I. A core curriculum in East Asian culture
12 credit hours; at least one course from three of the following categories:
A. Art History, Cinema, and Literature
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ARTH-1410 | Introduction to Asian Art: China |
| CHIN-3312 | Chinese Cinema: A Historical and Cultural Perspective |
| CHIN-3313 | Cities of Strangers: Trans-Cultural Chinese Cinema |
| CHIN-3314 | Chinese Literature in Translation |
| EAST-2315 | East Asian Heroes |
| EAST-2321 | Asian Americans and Translingual Identities |
B. Civilization and History
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHIN-2311 | Chinese Civilization |
| HIST-1320 | History of China |
| HIST-1324 | Modern East Asia |
| HIST-2424 | Global China: A History of Migration |
C. Philosophy and Religion
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHIN-3428 | The Philosophies of China (also listed as PHIL-3428) |
| EAST-2316 | The Folk Ecology of Fengshui |
| PHIL-3428 | The Philosophies of China (also listed as CHIN-3428) |
| RELI-1330 | Asian Religions |
D. Ecological and Environmental Science
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIOL-1322 | Ecology and Biodiversity of China |
| GEOS-1307 | Geology, Resources, and Environmental Issues of China and Southeast Asia |
II. The concentration in Chinese studies:
A. Completion of 21 credit hours of upper division Chinese language and literature courses taught in Chinese.
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHIN-3401 | Advanced Chinese I |
| CHIN-3402 | Advanced Chinese II |
| CHIN-3310 | Chengyu Tales |
| CHIN-3311 | Reading Chinese Newspapers |
| CHIN-4130 | Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) |
| CHIN-4410 | Advanced Conversation and Composition I |
| CHIN-4411 | Advanced Conversation and Composition II |
| CHIN-4321 | Readings in Modern Chinese Literature |
| CHIN-4322 | Readings in Contemporary Chinese Cinema |
| CHIN-4451 | Classical Chinese |
| CHIN-4390 | Reading and Conference |
| CHIN-4391 | Selected Topics |
| CLAC-3113 | Reality TV in China |
| CLAC-3114 | Zhongguo Gudai Sixiang (Classical Chinese Thought) |
| CLAC-3115 | Chinese Popular Songs |
| CLAC-4130 | Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) |
or the equivalent study abroad coursework in Chinese.
B. Completion of 9 credit hours of upper division electives. At least one course must be taken from each of the following categories. Courses not focused solely on China must contain at least one-third of their content on the subject of China.
- Art History, Communication, History, Political Science, and Religion
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ARTH-3376 | Contemporary Chinese Art (also listed as CHIN-3376) |
| CHIN-3433 | Chinese Religions: Unity and Diversity (also listed as RELI-3433) |
| CHIN-3443 | Chinese Foreign Policy (also listed as PLSI-3443) |
| CHIN-3366 | Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China (also listed as PLSI-3366 and URBS-3366) |
| CHIN-3376 | Contemporary Chinese Art (also listed as ARTH-3376) |
| COMM-3423 | Environmental Communication |
| COMM-3424 | Popular Culture in Asia |
| HIST-3420 | Gender in China, 1500-Present |
| HIST-4420 | Seminar in Asian History |
| PLSI-3441 | East Asian Security |
| PLSI-3443 | Chinese Foreign Policy (also listed as CHIN-3443) |
| PLSI-3366 | Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China (also listed as CHIN-3366 and URBS-3366) |
| RELI-3432 | Buddhist Ecology |
| RELI-3433 | Chinese Religions: Unity and Diversity (also listed as CHIN-3433) |
| URBS-3366 | Governance and Public Policy in Contemporary China (also listed as CHIN-3366 and PLSI-3366) |
- Business and Economics
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BUSN-4130 | Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) |
| BUSN-4364 | Internationalizing Intellectual Property (also listed as CHIN-4364) |
| CHIN-3330 | Global Business Culture (also listed as INTB-3330) |
| CHIN-4130 | Quanqiu Shangwu Wenhua-Zhong-Mei Jiaodian (Global Business Culture) (also listed as BUSN-4130) |
| CHIN-4364 | Internationalizing Intellectual Property (also listed as BUSN 4364) |
| CHIN-4097 | Chinese Internship |
| INTB-3363 | International Business Research |
| INTB-3330 | Global Business Culture (also listed as CHIN-3330) |
| INTB-4362 | International Branding |
III. Completion of at least one semester abroad in a Chinese-speaking country.
IV. University requirements:
Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.
How to apply
Full acceptance is granted if the following requirements are met at the time of application:
- Completion of the fourth semester of an East Asian language, or its equivalent, with a grade of C or better.
- Completion of the East Asian Studies core curriculum with grades of C or better.
Provisional acceptance may be granted if it is apparent that an applicant can meet the requirements for full acceptance by the end of the semester in which application is made.
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