Chinese Studies, B.S.

Requirements for the major

I. A Core Curriculum in East Asian Culture

12 credit hours; at least one course from three of the following categories:

A. Art History, Cinema, and Literature

ARTH - 1410 Introduction to Asian Art: China Credits: 4
CHIN - 3312 Chinese Cinema: A Historical and Cultural Perspective
CHIN - 3313 Cities of Strangers: Trans-Cultural Chinese Cinema Credits: 3
CHIN - 3314 Chinese Literature in Translation
EAST - 2315 East Asian Heroes Credits: 3
EAST - 2321 Asian Americans and Translingual Identities

B. Civilization and History

CHIN - 2311 Chinese Civilization
HIST - 1320 History of China Credits: 3
HIST - 1324 Modern East Asia Credits: 3
HIST - 2424 Global China: a History of Migration Credits: 4

C. Philosophy and Religion

CHIN - 3428 The Philosophies of China Credits: 4 (also listed as PHIL 3428 )
EAST - 2316 The Folk Ecology of Fengshui Credits: 3
PHIL - 3428 The Philosophies of China Credits: 4 (also listed as CHIN 3428 )
RELI - 1330 Asian Religions Credits: 3

D. Ecological and Environmental Science

BIOL - 1322 The Ecology and Bioconservation of China Credits: 3
GEOS - 1307 Geology, Resources, and Environmental Issues of China and Southeast Asia

II. The Concentration in Chinese Studies:

A. Completion of 21 credit hours of upper division Chinese language and literature courses taught in Chinese.

CHIN - 3401 Advanced Chinese I Credits: 4
CHIN - 3402 Advanced Chinese II Credits: 4
CHIN - 3310 Chengyu Tales Credits: 3
CHIN - 3311 Reading Chinese Newspapers Credits: 3
CHIN - 4130 Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) Credits: 1
CHIN - 4410 Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credits: 4
CHIN - 4411 Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credits: 4
CHIN - 4321 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature Credits: 3
CHIN - 4322 Readings in Contemporary Chinese Cinema Credits: 3
CHIN - 4451 Classical Chinese Credits: 4
CHIN - 4390 Reading and Conference Credits: 3
CHIN - 4391 Selected Topics Credits: 3
CLAC - 3113 Reality TV in China Credits: 1
CLAC - 3114 Zhongguo Gudai Sixiang (Classical Chinese Thought) Credits: 1
CLAC - 3115 Chinese Popular Songs Credits: 1
CLAC - 4130 Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) Credits: 1

Note:

or the equivalent study abroad coursework in Chinese.

B. Completion of 9 credit hours of upper division electives.

At least one course must be taken from each of the following categories. Courses not focused solely on China must contain at least one-third of their content on the subject of China.

1. Art History, Communication, History, Political Science, and Religion

ARTH - 3376 Contemporary Chinese Art Credits: 3 (also listed as CHIN 3376 )
CHIN - 3433 Chinese Religions: Unity and Diversity Credits: 4 (also listed as RELI 3433 )
CHIN - 3443 Chinese Foreign Policy Credits: 4 (also listed as PLSI 3443 )
CHIN - 3366 Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China Credits: 3 (also listed as PLSI 3366 and URBS 3366 )
CHIN - 3376 Contemporary Chinese Art Credits: 3 (also listed as ARTH 3376 )
COMM - 3423 Environmental Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3424 Popular Culture in Asia Credits: 4
HIST - 3420 Masculinity and Femininity in China, 1500-Present Credits: 4
HIST - 4420 Seminar in Asian History Credits: 4
PLSI - 3441 East Asian Security Credits: 4
PLSI - 3443 Chinese Foreign Policy Credits: 4 (also listed as CHIN 3443 )
PLSI - 3366 Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China Credits: 3 (also listed as CHIN 3366 and URBS 3366 )
RELI - 3432 Buddhist Ecology Credits: 4
RELI - 3433 Chinese Religions: Unity and Diversity Credits: 4 (also listed as CHIN 3433 )
URBS - 3366 Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China Credits: 3 (also listed as CHIN 3366 and PLSI 3366 )

2. Business and Economics

BUSN - 4130 Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) Credits: 1
BUSN - 4364 Internationalizing Intellectual Property Credits: 3 (also listed as CHIN 4364 )
CHIN - 3330 Global Business Culture Credits: 3 (also listed as INTB 3330 )
CHIN - 4130 Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) Credits: 1 (also listed as BUSN 4130 )
CHIN - 4364 Internationalizing Intellectual Property Credits: 3 (also listed as BUSN 4364 )
CHIN - 4097 Chinese Internship Credits: 0
INTB - 3363 International Business Research Credits: 3
INTB - 3330 Global Business Culture Credits: 3 (also listed as CHIN 3330 )
INTB - 4362 International Branding Credits: 3

III. Completion of at Least One Semester Abroad in a Chinese-speaking Country.

IV. University Requirements:

Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Admission to Major

How to apply

Full acceptance is granted if the following requirements are met at the time of application:

Completion of the fourth semester of an East Asian language, or its equivalent, with a grade of C or better.
Completion of the East Asian Studies core curriculum with grades of C or better.

Provisional acceptance may be granted if it is apparent that an applicant can meet the requirements for full acceptance by the end of the semester in which application is made.

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