Chinese Studies at the ANU

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