CHIN 3080 - Topics in Chinese Studies

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This course surveys key aspects of Chinese culture and society pertaining to literature, arts, education, philosophy, religion, language, etc. Organized around thematic topics, this course aims to promote students’ cultural understanding with regard to China. Lectures will be accompanied with in-depth reading and discussions of primary texts selected from the classics of various fields (eg, literature, religion, philosophy), with the goal of helping students to better understand and appreciate the continuity and diversity of Chinese civilization. Global Scholars course. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.