Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture

Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements ACLCACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 38 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Chinese Language.
1. Language.
  1. Third-year Chinese I. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
    EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
    
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202; or appropriate placement exam score
    Description
    Emphasis on practice in understanding the difference between oral and written expression, building up discourse-level narration skills, and developing reading strategies for coping with authentic texts.
  2. Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
    EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
    
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 301; or appropriate placement exam score
    Description
    Continuation of EALC-C 301.
  3. Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
    EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
    
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 302; or appropriate placement exam score
    Description
    Emphasis on understanding and appreciating Chinese literary genres and prose.
  4. Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
    EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
    
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 401; or appropriate placement exam score
    Description
    Continuation of EALC-C 401.
2. Language through Culture. Six (6) credit hours:
  - EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
  - EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
  EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
  Description
  Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in humanities disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, artifacts, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  
  EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
  Description
  Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in social science disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, practice, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Regional Studies.
1. Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
  - EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
  EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Must be pursuing an undergraduate major or certificate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
  Description
  A broad survey of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations that examines the idea of East Asia as a region with unifying social, cultural, and political characteristics, and its different societies, introducing analytic frameworks that have guided recent understandings of East Asia as a region and of individual East Asian societies.
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2. Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses, each to be taken concurrently with EALC-C 457 or EALC-C 467:
  - EALC Courses
  - History, Literature and Culture courses in other College departments and programs
  - Political, Social Science, and Business courses in other College departments and programs
  EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The relationship of Chinese language to its culture and society. Four topics emphasized: (1) unique characteristics of Chinese; (2) influence of language structure on thought patterns and social behavior; (3) traditional conception of life as it affects verbal behavior; and (4) interaction between linguistic and other factors in social life.
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  EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to Chinese historical and religious writing, narrative prose, and lyrical poetry from roughly 1300 BCE to 1300 CE. Studying English translations, students consider the roles of literature in Chinese history, and the way the written word served to construct Chinese culture.
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  EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to major authors, works, and genres from the Yuan Dynasty to modern times. Studying English translations, students examine how literature is related to important political, ideological, and cultural concerns in the process of Chinese modernity, and explore issues of nationalism, revolution, and commercialism in modern literature and post-Mao writing.
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  EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critical and historical perspectives on Chinese cinema from 1900 to the present, including cinema from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and beyond. Course topics include the silent era, melodrama, musicals, minority films, adaptation, filmmakers and generations, and urban cinema.
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  EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Textual and visual representations of the supernatural in traditional Chinese culture spanning three millennia, from the earliest written records to the fiction of late imperial China. Offers a unique perspective into the ethics, literature, arts, and popular beliefs of traditional China. No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required.
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  EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian society.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian thought and religion.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian history.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
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  EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949, with a focus on ideology and political culture, elites, party and government institutions, the policy-making process, popular political participation, and the relationship between economic and political change. Political evolution of Taiwan is also considered.
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  EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Consideration of the various factors (such as world views, power, domestic politics, and international norms) that may shape China's policies toward different regions of the world (the U.S. and East Asia) and toward international regimes (trade, arms controls, and human rights). Both historical and comparative perspectives are utilized.
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  EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines key aspects of China's political economy: the obstacles and sources of economic development, the foundations for democratization, the distribution of political power, and the forces affecting national unity. Use of comparative and historical perspectives, with emphasis on the Reform era. Sources range from macro analyses to company case studies.
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  ANTH-E 345 Changing China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
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  ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topics vary; each is focused on a specific aspect or issue in East Asian art, studied in the context of social and intellectual history.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in ARTH-A 360 and FINA-A 360.
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  ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The arts of China from Neolithic times through the T'ang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.): prehistoric ceramics, ritual bronzes, jades, animal sculpture, Buddhist art, and early pictorial art. Particular attention will be paid to major archaeological discoveries, and the material will be discussed in the context of the development of Chinese culture and civilization.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 464 or FINA-A 464.
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  ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Chinese painting and pictorial art from the Bronze Age to the end of the Sung dynasty (A.D. 1279): tomb paintings and reliefs, Buddhist cave paintings, courtly art and imperial patronage, and landscapes. Materials and techniques, art theory, and the relationship between painting and calligraphy will also be considered.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 466 or FINA-A 466.
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  ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Chinese painting from the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1279-1368) to the twentieth century: the emergence, development, and interaction of diverse painting schools; amateurs and professionals, regional styles, political and social contexts, the role of patronage and collecting, and art theory and criticism.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 467 or FINA-A 467.
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  CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
  CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
  Description
  Topics may include comparison of Chinese and European philosophical traditions, Western representations of China, East-West contact in the larger historical context, and the translation of literary works across cultures. Readings by authors such as Marco Polo, Voltaire, Pound, and Sigrid Nunez.
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  FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Forms and functions of folklore, folklife, or folk music in the traditional and developing societies of Asia. Folklore as a reflection of culture. Relationship between folklore forms and belief systems in Asia.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with a different topic.
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  HIST-G 380 Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
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  HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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  HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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  HIST-G 385 Modern China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
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  HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
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  MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Historical survey of major national cinemas. Subject varies. Topics include Brazilian cinema, British cinema, Chinese cinema, French National cinema, German film culture, Indian cinema, and Italian cinema.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 398 and MSCH-F 398.
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  REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics and movements in South and East Asian religions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Adaptation and assimilation of Buddhism in East Asia, early philosophical and ritual schools, social issues, Tiantai synthesis of Mahayana Buddhism, devotional Buddhism, Ch\'an/Zen school of meditation, impact of Buddhism on East Asian cultures and arts.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-B 310 or REL-R 350.
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  REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics such as Mahayana Sutra literature, Buddhist cult practice, Indian Buddhist inscriptions, PrajÃ±Ã¥pÃ¥ramitÃ¥ thought, or Zen in Korea and Japan.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 410 and REL-R 450.
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  REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics within the Chinese religious traditions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 440 and REL-R 469.
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  REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of a selected theme, movement, or period in the religious history of China, Japan, or Korea. Topics might include interactions of traditions, new religions in Japan, or religious change in Sung China.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 460 and REL-R 452.
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  THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An in-depth study of the major forms and styles of traditional and contemporary theatre, dance, and puppet performances from around Asia (broadly defined).
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  ANTH-E 345 Changing China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of Xinjiang's politics from 1900 to the present, focusing on Islam, identity politics, immigration, language battles, cultural resistance, the Production and Construction Corps, political economy, and oil.
  
  CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
  HIST-G 380 Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
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  HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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  HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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  HIST-G 385 Modern China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
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  HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
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  POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
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3. Elective. One (1) additional course:
  - History, Literature, and Culture
  - Politics, Social Science, and Business
  - Other Courses
  ANTH-E 345 Changing China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
  ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The arts of China from Neolithic times through the T'ang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.): prehistoric ceramics, ritual bronzes, jades, animal sculpture, Buddhist art, and early pictorial art. Particular attention will be paid to major archaeological discoveries, and the material will be discussed in the context of the development of Chinese culture and civilization.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 464 or FINA-A 464.
  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
  ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Chinese painting and pictorial art from the Bronze Age to the end of the Sung dynasty (A.D. 1279): tomb paintings and reliefs, Buddhist cave paintings, courtly art and imperial patronage, and landscapes. Materials and techniques, art theory, and the relationship between painting and calligraphy will also be considered.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 466 or FINA-A 466.
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  ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Chinese painting from the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1279-1368) to the twentieth century: the emergence, development, and interaction of diverse painting schools; amateurs and professionals, regional styles, political and social contexts, the role of patronage and collecting, and art theory and criticism.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 467 or FINA-A 467.
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  CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
  CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
  Description
  Topics may include comparison of Chinese and European philosophical traditions, Western representations of China, East-West contact in the larger historical context, and the translation of literary works across cultures. Readings by authors such as Marco Polo, Voltaire, Pound, and Sigrid Nunez.
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  EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  EALC-C 202
  Notes
  This course does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement
  Description
  An introduction to wenyanwen, the written language of traditional Chinese literary and documentary forms, through the study of selected texts of different genres and periods. Texts may range from ancient writings to modern prose influenced by traditional style.
  
  EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  This course does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement
  Description
  A further introduction to wenyanwen, the written language of traditional Chinese literary and documentary forms, through the study of selected texts of different genres and periods. Texts may range from ancient writings to modern prose influenced by traditional style.
  EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202, or consent of instructor
  Notes
  Not counted as a language course
  Description
  Introduction to the linguistic characteristics of Chinese, including its sound system, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, and use; relation between the Chinese language, culture, and cognition.
  Summer 2025CASE NMcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE NMcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
  EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Selected readings in modern Chinese plays, stories, and essays.
  Summer 2025CASE AHcourse
  
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  EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 307, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Selected readings of representative Chinese prose and poetry from the traditional period.
  
  EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 451, or consent of instructor
  Description
  Continuation of EALC-C 451.
  EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The relationship of Chinese language to its culture and society. Four topics emphasized: (1) unique characteristics of Chinese; (2) influence of language structure on thought patterns and social behavior; (3) traditional conception of life as it affects verbal behavior; and (4) interaction between linguistic and other factors in social life.
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  EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to Chinese historical and religious writing, narrative prose, and lyrical poetry from roughly 1300 BCE to 1300 CE. Studying English translations, students consider the roles of literature in Chinese history, and the way the written word served to construct Chinese culture.
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  EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to major authors, works, and genres from the Yuan Dynasty to modern times. Studying English translations, students examine how literature is related to important political, ideological, and cultural concerns in the process of Chinese modernity, and explore issues of nationalism, revolution, and commercialism in modern literature and post-Mao writing.
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  EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critical and historical perspectives on Chinese cinema from 1900 to the present, including cinema from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and beyond. Course topics include the silent era, melodrama, musicals, minority films, adaptation, filmmakers and generations, and urban cinema.
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  EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Textual and visual representations of the supernatural in traditional Chinese culture spanning three millennia, from the earliest written records to the fiction of late imperial China. Offers a unique perspective into the ethics, literature, arts, and popular beliefs of traditional China. No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required.
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  EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian thought and religion.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian history.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
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  FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Forms and functions of folklore, folklife, or folk music in the traditional and developing societies of Asia. Folklore as a reflection of culture. Relationship between folklore forms and belief systems in Asia.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with a different topic.
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  HIST-G 380 Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
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  HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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  HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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  HIST-G 385 Modern China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
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  HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
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  MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Historical survey of major national cinemas. Subject varies. Topics include Brazilian cinema, British cinema, Chinese cinema, French National cinema, German film culture, Indian cinema, and Italian cinema.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 398 and MSCH-F 398.
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  REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics and movements in South and East Asian religions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Adaptation and assimilation of Buddhism in East Asia, early philosophical and ritual schools, social issues, Tiantai synthesis of Mahayana Buddhism, devotional Buddhism, Ch\'an/Zen school of meditation, impact of Buddhism on East Asian cultures and arts.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-B 310 or REL-R 350.
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  REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics such as Mahayana Sutra literature, Buddhist cult practice, Indian Buddhist inscriptions, PrajÃ±Ã¥pÃ¥ramitÃ¥ thought, or Zen in Korea and Japan.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 410 and REL-R 450.
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  REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics within the Chinese religious traditions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 440 and REL-R 469.
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  REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of a selected theme, movement, or period in the religious history of China, Japan, or Korea. Topics might include interactions of traditions, new religions in Japan, or religious change in Sung China.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 460 and REL-R 452.
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  THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An in-depth study of the major forms and styles of traditional and contemporary theatre, dance, and puppet performances from around Asia (broadly defined).
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  ANTH-E 345 Changing China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
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  ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of Xinjiang's politics from 1900 to the present, focusing on Islam, identity politics, immigration, language battles, cultural resistance, the Production and Construction Corps, political economy, and oil.
  
  CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
  EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202, or consent of instructor
  Notes
  Not counted as a language course
  Description
  Introduction to the linguistic characteristics of Chinese, including its sound system, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, and use; relation between the Chinese language, culture, and cognition.
  Summer 2025CASE NMcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE NMcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
  EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian society.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949, with a focus on ideology and political culture, elites, party and government institutions, the policy-making process, popular political participation, and the relationship between economic and political change. Political evolution of Taiwan is also considered.
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  EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Consideration of the various factors (such as world views, power, domestic politics, and international norms) that may shape China's policies toward different regions of the world (the U.S. and East Asia) and toward international regimes (trade, arms controls, and human rights). Both historical and comparative perspectives are utilized.
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  EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines key aspects of China's political economy: the obstacles and sources of economic development, the foundations for democratization, the distribution of political power, and the forces affecting national unity. Use of comparative and historical perspectives, with emphasis on the Reform era. Sources range from macro analyses to company case studies.
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  HIST-G 380 Early China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
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  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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  Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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  HIST-G 385 Modern China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
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  HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
  Description
  A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
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  POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
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  ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics in the anthropological study of social and cultural institutions. Emphasizes understanding and developing anthropological approaches to questions about social, economic, political, and historical relationships among groups and individuals in contexts across the globe. Course topics may utilize ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and historical information.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores selected literary texts of Asia in the context of the art forms and cultures of a particular country or region. Geographical regions covered vary each term.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with different topic.
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  CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Major forms of East Asian poetry in a comparative context, with attention to issues such as poetics, gender, Zen, historical development, and interactions with other literary genres. Authors such as Bei Dao, Li Bo, and Basho.
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  CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Emphasis on non-Western film in relation to literary and cultural texts. Films may be studied as adaptations of literary works, as reworkings of generic or ideological traditions, and in their engagement with the aesthetics of non-Western theater and Hollywood. Focus on one regional tradition (African, Asian, Middle Eastern) each time the course is offered.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics vary from semester to semester but usually are broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-H 208 American-East Asian Relations
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Describes and analyzes the mutual interaction of the American countries and the major countries of East Asia--China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam--during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis on cultural interrelations and changing images.
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  REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected issues and movements in South and East Asian religions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to religion in premodern and contemporary China. Examines the concept of religion, the notion of religious identity, and various debates that have shaped religious traditions (Confucians, Daoists, Mohists, Chinese Buddhists, Confucian-Muslims) in China.
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  EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors
  
  Credits
  2–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of departmental honors advisor
  Notes
  Honors course
  Description
  Readings for the superior students in preparation for work on a research project (EALC-H 499). Number of credits and texts must be approved by instructor.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credit hours.
  
  EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  EALC-H 399 and consent of departmental honors advisor
  Description
  Ordinarily taken under the supervision of the tutor who guided the student in EALC-H 399. A specialized research project.
  
  EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Junior or senior standing; 15 credits of department coursework; and project approved by faculty supervisor
  Notes
  Does not count toward major
  Description
  Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in EALC-E 498 and EALC-X 473.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  EALC-X 490 Individual Readings
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of the undergraduate advisor
  Description
  None
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in EALC-E 495 and EALC-X 490.
  SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study of selected sociological issues with an emphasis on cross-cultural analysis. Specific topics announced each semester; examples include work, family, childhood, religion, and education.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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Capstone Year. One (1) of the following for at least eight (8) credit hours:
1. Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
  1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
    - EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
    - EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
    - EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
    EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
    
    Credits
    1–10 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
    Description
    Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
    Repeatability
    May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
    
    EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
    
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
    Description
    Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
    
    EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
    
    Credits
    3–12 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
    Description
    Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
  2. Internship. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
    EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
    
    Credits
    3–12 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
    Description
    Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
    Repeatability
    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
2. Overseas Study at National Taiwan University.
  1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
    - EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
    - EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
    - EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
    EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
    
    Credits
    1–10 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
    Description
    Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
    Repeatability
    May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
    
    EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
    
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisites
    Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
    Description
    Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
    
    EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
    
    Credits
    3–12 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
    Description
    Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
  2. Internship. One (1) course:
    - EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
    EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
    
    Credits
    3–12 credit hours
    Prerequisites
    EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
    Description
    Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
    Repeatability
    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the EALC subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward certificate requirements:

EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I
EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II
EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I
EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II
EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I
EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II
EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I
EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II
EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I
EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture (EALCBA1)
Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (EASTBA1)
Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture

Requirements

Certificate hours and GPA

Certificate Area Courses

Exclusions

Restrictions on combining this certificate with other academic programs

Certificate requirement exceptions and substitutions