As part of its commitment to providing rigorous academic training in step with changing global trends, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is happy to announce the expansion of the University of South Carolina’s Chinese program. This is an exciting time to study Chinese at USC, with the recent hiring of three new faculty members who specialize in Chinese literature and culture, as well as a new professor in the Anthropology Department who studies Taiwan. The first step in building the program is the creation of a much anticipated Chinese minor. The minor in Chinese is designed to give students in any department the opportunity to complement their major course of study with a strong foundation in Chinese language and culture. In order to give students both the language skills they will need on the job market and a practical knowledge of Chinese culture that is essential to round out those skills, the minor requires students to complete three years of Chinese and three additional culture or language courses.

Minor Requirements:
Students will take 18 credit hours, at and above the 200 level.

The remaining nine credit hours can be fulfilled with any of the following courses:
CHIN 240 -- Chinese Culture, Tradition, and Modern Societies. (3) Introduction to Chinese culture, heritage, and modern societies. Readings selected from printed and online sources. Taught in English.

CHIN 398 -- Selected Topics(3) Intensive study in selected authors or literary movements of China, including cultural aspects. May be repeated for credit under different suffix. Taught in English.

CPLT 303 -- Great Books of the Eastern World. {=ENGL 392} (3) Classical and contemporary poetry and prose of the Middle and Far East.

CPLT 415 -- Topics in Comparative Literary Relations. (3) Topics involving two or more national literatures. Topics to be announced in master schedule by suffix and title. (with approval)

ANTH 291 -- Selected Topics in Anthropology. (1-3) Topics of special interest. May be taken more than once as topics change. (with approval)

HIST 354 -- Modernization of China and Japan. (3) The impact of the West on China and Japan from the 17th century to the end of World War II. Emphasis on the rise of nationalism and the conflict between modernization and traditionalism in each country.

POLI 443 -- International Relations of East Asia and the Pacific. (3) Political patterns and forces in the Asia/Pacific region in recent times including the process of decolonization, regional conflicts, great power relations, and economic interdependencies.

POLI 448 -- Politics and Government of China. (3) Political institutions and processes of the People's Republic of China with secondary emphasis on the government and politics of the Republic of China on Taiwan.