Degree Requirements

As with all language majors at Carthage, the Chinese major is structured around a requisite study abroad experience. Students spend a semester abroad immersing themselves in real communicative situations to become culturally aware and linguistically proficient professionals in an interdependent world.

Required Courses (39-45 credits)

• CHN 2010 Elementary Chinese I (4 credits)
• CHN 2011 Elementary Oral Chinese I (1 credit)
• CHN 2020 Elementary Chinese II (4 credits)
• CHN 2021 Elementary Oral Chinese II (1 credit)
• MLA 2200 Cultural Awareness (1 credit)*
• CHN 3010 Intermediate Chinese I (4 credits)
• CHN 3011 Intermediate Oral Chinese I (1 credit)
• CHN 3020 Intermediate Chinese II (4 credits)
• CHN 3021 Intermediate Oral Chinese II (1 credit)
• GNR 3510 Immersion Abroad (12-16 credits)
• CHN 4010 Senior Seminar (2-4 credits)
• CHN 4070 Advanced Chinese (4 credits)

* Students are urged to take MLA 2200 the semester before studying abroad.

Choose One (4 credits)

• CHN 2070 Calligraphy and Chinese Language (4 credits)
• CHN 3070 Chinese Culture and Language (4 credits)
• CHN 3080 Chinese Literature and Culture (4 credits)

Choose One (4 credits)

• HIS 1200 Issues in Asian History (4 credits)
• HIS 3400 Modern China (4 credits)
• HIS 3450 Modern Japan (4 credits)
• MLA 2450 A Social History of 20th Century Japan Through Film (4 credits)
• REL 3130 Buddhism (4 credits)
• REL 3140 East Asian Religions (4 credits)
• ECN 3100 Political Economy of East Asia (4 credits)
• POL 3400 Chinese Politics (4 credits)

About the Immersion Abroad Experience

Chinese and Japanese majors are required to study abroad over one term in an academic setting in a country where the target language is spoken. Students should discuss course offerings abroad with their advisor before making course selections. Courses taken at foreign institutions are usually recorded on the student’s Carthage transcript as GNR 3510. This is a global designation for experiential learning and courses that may be in history, economics, political science, linguistics, art history, or a number of other fields supporting the major. With the approval of the appropriate department chair, a specific course taken abroad may be accepted in lieu of a course in that department and be so noted on the student’s transcript. Students are strongly urged to get such courses approved by Carthage faculty before taking them.

Prerequisites to apply for study abroad in Chinese: MLA 2200 and CHN 2020 or approval by the department.

Required Courses (20 credits)

• CHN 2010 Elementary Chinese I (4 credits)
• CHN 2011 Elementary Oral Chinese I (1 credit)
• CHN 2020 Elementary Chinese II (4 credits)
• CHN 2021 Elementary Oral Chinese II (1 credit)
• CHN 3010 Intermediate Chinese I (4 credits)
• CHN 3011 Intermediate Oral Chinese I (1 credit)
• CHN 3020 Intermediate Chinese II (4 credits)
• CHN 3021 Intermediate Oral Chinese II (1 credit)

Choose One (4 credits)

• CHN 2070 Calligraphy and Chinese Language (4 credits)
• CHN 3070 Chinese Culture and Language (4 credits)
• CHN 3080 Chinese Literature and Culture (4 credits)
• CHN 4070 Advanced Chinese (4 credits)

Please see the department chair for details. Basic requirements are listed under All-College Programs in the catalog.