GENERAL EXAMINATION FIELDS

Chinese History c. 1200 B.C. - c. 755 A.D.

Candidates are expected to have a knowledge of the history of this period, the major ssecondary sources in English, and the general scholarly trends of scholarship in Chinese and Japanese. Candidates will be asked not simply to summarize these topics but also to demonstrate a critical reflection upon them.

Primary Research Language

All students in early Chinese history are expected to have a full proficiency in reading both received texts and paleographic materials. This must be demonstrated either through translations in seminars or through an extensive written examination.