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Chinese Major Program

B.A. Degree in Chinese

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers an undergraduate major in Chinese. The major program includes studies in language, literature and linguistics. Any given course can count only toward the fulfillment of one category requirement, even if the course appears as an option in more than one category.

Prerequisites: (20 hrs.)

  1. C101.01,102.01,103.01 or their I.I./SPEAC equivalents (C101.51/101.02, 102.51/102.02, 103.51/103.02)
  2. Intensive track: C210 or 211
    OR
    Regular track: C104.01 (C104.51)

Requirements: (55 hrs.)

  1. Language (30 hrs.)
    Intensive track: C210 or 211 (whichever is not taken as a prerequisite), 310, 311, 510, 511, 601
    OR
    Regular track: C205, 206, 507, 508, 509, 601
  2. Culture (5 hrs.)
    C231 or 232
  3. Literature (5 hrs.)
    Choice of C251, 252, 501, 502, 503, 504; EALL 357
  4. Language, Literature, and Linguistics (10 hrs.) Choice of C501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 580, 600, 602, 603, 610, 611, 612, 651, 652, 653, 674, 678, 680, 681, 683, 690, 693, 698
    (5 hrs. maximum for each of C693, 698)
  5. East Asian Thought (5 hrs.)
    Choice of 615; EALL 341, 683; History 342, 545.01, 545.02, 545.03, 545.04, 546; Comp Studies 641; or EALL H399
Chinese Majors and Chinese Minors are also encouraged to take courses from the following list:

Suggested Electives:
  1. Chinese
    C 615, 751, 755, 753, 761, 762, 763, 764, 770, 782, H783, 784, 792
  2. Other Departments
Anthropology
Comparative Studies
English
History
History of Art

International Studies
Linguistics
Philosophy
Political Science
421.01, 620.17
314, 241, 678
260, 261, 262, 263, 270, 241, 676
342, 545.01, 545.02, 545.03, 545.04, 546
213, 576, 670, 671, 672, 674, 675, 677.01, 677.02, 678.01, 678.02, 681, 682
235, 439
201, 600, 601, 602, 603, 609, 611
101, 215, 270
536, 537, 636, 658

Revised 12/16/08