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Linguistics and Chinese

I. PREREQUISITES (24 credits)

Chinese 126Intensive Elementary Chinese I6 credits
Chinese 246Intensive Elementary Chinese II6 credits
Chinese 326Intensive Intermediate Chinese I6 credits
Chinese 327Intensive Intermediate Chinese II6 credits

II. LINGUISTIC COMPONENT

A. Required Courses (9 credits)
Ling 201Introduction to Linguistic Theory3 credits
Ling 401Introduction to Syntax3 credits
Ling 402Speech Sounds and Structure3 credits
B. Select 3 courses from among the following: (9 credits)
Ling 404Field Methods3 credits
Ling 410Introduction to Semantics3 credits
Ling 411Introduction to Psycholinguistics3 credits
Ling 414Introductory Phonetics for Linguists4 credits
Ling 503Intermediate Syntax3 credits
Ling 505Introduction to Historical Linguistics3 credits

III. CHINESE COMPONENT

A. Required Courses (7 credits)
Chinese 375Introduction to Chinese Linguistics3 credits
Chinese 450Elementary Classical Chinese4 credits
B. Select 3 credits from among the following: (3 credits)
Chinese 575Syntactic Structures of Chinese3 credits
Chinese 576History of the Chinese Language3 credits
Chinese 577Chinese Dialectology3 credits
C. Select 6 credits from among the following.
(May include courses from B above beyond the requirement)
Chinese 426Advanced Modern Chinese I3 credits
Chinese 427Advanced Modern Chinese II3 credits
Chinese 430Scientific & Technical Chinese3 credits
Chinese 432Media Chinese3 credits
Chinese 433Business Chinese3 credits
Chinese 451Intermediate Classical Chinese3 credits
Chinese 570Research in Chinese Source Materials3 credits
D. Select 3 credits from among the following: (3 credits)
Chinese 136Introduction to Chinese Cinema3 credits
Chinese 138Religion in Chinese Culture3 credits
Chinese 153Literature: Poetry3 credits
Chinese 154Literature: Tale, Short Story, Novel3 credits
Chinese 155Chinese Myths and Legends3 credits
Chinese 323Chinese Literary Genres3 credits
Chinese 331Contemplative Literature: East/West3 credits
E. Junior Writing
Chinese 391GJunior Year Writing1-3 credits

 

     
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