CHIN 1010. Topics In: First-Year Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive first-year seminar focused on specific themes and/or disciplinary perspectives. Emphasis on developing critical reading and writing skills, substantive revision, information literacy, and analytical thinking. First-year seminars are frequently organized to meet one of the disciplinary Catamount Core requirements. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years.

CHIN 1012. Topics In: FYS: Div Human Exp. 3 Credits.

Intensive first-year seminar focused on specific themes and/or disciplinary perspectives. Emphasis on developing critical reading and writing skills, substantive revision, information literacy, and analytical thinking. First-year seminars are frequently organized to meet one of the disciplinary Catamount Core requirements. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Catamount Core: D2.

CHIN 1020. Topics In: LASP Writing. 3 Credits.

Intensive course in a broad disciplinary area (humanities, social sciences, arts, or natural sciences). Part of an integrated first-year experience in which students take 2-4 classes exploring aesthetic, humanistic, social, linguistic, environmental, or scientific issues. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate Liberal Arts Scholars Program.

CHIN 1025. Topics In: LASP Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive course in a broad disciplinary area (humanities, social sciences, arts, or natural sciences). Part of an integrated first-year experience in which students take 2-4 classes exploring aesthetic, humanistic, social, linguistic, environmental, or scientific issues. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate Liberal Arts Scholars Program.

CHIN 1070. Elements of Chinese Culture. 3 Credits.

Foundation for further understanding and exploration of Chinese culture, covering the following areas: Chinese language and dialects; calligraphy and painting; traditional schools of thought; classical Chinese poetry and novels; and traditional Chinese medicine healthy living, and martial arts. Credit not awarded for both CHIN 1070 and versions of the course offered as CHIN 1010 to 1029. Catamount Core: D2.

CHIN 1100. 1st Year College Chinese I. 4 Credits.

A study of Mandarin Chinese designed to give students the fundamentals of the sound and writing systems for developing modern Chinese communicative skills. No prior knowledge expected. Catamount Core: GC2, OC.

CHIN 1200. 1st Year College Chinese II. 4 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 1100 designed to give students basic Chinese grammar and vocabulary for daily communication purposes. Prerequisite: CHIN 1100 or equivalent. Catamount Core: GC2, OC.

CHIN 1990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

Introductory courses on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.

CHIN 2100. 2nd Year College Chinese I. 4 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 1200 designed to give students more basic Chinese grammar and vocabulary for daily communication purposes. Prerequisite: CHIN 1200 or equivalent. Catamount Core: GC2, OC.

CHIN 2200. 2nd Year College Chinese II. 4 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 2100 designed to help students finish learning basic Chinese grammar and gain more vocabulary for daily communication purposes. Prerequisite: CHIN 2100 or equivalent. Catamount Core: GC2, OC.

CHIN 2990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.

CHIN 3100. 3rd Year College Chinese I. 3 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 2200 designed with structured readings with emphasis on complex sentence structures, vocabulary expansion, and increased fluency in self-expression. Prerequisite: CHIN 2200 or equivalent.

CHIN 3110. Topics in Conversation I. 1-3 Credits.

To develop students' communicative skills in Chinese by discussing Chinese texts and similar real-life situations. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: CHIN 2200.

CHIN 3200. 3rd Year College Chinese II. 3 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 3100 designed with more structured readings with emphasis on complex sentence structures, vocabulary expansion, and increased fluency in self-expression. Prerequisite: CHIN 3100 or equivalent.

CHIN 3210. Topics in Conversation II. 1-3 Credits.

Continuation of CHIN 3110. Continues to develop students' communicative skills in Chinese by discussing Chinese texts and similar real-life situations. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: CHIN 3110.

CHIN 3990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

Advanced courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.

CHIN 3991. Internship. 1-18 Credits.

On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 3993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.

A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 3994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.

Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 3995. Undergraduate Research. 1-18 Credits.

Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

CHIN 4020. Translation: Global Awareness. 3 Credits.

Through the reading and translation of stories and reports about countries around the world, enhances target language proficiency while developing a stronger sense of world citizenship, acquiring a more balanced global perspective, and gaining a deeper understanding of global issues. Prerequisite: CHIN 3100 for native speakers of English; no prerequisite for native speakers of Chinese.

CHIN 4030. Fiction Reading & Translation. 3 Credits.

Through the reading and translation of well-known fiction pieces by Chinese and Western authors, enhances target language proficiency while developing cultural understanding. Prerequisite: CHIN 3100 for native speakers of English; no prerequisite for native speakers of Chinese.

CHIN 4100. 4th Year College Chinese I. 3 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 3200 designed to improve oral and written proficiency through reading, discussing, and writing about modern Chinese prose writings. Prerequisites: CHIN 3200 or equivalent.

CHIN 4200. 4th Year College Chinese II. 3 Credits.

A continuation of CHIN 4100 designed to improve oral and written proficiency through reading, discussing, and writing about more modern Chinese prose writings. Prerequisites: CHIN 4100 or equivalent.

CHIN 4990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

Advanced courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.

CHIN 4991. Internship. 1-18 Credits.

On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 4993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.

A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 4994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.

Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 4995. Undergraduate Research. 1-18 Credits.

Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CHIN 4996. Honors. 1-6 Credits.

College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.