Languages and Literatures/Chinese
Catalog pages 180
Subject abbreviations: CHN
Committee in Charge
Yang Ye, Ph.D., Chair, Chinese/Civilizations/
Comparative Literature Eugene Perry Link, Ph.D. Chinese Literature,
Language and Culture Lisa Raphals, Ph.D. Chinese/Comparative
Literature Yenna Wu, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/Comparative
Literature Milagros Peña Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences, ex officio
Major
The Chinese Major enables a student to acquire proficiency in the Chinese language and to study Chinese literature, culture, and society using interdisciplinary methods.
- 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units plus
language proficiency)
- a) Proficiency in Chinese through the
intermediate level (CHN 006 or its equivalent)
- b) Four (4) units from lower-division lecture
courses on Chinese literature, culture, and film: AST 030/CHN 030, AST 040/ CHN 040, AST 046/CHN 046, AST 048/ CHN 048, and any other lower-division lecture courses on Chinese literature, culture, and film chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
- 2. Upper-division requirements (36 units)
- a) Twelve (12) units in Chinese language
from CHN 101A, CHN 101B, CHN 101C, CHN 102, CHN 105, CHN 108, CHN 110 (E-Z), CHN 115 (E-Z)
- b) Twelve (12) units in Chinese literature,
culture, and film from AST 107/CHN 107/ RLST 107, AST 135/CHN 135, AST 136/ CHN 136, AST 142/CHN 142, AST 145/ CHN 141/CLA 141/CPAC 141/POSC 140, AST 148/CHN 148, AST 185/CHN 185/ MCS 169, CHN 102, CHN 104, CHN 105, CHN 106, CHN 108, CHN 110 (E- Z), CHN 115 (E-Z), CHN 134, CHN 137, CHN 190, CPLT 142E/WMST 142E, and any other upper-division lecture courses on Chinese literature, culture, and film chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
- c) Eight (8) units in China-related upper-
division courses from other departments (with adviser’s consent), can include the courses listed under (b).
recommended but not required)