Requires 29 hours including four advanced language courses beyond CHI 201. Study abroad in China or Taiwan is also highly recommended.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Major Courses | ||
| CHI 220 | Third-year Chinese I | 4 |
| CHI 230 | Third-year Chinese II | 4 |
| CHI 231 | Global Topics in Chinese | 3 |
| CHI 255 | Business Chinese | 3 |
| or CHI 291 | Special Topics in Chinese | |
| EAL 375 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Select one elective in Chinese art, history, politics, or religion: | 3 | |
| Art and Culture of China | ||
| Pre-Modern China to 1850 | ||
| Modern China since 1850 | ||
| Early Modernity in China | ||
| China and the World in the Age of Discover | ||
| Ten Years of Madness: The Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1966 to 1976 | ||
| Chinese Politics | ||
| Religion and Culture in China | ||
| Select two electives in Chinese literature, film and/or culture: | 6 | |
| Themes in Chinese Literature I | ||
| Themes in Chinese Literature II | ||
| Traditional Chinese Literature | ||
| Experiments in Modern Chinese Literature and Visual Culture | ||
| Chinese Cinemas | ||
| Global Work and Life: A Chinese Linguistics Approach | ||
| Mass Culture in Modern China | ||
| Fiction and Film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beyond | ||
| Kung Fu China: Culture, Narrative, Globalization | ||
| Select one elective in East Asian/Korean/Japanese culture: | 3 | |
| Major Works of Japanese Literature I | ||
| Major Works of Japanese Literature II | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Modern and Contemporary Japan | ||
| Japanese Film: Themes and Methods | ||
| Contemporary Japanese Culture | ||
| Survey of East Asian Cultures | ||
| Korean Cinema: History, Gender, and Genre | ||
| Contemporary East Asian Cinema | ||
| Art of East Asia | ||
| Asian Medicine, Health, and Healing Traditions | ||
A minimum C average is required for all courses in the major.
To graduate with the designation "Honors in Chinese Language and Culture," following completion of EAL 375, the student must enroll in EAL 376, submit an honors-quality research paper, successfully defend the paper in an oral examination, and earn an overall GPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 on work in courses taken as part of the major in Chinese. For additional information, students should consult their Chinese Language and Culture major advisor or the EAL 375 instructor.