Bachelor of Literature

Bachelor's degree in literature studies in China

This article is about the bachelor's degree in literature studies awarded in China. For the second bachelor's degree in Australia, Brazil, UK, and US, see Bachelor of Letters. For the undergraduate liberal arts degree, see Bachelor of Arts.

A Bachelor of Literature[1][2][3] (文学学士; B.Lit.) is one of thirteen[a] statutory undergraduate academic degrees in China.[4][5][6] The basic duration of study is four years.[6][7][8]

The undergraduate Literature degree course consists of three major categories, with a total of 72 majors. The three major categories are Chinese Language and Literature, Foreign Languages and Literature, and Journalism and Communication. Subordinate undergraduate majors include Chinese language and literature, Chinese language, Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese minority languages and literature, classical philology, English, Russian, German, French, translation, business English, journalism, advertising, and communication, totaling seventy-two majors.[4]

Unlike the Bachelor of Arts degree awarded to college graduates with majors in arts and sciences in many countries and regions, China's Bachelor of Literature degree is only awarded to college graduates majoring in language studies, journalism, and communication.[4]

## Undergraduate majors

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There are three major categories and 72 majors under the undergraduate Literature degree category, according to the Ministry of Education of China.[4]

### Chinese Language and Literature

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* Chinese Language and Literature
* Chinese Language
* Chinese as a Foreign Language
* Languages and Literatures of Chinese Minorities
* Classical Philology

### Foreign Languages and Literatures

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* English
* Russian
* German
* French
* Spanish
* Arabic
* Japanese
* Persian
* Korean
* Filipino
* Sanskrit and Pali
* Indonesian
* Hindi
* Khmer
* Lao
* Burmese
* Malay
* Mongolian
* Sinhala
* Thai
* Urdu
* Hebrew
* Vietnamese
* Hausa
* Swahili
* Albanian
* Bulgarian
* Polish
* Czech
* Slovak
* Romanian
* Portuguese
* Swedish
* Serbian
* Turkish
* Greek
* Hungarian
* Italian
* Tamil
* Pashto
* Esperanto
* Bengali
* Nepali
* Croatian
* Dutch
* Finnish
* Ukrainian
* Norwegian
* Danish
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Latvian
* Lithuanian
* Slovenian
* Estonian
* Maltese
* Kazakh
* Uzbek
* Zulu
* Latin
* Translation
* Business English

### Journalism and Communication

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* Journalism
* Radio and Television Studies
* Advertising Studies
* Communication Studies
* Editing and Publishing Studies

## Notes

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1. ^ The thirteen statutory undergraduate academic degrees in China are respectively: Bachelor of Philosophy; Bachelor of Economics; Bachelor of Laws; Bachelor of Education; Bachelor of Literature; Bachelor of History; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelor of Agriculture; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Management; Bachelor of Military Science; and Bachelor of Fine Arts.

## References

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1. ^ "Undergraduate Programs". Shanghai Normal University. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
2. ^ "Undergraduate Admission". Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
3. ^ Nankai University Graduate School Academic Degree Office. "学位证明英文版". Nankai University Graduate School. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
4. ^ a b c d "普通高等学校本科专业目录 Catalog of Undergraduate Majors in General Universities". State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
5. ^ "学位授予和人才培养学科目录 Catalog of Degree Granting and Academic Disciplines". 中华人民共和国教育部 Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
6. ^ a b "普通高等学校本科专业目录" (PDF). 中华人民共和国教育部 Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
7. ^ "中华人民共和国高等教育法". 中华人民共和国教育部中国高等教育学生信息网 Center for Student Services and Development at the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
8. ^ "北京大学本科培养方案(2022) 文科卷 - 北京大学教务部" (PDF). 北京大学教务部 Peking University Registrar's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.