The academic program at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center includes an interdisciplinary array of courses relating to all aspects of contemporary China. Due to issues of the availability of information in China, the Center is best used not as an introduction to China studies but rather as an enhancement of previous coursework in the field. As a certificate program, a year at the Center is most valuable as a component of other graduate training and professional development programs.
All classes meet twice a week for one and a half hour periods.
Students enrolled in the core curriculum take three content courses per semester and up to six additional hours of language instruction per week based on their needs and abilities. The intermediate curriculum was established for a limited number of international students with appropriate China studies or other professional training who require additional intensive language instruction to reach the level necessary for the core curriculum. Students in this track take 12 hours of language study per week along with two specially designed content courses through the fall semester. Students who achieve passing grades in their courses, including language study, join the core program for the second semester. Language Courses Language courses at the Center are considered supplemental to the content courses described above.