Course Schedule

Course Term
Course Attributes
Fall 2025
CHN

CHN 101 – Elementary Chinese

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
002
Days
MoWeFr
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
003
Days
MoWeFr
Time
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Aug 25 - Oct 15
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Oct 15
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Aug 25 - Oct 15
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Oct 15
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25

CHN 102 – Elementary Chinese

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
002
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Oct 16 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 20
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Oct 16 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 20
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Oct 16 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 20
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Oct 16 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 20

CHN 201 – Intermediate Modern Chinese

Grammar, reading, and conversation in the modern (Mandarin) language for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section
002
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25

CHN 202 – Intermediate Modern Chinese
Engagement: Community Partnership · Engagement: Civic and Community Responsibility

Grammar, reading, and conversation in the modern (Mandarin) language for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25

CHN 245 – Chinese Popular Culture
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities · Gen Ed Attribute: Diversity and Equity · Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Humanist

This course introduces four basic aspects of Chinese popular culture: mass media, everyday life, folklore, and arts. It examines how the development of mass media (print culture, radio, film, television, music, the internet, and social media) reflects changes of Chinese culture, society, and politics since the early 20th century. Moreover, the course discusses how popular culture is practiced in everyday life by exploring such topics as work and employment, labor and migration, leisure and consumption, housing, individual creativity, collective justice, gender, sexuality, and arts.

Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 55
  • Days: TuTh
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 55

CHN 301 – Third-Year Chinese I

Advanced conversation, grammar, reading and writing in modern Chinese for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoWeFr
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
unassigned
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • +
  • Section: 001
  • Instructor: unassigned
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25

CHN 305 – Global Kung Fu Cinema

Study of Kung Fu Cinema in its relations to the Chinese martial arts tradition with a focus on the context of its rise from a niche film genre to a global cultural phenomenon.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Oct 16 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 50
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Oct 16 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 50
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Oct 16 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 50
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Oct 16 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 50

CHN 410B – The Anthropology of Contemporary China
Cross Listed

The course introduces students to the anthropological literature on contemporary China. It examines various social and cultural aspects of everyday life such as family, body, sexuality, consumption, citizenship, urbanization, and property ownership.

Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 20
  • Days: TuTh
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 20

CHN 415 – Advanced Modern Chinese

Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in social science texts for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Date
Aug 25 - Dec 10
Instructor
unassigned
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 20
  • +
  • Section: 001
  • Instructor: unassigned
  • Days: TuTh
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
  • Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 20
Summer 2025
CHN

CHN 101 – Elementary Chinese
Special Exam Credit Only

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
May 19 - Jul 3
Instructor
unassigned
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 15
  • +
  • Section: 101
  • Instructor: unassigned
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: May 19 - Jul 3
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 15

CHN 102 – Elementary Chinese

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jul 7 - Aug 22
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 15
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jul 7 - Aug 22
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 15

CHN 251 – New Chinese Cinema
Cross Listed

Introduces students to contemporary Chinese films and studies the role of cinema as historiography and ethnography.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jul 7 - Aug 22
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 25
  • +
  • Section: 101
  • Instructor: Du, Mei
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jul 7 - Aug 22
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 25
Spring 2025
CHN

CHN 101 – Elementary Chinese

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
002
Days
MoWeFr
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Closed
Enrollment
20 / 20
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Closed
  • Enrollment: 20 / 20
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
31 / 36
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 31 / 36
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
31 / 36
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 31 / 36

CHN 102 – Elementary Chinese

Introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin) for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
8 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 8 / 20
Section
002
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
13 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 13 / 20
Section
003
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
15 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 15 / 20
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
6 / 13
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 6 / 13

CHN 201 – Intermediate Modern Chinese

Grammar, reading, and conversation in the modern (Mandarin) language for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
11 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 11 / 20

CHN 202 – Intermediate Modern Chinese

Grammar, reading, and conversation in the modern (Mandarin) language for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
8 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 8 / 20
Section
002
Days
MoTuWeThFr
Time
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
9 / 20
  • Days: MoTuWeThFr
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 9 / 20

CHN 251 – New Chinese Cinema
Cross Listed

Introduces students to contemporary Chinese films and studies the role of cinema as historiography and ethnography.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Mar 17 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
22 / 75
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Mar 17 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 22 / 75
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Mar 17 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
22 / 75
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Mar 17 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 22 / 75

CHN 302 – Third-Year Chinese II

Advanced conversation, grammar, reading and writing in Modern Chinese for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
MoWeFr
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
15 / 20
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 15 / 20

CHN 331 – Taoist Traditions of China
Cross Listed · Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis

Intellectual foundations of Taoism in its two classical sources, the Lao Tzu and the Chuang Tzu, and a sampling of the varieties of religious practice which developed later.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
47 / 60
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 47 / 60
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
47 / 60
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 47 / 60

CHN 391 – Preceptorship

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Requires faculty member approval, preceptor application on file with department.

Section
001
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 5
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 5

CHN 417 – Advanced Modern Chinese

Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
12 / 20
  • Days: TuTh
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 12 / 20

CHN 465 – Chinese/English Translation: Theory and Practice

Introduction to the theory and practice of English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English translations including study of the role of translation in China-West encounters and learning the craft of translation.

Section
001
Days
Tu
Time
03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
7 / 12
  • Days: Tu
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 7 / 12

CHN 476 – Modern China
Cross Listed

Survey of political, social, economic and cultural transformations undergone by China from ca. 1800 to the present. Provides students with a sense of both the major themes and the substance of the last two centuries of history of one of the world's major civilizations, as well as a better understanding of China's prominent position in the world today.

Section
001
Days
MoWe
Time
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
23 / 30
  • Days: MoWe
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 23 / 30
EAS

EAS 160A1 – The Worlds of Buddhism
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures/160 · Gen Ed Attribute: Writing · Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Humanist

An introduction to Buddhism as both a global religion and an array of cultural traditions, with emphasis on its various forms and development in South, Southeast, and East Asian cultures & history.

Section
002
Days
MoWe
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
34 / 75
  • Days: MoWe
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 34 / 75
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Status
Open
Enrollment
172 / 200
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 172 / 200
Section
102
Days
Time
Date
Mar 17 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
147 / 200
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Mar 17 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 147 / 200

EAS 160A3 – Chinese Civilization
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures/160 · Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Humanist

This course offers an introduction to the Chinese civilization from the earliest times to the end of the 18thcentury. It will cover major historical eras and events, as well as the traditions of thought and practices running through them. Literary and artistic genres will be introduced as means to better understand larger social trends. Students will practice close reading and analysis of historical documents, literary compositions, and cultural artifacts. Through these hands-on engagements, they will get to know the diverse voices and perspectives within the Chinese tradition and explore their contemporary relevance. Absolutely no previous experience with the study of China is necessary. At the same time, we hope to bring new perspectives to those who already have some familiarity with Chinese history and culture.

Section
001
Days
MoWeFr
Time
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Date
Jan 15 - May 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
18 / 30
  • Days: MoWeFr
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
  • Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 18 / 30

EAS 160A5 – Languages and Cultures of East Asia
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures/160 · Gen Ed Attribute: Writing · Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Social Scientist

This course will explore the social, historical, and linguistic aspects of the languages and cultures of East Asia and how they have changed over time, drawing from anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and history.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
28 / 100
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 28 / 100