China Studies
China Studies Minor
The purpose of the minor in China Studies is to provide students with a multidisciplinary approach to acquiring knowledge of China. The objectives to achieve this goal are to provide students a multidisciplinary understanding of Chinese culture, art, politics, history, economics, and language; engage students in critical thinking about Chinese choices of economic development, political strategies, and social aspirations; to enhance understanding of the diversity of life-ethnically, politically, historically, socially, and economically in China and expose students to China’s vision of itself and the pursuit of its place internationally through the impact of its history on the contemporary world and through needs of international cooperation in the global economy.
At the conclusion of the minor, the student will be expected to analyze in a multidisciplinary fashion Chinese culture, politics, history, economics, and language; to judge critically Chinese options in economic development, political strategies, and social goals; navigate through the diversity of the Chinese experience to interpret its ethnic, political, historical, social, and economic problems; and to evaluate China’s changing visions of itself historically, its place in the global economy, and its role in the contemporary world order.
| Core Courses....................................................................9 credit hours | ||
| HIST 3740 History of Asia | ....................................... | 3 |
| PSCI 3010 Chinese Politics | ..................................... | 3 |
| HIST/PSCI 4740 Seminar in Chinese Studies |
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3 |
| Elective Courses.....................................................................15 credits | ||
| ARTH 4087/5087 Asian Art | ............................................... | 3 |
| CHIN 1010 Beginning Chinese | ............................................. | 3 |
| CHIN 2010 Intermediate Chinese I | ................................................. | 3 |
| CHIN 2020 Intermediate Chinese II | ................................................. | 3 |
| HIST 4707 East Asia since 1900 | ................................................. | 3 |
| HIST 4937 World War II in the Pacific | ................................................. | 3 |
| INTL 2000 Introduction to International Studies | ................................................. | 3 |
| PSCI 4007/5007 Study Abroad (China) | ................................................. | 6 |
| RELI 3220 Eastern Religions | ................................................. | 3 |
| PUBH 4707 International Health: An Overview of Problems and Issues | ................................................. | 3 |
| Total Credits for Minor .................................................21 credit hours | ||
For more information regarding the China Study Minor, please contact Dr. Henry Antkiewicz, Department of History at 439-6689 or antkiewh@mail.etsu.edu.