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China (or the Greater China that includes Taiwan and Hong Kong, the Special Administration Region of China) has increasingly become a major player on the political and economic stage in East Asia and in global politics. Its culture, philosophy, and arts have had lasting influence in the East Asian region. The opening up of China in the post-Mao era since 1976 has provided ample opportunities for scholarly pursuit, business and trade ventures, government and foreign services, and legal and other professional undertakings.

In response to the new opportunities and challenges, the Chinese Program sets forth not only to provide students with another option to meet the language requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences at SU, but also to prepare those who aspire to or are interested in the exploration of careers related to China. Currently, Chinese Program offers Chinese language courses from elementary to the advanced levels. These courses, together with courses offered by the Asian Studies Major, provide students a broad, diversified and yet focused learning experience on China. Students can also choose to minor in Chinese in addition to their major.

The Chinese Program, in cooperation with Soochow University, offers opportunities for students to study in the beautiful city of Suzhou, China for a semester or a year after completing a year of Chinese language study at SU or the equivalent.

Courses

In order to receive full credit for courses in Chinese, they must be taken in the numerical sequence (chin115-chin235) as listed below. A previous course cannot be repeated to improve a grade once a higher course in the sequence is in progress or has been completed.

CHIN115 Chinese Language I -- 5 credits
CHIN125 Chinese Language II -- 5 credits
CHIN135 Chinese Language III -- 5 credits
CHIN215 Chinese Language IV -- 5 credits
CHIN225 Chinese Language V -- 5 credits (Service-learning)
CHIN235 Chinese Language VI -- 5 credits (Service-learning)
An integrated approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin Chinese and culture. These courses constitute a systematic study of Mandarin in the Romanized Pinyin and Chinese character systems.
CHIN291-293 Special Topics -- 1-5 credits
CHIN315 Chinese Culture and Civilization -- 5 credits
An introduction to Chinese culture and civilization with emphasis on the impact of the cultural traditions on the Chinese contemporary lifestyles and cross-cultural comparisons. Taught in Chinese.