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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
- ANTH 343: East Asian Cultures
- CHIN 201: Intermediate Chinese
- CHIN 202: Intermediate Chinese
- HIST 339: Revolutionary China
- RELI 233: Religions of China
- CHSP 499: Capstone: Senior Project
Electives
8 semester hours
- ANTH 345: Contemporary China
- BUSA 352: Global Management*
- CHIN 271: China Through Film
- CHSP 287: Selected Topics in Chinese Studies
- CHSP 250: Urban Culture in China
- CHSP 350: Chinese Culture and Society
- CHIN 301: Composition and Conversation
- CHIN 302: Composition and Conversation
- CHIN 371: Chinese Literature in Translation
- HIST 232: Tibet in Fact and Fiction
- HIST 338: Modern China
- HIST 496: Seminar: The Third World (a/y on China)**
- MUSI 105: The Arts of China
- POLS 381: Comparative Legal Systems
MINOR
20 semester hours (eight required, 12 elective)
Required Courses:
8 semester hours in Chinese language
- CHIN 101: Elementary Chinese
- CHIN 102: Elementary Chinese (or one equivalent year of university-level Chinese, upon approval of the program chair)
Electives
12 semester hours from at least two additional departments
- ANTH 345: Contemporary China
- CHIN 271: China Through Film
- CHIN 371: Chinese Literature in Translation
- CHSP 287: Selected Topics in Chinese Studies
- CHSP 250: Urban Culture in China
- CHSP 350 Chinese Culture and Society
- HIST 339: Revolutionary China
- MUSI 105: The Arts of China
- RELI 233: Religions of China
*These courses may count for program credits only when the student’s course project is focused on China and is approved by the program chair.
** History 496 may be counted toward program requirements only when it focuses specifically on China.