CHINESE STUDIES
Tom Leech, world languages and literatures, coordinator
leech@nku.edu
859-572-5514
Offered by the Department of World Languages and Literatures, the minor in
Chinese Studies gives students the opportunity to gain knowledge of the
Chinese people and their culture in an international context. The program,
with coursework selected from several disciplines, provides a broad
understanding of a nation and culture of great and growing significance to
world affairs. To complete the minor, students must earn a minimum of
23 semester hours of credit, distributed as follows:
Proficiency in Chinese (0-14 hours)
Students must either complete Chinese 202 and all necessary prerequisites
or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that they
have an equivalent level of proficiency. The Chinese faculty will determine appropriate course placement.
At least two of the following: (6-12 hours)
ARTH 104 Survey of Asian Art
CHI 350 Methods of Teaching Chinese
CHI 380 Topics in Advanced Chinese
ENG 216 Studies in Non-Western Literature (Topic: Chinese
Literature)
HIS 330 History of
PHI 250 Eastern Philosophy
Elective Courses (0-17 hours)
ANT 380 Origins of Civilization
ANT 385 Peoples of East and Southeast Asia (added Spring, 2008)
CHI 380 Topics in Advanced Chinese
GEO 410 Geography of
HIS 332 World Civilizations to 1500
HIS 333 World Civilizations since 1500
REL 250 World Religions and Ethics
PHI 350 Philosophy of Religion
PSC 410 Political Economy
Other acceptable elective courses with the consent of the minor coordinator:
PSC 394 Topics: International Politics
PSC 394 Topics: Comparative Politics
REL 201 Ideas in Religious Studies
SOC 340 Population
SOC 360 Technology and Social Change
Students seeking teaching certification in Chinese must complete CHI 201, CHI 202, CHI 350, fifteen hours of CHI 380 including one linguistics topic, and two of the following interdisciplinary electives: ARTH 104, ENG 216, Geo 410, HIS 330, PHI 250, PSC 394, and SOC 340. They must complete all education and general education courses.