Chinese Minor
Learn Chinese language, culture, society, literature, and linguistics from historical and contemporary perspectives. Our classes encourage active participation and communication in a friendly and supportive environment. The Chinese minor combines language courses with culture, literature, and linguistics courses. Chinese is one of several minors taught within the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Minor in Chinese
The Chinese minor requires a minimum of six upper-division courses (24 graded credits), which must consist of at least three language courses, two courses in literature, linguistics, and/or culture, and a sixth course with a CHN or EALL subject code. At least three of the six courses must be taken in residence on the University of Oregon campus from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Chinese language—a minimum of three courses, at third-year level or higher, chosen from the following: | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
CHN 411 | ||
CHN 412 | ||
| Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | ||
| Culture, literature, film, linguistics—a minimum of two courses chosen from the following | ||
| History of Chinese Literature | ||
| History of Chinese Literature II, The Imperial Age | ||
| History of Chinese Literature | ||
| Literature of Modern Taiwan | ||
| Chinese Linguistics | ||
Upper-division language courses must be taken at the University of Oregon or through an Oregon University System program in China. Lower-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better or P; upper-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better.