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 Five 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 197T: Traditional Thought and Culture in Modern China 3 credits
Chinese 230: Late Imperial Chinese Literature and Culture 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 562: Ming-Qing Novel I 3 credits
Chinese 563: Ming-Qing Novel II 3 credits
Chinese 570: Traditional Chinese Drama and Performing Arts 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 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.