May 19, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chinese Minor

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

The minor consists of 17 hours.

Prerequisites

CHIN 231 - Intermediate Chinese I 4 Credit Hours
CHIN 232* - Intermediate Chinese II 4 Credit Hours (or equivalents)

Required Courses

Complete:

CHIN 331* - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours
CHIN 332* - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours

Select 3 hours

CHIN 401* - Contemporary Chinese Studies I 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 402* - Contemporary Chinese Studies II 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 432 - Advanced Reading and Composition 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours:

ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 300 - A Kaleidoscope of China 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 401* - Contemporary Chinese Studies I 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 402* - Contemporary Chinese Studies II 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 432 - Advanced Reading and Composition 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471* - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 491 - Chinese Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
CHIN 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
HIAS 389* - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
REST 379* - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 430 - Women in China 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 469 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .