Chinese Studies
The Chinese Studies major enables students to delve into the study of Chinese culture through the lens of language, literature, and other disciplinary offerings on campus.
Major
Language Component
Students must complete five courses total.
| CHIN 202 | Intermediate Chinese II | 5 units |
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| CHIN 301 | Expository Essays and Short Narratives I | 4 units |
| CHIN 310 | Expository Essays and Short Narratives II | 4 units |
| CHIN 330 | Topics in Fiction and Film | 4 units |
| CHIN 350 | Classical Chinese Texts | 4 units |
| CHIN 460 | Translating Chinese I | 4 units |
Literature in Translation
Students must complete one course from the list below:
| ASN 252/CSLC 252 | To Dwell or to Wander: Reading Confucius and Zhuangzi | 4 units |
| CHIN 272 | The Rise of the Martial Arts Novel | 4 units |
| CHIN 273 | Contemporary Chinese Writers in Exile | 4 units |
| CHIN 274 | Ghost and Love Stories | 4 units |
| CSLC 150/ASN 150 | The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons: Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Literature | 4 units |
Methods/Theory
Students must complete one course from the list below:
| CHIN 272 | The Rise of the Martial Arts Novel | 4 units |
| CHIN 273 | Contemporary Chinese Writers in Exile | 4 units |
| CHIN 274 | Ghost and Love Stories | 4 units |
| CHIN 460 | Translating Chinese I | 4 units |
| ENGL 290 | Introduction to Literary Methods | 4 units |
| ENGL 370 | Literary Criticism | 4 units |
| LING 301 | Introduction to Linguistics | 4 units |
Electives
Three additional China-related courses selected from the list below:
| AMST 270 | Asian American Literature | 4 units |
| AMST 272/ASN 272 | Asian Immigrants in American Society | 4 units |
| AMST 280/DWA 246 | The United States and East Asia | 4 units |
| ARTH 160 | Introduction to East Asian Art | 4 units |
| DWA 237 | Cuba, Vietnam, China: Communism in a Post-Communist World | 4 units |
| DWA 245/HIST 245 | China and the World | 4 units |
| HIST 141 | East Asian Survey | 4 units |
| HIST 242 | Imperial China | 4 units |
| HIST 243 | Modern China: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Revolution | 4 units |
| POLS 226 | Contemporary Chinese Politics | 4 units |
| POLS 227 | East Asian Politics: China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan | 4 units |
| RELS 266 | Sexuality and Gender in Buddhism | 4 units |
| RELS 276 | Empire and Religion in Asia and the Pacific | 4 units |
Honors in the Major
Students with an overall GPA of 3.25 and a major GPA of 3.50 may submit an honors research proposal at the end of the fall semester of the senior year. If the proposal is supported by two faculty advisers, the student will enroll in a 2-unit Independent Study (CHIN 499) in the spring to expand the fall semester senior comprehensive paper into a distinguished 40-page paper.
Minor
Five courses (20 units) numbered CHIN 202 and above. LING 301 may fulfill one of these courses. Three of the five courses must be completed as Occidental courses (one of the three MUST be taken at the Eagle Rock campus. The other two may be taken at an Occidental-in-China campus).