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Chinese Program |
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
Credits and Courses
Checklist
for Majors
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A minimum of 40 credits
of course work on Asia. Any course that devotes 50 percent or more
of its substance to the Asian continent may be counted toward the
major.
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Owing to differences in
the availability of levels and in the number of credits assigned
for the Asian languages taught at Mount Holyoke, other colleges in
the Five College system, and under the self-instructional program
in the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages, the
language requirement for the major is stated in terms of the minimum
number
of semesters
rather
than
the
number
of credits.
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No fewer than 4 semesters
of Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic language study, or 3 semesters of
Sanskrit, or 6 semesters of Five College self-instructional study
in an Asian language (e.g., Hindi-Urdu) at a level appropriate to
the student's experience.
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No more than 16 credits
of 100-200 level language may be counted toward the major.
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Please consult the Asian
Studies Committee for guidelines regarding Asian languages not listed
or not taught at the Five Colleges.
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16 credits (4 courses)
at the 300 level, no more than 8 of which can be language credits.
To be counted toward the major, 300-level courses not taught at Mount
Holyoke, including language courses beyond the first- and second-year
level, require prior approval from the chair of the Asian Studies
Committee.
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Non-language courses must
be taken in at least three departments or programs (including Asian
studies).
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The Asian Studies committee
strongly recommends that students take one (or more) of the courses
in the 100-level "Introduction
to Civilization" series.
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No more than one course
on Asian diasporas (e.g. Asian American studies) may be counted toward
the Asian studies major.
Most Asian Studies courses
at Mount Holyoke are listed (see courses),
but students should also consult the catalogue entries or Web sites
of other departments, including history, international relations,
and politics. Asian Studies majors should also plan to use the rich
resources
of the Five
College
Consortium
in selecting
their
courses (listings are available through the Five College or individual
college Web sites).
Please consult the chair of
the Asian Studies Committee for guidelines regarding Asian languages
not taught in the Five Colleges. Some Asian Studies major and
minor programs designed by recent graduates may be found on the Asian
Studies Web site.
Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary
major. Students who pursue an interdisciplinary major automatically
fulfill the College's outside the major requirement and need not
register for a minor.
Independent
Study and Honors Requirements
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