Overview
The Minor in Chinese, offered by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, is designed to provide the language skills and cultural knowledge needed for a number of professions and careers.
This minor requires 6 courses: three Chinese-language courses and three China-focused content courses. Students who place out of CHI 2002, CHI 3001, and/or CHI 3002 may substitute Chinese electives. See the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures for more information on placement and appropriate substitutions.
Residency Requirement: Students who declare a College of Liberal Arts' minor must complete at least half of the program at Temple University. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits and 6 courses; at least 3 courses must be taken at Temple.
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements: A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all courses in the minor as well as a minimum GPA of 2.0 in Chinese courses to earn this credential.
Restrictions: Students may not combine this program with the following CLA programs:
- BA in Chinese
- Certificate in Chinese
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Department Office
332 Mazur Hall
215-204-8268
Patricia Melzer, Chair
527 Mazur Hall
215-204-8259
pmelzer@temple.edu
TJ Cusack, Administrator
215-204-9209
tjc@temple.edu
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Requirements
The minor can only be taken as part of an undergraduate degree program. An average of 2.0 in all Chinese courses as well as a minimum grade of C- must be earned in all courses used for the minor. The specific courses required for this minor are listed below.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CHI 2002 | Chinese Intermediate II | 3 |
| CHI 3001 | Chinese Advanced I | 3 |
| CHI 3002 | Chinese Advanced II | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Special Topics in Asian Studies II | ||
| Special Topics III (focused on Chinese literature or film) 1 | ||
| Pre-Modern Chinese Literature | ||
or ASST 2014 | Pre-Modern Chinese Literature | |
| Contemporary Chinese Urban Film and Fiction in Translation | ||
or ASST 2022 | Contemporary Chinese Urban Film and Fiction in Translation | |
| Chinese Literature: From Classical to Contemporary | ||
or ASST 2112 | Chinese Literature: From Classical to Contemporary | |
| Chinese Special Topics I | ||
| Women in Chinese Literature | ||
or ASST 3031 | Women in Chinese Literature | |
| Select one other elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
- 1
ASST 3030 may only count if the content is focused exclusively on Chinese literature or film.
- 2
One elective from another CLA department may be approved by an advisor (the course must be focused exclusively on China).