Bachelor of Arts
Major: 32 semester hours
(24 required, 8 elective; students must take at least one Chinese history course)
Required Courses: 24 semester hours
Anthropology 343................................................East Asian Culture
Chinese 201................................Intermediate Chinese
Chinese 202...............................Intermediate Chinese
History 339..................................Revolutionary China
Religion 233.....................................Religions of China
Chinese Studies 499...............Capstone Senior Seminar
(Students learn and utilize elements of critical theories to produce a major paper and presentation demonstrating their competency in spoken and written Chinese. Topics revolve around a seminar theme and are selected with the approval of the Seminar faculty and the Chinese Studies Program Chair.)
Electives: 8 semester hours
Anthropology 345......................Contemporary China
Business 352...............................Global Management*
Chinese 301...............Composition and Conversation
Chinese 371.......................Chinese Lit. in Translation
Chinese Stud. 287....Selected Topics in Chinese Stud.
History 338............................................Modern China
History 496....................Seminar: The Third World**
Music 105..........................................The Arts of China
Political Science 381......................Comparative Legal Systems**
Minor: 20 semester hours
(8 required, 12 elective)
Required Courses: 8 semester hours
Chinese 101..................................Elementary Chinese
Chinese 102..................................Elementary Chinese
(or one equivalent year of university level Chinese, upon approval of Program
Chair)
Electives: 12 semester hour from at least two additional departments.
Anthropology 345.......................Contemporary China
Chinese 371.......................Chinese Lit. in Translation
Chinese Stud. 271.........................China Through Film
Chinese Stud. 287....Selected Topics in Chinese Stud.
History 338.............................................Modern China
History 339..................................Revolutionary China
Music 105..........................................The Arts of China
Religion 233.....................................Religions of China
*courses may count for program credits only when the student's course project is focused on China and is approved by the program director.
**History 496 may be counted toward program requirements only when it focuses specifically on China.
With the approval of the program chair, selected January term, summer, study abroad, and experimental courses may also be included in the major or minor.