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Chinese Language and Culture, B.A.

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Requires 29 hours including four advanced language courses beyond CHI 201. Study abroad in China or Taiwan is also highly recommended.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Major Courses
CHI 220Third-year Chinese I4
CHI 230Third-year Chinese II4
CHI 231Global Topics in Chinese3
CHI 255Business Chinese3
or CHI 291 Special Topics in Chinese
EAL 375Senior Research Seminar3
Select one elective in Chinese art, history, politics, or religion:3
ART 238
Art and Culture of China
HST 244
Pre-Modern China to 1850
HST 245
Modern China since 1850
HST 344
Early Modernity in China
HST 345
China and the World in the Age of Discover
HST 352
Ten Years of Madness: The Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1966 to 1976
POL 248
Chinese Politics
REL 282
Religion and Culture in China
Select two electives in Chinese literature, film and/or culture:6
EAL 221
Themes in Chinese Literature I
EAL 222
Themes in Chinese Literature II
EAL 223
Traditional Chinese Literature
EAL 231
Experiments in Modern Chinese Literature and Visual Culture
EAL 252
Chinese Cinemas
EAL 260
Global Work and Life: A Chinese Linguistics Approach
EAL 271
Mass Culture in Modern China
EAL 272
Fiction and Film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beyond
EAL 273
Kung Fu China: Culture, Narrative, Globalization
Select one elective in East Asian/Korean/Japanese culture:3
EAL 219
Major Works of Japanese Literature I
EAL 220
Major Works of Japanese Literature II
EAL 241
Gender and Sexuality in Modern and Contemporary Japan
EAL 253
Japanese Film: Themes and Methods
EAL 270
Contemporary Japanese Culture
EAL 275
Survey of East Asian Cultures
EAL 279
Korean Cinema: History, Gender, and Genre
EAL 285
Contemporary East Asian Cinema
ART 236
Art of East Asia
REL 329
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.

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