Chinese Minor Requirements
All students taking a minor in Chinese are expected to complete a total of 24 credits of course work. If a student begins the minor by taking language courses at a level above the elementary, neither credit nor exemption will be given for the lower level language course(s). Students who begin taking language courses at a level above the elementary should take advanced language courses in order to accumulate sufficient credits for the minor. Students who begin taking language courses at a level above the elementary may challenge advanced language courses for credit by taking a 'Credit by Special Examination' test. This is a fee per credit exam arranged in conjunction with the Registrar's Office. Contact the undergraduate major advisor in Chinese in this department for details. Courses for the minor may not be taken pass/ fail. Students must have a minimum GPA in the Minor of 2.0 in order to satisfy the requirements for the minor. No more than 6 credits may be earned in the 110/120/126/127 or 246/247 sequences. No more than 6 credits taken within or without the 5-College consortium will be accepted for the minor in Chinese.
For assistance with being directed to a Chinese Undergraduate Advisor, please contact the East Asian Languages & Cultures Program Office, Herter Hall 440.
Required (12 credits)
Chinese 126*: Intensive Elementary Chinese I 6 credits
Chinese 246: Intensive Elementary Chinese II 6 credits
*Chinese 126 can be replaced by a combination of Chinese 110 “Non-Intensive Elementary Chinese I” and Chinese 120 “Non-Intensive Elementary Chinese II”.
Select 12 credits from among the following:
Asian Studies 375: Chinese Science Fiction in Translation 4 Credits
Asian Studies 380: Self & Ethics - Great Books of Asia 4 credits
Chinese 136: Introduction to Chinese Cinema 3 credits
Chinese 138: Religion and Chinese Culture 3 credits
Chinese 140: Chinese Script 3 credits
Chinese 150: Peoples and Languages of China 3 credits
Chinese 197G: Asian Religious Traditions 3 credits
Chinese 197Q: Late Imperial Chinese Literature and Culture 3 credits
Chinese 197T: Traditional Thought and Culture in Modern China 3 credits
Chinese 241: Contemporary Chinese Literature 3 credits
Chinese 242: Chinese Vernacular Literature 3 credits
Chinese 297S: United States-China Relations: Model Embassy 3 credits
Chinese 326: Intensive Intermediate Chinese I 6 credits
Chinese 327: Intensive Intermediate Chinese II 6 credits
Chinese 375: Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 credits
Chinese 394PI: Chinese Popular Culture 3 credits
Chinese 394WI: Women in Chinese Culture 3 credits
Chinese 397P: Traditional Chinese Theater 3 credits
Chinese 426: Advanced Modern Chinese I 3 credits
Chinese 427: Advanced Modern Chinese II 3 credits
Chinese 432: Media Chinese 3 credits
Chinese 433: Business Chinese 3 credits
Chinese 450: Elementary Classical Chinese 4 credits
Chinese 526: Readings in Modern Chinese Literature I 3 credits
Chinese 527: Readings in Modern Chinese Literature II 3 credits
Chinese 528: Chinese Language in Context 3 credits
Chinese 555: Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry 3 credits
Chinese 575: Syntactic Structures of Chinese 3 credits
Chinese 576: History of the Chinese Language 3 credits
Chinese 577: Chinese Dialectology 3 credits
Chinese 580: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language 3 credits
Chinese 581: Second Language Acquisition of Chinese 3 credits
Chinese 597D: Confucianism 3 credits
Chinese 597F: Chinese Political Philosophy 3 credits
Chinese 597K: Buddhist and Taoist Literature 3 credits
Chinese 597L: Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 3 credits
Chinese 597M: Ming-Qing Novel I 3 credits
Chinese 597P: Traditional Chinese Drama and Performing Arts 3 credits
Chinese 597Q: Ming-Qing Novel II 3 credits
Chinese 597TC: Text, Commentary, and Transformation in Classical Chinese Thought 3 credits
Chinese 670: Intro to Research Chinese Source Materials 4 credits
History 114: China: Origins - 1600 4 credits
History 115: China: 1600 - Present 4 credits
Total for the Minor in Chinese: 24 credits
Note - Some courses approved and occasionally taught by Chinese program faculty in EALC may not be listed here. Please consult a Chinese program advisor as needed.
