Minor Requirements

The minor consists of:

1. Completion of one year of language study at the second-year level (that is, CHINLANG 21, 22, 23 or JAPANLNG 21, 22, 23 or 17B, 18B, 19B) for students with no previous training in Chinese or Japanese. Students who already have first-year competence in Chinese or Japanese must complete the third-year course (CHINLANG 101, 102, 103 or ­JAPANLNG 101, 102, 103 or 127B, 128B, 129B) before undertaking any training in the Department of Asian Languages. Students who already have a competence at the second-year level may fulfill the language component of the minor by taking three courses in the department using materials in either Chinese or Japanese. These courses may be language courses such as the third-year sequence mentioned above, or they may be advanced literature and linguistics courses, depending on the capabilities and interests of the student in question.

2. The core courses, CHINGEN 91, Traditional East Asian Civilization: China, and JAPANGEN 92, Traditional East Asian Civilization: Japan.

3. Two courses selected from among the department’s other offerings in the literature, linguistics, and civilization of a given minor area. All courses for the minor must be completed with a GPA of 2.0 or better.

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