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Nov 16, 2024
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2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Chinese Studies, BA
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The Chinese Studies program offers students a diverse curriculum centered on the Chinese language, literature, culture, and society. Its rigorous language curriculum stresses verbal and textual mastery and cultural competency and includes Chinese linguistics and language pedagogy courses. Content courses explore both ancient and modern Chinese literature, visual arts, society, history, philosophy, and economics. The Chinese Studies faculty stresses global/transnational perspectives and area/regional knowledge and linguistic skills to best prepare students for a broad spectrum of future educational and career goals and opportunities.
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University General Education Requirements
All Binghamton University undergraduate students are required to fulfill this set of university-wide requirements to ensure that every graduate acquires the essential core of a SUNY university undergraduate education. Please refer to the General Education page for more information.
Harpur College Requirements
All students in Harpur College must fulfill additional requirements designated by Harpur College to complement and extend the general education requirements. Please refer to the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences page for more information.
Course Requirements
Students majoring in Chinese Studies must successfully complete 11 courses as follows:
A. Language Sequence Courses
Students are required to successfully complete the following four language courses:
Note on Language Requirements
Depending on prior exposure to the language, CHIN 101 and CHIN 102 may be required prerequisites for the major. CHIN 101 - ElementaryChinese I NoBackgrnd , CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II , CHIN 103 - Elementary Chinese I Heritage and CHIN 104 - Elementary Chinese II Heritage provide the basic linguistic knowledge and skills required to begin the major but do not count toward the major.
For students with significant prior exposure: after consultation and proficiency test assessment administered by Chinese Program faculty, students who already demonstrate competence in Mandarin at any of the required levels may waive part or all of the language requirements. Waived Chinese language courses will not count toward the major and must be replaced with other Chinese Studies courses so that the student completes a total of 11 courses for the major.
CHIN 305 and CHIN 306 will count as 2 of the 6 upper level course requirements for the major.
B. Elective Courses
Students should complete six courses from the list below and/or from other approved Chinese Studies courses as they become available.
C. Core Course in Asian American and Diaspora Studies
Students are required to take one core course in Asian American and Diaspora Studies. Students can choose from the courses listed below and/or other approved Asian American and Diaspora courses as they become available:
- AAS 200 - Intro to Asian American Studies
- AAAS 275 - History of Asian America
- Courses taught by Professors Ramaesh Bhagirat-Rivera, John Cheng, Robert Ku, Cynthia Marasigan, and Lisa Yun.
D. Upper Level Requirements
Of the 11 required courses, six courses must be at the 300 or 400 level. These six upper-level courses must include the following:
- Two 400-level AAAS seminars, at least 1 of which must be in Chinese Studies. The two seminars must:
- 1) be taught by AAAS faculty members;
- 2) be non-language courses; and
- 3) be chosen in consultation with the major advisor and/or the Undergraduate Director
- Four other 300 or 400-level courses, including CHIN 305 and CHIN 306
- Note: A student who takes AAAS 491 (Practicum in Teag) can count as one of the six upper-level requirements; however, it will not count as one of the two required 400-level AAAS seminars.
Additional Information on Chinese Studies
In addition, a student must earn a C or better for a course to count toward the major and a course must be 3 or more credits to count toward the major. Language courses cannot be taken as a Pass/Fail, and no more than 1 non-language course can be taken as a Pass/Fail. Additionally, no more than 1 course may be an independent study.
Residency Requirement: At least 6 courses must be taken at Binghamton University.
For more information on the Chinese Studies BA program, please visit the AAAS website. To apply to the Chinese Studies BA program, please visit the University Admissions website.
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