Chinese Studies - BA Minor

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Total required credits: 24

Required Courses (12 S.H.)

CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I (4 S.H.)
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II (4 S.H.)
GS 300 - Contemporary China (3-4 S.H.) (Minors must take this course for 4 S.H.)

Specialized Study in Chinese: Electives (9 S.H.)

CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese (4 S.H.)
CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese II (4 S.H.)
HIST 343 - Modern China (3 S.H.)
ENG 221 - Topics in World Literature (3 S.H.) (when the topic is Women in Chinese Literature)
ENG 225 - Topics in Literature (1-4 S.H.) [(when the topic is Changing Role of Women in Asian Literature (focus on China)]
GS 345 - Media, Popular Culture, and Changing Chinese Society (3-4 S.H.)
GS 350 - Cross-Cultural Field Experience (1-9 S.H.) (in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Mainland China)
◎ GS 360 - Contemporary Asian Issues (3 S.H.) (Focus on China)
△ GS 400 - Global Studies Seminar (3 S.H.) (Research on China)
GS 450 - Global Studies Internship (1-21 S.H.) (Internship must be in Mainland China, or Taiwan, or Hong Kong)
GS 451 - Global Studies Internship (3 S.H.) (Internship must be in Mainland China, or Taiwan, or Hong Kong)

General Electives (3 S.H.)

GEOG 223 - Geography of the Orient (3 S.H.)
GS 250 - Introduction to Asia (3 S.H.)
GS 255 - Peoples and Cultures of South & Southeast Asia (3 S.H.)
GS 345 - Media, Popular Culture, and Changing Chinese Society (3-4 S.H.)
HIST 123 - East Asian Civilization (3 S.H.)
ECON 430 - Asian Economies in Transition (3 S.H.)
MUS 115 - Music of East and Southeast Asia (3 S.H.)

Study Abroad

Students studying abroad at Tamkang University in Taiwan (TKU), Hebei University of Technology in Mainland China (HUT), Hong Kong University in Hong Kong, and Soon Chun Hyang University (SCH) in Korea may elect to apply up to 12 S.H. towards their minor to satisfy the requirements of Sections II & III above with the consent of the WSU Chinese Studies coordinator. The following is a list of courses at TKU and HUT that can satisfy the requirements of the Chinese Minor at WSU. Other courses not listed but offered at the above institutions will also be considered for the Minor by the Chinese Studies coordinator.

Language and Culture Module

Chinese Mandarin Conversation (2 S.H.)
Chinese Reading and Writing (2 S.H.)
Chinese Listening and Speaking (4 S.H.)
Intercultural Communication (Chinese society or history) (2 S.H.)
Chinese Film (S.H.2)
Chinese Kung fu & Taiji Boxing (2 S.H.)
China’s Tour Geography (2 S.H.)
Basic Chinese History (2 S.H.)

Business Module

International Business for a Chinese Perspective (4 S.H.)
Introduction to Chinese Business Law (4 S.H.)
Foreign Direct Investment in China (4 S.H.)
Production Management (4 S.H.)
Project Management (4 S.H.)
Management Communication (4 S.H.)

**Students must receive a C or better in all courses for the minor.