Chinese Studies Minor

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete a Minor degree in Chinese Studies are expected to have attained an intermediate level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese based on ACTFL standards, to have cultivated a sensitivity for and awareness of the people in the Chinese speaking world, and to have developed the ability to evaluate and think critically about the complex cultural tradition of Greater China, both ancient and modern. More specifically, students are expected to have attained the following goals upon completion of Minor in Chinese Studies:

• Students communicate (orally and in writing) at an intermediate level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese
• Students articulate contemporary socio-cultural practices prevalent in the Chinese-speaking world, as well as their relationship to the development of historical traditions of Greater China
• Students analyze and discuss key aspects of major works of literature, cinema, or other visual and performing arts in the socio-historical contexts of their production, both in English and to a limited extent in Chinese, as well

Minor Requirements (24 Units)