Master of Contemporary China Studies

CCSP is comprised of three components:

Courses
CCSP's courses vary year to year. Each semester, students will enroll in all substantive courses offered. First year students will also attend a weekly lecture series each term. Finally, although no Chinese language proficiency is required to enter the program, all students must take at least one semester of Chinese language class.

All courses are taught in English. CCSP's courses have included:

• Contemporary Chinese Politics
• Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy
• Contemporary Chinese Culture
• Contemporary Chinese Society
• Methodologies in Social Science Study
• Methodologies in China Studies
• Sino - US Relations
• Contemporary Chinese Economics and Finance
• Investing in China
• China's Reform (lecture series)
• China's Grand Strategy (lecture series)
• Basic/Intermediate Chinese Language

Visits
Each spring semester first-year students visit approximately ten government organizations, research institutions, enterprises, and sites in the Chinese countryside to gain a greater appreciation for contemporary Chinese life. Previous destinations have included the China Institute of International Studies, the Shougang Group, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, SINA Corporation, and Zhongguancun Hitech Zone in Beijing.

Master’s Thesis
In the second year each student conducts independent research and defends a dissertation of roughly 10,000 words in length before a faculty committee. Students work closely with their faculty mentors to define a focused topic and research process.