Minor in Chinese Studies
Requirements
Students may obtain a minor in Chinese Studies by completing at least 15 credits of Chinese courses. At least nine of these hours must be completed on campus, or as part of an MU faculty-led study abroad program. At least nine of these credit hours must be earned in Chinese language courses beyond the elementary level. The remaining six hours can be earned in non-language Chinese culture courses, or courses from other departments that relate to China.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| CHINSE 2100 | Everyday Spoken Chinese Level I | 3 |
| CHINSE 2160 | Intermediate Chinese I Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| CHINSE 2310 | Chinese Civilization I | 3 |
| CHINSE 2330 | Chinese Language and Culture | 3 |
| CHINSE 3085 | Problems in Chinese | 1-3 |
| CHINSE 3160 | Intermediate Chinese II Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| CHINSE 3170 | Everyday Spoken Chinese Level II | 3 |
| CHINSE 3180 | Advanced Chinese I | 3 |
| CHINSE 3190 | Advanced Chinese II | 3 |
| CHINSE 3310 | Chinese Poetry | 3 |
| CHINSE 3320 | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction (in translation) | 3 |
| or CHINSE 3320W | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction (in translation) - Writing Intensive | |
| CHINSE 3300 | Chinese Traditions and Global Integration | 3 |
| or CHINSE 3300H | Chinese Traditions and Global Integration - Honors | |
| CHINSE 3400 | Negotiating Chinese Culture | 3 |
| or CHINSE 3400W | Negotiating Chinese Culture - Writing Intensive | |
| CHINSE 3880 | Contemporary Chinese Film | 3 |
| REL_ST 2310 | Religions of China and Japan | 3 |
| or REL_ST 2310H | Religions of China and Japan - Honors | |
| REL_ST 3230 | Buddhism and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| HIST 1871 | History of China in Modern Times | 3 |
| HIST 2820 | Taiwan: The First Chinese Democracy | 3 |
| HIST 4800 | Modern China and Japan: War, Imperialism and Memory | 3 |
| HIST 4880 | Chinese Migration: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority | 3 |
| PHIL 4800 | From Karma to Tao: Philosophies of Asia | 3 |
| POL_SC 4680 | Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy | 3 |
For questions about the minor, visit the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in 143 Arts and Science Building, or contact the Chinese Studies Program Coordinator (volzm@missouri.edu). You can declare a minor through the Minor Declaration page.