Chinese Minor Program
Core Faculty
Julie Christensen, Ming Wan, Michael Chang, David Haines, John Paden, Karl Zhang
(coordinator)
Affiliate Faculty
Lawrence E. Butler, Robert DeCaroli, Mark Goor, Jeng Eng Lin, Cuong Nguyen, Hung Nguyen,
Young-Chang Ro, Brian Platt, Ming Wan, Steven Weinberger
Minor in Chinese
As China continues to emerge from centuries of isolation,
it is assuming a key role on the international scene—not only in business,
politics and finance, but also in art, culture and science. This transformation
directly involves one fifth of the world’s population and will have a profound
impact, however indirectly, on the rest of humanity. China also will
play a pivotal role in shaping the Earth’s environment.
The minor in Chinese offers George Mason students the opportunity
to study one of the rapidly developing ancient cultures of the world. The
emphasis of the minor in Chinese is on developing strong language skills:
oral communication and the reading of texts. Students are also introduced
to important works of Chinese literature and to the culture of China proper. A
Chinese minor can easily and effectively be combined with majors in other
disciplines. It is especially valuable in combination with business,
computer science, international studies, anthropology, history, government,
philosophy, or another language.
Requirements
Students in this minor complete 18 credits above the intermediate
(200) level.
1. Language. Three courses (9 credits) chosen from the following:
- CHIN 300 Reading
Development
- CHIN 301 Advanced
Grammar and Syntax
- CHIN 305 Chinese
for the Business World
- CHIN 480 Fourth-Year
Chinese I
- CHIN 481 Fourth-Year
Chinese II
2. Literature in Chinese. One course (3 credits) chosen from
the following:
- CHIN 318 Introduction
to Classical Chinese
- CHIN 355 Readings
in Poetry
- CHIN 365 Readings
in Chinese Fiction after Mao
3. Two courses (6 credits) chosen from either of the two groups above or from the courses below:
- CHIN 310 Survey
of Traditional Chinese Literature
- CHIN 311 Modern
Chinese Literature in Translation
- CHIN 320 Contemporary
Chinese Film
- CHIN 470 Special Topics in Chinese Studies
- ARTH 384 Arts
of China
- HIST 353 History
of Traditional China
- HIST 354 Modern
China
- HIST 358 Post-1949 China
- RELI 314 Chinese
Philosophy and Religious Traditions
Contact
Ms. C.C. Chen, Coordinator of Chinese Program
Modern and Classical Languages
234-A Thompson Hall
MSN 3E5
xchen8@gmu.edu
(703) 993-1631
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