The Chinese Language & Culture minor program of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages allows students to develop skills in Chinese and to broaden and deepen their understanding of one of the world’s richest cultural traditions. The department’s mission is to prepare and enable students, through the acquisition of a second language, to participate in a multilingual and multicultural world.
The Chinese language program employs a culture-based communicative approach that fosters the requisite skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing Chinese. Cultural awareness is integrated at every level of study.
Required Language Courses (9 credits):
CHI 204 Intermediate Chinese II - 3 credits
Choose 2 from the following courses (6 credits):
CHI 305 Advanced Chinese Conversation I - 3 credits
CHI 306 Reading Chinese - 3 credits
CHI 307 Advanced Chinese Conversation II - 3 credits
CHI 320 Topics in Chinese Language, Civilization or Literature (taught in Chinese) - 3 credits
Traditional Chinese History (3 credits):
Choose one from the following courses:
HI 108 Traditional East Asian Societies - 3 credits
HI 270 The Rise of Chinese Civilization - 3 credits
Modern Chinese History (3 credits):
Choose one from the following courses:
HI 109 Modern East Asian Societies - 3 credits
HI 208 Modern China - 3 credits
HI 209 Issues in Contemporary East Asia - 3 credits
HI 274 China and Japan in Fiction and Film - 3 credits
Elective Courses (6 credits):
Maximum of three (3) credits from one Department. Choose two (2) from the following courses:
AR 390 Non-Western Art Seminar - 3 credits
CHI 310 Chinese Literature in Translation - 3 credits
CHI 311 Selected Readings in Chinese - 3 credits
HI 232 Race and Ethnicity in Historical Perspective - 3 credits
PL 303 Eastern Though - 3 credits
TH 385 Buddhism - 3 credits
TH 380 World Religions - 3 credits
Students who minor in Chinese have the opportunity to