Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature
# Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature

Wuhan University College of Chinese Language and Literature (simplified Chinese: 武汉大学文学院; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學文學院; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué Wénxué Yuàn) is a school that awards undergraduate and graduate degrees with majors related to Chinese language and literature. Established by Wuhan University in 1917, the college is categorized under the Faculty of Humanities. The dean is Xianfeng Tu. The college was ranked among the top ten in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education of China.

## History

* 1917, Division of Chinese was established by the National Wuchang Higher Normal College.
* 1922, the division was expanded into a School of Chinese.
* 1927, National Wuchang Zhongshan University was established based on the previous college. The School of Chinese was part of the new University.
* 1928, National Wuhan University was established in the same fashion. The school was renamed the College of Chinese. Yiduo Wen became the first dean.
* 1953, the college, later renamed back to the School of Chinese, went through mergers and readjustments due to politics.
* 1997, the college was re-established.
* 1999, merged with the Schools of History and Philosophy to become the College of Humanities.
* 2003, split into three schools.

## Academics

The College of Chinese offers the following majors:

### Undergraduate

* Chinese Language and Literature
* Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
* Humanities
* Sinology

### First Class Doctoral and Post-Doctoral

* National Key Concentrations: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
* National Key Concentrations in Progress: Classic Chinese Literature
* Provincial Key Concentrations: Chinese Language and Literature
* Provincial Excellent Concentrations: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
* Provincial Special Concentrations: Classic Chinese Literature

### First Class Doctoral and Masters

* Literary Theory
* Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
* Chinese Philology
* Chinese Classical Bibliography
* Chinese Classical Literature
* Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
* Comparative Literature and World Literature
* Chinese History of Literary Criticism
* Creative Writing Theory and Practice
* Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
* Sinology in China and Abroad
* Ancient Bibliography Collation and Research, etc.

### Professional degrees

* Master in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
* Master in Teaching Chinese as a First Language

## Confucius Institute

The College has established a Confucius Institute with the University of Pittsburgh.

