Chinese Studies, B.A.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Residence Requirement for the Majors

At least four upper division courses required for the major must be completed successfully at CSULB. Students are encouraged, however, to complete up to a year of their language study in approved programs of study abroad.

Note:

A “C” grade in all required and elective classes in the major is required for continuation of the program.

Requirements

A minimum of 35 units is required. The following courses are prerequisites to the major and may be satisfied by appropriate high school preparation or by examination.

CHIN 101 - Fundamentals of Chinese (4 units)
CHIN 102 - Fundamentals of Chinese (4 units)

Lower Division (11 units):

Complete ALL of the following courses:

AAAS 100 - Asian Eats (3 units)
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese (4 units)
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese (4 units)

Upper Division (9 units)

Complete ALL of the following courses:

CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese (3 units)
CHIN 380 - Languages and Dialects in China (3 units)
AAAS 492 - Senior Research Seminar (3 units)

Upper Division Electives (15 units):

Complete 12 units from the following courses:

CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese (3 units)
CHIN 311 - Advanced Spoken Chinese (3 units)
CHIN 321 - Chinese Calligraphy (3 units)
CHIN 390 - Topics in Chinese Cultural Studies (3 units)
CHIN 421 - Current Affairs in China (3 units)
CHIN 451 - Chinese Culture and Tradition (3 units)
CHIN 461 - Structure of Modern Chinese Language (3 units)
CHIN 462 - Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and English (3 units)
CHIN 481 - Principles and Practice of Teaching Chinese (3 units)
CHIN 485 - Masterpieces from China (3 units)
CHIN 490 - Selected Topics in Chinese Studies (3 units)
CHIN 499 - Directed Studies in Chinese (1-3 units)
HIST 382B - Modern China (3 units)

Complete 3 units from the following courses:

AH 468 - Early Chinese Art (3 units)
AH 469 - Later Chinese Art (3 units)
ASAM 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units)
ASAM 331 - Chinese American Experience (3 units)
ASAM 340 - Asian American Family (3 units)
ASAM 345 - Asian American Community Analysis (3 units)
A/ST 306 - Traditional Asia (3 units)
A/ST 307 - Modern Asia (3 units)
A/ST 309 - Asia and Globalization (3 units)
A/ST 320 - Asian Films: Culture and Identity (3 units)
A/ST 336 - Politics and Literature in Southeast Asia (3 units)
ASAM 335 - Asian and Latino Immigration Since World War II (3 units)
CHLS 335 - Asian and Latino Immigration Since World War II (3 units)
HIST 406 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asia (3 units)
HIST 382A - Imperial China (3 units)
HIST 388 - Contemporary China (3 units)
HIST 412 - Migration and Ethnicity in Modern China (3 units)
JAPN 350 - Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication (3 units)
JOUR 312 - Global News Media (3 units)
PHIL 306 - Philosophies of China and Japan (3 units)
POSC 362 - Society and National Politics of China (3 units)
POSC 455 - Comparative Revolutionary Change (3 units)
POSC 485 - International Political Economy (3 units)
R/ST 341 - Buddhism (3 units)