Chinese Language and Culture-Area Studies Minor

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This minor combines courses in basic, intermediate, advanced, and intensive language, literature and the media, and area studies. If students begin at a level beyond CHIN 1102 , they can take additional courses from the area studies category to meet the 18-credit hour requirement. At least one of the area study courses must be a 4000-level Chinese (CHIN) course where students will perform selected written and oral activities in Chinese.

Required Courses

Note: Listed below is the sequence of courses for students with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Student who studied more than one year of Chinese prior to matriculation at the University of New Haven will need to take the placement test in order to determine their level of proficiency. If students place higher than CHIN 1102 , they will substitute the classes they outplaced with additional area study courses in order to meet the 18-hour requirement.

CHIN 1102 - Conversational Chinese II
or
CHIN 1110 - Intensive Chinese I (6 credits; only 3 apply toward the minor)
CHIN 2201 - Intermediate Chinese I
CHIN 2202 - Intermediate Chinese II
or
CHIN 2220 - Intensive Chinese II (6 credits; only 3 apply toward the minor)
CHIN 3301 - Advanced Chinese

Area Study Courses:

Area Study Courses - select two of the following, of which at least one must be a 4000-level Chinese (CHIN) course:

Note:

Note: Special Topics in Chinese or about Chinese culture may satisfy the elective requirements upon approval of the Modern Language Coordinator. CHIN content courses are only for Chinese minors and they will carry one extra credit and a language laboratory. Non-minors must register under GLBS and will not have to fulfill the laboratory requirement.