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Chinese Studies (Minor)

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Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Clearfield
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
College
Program Contact
Professor of French and Chinese, Director of the Chinese Program
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Courses and Curriculum

Chinese Studies Minor Requirements

  • 18 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)
  • CHIN101 Elementary Chinese I
  • CHIN102 Elementary Chinese II
  • CHIN203 Intermediate Chinese I
  • CHIN204 Intermediate Chinese II
II. Minor Electives (6 credits)
  • ARH230 Intro to Asian Art
  • CHIN211 Chinese History, Culture, and Civilization
  • CHIN212 Chinese Film, Literature, and Culture
  • CHIN380 Special Topics in Chinese Studies
  • CHIN393 Independent Study
  • *CHIN490 Advanced Chinese Conversation
  • *CHIN491 Advanced Chinese Reading
  • *CHIN492 Advanced Chinese Listening
  • DFC311 Security Fundamentals
  • HIST132 Asian History to 1500
  • HIST133 Asian History since 1500
  • HIST 313 Nationalism in Asia
  • HIST 324 Environmental History of Asia
  • HIST 334 China and India in Historical Perspective
  • HIST 354 History of Modern Japan
  • HIST 356 History of Modern China
  • HIST 360 Modern Korea
  • HIST 451 Imperial Japan, 1890-1945
  • PHI211 Eastern Approaches to Reality
  • POLI252 Asian Politics
  • POLI258 China and the World
  • POLI466 International Relations of Asia Pacific
  • SOC361 China Culture and Society
  • WLCU200 Comparative Cultural Studies
  • WLCU201 International Short Story
  • WLCU202 Diversity in World Cinema
  • WLCU210 World City Studies
  • WLCU320 International Travel and Tourism
  • WLCU321 International Etiquette and Protocol
  • WLCU325 Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Influence
  • WLCU301 Introduction to Translation Studies
  • WLCU395 Service Learning
  • WLCU400 Comparative Language Studies: Linguistics and History
  • WLCU490 Global Experience
  • WLCU498 Internship

Note: In the Electives Category, minimum 3 credits must be in CHIN. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are offered through study abroad.

  • Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
    • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
    • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
    • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
  • Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
    • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
    • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
  • Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
  • Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
    • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
    • Students show evidence of becoming life©\long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

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