Semester Requirements
Hiroko Yamashita, Minor Adviser
(585) 475-6074, hxygsl@rit.edu
The modern language and culture minor consists of five courses: three language courses beyond Beginning Level I and two culture courses. The minor provides beginning and some intermediate level study of a modern language and appropriate courses in the culture of the nations where that language is most often used. The goal of this minor is to introduce students to the language, customs, and cultural aspects (e.g., history, art, literature, politics, anthropology, and music) of one particular country or area. Students will become aware of the relationship between language and culture and of the differences between their own language and culture and those of the country they choose to study.
Required Courses–Choose any five sequential language courses. One culture course may be substituted for one of the language courses with permission of the minor adviser.
MLCH-201 Beginning Chinese I
MLCH-202 Beginning Chinese II
MLCH-301 Intermediate Chinese I
MLCH-302 Intermediate Chinese II
MLCH-401 Advanced Chinese I
MLCH-402 Advanced Chinese II
FNRT-380 Art of China, Korea, and Japan
HIST-160 History of Modern East Asia
HIST-261 History of Modern China
POLS-350 Politics in East Asia
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The modern language and culture minor consists of five courses: three language courses beyond Beginning Level I and two culture courses. The minor provides beginning and some intermediate level study of a modern language and appropriate courses in the culture of the nations where that language is most often used. The goal of this minor is to introduce students to the language, customs, and cultural aspects (e.g., history, art, literature, politics, anthropology, and music) of one particular country or area. Students will become aware of the relationship between language and culture and of the differences between their own language and culture and those of the country they choose to study.
Prerequisite:
0525-420 Beginning Chinese I
Required Courses—A sequence of three from the following:
0525-421 Beginning Chinese II
0525-422 Beginning Chinese III
0525-423 Intermediate Chinese I
0525-424 Intermediate Chinese II
0525-425 Intermediate Chinese III
0525-426 Advanced Chinese I
0525-427 Advanced Chinese II
0525-428 Advanced Chinese III
Electives—Choose two of the following culture courses:
0525-439 Special Topics: Chinese
0505-469 Art of China, Korea, and Japan
0507-485 Foundations of Asian Civilization
0507-486 20th Century China and Japan
0507-487 Communist China
0513-441 Politics in China
0513-496 Government and Politics in East Asia