Minor in Chinese
The Minor in Chinese is intended for students wishing to apply their training in Chinese to a broad range of professional and academic pursuits.
Questions about the minor can be addressed to Professor Xueping Zhong, Chinese Program Director.
Program Requirements and Policies
- Six courses are required for the Minor in Chinese.
- Students must receive a grade of C or above for it to count towards the minor.
- Only one literature/culture course taken at a non-Tufts program will be accepted toward the minor. Students going abroad for non-Tufts programs should discuss with the Chinese Program’s director, prior to their departure, whether or not a course will be accepted as a literature/culture course after they return from studying abroad.
- Asian Studies (Chinese) majors are thus advised that since Chinese 21,22, 121, and 122 count towards their major, they need to choose within the following parameters: i/ 2-4 language courses from 121-128, ii/ 4-2 lit/culture courses that are not used to fulfill their major requirements.
- Students should declare their intention to minor no later than the spring semester of their junior year. Questions about the Chinese minor can be addressed to Professor Xueping Zhong.
Course Requirements
- 6 courses beyond Chinese 4, including:
- Two 100-level language courses
- At least two literature/culture courses
There are three combinations of six courses from which students can choose from. Please see below.
Language
- CHNS 0021, 0022 Reading and Conversation
- CHNS 0121, 0122 Advanced Modern Chinese
- CHNS 0123, 0124 Advanced Readings in Chinese Culture
- CHNS 0125, 0126, 0127, 0128 Newspaper Readings, Business Chinese, Reading Short Stories, Practical Writing
Culture/Literature
- CHNS 0061/0161 Classical Chinese Literature
- CHNS 0062/0162 Major Modern Chinese Writers
- CHNS 0070/0170 Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture
- CHNS 0072 Martial Arts in Chinese Literature and Film
- CHNS 0073 Reading Chinese Poetry
- CHNS 0075 Wandering with Lu Xun
- CHNS 0076 The Chinese Ghost Story
- CHNS 0077 Chinese Science Fiction
- CHNS 0078 Youth and Culture in Modern China
- CHNS 0079 Women and Gender in Modern Chinese Culture
- CHNS 0080 Introduction to Chinese Cinema
- CHNS 0081 New Chinese Cinemas: Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China
- CHNS 0082 Rural and Urban China through Cinema
- CHNS 0083 From Beijing to Bollywood: Cinema of China and India
- CHNS 0091/0092 Special Topics
- CHNS 0101 Foundations of Chinese Thought
- CHNS 0111 Cultural Perspectives on Chinese Literature
- CHNS 0185 China and the West
- CHNS 0191/0192 Special Topics
- CHNS 0198/0199 Senior Honors Thesis
Combinations
4 Language + 2 Culture/Literature
- Language
- CHNS 0021
- CHNS 0022
- CHNS 0121
- CHNS 0122
- CHNS 0123
- CHNS 0124
- CHNS 0125
- CHNS 0126
- CHNS 0127
- CHNS 0128
- Culture/Literature
- CHNS 0061
- CHNS 0062
- CHNS 0070
- CHNS 0072
- CHNS 0073
- CHNS 0075
- CHNS 0076
- CHNS 0077
- CHNS 0078
- CHNS 0079
- CHNS 0080
- CHNS 0081
- CHNS 0082
- CHNS 0083
- CHNS 0091
- CHNS 0092
- CHNS 0101
- CHNS 0111
- CHNS 0185
- CHNS 0191
- CHNS 0192
- CHNS 0198
- CHNS 0199
3 Language + 3 Culture/Literature
- Language
- CHNS 0022
- CHNS 0121
- CHNS 0122
- CHNS 0123
- CHNS 0124
- CHNS 0125
- CHNS 0126
- CHNS 0127
- CHNS 0128
- Culture/Literature
- CHNS 0061
- CHNS 0062
- CHNS 0070
- CHNS 0072
- CHNS 0073
- CHNS 0075
- CHNS 0076
- CHNS 0077
- CHNS 0078
- CHNS 0079
- CHNS 0080
- CHNS 0081
- CHNS 0082
- CHNS 0083
- CHNS 0091
- CHNS 0092
- CHNS 0101
- CHNS 0111
- CHNS 0185
- CHNS 0191
- CHNS 0192
- CHNS 0198
- CHNS 0199
2 Language + 4 Culture/Literature
- Language
- CHNS 0121
- CHNS 0122
- CHNS 0123
- CHNS 0124
- CHNS 0125
- CHNS 0126
- CHNS 0127
- CHNS 0128
- Culture/Literature
- CHNS 0061
- CHNS 0062
- CHNS 0070
- CHNS 0072
- CHNS 0073
- CHNS 0075
- CHNS 0076
- CHNS 0077
- CHNS 0078
- CHNS 0079
- CHNS 0080
- CHNS 0081
- CHNS 0082
- CHNS 0083
- CHNS 0091
- CHNS 0092
- CHNS 0101
- CHNS 0111
- CHNS 0185
- CHNS 0191
- CHNS 0192
- CHNS 0198
- CHNS 099