Chinese
Overview
A major, a concentration, and a minor
China’s rise in power presents new economic, political, and social realities that demand our engagement with Asia’s most populous country. To be part of the global conversation, you want a foundation in China’s culture and language.
Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world, but, more than that, Chinese culture is very much a part of the language and the country. Chinese language skills enhance your résumé. Understanding Chinese may give you an edge when competing for employment because international businesses prefer to hire people who speak more than one language.
At Bryant, you will find unique opportunities to be involved with China, a country that plays a major role in world affairs. Bryant’s U.S.-China Institute and Confucius Institute forge academic, business, and cultural partnerships between Bryant and higher learning institutions, business enterprises, and governmental offices in China.
As a Chinese major at Bryant, you will develop advanced Chinese-language proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and a full understanding of Chinese culture through a wide range of authentic texts and meaningful communication and interaction. The concentration prepares you to travel, work, and study in contexts that require knowledge and practice of Chinese language and culture. The minor provides you with an advanced level of language proficiency in Standard Mandarin, and a solid foundation for the development of cultural understanding and communicative competence.
Future careers, post-grad opportunities
In addition to having completed Chinese language and culture courses, you will benefit from taking general liberal arts and critical-thinking courses and completing a minor in Business Administration. Career opportunities with a background in Chinese include a broad range of professional fields. Our graduates are also accepted into prestigious graduate programs and law schools.
Chinese faculty
The faculty members who teach Chinese are dedicated educators and productive researchers in second-language acquisition, applied linguistics, heritage language learning, and teacher education. They make outstanding contributions in student services, research, and academic publications.
Requirements
For a major:
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First-Year Gateway Experience |
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Global Foundations of Character and Leadership (GFCL100) |
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Global Foundations of Organizations and Business (GFOB100) |
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Writing Workshop (WRIT106) |
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Bryant IDEA: Innovation and Design Experience for All (IDEA101) |
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Upper-Level Gateway Course |
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Chinese Major Courses |
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Chinese Reading and Writing I (ML-CH305) |
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Conversation and Listening Comprehension (ML-CH306) |
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Chinese for Business (ML-CH404) or Chinese for Media (ML-CH406) |
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One more 400-level Chinese language course |
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Six additional courses. Two may be at the 200 level; the rest must be at the 300 and 400 levels. |
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Fifteen credits must be earned at Bryant |
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Liberal Arts Core Requirements |
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Introduction to Literary Studies (LCS121) |
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Microeconomic Principles (ECO113) |
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Macroeconomic Principles (ECO114) |
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Mathematical Analysis (MATH110) |
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Statistics I (MATH201) |
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Two (2) Humanities Survey Courses |
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*Liberal Arts Distributions – Modes of Thought |
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Two (2) Social Science Modes of Thought |
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One (1) Historical Mode of Thought (Upper Division) |
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One (1) Literary Mode of Thought (Upper Division) |
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Two (2) Scientific Modes of Thought (Include one Lab Science) |
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(One science course must be taken at the 300 or 400 level) |
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Business Administration Minor Requirements |
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Principles of Financial Accounting (ACG203) |
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Introduction to Information Technology and Analytics (CIS201) |
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Financial Management (FIN201) |
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Management Principles and Practice (MGT200) |
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Foundations of Marketing Management (MKT201) |
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Electives - Subject to programmatic constraints, students may elect to take additional business courses, not to exceed a combined total of 30 credit hours in the College of Business. |
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*Modes of Thought requirements can be met by appropriate courses in the major. |
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A minimum of 122 credit hours required for graduation |
For an 18-credit concentration:
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Chinese Reading and Writing I (ML-CH305) |
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Conversation and Listening Comprehension (ML-CH306) |
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One 400 level advanced Chinese course |
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Three additional courses. One may be at the 200 level; At least two must be at the 300 and 400 levels. |
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Nine credits must be earned at Bryant |
For a 12-credit minor:
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Chinese Reading and Writing I (ML-CH305) |
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One 400 level advanced Chinese course |
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Two additional Chinese courses. One may be at the 200 level, and at least one must be at the 300 or 400 level. |
| Six credits must be earned at Bryant |
To learn more, please contact:
Yun Xiao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Modern Languages
yxiao@bryant.edu
