Program: Chinese Minor - University of Massachusetts Boston

Apr 05, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including five intermediate and advanced Chinese courses and one non-departmental course.

Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied to the minor.
Residency: All courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Departmental Courses (15 Credits)

CHINSE 201 - Intermediate Chinese I 3 Credit(s)
CHINSE 202 - Intermediate Chinese II 3 Credit(s)
One other 200-level Chinese course
CHINSE 301 - Advanced Chinese I 3 Credit(s)
One other 300- or 400-level Chinese course

Note:

Students who place out of CHINSE 201 /CHINSE 202 must substitute one course at the 200 level or above from Chinese courses and the list of non-departmental electives.

Non-Departmental Elective (3 Credits)

Take one course from:

ART 258 - The Arts of China 3 Credit(s)
ASAMST 370 - Asian American Media Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 265L - Icons of East Asia: Stereotypes, gender, and cultural history from geisha girls to martial masters 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 358L - Psychology, Politics, and Philosophy in East Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 359L - Women in Modern China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 360L - Traditional China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 361L - The History of Modern China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 371 - Environmental Issues in China 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 297 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit(s)