Learning Goals
Majors in Chinese will acquire in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language as well as the literature and culture of China. Majors will be able to demonstrate oral, reading, and written proficiency in the language and develop critical skills in analyzing and interpreting literary, historical, and cultural texts. Students will acquire the literary, cultural, and linguistic competency necessary for continuing onto postgraduate study or employment requiring such cultural knowledge and/or linguistic skill. Students will learn the cultural heritage of China within the larger context of East Asia through a wide and coherent curriculum, which includes courses in the following humanities and social science disciplines: literature, visual culture, history, religion, language, and linguistics.
Requirements
The major in Chinese requires 36 credits distributed as follows:
- Six courses in Chinese language above the 100 level, including at least one course in classical Chinese.
- Four courses in Chinese literature, history, and/or culture (under subject code 165).
- One course chosen from East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era (098:241) OR East Asian Civilizations: Modern Era (098:242) OR Global East Asia (098:250).
- Capstone Seminar on East Asian Societies (098:444).
Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
