1. Required subjects: outline of modern history of China, introduction to basic principles of Marxism, English (II), history of modern literature in China, history of ancient Chinese literature (I), history of ancient Chinese literature (II), history of foreign literature, introduction to linguistics, aesthetics, and introduction to China culture.

2. Elective subjects: Dream of Red Mansions, Lu Xun Studies, Song Ci Studies, Tang Poetry Studies,19th century Russian literature, selected readings of western literary theories, and western modernist literature.