China Studies-Sociology

First-degree subject of sociology master training spot project
1. Aims of the program
This first-degree master training point sets up courses containing sociology, anthropology and folklore.The detailed research aspects concluded: metropolitan sociology, organic sociology, sociology for community of town and country, analysis of social net, family sociology, financial anthropology, law anthropolgy, social folklore, literatural folklore and so on. To culture masters with better ability in theory research, field survey, decision-making and consulting.
2. Duration
The fixed year number for learning is usually 2.5 years for masters.

3．Major Course

Sociology Module

Social Changes in Contemporary China: 1978-Today(4 credits)

Cultural Diversities in Contemporary China: Religion, Ethnicity, and State(4 credits)

Government, Law and Society in China(4 credits)

Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Contemporary China(4 credits)

Changes of Labor Relation in China's Market Reform(4 credits)

Modern Social Work and Transformation of Chinese Society(4 credits)

4．Dissertation
1) After the completion of getting the ordered credit hour, postgraduates can go start the dissertation;
2) Postgraduates should ,in the second calendar year,finish chosing the topic of dissertation and composing plan under the direction of their tutor,and do thesis statement for the first time .The thesis statement should have 3-5 professional tutors,of whom there must be 3 professors or vice professors.The topic and contents of thesis must have learned or applied value. on a certain extend.
3) During the period of writing thesis, you should join the research project which your tutor presided, to enhance your abilities of the theory research and demonstration research, and its assess of technology and research level should be excuted according to the requirement of "Shanghai University master degree confered by the quantization indication of technology and research results".
4) After finishing the thesis and being confirmed in the pre-answer procedure, which consists of four senior teachers including your tutor, then evaluation and answer for thesis procedure will be organised which concluded specalists in the same field from this school or other institutions.
5) After finishing the thesis, students will be confered master degree according to the evaluation regulation of "The degree regulation of People's Republic of China" and "The rules of Shanghai University degree confered".