Chinese Studies
Courses
For course descriptions not found in the 2008-2009 General Catalog, please contact the department for more information.
Committee-Sponsored Courses
11-12-13. First-Year Chinese (5-5-5)
21-22-23. Second-Year Chinese (4-4-4)
111-112-113. Third-Year Chinese (4-4-4)
121-122-123. Fourth-Year Chinese (4-4-4) (Not offered in 2008–09)
Each of these year-long sequences begins in the fall term. Students wishing to take more than one Chinese language class in the same quarter must obtain approval from the head of the language program prior to enrolling in the second course.
All Chinese language courses have A, B, and C tracks for students with no Chinese language background; B track for students with some Mandarin Chinese language background; C track for students with Chinese language background other than Mandarin.
160/260. Late Imperial and Twentieth-Century Chinese Historical Texts (4) This course introduces the primary sources used by historians of Late Imperial and Twentieth-Century Chinese history. Reading material includes diaries, newspaper articles, Qing documents, gazetteers, essays, speeches, popular fiction, journal articles, scholarly prose, and field surveys. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: advanced knowledge of Chinese language and consent of instructor.
165A. Business Chinese (4) Basic training in oral and written communication skills for business, including introduction to modern business terminology and social conventions. Prerequisite: CHIN 113 or equivalent.
165B. Business Chinese (4) Continuation of CHIN 165A. Basic training in oral and written communication skills for business, including introduction to modern business terminology and social conventions. Prerequisite: CHIN 165A or equivalent.
165C. Business Chinese (4) Continuation of CHIN 165B. Basic training in oral and written communication skills for business, including introduction to modern business terminology and social conventions. Prerequisite: CHIN 165B or equivalent.
181A. Introduction to Classical Chinese (4) Introduction to the classical language through Confucius, Mencius, and the other Great Books. The emphasis will be on comprehension and reading ability. Prerequisite: Chinese Studies 23 or equivalent.
181B. Introduction to Classical Chinese (4) Continuation of Chinese Studies 181A. Prerequisite: Chinese Studies 181A or equivalent.
181C. Introduction to Classical Chinese (4) This course is a continuation of 181A and B. Short passages from major historical, literary, and philosophical works are introduced. Prerequisite: Chinese Studies 181B or equivalent.
182A. Introduction to Classical Chinese–Advanced I (4) An introduction to classical Chinese for students with advanced Chinese background. Basic structures and function words are taught through fables of the pre-Qing period. Prerequisite: CHIN 113 or department approval.
182B. Introduction to Classical Chinese–Advanced II (4) Continuation of CHIN 182A. Selections from Kongzi, Mengzi, and other philosophers’ work will be taught. Focus is on structures, function words, and overall comprehension of a text. Prerequisite: CHIN 182A or departmental approval.
182C. Introduction to Classical Chinese–Advanced III (4) Continuation of CHIN 182B. Selections from later priods like Shiji and poetry will be introduced. Upon completion of this year-long curriculum, students should be able to read classical Chinese texts on their own with the help of a dictionary. Prerequisite: CHIN 182B or department approval.
185A-B-C. Readings in Chinese Culture and Society (4-4-4) This course will enlarge a student’s vocabulary and improve reading skills through studies of original writings and other media on Chinese culture and society, past and present. Prerequisite: Chinese Studies 113 or consent of insstructor.
186A-B-C. Readings in Chinese Economics, Politics, Trade (4-4-4) Introduction to the specialized vocabulary relating to Chinese politics, trade, and development. Designed for students in the social sciences or with career interests in international trade, the course will stress reading and translating documents, and the special forms of business correspondence and oral negotiation. Prerequisite: CHIN 123 or equivalent.
196. Directed Thesis Research (4) B.A. honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member in Chinese studies. This course requires two quarters to complete. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
198. Directed Group Study in Chinese Studies (2 or 4) Study of specific aspects in Chinese civilization not covered in regular course work, under the direction of faculty members in Chinese studies. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
199. Independent Study in Chinese Studies (2 or 4) The student will undertake a program of research or advanced reading in selected areas in Chinese studies under the supervision of a faculty member of the Program in Chinese Studies. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
260. Late Imperial and Twentieth-Century Chinese Historical Texts (4) This course introduces the primary sources used by historians of the Late Imperial and twentieth-century Chinese history. Reading material includes diaries, newspaper articles, Qing documents, gazetteers, essays, speeches, popular fiction, journal articles, scholarly prose, and field surveys. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grades only) Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of Chinese language and consent of instructor.
269. Conversational Mandarin for Medical Students—Beginning (2) (Cross-listed with MED 269) This introductory course is designed to develop a working knowledge of medical Mandarin that will enable the student to communicate with Mandarin-speaking patients. There will be instruction in basic medical vocabulary and grammar, with a focus on taking a medical history. No previous knowledge of Mandarin is required since this is only a conversation course. For graduate and School of Medicine students. (S/U only.)
296. Directed Thesis Research (2-12) Graduate thesis research under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated with the Program in Chinese Studies.
299. Independent Study in Chinese Studies (2-12) Independent graduate research under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated with the Program in Chinese Studies.
