Chinese

Undergraduate

The Chinese program offers four levels of courses. In addition to intensive training of skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, the program emphasizes the connection between curriculum and career and tries to create opportunities for students to use their acquired language skills in daily life and to learn other subjects.

Program Overview

Fourth level Chinese courses are designed with the concept of “using Chinese to learn” and a specific subject to be studied in Chinese (such as film, journalism, and business).

The department has a summer intensive language program at Peking University and a spring abroad program at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics through the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA).

You may choose to complete the minor in Chinese or the major in East Asian Studies for which language study is a principal component.

Chinese placement test

Contact Lisha Xu (lxu@mtholyoke.edu) for permission to enroll in a course after placement.

Placement test

Community Voices

Spotlight on Chinese program students and alums

Courses and Requirements

Requirements for the Minor

A minimum of 16 credits:

As prerequisites, if needed: ASIAN-110, ASIAN-111
Two Chinese language courses at the 200 level or higher8
An additional two 300-level courses in Chinese language courses8
Total Credits16

Additional Specifications

  • Independent studies (ASIAN-295 or ASIAN-395) do not count toward the minor.
  • Language courses that are not taken at Mount Holyoke must be approved by the head of the Chinese program at Mount Holyoke College to count toward the minor.
  • Courses taught in English do not count toward the minor.

Contact Us

The Department of Asian Students helps students explore the rich and extremely diverse cultures of Asia, home to some 60 percent of humanity.

Denise Falk
  • Academic Department Coordinator

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