A course designed to increase student skills in listening, speaking, writing, reading, and culture. More complex grammatical forms introduced; focus on control of basic forms. Development of students' lexicon through reading, watching films, conversations, tapes, etc. Prerequisite CHI 301 or equivalent. All students who have had three or more years of high school Chinese or are heritage learners of Chinese and are enrolling in college-level Chinese for the first time must take the Chinese placement exam before enrolling in this course.

The course offers an overview of major films, directors and actors in the contemporary PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It examines the genres of Chinese film better known in the US, including the Hong Kong action film, fifth-generation mainland cinema and Taiwanese urban dramas. The course will provide an understanding of contemporary Chinese cinema through analyses of the content and style, poetics and politics of films/ filmmakers/film movements, that reflect the Chinese cultural value system and differing Chinese aesthetics vis-a-vis Western and Hollywood views.

This course introduces students to modern Chinese history, society, and culture from 1840 to the present, with a special focus on the developments of the twentieth century. We will investigate three sets of major problems: (1) China is often seen as an ethnically and culturally homogeneous society, but what is China and (Han) Chinese? (2) How did China transition from a multi-ethnic empire to a modern nation state? (3) What does modernity mean in the Chinese context?

This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of Chinese medicine: its philosophy, theories, practices and transformations. Drawing on cultural history, anthropology, and gender studies, this course investigates Chinese medicine in its intellectual, social and cultural context and emphasizes the following components: 1) reading primary texts in translation; 2) a historical overview of the development of Chinese medicine; 3) examining different methodological approaches. The course will be conducted in English and all required readings are English as well.

Students who have the proper qualifications may undertake a special problem in reading and research. May be repeated once for a total of six credits.

Students who have the proper qualifications may undertake a special problem in reading and research. May be repeated once for a total of six credits.

To participate effectively in the 21st century, students must be adept at both communicating their ideas effectively to different audiences in a variety of formats and contexts, as well as evaluating the messages sent by others. This integrated composition and communication course is the first in a sequence of two courses that focus on developing student's abilities to communicate ideas effectively using written, oral, visual, and electronic forms.

To participate effectively in the 21st century, students must be adept at both communicating their ideas effectively to different audiences in a variety of formats and contexts, as well as evaluating the messages sent by others. This integrated composition and communication course is the first in a sequence of two courses that focus on developing student's abilities to communicate ideas effectively using written, oral, visual, and electronic forms.

To participate effectively in the 21st century, students must be adept at both communicating their ideas effectively to different audiences in a variety of formats and contexts, as well as evaluating the messages sent by others. This integrated composition and communication course is the first in a sequence of two courses that focus on developing student's abilities to communicate ideas effectively using written, oral, visual, and electronic forms.

To participate effectively in the 21st century, students must be adept at both communicating their ideas effectively to different audiences in a variety of formats and contexts, as well as evaluating the messages sent by others. This integrated composition and communication course is the first in a sequence of two courses that focus on developing student's abilities to communicate ideas effectively using written, oral, visual, and electronic forms.