500. Apprentice Teaching (1-4) A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty; handling of discussions, preparation and grading of exams and other written exercises, and student relations.
Department-Sponsored Courses
For description of courses listed below, see appropriate departmental listing. All graduate-level courses require consent of the instructor for undergraduate students. Some departmental offerings have content that varies from year to year. In those cases, Chinese Studies approval is given only when content relates primarily to China.
Lower-Division
History HILD 10: East Asia: The Great Tradition (staff)
History HILD 11: East Asia and the West (staff)
History HILD 12: Twentieth-Century East Asia (staff)
Literature/LTWL 4C: Fiction and Film in Twentieth-Century Societies: Asian Societies (Zhang)
Music MUS 13AS: World Music: Asia and Oceania (Guy)
Upper-Division
I. CHINESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Anthropology ANSC 136: Traditional Chinese Society (Jordan)
History HIEA 119: Religion and Popular Culture in East Asia (Cahill)
History HIEA 128: History of Material Culture in China
History HIEA 134: History of Thought and Religion in China: Confucianism (Cahill)
History HIEA 135: History of Thought and Religion in China: Buddhism (Cahill)
History HIEA 136: History of Thought and Religion in China: Daoism (Cahill)
History HIEA 137: Women and Family in Chinese History
History HIRE 115: Women in Chinese Religious Traditions (Cahill)
History HITO 102: Religious Traditions: East Asian Religious Tradtions (Cahill)
Music MUS 111: Topics/World Music Traditions (Guy)
Sociology SOC/B 162R: Religion and Popular Culture in East Asia (Staff)
Sociology SOC/D 158J: Religion and Ethics in China and Japan (Staff)
Sociology SOC/D 189: Special Topics in Comparative-Historical Sociology (Madsen)
Visual Arts VIS 105D: The Aesthetics of Chinese Calligraphy
II. CONTEMPORARY CHINA
Communication COSF 145: Communication and Development in China (Staff)
History HIEA 132: History of the People’s Republic of China (Pickowicz)
IR/PS IRGN 400: International Relations of the Pacific
IR/PS IRGN 404: Chinese Politics
IR/PS IRGN 461: Doing Business in China (Naughton)
IR/PS IRGN 486: Economic and Social Development of China (Naughton)
Political Science POLI 113B: Chinese and Japanese Political Thought (I)
Political Science POLI 113C: Chinese and Japanese Political Thought (II)
Political Science POLI 130B: Politics in the People’s Republic of China (Shirk)
Political Science POLI 131C: The Chinese Revolution (Hoston)
Political Science POLI 232: The Chinese Political System (Shirk)
Sociology SOC/D 188B: Chinese Society (Madsen)
III. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Linguistics 141: Language Structures (Staff)
Literature/LTCH 101: Readings in Contemporary Chinese Literature (Zhang)
Literature/LTEA 100A: Classical Chinese Poetry (Yip)
Literature/LTEA 100B: Modern Chinese Poetry (Yip)
Literature/LTEA 100C: Contemporary Chinese Poetry (Yip)
Literature/LTEA 110A: Classical Chinese Fiction (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 110B: Modern Chinese Fiction (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 110C: Contemporary Chinese Fiction (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 120A: Chinese Films (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 120B: Taiwan Films (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 120C: Hong Kong Films (Staff)
Literature/LTEA 120D: Filming Chinese Literature (Staff)
Literature/LTEN 159B: Chinese Poetry and American Imagination (Yip)
Literature/LTCO 274: Genre Studies—Intercultural Poetics (Yip)
Literature/LTWL 176: Literature and Ideas: Taoism (Yip)
Literature/LTWR 113: Intercultural Writing: Chinese (Yip)
IV. CHINESE HISTORY
Chinese Studies CHIN 170: History of Science in China (Chen)
History HIEA 120: The History of Chinese Culture and Society: The Ancient Imperial Period
History HIEA 121: The History of Chinese Culture and Society: The Middle Imperial Period
History HIEA 122: The History of Chinese Culture and Society: The Late Imperial Period
History HIEA 124/HISC 110: Science in China and the West from Ancient Times to the Seventeenth Century
History HIEA 126: The Silk Road in Chinese and Japanese History (Cahill)
History HIEA 130: History of the Modern Chinese Revolution: 1800–1911 (Esherick)
History HIEA 131 (IP/GEN 408): History of the Modern Chinese Revolution: 1911–1949 (Pickowicz)
History HIEA 132: History of the People’s Republic of China (Pickowicz)
History HIEA 133: Cultural History of Twentieth-Century China (Pickowicz)
History HIEA 137: Women and Family in Chinese History
History HIEA 162: History of Women in China
History HIEA 164: Seminar in Late Imperial Chinese History
History HIEA 167: Special Topics on Modern Chinese History (Esherick)
History HIEA 168: Special Topics in Classical and Medieval Chinese History (Cahill)
History HIEA 170: Colloquium on Science, Technology, and Medicine in China (Hanson)
Visual Arts VIS 128DN: Asian Art History (Staff)
