Chinese Area

中文

We currently offer a Minor and a Certificate in Chinese Studies.  We do not currently offer a One-Language Major track in Chinese. Upper-level Chinese courses may be used in the Language and Cultural Studies concentration and as the secondary language to complete the Two-Language concentration.

Minor in Chinese Language and Culture (18 credits)

•  3 credits: one MLL core course: MLL/LING/ENGL 190, MLL/LING/ENGL 191, MLL/LING 230, MLL 301, or MLL 305 (Note: All core courses must be taken at UMBC)
•  6 credits: CHIN 301 (Advanced Chinese I), CHIN 302 (Advanced Chinese II)
•  9 credits of CHIN or MLL (CHIN) electives:

•  CHIN 300 – Special Projects in the Chinese Language and Culture
•  CHIN 309 – Business Chinese
•  CHIN 315 – Introduction to Literary Chinese
•  CHIN 319 – Chinese Translation
•  CHIN 330 – Advanced Mandarin Chinese for Current Events
•  MLL 300 – Selected Topics in Modern Languages and Linguistics (with Chinese topic)
•  MLL 328 – Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama
•  MLL 329 – Early and Medieval Chinese Literature
•  MLL 334 – Modern Chinese Poetry and Lyric Culture
•  MLL 335 – Modern China: Culture, Society, and Environment
•  MLL 336 – Cantonese Language and Culture

Students may petition the MLLI department to have relevant courses from other disciplines be counted for the minor in Chinese Language and Culture.


Certificate in Chinese Studies (17 credits)

•  CHIN 201 – Intermediate Chinese I
•  CHIN 202 – Intermediate Chinese II
•  CHIN 301 – Advanced Chinese I

Certificate electives (choose two):

•  MLL 220 – Film and Society in China
•  MLL 300 – Selected Topics in Modern Languages and Linguistics (with Chinese topic)
•  MLL 328 – Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama
•  MLL 329 – Early and Medieval Chinese Literature
•  MLL 334 – Modern Chinese Poetry and Lyric Culture
•  MLL 335 – Modern China: Culture, Society, and Environment
•  MLL 336 – Cantonese Language and Culture
•  Any CHIN courses above 301, including 309 (Business Chinese), 315 (Introduction to Literary Chinese), 319 (Chinese Translation), 330 (Advanced Mandarin Chinese for Current Events)

Note: All courses in fulfillment of the Certificate in Language Studies must be completed with a grade of “B” or higher.

For further information about the MLLI Chinese program, please contact Chinese area coordinator Dr. William Brown.