Fudan University

This course is based on the historical era (but not in the literary history mode). It focuses on the selection of the classic values of ancient poetry to understand the spirit of Chinese traditional culture. At the same time, it introduces the Chinese poetry in combination with the interpretation of the works. In this process, it highlights the beautiful life and social ideals of the ancestors, as well as the outstanding artistic innovation spirit, showing the charm of classical language. The courses focuses on the in-depth analysis of specific works, explores the problems faced by human beings in the process of human development and social progress, and guide students to carry out independent and positive thinking.

This course offers students a unique opportunity to understand the long-term trajectory of global economic development from the dawn of civilization to today. It explores major historical milestones such as the birth of civilization, religious reform, the Industrial Revolution, the Columbian Exchange, the Black Death, the Great Depression, and the World Wars. Unlike typical history courses focused on facts, this course integrates economic theory with historical analysis. Students will gain a deep understanding of how past events shaped today’s economic and social systems. By bridging economics and history, the course enhances your ability to analyze development processes, understand their causes and consequences, and apply these insights to modern challenges. It also prepares students to interpret current transformations and equips them with a stronger foundation for navigating the future. Through this interdisciplinary lens, the course cultivates both historical awareness and economic thinking essential for future leaders and analysts.

This course introduces the Mahayana Buddhist doctrine, with a focus on the Indian origins and East Asian (Chinese) traditions, while Central Asian (Tibetan) traditions are selectively covered. Buddhism in this course is studied mainly as a religious-intellectual tradition. Thus, basic ideas in Mahayana theories of spiritual cultivation and soteriology are examined. Topics such as the patterns of religious practice and cultivation, images of Enlightened Being (Buddha), types of ideal religious personality; concepts of Buddha-Nature (tathagatagarbha), Enlightenment, Pure-lands, knowledge and virtues are discussed. Various issues are reviewed in the context of the Hinayana vs Mahayana contrast. The continuity and differences between both traditions are studied. Please Notice that, other than the required readings, additional supplementary materials will be delivered to the class through email. Lecture is the main pattern of teaching, while class discussion is also essential.

Offering this elective allows students to gain a deeper understanding of current social media communications and emerging technologies. From the perspective of disciplinary development, this course is conducive to cultivating students' ability to integrate theory with practice, especially how to combine the knowledge of communication with the changes in media technology, which is in line with the characteristics of applied communication.

Though this course you will

1) Understand the history of social media development

2) Be familiar with the basic terminology, academic concepts and important theories of social media communication

3) Improve the ability to apply relevant theories to analyze social media phenomena

4) Improve the specific communication practice ability of social media communication

5) Learn some basic methods for evaluating social media communication practices

This course provides an introduction to Mao Zedong thought and the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It examines how the Chinese Communist Party uses the theoretical results of the Sinicization of Marxism to solve the problems of the Chinese revolution, construction, and reform at various stages. The course also covers the guiding position of Marxism in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and focuses on the theory and practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. A social survey, completed outside of class, is an integral part of the course.

This course provides two separate grades, one for the theory portion of the course and the other for the practice component.

This course provides a study of the basic laws and general methods of management activities. Through learning the basic functions of management, the development history of management theory, the comparison of Chinese and foreign management concepts, management and organization design, management types and methods, and management innovation, students can understand the historical evolution process of management theory and the development trend of management practice. At then end, students master the basic laws and general methods of management activities. This course gives students a preliminary understanding of all aspects of management such as business operations, organizational behavior, and general management, and provide students with opportunities to improve their skills in solving management problems. It also provides training opportunities for students to improve their decision-making ability under limited time and incomplete information.

The first-year students of Japanese major need to study elementary Japanese. This semester, teachers mainly teach pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It fosters and trains students to lay the foundation and explore their own learning methods.The textbook used in this course is the newly edited Japanese Volume 1, the 88th edition of "Standard Japanese" Elementary (Part 1) (Part 2). This semester aims to comprehensively improve students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, while focusing on strengthening interactive exercises in class and strengthening their oral expression skills. 

Students can achieve JLPT N3 level after the completion of this semester's course. Also, Students

can be able to read general Japanese text materials, carry out basic daily life conversations, and write simple essays.

This is a professional elective course. This course helps the students to master the basic principles and methods of media creativity. It will systematically explain and master the creative process of audiovisual content products, as well as the necessary knowledge and skills.

Understand and master basic scientific theories in biology, and be prepared well in studying other courses as cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and etc.

This course covers topics from general chemical building blocks of life to cellular biology, from biochemistry to genetics, and from DNA to RNA then to protein; Other topics lectured include control of gene expression, biotechnology, several picked kingdoms, immune system, and nerve system.

This course provides a foundation of the principles of international finance and trade. It examines contemporary development and basic theory, the characteristics and internal structure of financial and trade operations under the open economy, and the evolution of international finance and trade in the era of globalization, including opportunities and challenges. The course covers the international monetary system: evolution and trends; balance of payments: pattern, theory and policy; foreign exchange market: structure, efficiency and derivatives; exchange rate theory: main basic theory; international capital flows: evolution, motivation, effects and management; international financial markets: composition, innovation and effects; international financial crisis: types, evolution and risk management; regional monetary integration and international policy coordination: choices under globalization; contemporary China's trade and finance: development, openness and international influence.