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Chinese Studies (B.A.)

Program Overview

The Chinese Studies major offers a variety of courses in the study of Chinese language and culture. Introductory and intermediate level courses focus on grammar, conversation, reading, writing and culture. Advanced level courses include continued acquisition of Chinese language skills and extensive cultural content.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Chinese Studies program can:

  1. Identify relevant historical (political, religious and economic) events in the geographical areas in which the target language is spoken.

  2. Describe cultural trends for the geographical areas in which the target language is spoken.

  3. Recognize syntactic phonetic structures in the target language.

  4. Define important literary periods and genres.

  5. Engage in purposeful reading and textual interpretation of literary and informational texts in the target language.

  6. Find, assess and utilize secondary sources.

  7. Engage in literary analysis and critical interpretation of texts in the target language.

  8. Document according to MLA standards.

  9. Write thesis driven essays about topics pertaining to language, literature, linguistics and culture.

  10. Communicate in spoken form with native speakers of the target language.

  11. Communicate in written form with native speakers of the target language.

  12. Identify and locate career/employment options and opportunities.

  13. Identify and locate continuing education options and opportunities as graduate programs.

  14. Articulate the integration of their Christian Faith with the academic and professional field of Foreign Languages.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

CHIN 101Fundamentals of Chinese I

3
CHIN 102Fundamentals of Chinese II

3
CHIN 201Intermediate Chinese

3
CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese II

3
CHIN 301Advanced Chinese

3
CHIN 302Advanced Chinese II

3
LANG 493Modern Languages Seminar

3

Six credits from the following:

CHIN 260Cross-Cultural: China

3
CHIN 320Special Topics in Chinese

3
CHIN 391Independent Study

1-3
HIST 371Premodern Civilizations of Asia

3
HIST 372Modern Civilizations of Asia

3
PHIL 318Asian Philosophy

3
POLI 370Topics in International Relations

3
RELI 334Religions of China and Japan

3

Fifteen additional credits during a semester in China (15 credits)

Students should confirm with the Department of Modern Languages that the courses that they select are approved for the Chinese Studies Major.

12-15 credits of Chinese language

0-3 credits of Chinese culture

Note: Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits in the major.

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences 3 or 4
Laboratory Science 3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World 3
Two of the following (6 credits total):
   Social Science
   European History
   United States History 		6
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts 3
First Semester of Language (CHIN 101) met/major
Second Semester of Language (CHIN 102) met/major
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural (CHIN 201) met/major
Non-Western Studies waived
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 43-45
Major requirements 45
Free electives 35-33
Total credits 123

The writing requirement for this major is distributed among courses within the major.