After completing or placing above the CAS LC 212 (fourth-semester) level, students must take four additional Chinese language courses. Normally these include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 CAS LC 311 Third-Year Modern Chinese<\/p>\n
\u2022 CAS LC 312 Third-Year Modern Chinese or<\/strong> LC 313 Chinese Through Theater and Acting<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 314 Classical Chinese I for Students of East Asia, LC 315 Classical Chinese, or<\/strong> LC 316 Topics in Classical Chinese<\/p>\n \u2022 One additional course chosen from the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 316 Topics in Classical Chinese<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 411 Fourth-Year Modern Chinese I<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 412 Fourth-Year Modern Chinese II<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 420 Topics in Chinese through Media<\/p>\n \u2022 CAS LC 486 Workshop on Translating and Interpreting Chinese<\/p>\n Students placing out of LC 311 and\/or LC 312, in particular very advanced or native speakers, will replace these with other advanced LC Chinese courses in consultation with their advisor.<\/p>\n Students must complete at least three Chinese literature courses including the foundational surveys in pre-modern and modern Chinese literature (CAS LC 250, LC 251). Course topics for additional courses might include modern Chinese fiction, Classical Chinese literature, women writers, folklore, Chinese popular literature, or comparative courses that deal with Chinese literature in the context of East Asia and the world.<\/p>\n Students need to take two additional topics courses in Chinese history and culture, chosen from the following or other courses approved by the advisor:<\/p>\n \u2022 HI 363 Early Chinese History<\/p>\n \u2022 HI 364 Modern Chinese History<\/p>\n \u2022LC 260 Gateway to Asia<\/p>\n \u2022 LC 280 Chinese Classics in Today\u2019s World (in English translation)<\/p>\n \u2022 LC 283 Chinese Civilization (in English translation)<\/p>\n \u2022 LC 286 Topics in Chinese Culture (in English translation)<\/p>\n \u2022 LC 287 Screening Modern China (in English translation)<\/p>\n \u2022 LC 440 Mass Media and Social Change in Modern China<\/p>\n Not required, but highly recommended for building a broad foundation, are additional courses in related disciplines of Chinese studies including history of art and architecture, anthropology, religion, history, and international relations.<\/p>\n All majors must take two courses in comparative literature (chosen from CAS XL 222, XL 223, XL 224, XL 225) and\/or linguistics (CAS LX 250). The completion of the Core Curriculum Humanities Sequence (CAS CC 101, CC 102) fulfills the XL 222 requirement, LC 316 may count as a language or literature course.<\/p>\n Students will take two additional courses chosen in consultation with the advisor from LC courses at the 300 level or above or related courses in MLCL or other departments as approved by the advisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Major in Chinese Language and Literature (1140) Four Language-Focus Courses After completing or placing above the CAS LC 212 (fourth-semester) level, students must take four additional Chinese language courses. Normally these include: \u2022 CAS LC 311 Third-Year Modern Chinese \u2022 CAS LC 312 Third-Year Modern Chinese or LC 313 Chinese Through Theater and Acting \u2022 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9557,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9557"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8344,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8343\/revisions\/8344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}3 Literature Courses<\/h4>\n
2 Civilization Courses<\/h4>\n
2 Comparative Literature Courses<\/h4>\n
2 Elective Courses<\/h4>\n