The Minors

Chinese
Requirements
(24 credits as follows):

A. 12 credits of Chinese language:
126 Intensive Elementary Chinese I or
110 Non-intensive Elementary Chinese I
120 Non-intensive Elementary Chinese II and
246 Intensive Elementary Chinese II

B. Any courses from among the following (from either Group I or Group II, from both or similar approved course) for a total of 12 credits:

I. Language and Linguistics
326 Intensive Intermediate Chinese I
327 Intensive Intermediate Chinese II
375 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
426 Advanced Modern Chinese I
427 Advanced Modern Chinese II
432 Media Chinese
433 Business Chinese
450 Elementary Classical Chinese
498Y Practicum (1-6 credits)
526 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature I
527 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature II
528 Chinese Language in Contexts
575 Syntactic Structures of Chinese
576 History of the Chinese Language
577 Chinese Dialectology
580 Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language I
581 Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language II
670 Intro to Research Chinese Source Materials

II. Literature and Culture
136 Introduction to Chinese Cinema
140 Chinese Script I
150 Peoples and Languages of China
153 Chinese Literature: Poetry
154 Chinese Literature: Tale, Short Story, Novel
197Q  Late Imperial Chinese Literature & Culture
197S China in World Affairs
241 Contemporary Chinese Literature
242 Chinese Vernacular Literature
397D Philosophy and Religion in Chinese Literature
555 Classical Chinese Poetry
597D Confucianism
597F Chinese Political Philosophy
597K Buddhist and Taoist Literature
597L Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
597M Ming-Qing Novel I
597P Traditional Chinese Drama and Performing Arts
597Q Ming-Qing Novel II
HISTORY 114 History of China I
HISTORY 115 History of China II

Japanese
Requirements
(24 credits as follows)

A. 12 credits of Japanese language:
126 Intensive Elementary Japanese I or
110 Non-intensive Elementary Japanese I
120 Non-intensive Elementary Japanese II and 246 Intensive Elementary Japanese II

B. Any courses from among the following (from either Group I or Group II, from both or similar approved course) for a total of 12 credits:

Group I. Language and Linguistics
326 Intensive Intermediate Japanese I
327 Intensive Intermediate Japanese II
375 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
497A Readings in Modern Japanese I
497C Readings in Modern Japanese II
536 Advanced Modern Japanese I
537 Advanced Modern Japanese II
556 Introduction to Classical Japanese I
557 Introduction to Classical Japanese II
597C Problems and Methods in Translation

Group II. Literature and Culture
135 Japanese Art and Culture
143 Japanese Literature: Classical and Medieval
144 Japanese Literature: Modern
197C Introduction to Japanese Religions
197E Japanese Cinema
197L Manga and Anime
235 The Performing Arts of Japan
291A Japanese Women Writers
297A Japanese Popular Culture
391A Landscape and Travel in Japanese Literature
397M Japanese Buddhism and the Literary Arts
492B Japanese Avant-Garde Drama
492C Edo Pictorial Fiction
591B Modern Japanese Philosophy
592M Japanese Buddhism and the Literary Arts
593A Heian Literary Culture
597A Manuscript Japanese
597R Tokugawa Culture
HISTORY 116 History of East Asia: Japan

Note: Students who begin taking language courses at a level above the elementary level must take advanced courses sufficient to accumulate 24 credits for the minor. A grade of C or better is required for courses used to satisfy the minor requirement. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/Fail. No more than six credits taken through the Five College consortium will be accepted for the minor. No student who passes the program’s foreign language exemption exam may enroll in 110/120/126/127/246/247.

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