General Education
Open to students across the University, these courses introduce the arts, archaeology, and material culture of China and Asia to a broad audience.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Archaeology in China | 2.0 | 32 |
Ancient Chinese Art and Civilization (Prehistoric Period - Tang Dynasty) | 2.0 | 32 |
The Silk Roads in Museums | 2.0 | 32 |
History of Chinese Calligraphy | 1.5 | 24 |
The History of Scroll Painting in Ancient China | 1.5 | 24 |
The Introduction to Chinese Art | 3.0 | 48 |
Aesthetics of Western Modern Architecture | 1.5 | 24 |
Chinese Civilization in the Paintings of the Past Dynasties | 1.5 | 24 |
The Art and Science History of Color | 2.0 | 32 |
Women and the Paintings of Dynastic China | 2.0 | 32 |
Introduction to Silk Road Paintings in Overseas Collections | 2.0 | 32 |
Chinese Classic Poetry Writing | 1.5 | 24 |
Art on Silk Road | 3.0 | 64 |
Chinese Archaeology and Chinese Culture | 2.0 | 32 |
Foundations & Academic Skills
Shared foundations in studio practice, visual literacy, and academic writing that prepare students for advanced work across the School’s programs.
Course | Credits | Hours |
An Introduction to Cultural Heritage | 2.0 | 32 |
Color Language | 2.0 | 48 |
Painting | 3.0 | 80 |
Photography & Post Production | 3.0 | 64 |
History of Chinese and Western Art Design | 2.0 | 32 |
College Writing | 3.0 | 64 |
Academic English | 1.0 | 16 |
Archaeology & Material Culture
From fieldwork and scientific methods to the study of bronzes, jades, ceramics, and ancient cities, these courses trace the material record of early China and the wider world.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Paleolithic Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Introduction to Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Chinese Ancient History | 3.0 | 48 |
Introduction of Archaeology | 3.0 | 48 |
Chinese History of Science and Technology | 2.0 | 32 |
Anthropology | 2.0 | 32 |
The Chinese Paleography | 2.0 | 32 |
Ancient Chinese Jades | 2.0 | 32 |
Neolithic Archaeology of China | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeological Science | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeology Theory and Methods | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeology of the Han and Tang Dynasties | 2.0 | 32 |
Zooarchaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
World Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Anthropological Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Paleoethnobotany | 2.0 | 32 |
Mediterranean Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Introduction to Underwater Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeology of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties | 3.0 | 48 |
Archaeology between the Song and Ming Dynasties | 3.0 | 48 |
The Chinese Bronzes | 2.0 | 32 |
Ancient Chinese City | 2.0 | 32 |
Ancient Buildings of China | 2.0 | 32 |
A History of Chinese Ceramics | 2.0 | 32 |
The Ancient Chinese Coins | 2.0 | 32 |
Buddhist Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Molecular Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Field Archaeology | 2.0 | 32 |
Guide to Archaeological Documents | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeological Surveying and Mapping | 2.0 | 32 |
Archaeology Technology | 2.0 | 32 |
Cultural Heritage, Museology & Conservation
Courses on museums, collections, conservation science, and the digitization and management of cultural heritage.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Introduction to the Study of Cultural Relics | 3.0 | 48 |
Introduction to Museology | 3.0 | 48 |
Introduction of Heritage Conservation | 3.0 | 48 |
Cultural Heritage Digitization | 3.0 | 64 |
Museum Collection Management | 2.0 | 32 |
Materials Science of Cultural Relics | 2.0 | 32 |
Study of Museum Collections | 3.0 | 96 |
Introduction to Cultural Heritage Studies | 2.0 | 32 |
Museum Exhibition Planning | 3.0 | 64 |
Cultural Heritage Management | 2.0 | 32 |
Analytical Techniques in Cultural Heritage (with Lab) | 2.0 | 48 |
Museum Management | 2.0 | 32 |
