The Australian National University
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
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Chinese Studies at the ANU

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The Australian National University is one of the foremost institutions in the world outside of China for research and teaching about China. The University has approximately fifty China specialists conducting research in a number of different fields of study.


Structure

The ANU China Institute is an umbrella organisation covering all aspects of Chinese studies in the university and can address all external enquries.

Chinese studies at the ANU is concentrated in the College of Asia & the Pacific in the following divisions:

A number of other units within the ANU also have academics involved in the study of China. See here for a full listing.

The ANU library and nearby National Library of Australia house two of the largest Chinese-language collections outside China, and together comprise more than 85% of Chinese language materials in Australian libraries.


Programs of Study

The ANU has a number of programs of study relevant to the study of China at the level of undergraduate, Masters or PhD.

Undergraduate Programs equip students with the linguistic and cultural competence required to function effectively in China and the knowledge to enable them to understand the Chinese world in depth. To provide in-country learning experiences for undergraduates, the ANU maintains study-abroad exchange programs at a number of unversities.

Graduate Programs on China at the ANU are recognized as among the best in the world. Masters programs and graduate diplomas in a number of disciplines can include a China component. Doctoral students benefit from close personal supervision, fieldwork funding and academic exchanges and collaborative arrangements with many Chinese universities and research institutes.


Publications

The ANU publishes a number of journals in the field of Chinese studies.


Staff and Students

Academics at the ANU inolved in the study of China, all members of the ANU China Institute, are spread throughout a number of departments and divisions.

BY NAME
Staff only Students only


BY FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Anthropology
Art and Visual Culture
Demography and Health
Economics
Environment
Gender Studies
History
Literature and Languange
Overseas Diaspora
Politics and International Relations
Religion and Philosophy
Society


BY UNIT AFFILIATION
COLLEGE OF ASIA & THE PACIFIC
ANU China Institute
Faculty of Asian Studies
Centre for Asian Societies & Histories
China & Korea Centre
Japan Centre
Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies
Division of Pacific & Asian History
Division of Society & the Environment
Department of Anthropology
Contemporary China Centre
Gender Relations Centre
Division of Politics & International Relations
Department of Political & Social Change
Department of International Relations
Arndt-Corden Division of Economics
Crawford School of Economics & Government
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Research School of Social Sciences
Economics Program
Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute
Faculty of Arts
School of Humanities
School of Language Studies
School of Social Sciences
Research School of Humanities
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
School of Economics
School of Management, Marketing and International Business
Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis
COLLEGE OF LAW
COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & HEALTH
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health

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