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Major Dependent Concentration(s)

Program Requirements

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the major in Chinese Studies include:

The major in Chinese Studies requires 40 credits of interdisciplinary coursework. Language courses at the 1000 and 2000 level do not count toward the total number of credits for the major. Courses that are listed under more than one section can only satisfy the requirement for one section. A minimum of 15 credit hours of the major must be at the upper division level (course numbers 3000 or above).

Core Course

  • course Perspectives on China (4)

Chinese Studies (16 credits)

  • course Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)

  • course Chinese Art (4)

  • course Buddhist Art (4)

  • course Chinese Architecture (4)

  • course Peoples and Cultures of China (4)

  • CHE 1500 - Chinese Cinema (4)

  • course China: The Middle Kingdom before 1700 (4)

  • course China’s Last Dynasty: The Qing, 1644-1911 (4)

  • course China in Revolution, 1911-1949 (4)

  • course China since 1949 (4)

  • course China and Inner Asia (4)

  • course Women in China: Past and Present (4)

  • course Women Gender and Sexuality in Asia (4)

  • course Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)

  • course Introduction to Asian Literature (4)

  • course East Asian Popular Cultures and Societies (4)

  • course Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)

  • course Communism (4)

  • course Political Systems of Asia (4)

  • course Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy (4)

Japanese or South Asian Studies (8 credits)

  • course Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)

  • course Japanese Art (4)

  • course Buddhist Art (4)

  • course Peoples and Cultures of India (4)

  • course Twentieth-Century Japan (4)

  • course Women Gender and Sexuality in Asia (4)

  • course Perspectives on Japan (4)

  • course Perspectives on India (4)

  • course Japan Exchange Program I (16 TO 18)

  • course Japan Exchange Program I (16 TO 18)

  • course Japan Exchange Program II (16 TO 18)

  • course Japan Exchange Program II (16 TO 18)

  • course Japan Program: Shiga I (4 TO 18)

  • course Japan Program: Shiga I (4 TO 18)

  • course Japan Program: Shiga II (4 TO 18)

  • course Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)

  • course Introduction to Asian Literature (4)

  • course East Asian Popular Cultures and Societies (4)

  • course Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)

  • course Political Systems of Asia (4)

Directed Research, China (4 credits)

  • course Directed Research, China (4)

Chinese Language at the 3000-4000 Level (8 credits)

Other Coursework

With the approval of the International Studies Program director or Faculty Adviser prior to enrollment, students may also use the following courses for major credit provided that the specific course topic to be studied in any given semester is consistent with their chosen major.

  • course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)

  • course Special Topics in International Studies (4)

  • course Directed Readings in International Studies (2 TO 8)

  • course Directed Research in International Studies (2 TO 8)

  • ML 1500 - Studies in Foreign Film (4)

  • course Topics in Foreign Literature (4)

  • course Special Topics in Comparative Politics and International Relations (1 TO 4)

Note

Students using this catalog to meet Chinese Studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Chinese Studies or Japanese or South Asian Studies areas above and published in a later catalog.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, Chinese Studies, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.