Statistical Analysis of Cultural Heritage Data | 2.0 | 32 |
Digital Protection of Cultural Relics | 2.0 | 32 |
Biodeterioration and Preservation of Cultural Relics | 2.0 | 48 |
Intangible Cultural Heritages of Asian Handicrafts | 2.5 | 48 |
Museum Operations and Management | 2.0 | 32 |
Special Topics in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage | 2.0 | 32 |
Chinese Painting, Calligraphy & Seal Carving
Studio training and scholarship in Chinese painting, calligraphy, and seal carving, pairing technical mastery with the history and theory of the tradition.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Basic Skills of Traditional Chinese Paintings Ⅰ | 2.5 | 64 |
Seal Script Ⅰ | 2.5 | 64 |
Basic Skills of Traditional Chinese Paintings Ⅱ | 2.5 | 64 |
History of Chinese Painting Ⅰ | 2.0 | 32 |
Regular Script | 2.5 | 64 |
Chinese Painting: Sketching and Composition | 2.5 | 64 |
History of Chinese Painting Ⅱ | 2.0 | 32 |
Skill and Style of Chinese Painting | 2.5 | 64 |
Chinese Painting: Drawing from Life and Field Study | 3.0 | 96 |
History of Chinese Calligraphy | 2.0 | 32 |
Genre Studies in Chinese Painting Ⅰ (Figures, Landscape, Flowers) | 4.0 | 112 |
Poetry Inscription | 2.0 | 32 |
Theory of Chinese Painting | 2.0 | 32 |
Genre Studies in Chinese Painting Ⅱ (Figures, Landscape, Flowers) | 4.0 | 112 |
Cursive Ⅰ | 3.0 | 64 |
Genre Studies in Chinese Painting Ⅲ (Figures, Landscape, Flowers) | 4.0 | 112 |
Seal Carving Ⅰ | 3.0 | 64 |
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Creation and Colophons | 3.0 | 64 |
Basic Skills of Traditional Chinese Painting III | 2.5 | 64 |
Seal Carving Ⅱ | 3.0 | 64 |
Sketching and Field Study | 3.0 | 96 |
Ancient Chinese Theory of Calligraphy | 2.0 | 32 |
Philology of Calligraphy | 2.0 | 32 |
History of Chinese Calligraphy Criticism | 2.0 | 32 |
Appreciation of Poetry Inscriptions and Postscripts of Ancient Chinese Famous Paintings | 2.0 | 32 |
Inspection of Calligraphy Stele and Ancient Ruins | 3.0 | 96 |
Oil Painting | 3.0 | 80 |
Calligraphy and Seal-carving Creation Ⅰ | 4.0 | 112 |
Calligraphy and Seal-carving Creation Ⅱ | 4.0 | 112 |
Communication and Aesthetic Education Practice in Calligraphy and Painting Creation | 3.0 | 96 |
Design & Art Technology
Design at the meeting point of art, computing, and the humanities—from illustration and visual media to intelligent design, data visualization, and 3D technologies.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Introduction to Design | 2.0 | 32 |
Design Special Investigation Ⅰ | 2.0 | 64 |
Intelligent Design and Software | 3.0 | 48 |
Spatial Composition | 3.0 | 48 |
Traditional Patterns | 3.0 | 64 |
The Art of Video Design and Production | 4.0 | 96 |
IP Illustration for Cultural and Creative Products | 3.0 | 80 |
Urban Design | 3.0 | 64 |
Illustration | 3.0 | 64 |
Survey of Design Topics Ⅱ | 2.0 | 64 |
Survey of Design Topics Ⅲ | 2.0 | 64 |
AI Advertising Design | 3.0 | 80 |
Creative Graphics | 3.0 | 64 |
Brand Design and Case Management | 3.0 | 64 |
Introduction of 3D Reconstruction and Printing | 2.0 | 48 |
Web Design and Programming | 3.0 | 48 |
Information Visualization and Interaction | 3.0 | 64 |
Creative Design Workshop | 4.0 | 96 |
Art History, Theory & Global Perspectives
Courses that situate Chinese art within Asian and global histories, alongside training in art theory, philology, and academic research.
Course | Credits | Hours |
The History of World Art | 3.0 | 48 |
Special Topics in the History of Religious Art | 2.0 | 32 |
Art History of Multi-Ethnic China in the Middle Ages | 2.0 | 32 |
Basic Philology and Thesis Writing | 2.0 | 32 |
Art and Archaeology in the Global Perspectives | 2.0 | 32 |
Field Practice, Internship & Graduation
Hands-on field seasons, museum internships, and capstone projects and theses that bring a student’s training together.
Course | Credits | Hours |
Museum and Cultural Heritage Practice | 10.0 | 320 |
Field Archaeology Practicum | 8.0 | 256 |
Graduation Creation | 6.0 | 320 |
Thesis | 8.0 | 320 |
Thesis | 10.0 | 320 |
Thesis | 6.0 | 288 |
Thesis | 6.0 | 288 |