The mission of the current Chinese Studies Program is to educate students in Chinese language, literature, culture, history, politics and religion, and to provide students with academic knowledge and experiences to understand China as both an ancient civilization and an emerging global power.  In this spirit, Chinese Studies majors will also learn to appreciate their own positions vis-à-vis the challenges inherent in China's rise to global prominence, confronting difficult questions of nationalism and ethnocentrism.  As an interdisciplinary program, Chinese Studies draws on faculty expertise from various departments and prepares students for post-graduate studies, China related employment opportunities and future engagement of China.

A total of 36 credits as follows:

1. Chinese 202, 301 and 302

2. Three of the following: 

Chinese 305: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

Chinese 306: Introduction to East Asian Cultures

Chinese 307: Orientalism and Global China on Screen

Chinese 314: Introduction to Chinese Culture

Chinese 315: Gender in Chinese Literature

Chinese 316: Asian Urbanization through Cinema

Chinese 318: Taste, Culture and Power: Asia and Global Foodways

Chinese 320: Contemporary Chinese Cinema

Chinese 409: Special Topics

3. Two of the following:

History 282: Traditional China

History 283: Modern China

History 481: Cold War in East Asia

Religious Studies 258 Topics: History of Religions (Buddhism)

INTS 261: Government and Politics of China

INTS 262: China’s Foreign Policy

INTS 263: Comparative Political Economy of East Asia

INTS 264: China-Taiwan-US Relations

4. Chinese 485: Senior Seminar

A total of twenty (20) credits in Chinese language, literature and culture. The credits are spread across the following courses:

1. Chinese 202, 301 and 302

2. Two of the Chinese Literature and Culture courses:

Chinese 205: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

Chinese 206: Introduction to East Asian Cultures

Chinese 207: Orientalism and Global China on Screen

Chinese 210: Chinese Literary Heritage

Chinese 214: Introduction to Chinese Culture

Chinese 215: Gender in Chinese Literature

Chinese 216: Asian Urbanization through Cinema

Chinese 218: Taste, Culture and Power: Asia and Global Foodways

Chinese 220: Contemporary Chinese Cinema

Chinese 409: Special Topics

*Content courses focused on China, offered by the Department of History, International Studies and Religious Studies, can be used as substations for Category 2