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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Chinese Studies
Sample Plan: Chinese Studies
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
CHN 1011 - Beginning Modern Chinese I : 5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
CHN 1012 - Beginning Modern Chinese II : 5.0 cr
AMES 3373 - Religion and Society in Imperial China : 3.0 cr : HIS
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CHN 3021 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I : 5.0 cr
AMES 3001 - Concepts in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
CHN 3022 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II : 5.0 cr
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film : 3.0 cr : AH, WI
AMES 3576 - Language & Society of the Two Koreas : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
CHN 3031 - Advanced Modern Chinese I : 4.0 cr
GLBT 3404 - Transnational Sexualities : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
CHN 3032 - Advanced Modern Chinese II : 4.0 cr
AMES 3265W - The Fantastic in East Asia: Ghosts, Foxes, and the Alien : 3.0 cr : LITR, WI
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AMES 3336 - Revolution and Modernity in Chinese Literature and Culture : 3.0 cr : LITR, GP
POL 4465 - Democracy and Dictatorship in Southeast Asia : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AMES 4901W - Capstone Project in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr