Universities with good Chinese programs
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Schools in the UK
- The University of Edinburgh
- The MA degree offered by the University of Edinburgh aims at both practical and philosophical issues of translation.
- Newcastle University
- Newcastle University offers MA and PhD degrees in translation and interpreting.
- Salford University
- The University of Nottingham Postgraduate Prospectus
- Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh
- The School of Management and Languages has a PGDip/MSc course in Chinese-English Translation & Computer-Assisted Translation Tools, not terribly literary…
- The University of Manchester
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
- The University of London has a Practical Translation: English to Chinese course.
- Imperial College London
- The Imperial College's offerings are heavily technology-focussed.
- Bath University
- Warwick University
- Leeds University
Schools in the US
- Yale University
- Yale has been dedicated to China and Chinese literature for nearly ten years, and has one of the strongest programs in the US. They provide a one-year Master's in East Asian Studies and a PhD in EA Literature.
- Cornell University
- Cornell has an extensive East Asian Department, good for everything from East Asian anthropology, to literature, to classical Chinese.
- University of Hawai'i
- The University of Hawai'i has a long-standing program dedicated to Chinese; they are strongest in history and classical Chinese.
- University of Washington
- The University of Washington has had a Chinese language class since 1926, and their China-related programs have continued to grow since then. They've got one of the best Chinese literature programs in the western US, and an excellent library.
- Harvard University
- Harvard University has an excellent program in Chinese literature, as well as several prominent professors, and also boasts the semi-independent Yenching Institute, which promotes research on the culture and history of China (and other East Asian countries).
- New York University
- NYU provides some excellent language and literature courses.
- UC-Berkeley
- Berkeley is the manager of the Inter-University Program for Chinese Studies, one of the best language-oriented, self-directed study institutes in the world.
- Johns Hopkins
- Johns Hopkins is mainly known for the SAIS international studies program in Nanjing, though they may expand their offerings to a literature degree in the future.
- Ohio State University
- The Ohio State University has a wide range of language programs, with a particular focus on real-world application of language skills, ie careers that rely on language ability.
- Stanford
- The department of asian languages at Stanford has an excellent reputation for literary research and translation.
Comments
There are also postgraduate programmes at Edinburgh: http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/graduateschool/translationstudies/PostgraduateDegrees/Msc/index.htm
and several good MAs at Newcastle: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/search/index/courses?q=+Chinese&x=21&y=8
Brian Holton, June 4, 2:50a.m.
Thanks! That's helpful, I'll stick those into the list above soon.
There is no University of Ohio, there is a Ohio University but what you really meant was The Ohio State University. Their flagship program is widely known as one of the best Chinese programs in the US. http://chineseflagship.osu.edu/graduate/index.html
Derrick , November 19, 3:08p.m.
Thanks! Made the change.
I would just like to add that the University of Sheffield, UK has a very comprehensive 4 year BA in Chinese studies. As a recent graduate I can certainly vouch for its quality! See http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/seas for more information.
Robynne Tindall, August 19, 3:07a.m.
There's a really great undergraduate Chinese program at University of Mississippi. It's excellent and has repeatedly taken kids from zero chinese to Superior on the OPI in under 4 years.
Jessica, August 26, 4:27p.m.
Another well-known Chinese undergraduate program is at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program is considered relatively rigorous and one of the best in the Mid-western United States. Furthermore, they have many intensive study oppurtunities for students in Tianjin, Beijing, Shanghai and Taiwan.
Isaac Huben, September 27, 11:24a.m.
Indiana University should be added to this list.
Also, you should make mention of the Chinese Flagship Program, a State-Department sponsored program with several partnering universities:
University of Mississippi Indiana University San Francisco State University Brigham Young University Arizona State University University of Rhode Island University of Oregon
The Chinese Flagship program prepares student for working in China, in Chinese language environments. Students achieve advanced proficiency in Chinese.
Ivy, October 20, 1:59a.m.