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Minor, Concentration and Courses

Minor Requirements

Any two of the following electives:

Courses

CHI 1111 - Basic Chinese I

Description: Functional use of Chinese for students with no prior knowlege of Chinese. New pronunciation system, PINYIN, readings and oral drills. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007

CHI 1112 - Basic Chinese II

Description: Continuation of CHI 1111-Basic Chinese I New pronunciation system, PINYIN, readings and oral drills. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHI 1113 - Business Chinese

Description: No Chinese language skill pre-requisite; cultural and linguistic combination; conduct in english; Mandarin Chinese and Pinyin system taught in class.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2005

CHI 1121 - Intermediate Chinese I

Description: Review of Grammar and vocabulary. New pronunciation system, PINYIN, reading and oral drills. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 5.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHI 1122 - Intermediate Chinese II

Description: Review of grammar and vocabulary. New pronunciation system, PINYIN, readings and oral drills. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 5.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHI 1131 - Advanced Chinese I

Description: Advanced communication skills including reading and discussing topics on current events. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2005, Fall 2004

CHI 1132 - Advanced Chinese II

Description: Advanced communication skills including reading and discussing topics on current events. Supplementary language laboratory work.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2005

CHI 1133 - Advanced Chinese III

Description: Advanced communication skills including reading & discussing topics on current events. Supplementary language laboratory work.
Prerequisites: CHI 1132
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008

CHI 2143 - Chinese Culture

Description: Chinese culture and civilization from the beginning to the present. Conducted in English. Satisfies Diversity Requirement.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHI 2144 - Chinese Film & Novel

Description: The history and development of Chinese fiction from its beginning to the present. Taught in English, Satisfaction of Diversity 3 Requirement, Writing enriched, Chinese Minor and Advanced English literature replacement.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006

CHI 3412 - Chinese Special Topics

Description: Advanced study of topics of special interest in Chinese literary and/or cultural studies. May be repeated for credit if topic changes. Fulfills core requirements for diversity 3 and Chinese minor and concentration in East Asian Studies. Taught in English.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007

CHI 3413 - Chinese Calligraphy

Description: Two part course: Textual study: History of Chinese calligraphy emphasizing how the Chinese culture blossomed and developed; Calligraphy practice: an on-hand developing of Chinese characters including the study of character's original meaning, transformation, and cultural context.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009

CHI 3414 - Chinese Classical Thought

Description: Students will come to understand the basic thought, ideology, and great intellects, Sun Tzu and Confucius of life philosophy, then further examine the relationship between those classics and the ideology and philosophy of modern China.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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