Chinese Studies (Minor)

Chinese Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• CHIN101 Elementary Chinese I
• CHIN102 Elementary Chinese II
• CHIN203 Intermediate Chinese I
• CHIN204 Intermediate Chinese II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• ARH230 Intro to Asian Art
• CHIN211 Chinese History, Culture, and Civilization
• CHIN212 Chinese Film, Literature, and Culture
• CHIN380 Special Topics in Chinese Studies
• CHIN393 Independent Study
• *CHIN490 Advanced Chinese Conversation
• *CHIN491 Advanced Chinese Reading
• *CHIN492 Advanced Chinese Listening
• DFC311 Security Fundamentals
• HIST132 Asian History to 1500
• HIST133 Asian History since 1500
• HIST 313 Nationalism in Asia
• HIST 324 Environmental History of Asia
• HIST 334 China and India in Historical Perspective
• HIST 354 History of Modern Japan
• HIST 356 History of Modern China
• HIST 360 Modern Korea
• HIST 451 Imperial Japan, 1890-1945
• PHI211 Eastern Approaches to Reality
• POLI252 Asian Politics
• POLI258 China and the World
• POLI466 International Relations of Asia Pacific
• SOC361 China Culture and Society
• WLCU200 Comparative Cultural Studies
• WLCU201 International Short Story
• WLCU202 Diversity in World Cinema
• WLCU210 World City Studies
• WLCU320 International Travel and Tourism
• WLCU321 International Etiquette and Protocol
• WLCU325 Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Influence
• WLCU301 Introduction to Translation Studies
• WLCU395 Service Learning
• WLCU400 Comparative Language Studies: Linguistics and History
• WLCU490 Global Experience
• WLCU498 Internship

Note: In the Electives Category, minimum 3 credits must be in CHIN. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are offered through study abroad.

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.