may access library sources in China while completing a degree in the Western academic tradition. The degree is most valuable to those people without sufficient writing skills in English to write an MA thesis in that language, but who wish to pursue an academic career, a career in research or an advanced level of professional practice in the area of China Studies.

The Institute has the capacity to supervise theses in the fields of:

• Modern and Contemporary Chinese History
• Chinese Political Economy
• Social Change in the PRC, and
• Contemporary Chinese Culture.

Admission requirements

Entry requirements for the MA in China Studies (by thesis) are a Bachelor's degree from UTS, or an equivalent qualification from another tertiary educational institution. Alternatively, applicants can submit such evidence of general and professional qualifications to satisfy the University Graduate School Board that the applicant possesses the educational preparation and capacity to pursue Master's degree by thesis studies.

Graduates choosing to undertake this degree in Chinese are required to meet all UTS enrolment requirements except for the requirement of English language proficiency.

An equivalent level of competence in Chinese is required (secondary school education through the medium of Chinese; or accreditation in the Chinese Government's Language Test (HSK) at Level 4, or equivalent).