Dec 04, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Chinese Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Modern and Classical Languages > Chinese Studies Minor

Components of the curriculum in Chinese Studies:

The minor in Chinese Studies requires 15 semester hours (at least 12 advanced hours) taken from the courses listed below. A minimum of 9 hours must be taken in residence, and at least 6 of the 9 hours must be advanced. A student must earn a 2.00-grade point average in all courses attempted in the minor field at the University of Houston.

Required Courses

Nine hours must be taken from:

CHIN 2312 - Intermediate Chinese II Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3301 - Advanced Mandarin Chinese I Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3302 - Advanced Mandarin Chinese II Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3303 - Readings in Modern Chinese Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3304 - Business Chinese Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3305 - Survey of Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 4301 - Public Speaking in Chinese Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 4302 - Integrated Chinese Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 4364 - Issues in Chinese Language and Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

Six hours must be taken from:

CHIN 3342 - Tales of East Asian Cities Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3343 - Chinese Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3344 - Modern and Contemporary Global Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3346 - Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Contemporary China Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3347 - Chinese Language, Pragmatics, and Communication Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3350 - Chinese Culture Through Films Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3352 - Chin Cul & Soc Thru Mod Lit Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3354 - Chinese Culture and Language Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3359 - Chinese Culture through History Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3360 - A Look Into Modern China Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3396 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3