Undergraduate Bulletin

Spring 2025

Requirements for the Minor in China Studies (CNS)

At least 9 credits must be taken in courses numbered 300 or higher. All courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or higher.

Completion of the minor requires 18 credits.

  1. One foundation course from the following (3 credits):
  • AAS 220 China: Language and Culture
  • AAS 223 China: Society and Civilization
  1. Two Chinese language courses, the equivalent of CHI 112 or higher, from the following (6-7 credits):
  • CHI 101 Intensive Elementary Chinese
  • CHI 112 Elementary Chinese II
  • CHI 120 Elementary Chinese for Heritage Speakers
  • CHI 201 Intensive Intermediate Chinese
  • CHI 211 Intermediate Chinese I
  • CHI 212 Intermediate Chinese II
  • CHI 220 Intermediate Chinese for Heritage Speakers
  • CHI 311 Advanced Chinese I
  • CHI 312 Advanced Chinese II
  • CHI 410 Business Chinese
  • CHI 411 Readings: Journalistic Chinese
  • CHI 412 Readings: Classical Chinese
  • CHI 421 Chinese Poetry and Short Stories
  • CHI 422 Chinese Lyric Prose and Plays
  • CHI 426 Structure of Mandarin Chinese
  • CHI 447 Directed Readings in Chinese
  • CHI 487 Supervised Research in Chinese

*Students may fulfill the above language requirement by either taking Chinese courses offered by the  Department of Asian and Asian American Studies on SBU campus or department approved study-abroad  courses overseas. Students should consult with the Director of China Studies before studying abroad.

  1. Three elective courses from the following: (9 credits)
  • AAS/RLS 240 Confucianism & Daoism
  • AAS/RLS 287 Islam in China
  • AAS 300 Intellectual History of East Asia
  • AAS 339 Contemporary China: History, Politics, Diplomacy since 1949
  • AAS 340/HIS 340 Topics in Asian History (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 344 Acquisition of Asian Languages
  • AAS 351/HIS 351 Revolutionary China: Politics, Culture, and Power
  • AAS 352/HIS 352 Environmental History of China
  • AAS 360 Chinese Sociolinguistics
  • AAS 370/LIN 370 Intercultural Communication
  • AAS 371/ANT 371 Ancient China
  • AAS 372/ANT 372 Family, Marriage, and Kinship in China
  • AAS 379/ANT 379 Cultural Diversity in China
  • AAS 385 Translation Studies of Asian Languages
  • AAS 387 Islam and Confucianism
  • AAS 391 Humanities Topics in AAS (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 392 Social Science Topics in AAS (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 396 Topics in Sinophone Literature and Culture (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 401 Seminar in AAS (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 440 Inter-Asia Cultural Studies
  • AAS 447 Directed Readings (when topic is appropriate)
  • AAS 487 Supervised Research in AAS (when topic is appropriate)
  • CHI 220 Intermediate Chinese for Heritage Speakers
  • CHI 212 Intermediate Chinese II (see note 1)
  • CHI 311 Advanced Chinese I (see note 1)
  • CHI 312 Advanced Chinese II (see note 1)
  • CHI 410 Business Chinese (see note 1)
  • CHI 411 Readings in Journalistic Chinese (see note 1)
  • CHI 412 Readings in Classical Chinese (see note 1)
  • CHI 421 Chinese Poetry and Short Stories (see note 1)
  • CHI 422 Chinese Lyric Prose and Plays (see note 1)
  • CHI 426 Structure of Mandarin Chinese (see note 1)
  • RLS 390, RLS 391 Special Topics (when topic is appropriate)

Notes:

  1. Courses used to complete Requirement 2 (Chinese language courses) may not also be used to complete Requirement 3 (elective courses).
  2. Up to six credits taken in China Studies-related courses from other institutions may count toward the China Studies minor with approval of the Director of China Studies.
  3. Up to nine (9) credits earned from SBU’s study abroad/exchange programs in China count toward the minor in China Studies with approval of the Director of China Studies.