General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

The Department of Languages and Literature offers a major and a minor in Chinese for students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture through the study of the Chinese language, literature, arts, and society. The Chinese major also provides the necessary background for graduate study. 

All courses counting toward the major or the minor must be completed with a grade of C or better. Check with the department to see if a transcript is needed. If a course that is a requirement for the major is not available, the department reserves the right to substitute another course to fulfill that requirement. 

Major. The major consists of 31 upper-division credit hours. Students who learned the language through residence in a Chinese-speaking country may not take any course numbered below 3060. 

Minor. The minor consists of 15 upper-division credit hours. Students who learned the language through residence in a Chinese speaking country may not take any course numbered below 3060. 

Requirements for the Major

Total hours for the major: 31 

Number of required courses: 7 (plus 1 capstone course) 

Number of electives: 3 

Required Courses

CHIN 3010 Third-year Mandarin Chinese 
or CHIN 3060 Introduction to Written Chinese 
CHIN 3020 Third-year Mandarin Language 
CHIN 4710 Classical or Literary Chinese 
CHIN 5280 Syntax cross-listed with LING 5280 OR CHIN 5281 Phonetics: cross-listed with LING 5281
CHIN 4550 Patterns of Traditional Chinese Culture 
CHIN 4610 Survey of Classical Literature I 
CHIN 4620 Survey of Classical Literature II 
Capstone course: CHIN 4990 

Elective Courses

CHIN 3390 Chinese Calligraphy 
CHIN 3510 Business Chinese 
CHIN 5281 Chinese Phonetics: cross-listed with LING 5281 
CHIN 3410 Teaching Chinese as a Second Language 
CHIN 3420 Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Practicum 
CHIN 3950 Service Learning 
CHIN 4560 Problems of Modernizing China 
CHIN 4720 Classical Literary Chinese 
CHIN 4900 Special Topics 
CHIN 5880 Directed Reading 

Model Program of Study
(for students working 20 hours or less) 

First Year
Fall Semester
CHIN 1010
Spring Semester 
CHIN 1020 

Second Year
Fall Semester
CHIN 2010 
CHIN 5281 

Spring Semester
CHIN 2020 
CHIN 5280 

Third Year
Fall Semester
CHIN 3010 or 3060 
CHIN 4610 

Spring Semester
CHIN 3020 
CHIN 4620 

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
CHIN 4550 
CHIN 4710 

Spring Semester
CHIN 4560 
CHIN 4720 
CHIN 4990 

Requirements for the Minor

Total hours for the minor: 15 

Required Courses
CHIN 3010 or CHIN 3060 Introduction to Written Chinese, plus 15 upper-division credit hours. 

CHIN Course Descriptions