Build fluency in Chinese language and culture

The Chinese Studies program focuses on developing your ability to speak Mandarin Chinese and understand Chinese society and culture. Twenty percent of the global population speaks Chinese, making it the most-spoken language in the world. Having the ability to speak and understand Chinese will make you a marketable candidate in a variety of professional fields, such as business, consulting or politics.

As a Chinese Studies major, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in one of DePaul’s Study Abroad programs in Beijing, Hong Kong or Shanghai, where you’ll experience and immerse yourself in Chinese language and culture.

We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in LAS and your final three years in LAW.

Classes

Coursework

• Chinese Language
• Chinese Art
• Chinese Politics
• Chinese Calligraphy
• Literature and Religion in China
• The Rise of Modern China
• Understanding China’s Economy

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• College Website

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor’s + master’s degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Public policy
• International business
• Translation services
• Immigration work
• Social services
• Law
• Human rights

More career info

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of Modern Languages graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduati

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

• 24-32 credit hours of 200/300 level courses in Chinese Language
• 20-28 credit hours of Allied Courses from at least three different departments

Students who begin their study of Chinese at DePaul with CHN 202 or higher may substitute a 300-level Chinese elective course for any of the required 200-level courses.  No English-language ("E-designation") courses can be applied toward the "Six Advanced Level Courses in Chinese Language" requirement of the major.

Chinese Studies Allied Course List

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
Select 20-28 credit hours as noted above		20-28
Art and Architecture, History of
HAA 115	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART
HAA 215	CHINESE ART
HAA 218	ARTS OF THE SILK ROAD
HAA 220	BUDDHIST ART
Chinese Culture
CHN 208E	CHINA'S CULTURAL SOFT POWER AND ITS FUTURE
CHN 209E	CHINESE YOUTH CULTURES
CHN 248E	CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
CHN 250E	CHINESE CINEMA -- A WINDOW ON CHINA
Economics
ECO 334	UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S ECONOMY
English
ENG 235	SCIENCE FICTION
Geography
GEO 215	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY
GEO 266	WORLD ECONOMY: STATES, MARKETS AND LABOR (when 1/3 content is about China)
GEO 315	THE STATE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Global Asian Studies
AAS 208	CHINA'S CULTURAL SOFT POWER AND ITS FUTURE
AAS 209	CHINESE YOUTH CULTURES
AAS 210	ASIAN ART
AAS 211	BUDDHIST ART
AAS 215	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY
AAS 216	CHINESE ART
AAS 233	THE RISE OF MODERN CHINA
AAS 241	RELIGION IN CHINESE HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE
AAS 242	LITERATURE AND RELIGION IN CHINA
AAS 244	TRADITIONS OF CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE
AAS 246	ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY
AAS 248	CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
AAS 250	CHINESE CINEMA: A WINDOW ON CHINA
AAS 253	ASIAN POLITICS
AAS 287	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
AAS 315	THE STATE & ECONOMIC GROWTH IN EAST ASIA
AAS 342	ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY
AAS 352	CHINESE POLITICS
AAS 345	MORAL PHILOSOPHY, POLITICAL POWER, & RELIGION IN PRE-MODERN CHINA
History
HST 161	EAST ASIA TO C. 1200
HST 162	EAST ASIA c. 1200 TO 1800
HST 163	EAST ASIA , c.1800-PRESENT
HST 232	CULTURE AND POLITICS IN IMPERIAL CHINA
HST 233	THE RISE OF MODERN CHINA
HST 322	TOPICS IN ASIAN HISTORY
HST 339	HISTORY FROM PICTURES: VISUAL CULTURE IN EAST ASIAN HISTORY
HST 434	COLLOQUIUM IN ASIAN HISTORY
Intercultural Communication
CMNS 338	ASIAN CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
Management
ICS 350	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR (when study abroad in China)
MGT 357	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (when 1/3 content is about China)
Marketing
MKT 340	MARKETING ACROSS CULTURES: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON MULTICULTURAL MARKETS
MKT 360	INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (when 1/3 content is about China)
Modern Languages
MOL 244	CLASSICAL CHINESE I
MOL 245	CLASSICAL CHINESE II
MOL 246	CLASSICAL CHINESE III
MOL 247	CHINA AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Philosophy
PHL 287	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES
PHL 388	TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
Political Science
PSC 246	ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY
PSC 253	ASIAN POLITICS
PSC 343	ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY
PSC 344	WORLD POLITICAL ECONOMY (when dealing with China)
PSC 349	ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (International Political Economy of the Pacific Rim)
PSC 352	CHINESE POLITICS
Religious Studies
REL 143	BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS WORLDS
REL 241	RELIGION IN CHINESE HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE
REL 246	TRADITIONS OF CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE
REL 248	LITERATURE AND RELIGION IN CHINA
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
SNC 194	CHINA: MONEY, POWER AND THE 21ST CENTURY

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.