Chinese Language and Culture Minor
Minor Credit Hours: 18
This minor will provide students with the unique opportunity to augment their knowledge, language skills, and cross-cultural expertise in a region of increasing strategic and global importance. The study of Chinese language and culture is currently among the most popular language-related academic pursuits in the U.S. Heritage speakers must consult the Director of the Foreign Language Program when selecting language courses for this minor. Chinese Language and Culture minors are encouraged to pursue a second minor in Ethnic and Cultural Studies.
Degree Requirements
I. Required Language Courses (9)
| 21-109 | First Year Chinese 1 | 3 |
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| 21-191 | First Year Language in Location 1 | 3 |
| 21-112 | First Year Chinese 2 | 3 |
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| OR | |
| 21-192 | First Year Language in Location 2 | 3 |
| 21-213 | Second Year Chinese 1 | 3 |
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| OR | |
| 21-291 | Second Year Language in Location 1 | 3 |
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| OR | |
| 06-314 | Linguistics | 3 |
II. Elective Culture Courses (9)
Choose three courses from at least two different departments. All topics courses and seminars must be related to Asia / China.
| 06-220 | Topics in Literature | 3 |
| 06-334 | Non-Western Literature | 3 |
| 06-339 | Topics in World Authors | 3 |
| 06-376 | World/Ethnic Film | 3 |
| 09-351 | Modern China | 3 |
| 10-350 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| 18-321 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| 18-337 | International Topics | 3 |
| 18-368 | Non-Western Political Thought | 3 |
| 19-281 | Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America | 3 |
| 19-298 | Christianity and World Religions | 3 |
| 20-492 | Special Topics in Sociology | 3 |
| 21-120 | International Experience Seminar | 1 |
| 21-214 | Second Year Chinese 2 | 3 |
| 21-292 | Second Year Language in Location 2 | 3 |
| 26-285 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
III. At least 2 courses in the minor must be at the 300 or 400 level.
IV. Chinese Language and Culture minors are encouraged to double minor in Ethnic and Cultural Studies.
Consult the Chair of Sociology. Double minors may complete the Ethnic and Cultural Studies minor by taking the following courses:
| 20-100 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| 20-290 | Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations | 3 |
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| Ethnic and Cultural Electives | 15 |
Choose, with the advice and consent of the director of the Ethnic and Cultural Studies Program, 15 credit hours in significant ethnic and cultural electives, preferably in China and /or Asia-related courses not duplicated among courses listed above. Two courses (6 credits) in this minor must be at the 300 or 400 level.