Traditional philology includes catalogue, edition, collation, compilation, discrimination and annotation, etc. It is the gateway and cornerstone of traditional Confucian classics and history. In modern times, besides the traditional contents, China's classical philology mainly involves the research, textual research, compilation, translation and annotation of China's ancient literary classics and modern dissemination. It is not only the basis of China's classical literature teaching and research, but also an important part of it.
2. Specialized course of classical philology.
China classical philology, bibliography, edition, collation, philology, phonology, exegetics, use of reference books for liberal arts, introduction to unearthed documents, introduction to ancient culture, history of ancient philology, ancient Chinese, history of ancient Chinese literature, etc.
3. The training goal of classical philology.
Training objectives
Students majoring in classical philology generally have a solid theoretical foundation and high theoretical accomplishment, systematically master the professional knowledge and expertise of classical philology in China, master the ideas, methods and writing skills of scientific research, and can independently undertake related work in institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutions, government agencies, news organizations, publishing institutions, libraries, enterprises and other departments.
Training requirements
Students majoring in classical literature mainly study the basic knowledge of ancient books collation and China's classical philology, and receive systematic education and basic training in related theories, development history and research status.
4. The employment direction and prospect of classical philology.
Employment direction
Classical philology is professional, its research content is relatively obscure, and its employment is limited to some extent. You can enter universities, scientific research institutions, publishing houses, libraries, cultural industries and other related departments to engage in classical literature research and teaching. Recently, due to the influx of western cultural thoughts, great changes have taken place in humanities, including classical philology. The most obvious phenomenon is that a large number of new research ideas have entered, improved or replaced some old research ideas. At the same time, scholars pay more and more attention to and absorb the research results of western academic circles. After thousands of years of long development, China's traditional classical philology is rapidly moving towards the world. Classical philology majors train philology professionals who have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of ancient books collation and classical philology in China and can engage in the practical work of ancient books collation and classical literature teaching and research.
Career prospects
Many people say that classical philology is a quaint knowledge, which is far from real life and boring to learn. This also has some truth. Judging from the social demand, the demand for talents in this field is indeed limited and will not increase with the progress of society and the development of disciplines. At the same time, she is more difficult to learn: she needs a solid professional foundation, extensive knowledge and broad ideas, and even needs to learn Chinese and Western cultures and integrate arts and sciences. There are many scholars who have read a lot of poetry books, and it is inevitable that they will make mistakes when collating ancient books. In view of these characteristics of classical philology, it is suggested that candidates should consider their hobbies and not blindly apply for the exam. Classical philology should cultivate professionals who have a solid philology foundation and can sort out and study ancient books. After graduation, students can go to universities, publishing houses or research institutes to sort out, publish or study ancient books, and also engage in other work related to language processing. Because students generally have solid writing skills and language expression ability, strong adaptability and wide employment paths.
Second, the ranking of classical philology universities
1. Peking University A++
2. Zhejiang University A+
3. Nanjing Normal University a
4. Shanghai Normal University B+
5. Hebei University B+
6. Central University for Nationalities