Chinese Studies Certificate


Chinese Studies Certificate

The Certificate in Chinese Studies aims to encourage non-Chinese-native students to study Mandarin Chinese with an emphasis on quickly developing speaking fluency as well as cross-cultural communication skills to enable conversation with Chinese native speakers. Such skills are applicable in multiple fields such as study abroad, travel and internship in a Mandarin-speaking environment. To fulfill diverse needs, this certificate program offers a combination of on-campus courses as well as online courses for students.

This Certificate is not intended for native Chinese speakers.

Required:12
Elementary Chinese I
Elementary Chinese II
Intermediate Chinese I
Elective: (one of the following)1-3
China
CHIN 1086 Studies in Chinese Film (1 hr.)
CHIN 1086 Studies in Chinese Culture (1 hr.)
Introduction to Chinese Literature
Introduction to Chinese Culture: (Topic)
Literature: (topic) *
Pre-Modern Chinese History
Modern Chinese History
Confucianism, Daoism, and Zen
Total Hours13-15

* When the topic is Chinese Literature