Chinese Language and Literature (Minor)

Program Description

The Chinese Language Program (CLP) at NYU Shanghai offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate language courses designed to achieve high standards in linguistic and cultural proficiency focused on China. The Chinese Language Program (CLP) offers two tracks for a minor in Chinese: the Chinese Minor and the Chinese Language and Literature Minor.

The Chinese Language and Literature Minor is designed to integrate language learning with content exploration. This minor suits students who enter with a proficiency level typically beyond Advanced and are eager to link their language studies to global Chinese studies, arts, humanities, and beyond. The curriculum not only deepens students' understanding of Chinese literature, history, culture, and society through language but also enables them to apply their linguistic skills across academic pursuits and various professional contexts.

Program Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
Select one of the following:		4
CHIN-SHU 401	Classical Chinese for Advanced Mandarin Learners
GCHN-SHU 233	Foreign Societies in Classical Chinese Writing
Language in Context
Select two of the following:		8
CHIN-SHU 408	Introduction to Chinese Phonetics
CHIN-SHU 410	Written Chinese Discourse
CHIN-SHU 415	Introduction to Contemporary China I
CHIN-SHU 429	Chinese Business and Finance -- A Bilingual Introduction
CHIN-SHU 500	Chinese Topic Course: Contemporary Chinese Art and Fashion
GCHN-SHU 283	Reading and Viewing Modern China
Chinese Literature
Select two of the following:		8
GCHN-SHU 116	Traditional Chinese Literature from the Beginning to 1911
GCHN-SHU 225	Cultural Translations: China and the West
GCHN-SHU 111	Shanghai Stories
Total Credits		20

Policies

For Language in Context courses, the language of instruction is Chinese. For Chinese Literature courses, the language of instruction may be Chinese or English, depending on the semester and the faculty. Students minoring in Chinese Language and Literature are strongly recommended to enroll in courses where the language of instruction is Chinese, if possible. Additional literature courses taught in Chinese will be added as they become available.

Minor Policies

Students may minor in subjects outside of their major. A minor in a secondary subject enables a student to acquire a useful understanding of concepts and analysis without the same degree of coverage as would be obtained in a major. A grade of C or better is required for a course to be counted toward a minor. If a student fails a course required for the minor, the course must be retaken at NYU; a course taken outside the University will not normally be allowed to substitute for a minor requirement. No course for the minor may be taken as pass/fail. Students may use Core Curriculum classes to fill minor requirements but at least 12 credits of the minor must be unique to the minor, meaning that it is not double-counted with any other major, minor, or core requirement.

Additionally, no single course may be used to meet more than two requirements.

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

NYU Shanghai Policies

Additional academic policies can be found on the NYU Shanghai Academic Policies page.