Chinese Minor | Cal Poly Academic Catalog

Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus

The Chinese minor incorporates aspects of Chinese language, combined with elective coursework in business, contemporary politics, history, philosophy, natural resources, agribusiness, or languages and cultures. Chinese language and culture are powerful tools for students from all fields of study. The Chinese minor offers opportunities for real world "Learn By Doing" experiences, via study abroad in Taiwan and China. The Chinese minor provides a solid foundation in Chinese language and culture, while at the same time enabling students from all fields of study to become more competitive in the contemporary job market.

Minor Requirements and Curriculum

The minor must be completed prior to, or at the same time as, the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A major and a minor may not be taken in the same degree program, and a minor is not required for a degree. Requirements for the minor include:

At least half of the units must be from upper-division courses (3000-4000 level).
At least half of the units must be taken at Cal Poly (in residence). For the Chinese, French, German, Italian Studies, Japanese, and Spanish minors, the requirement for students studying abroad is that at least one-third of the units must be taken at Cal Poly.
No more than one-third of the units will be taken with credit-no credit grading (CR/NC), not counting courses with mandatory CR/NC. Departments may further limit CR/NC grading if desired.
A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all units counted for completion of the minor.

Course List
Code	Title	Units
REQUIRED COURSES
CHIN 2201	Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture I	4
CHIN 2202	Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture II	4
WLC 3310	Humanities in World Cultures ¹	3
Approved Electives
Select from the following:		6
AGB 3318	Global Agricultural Marketing and Trade
BUS 3302	International and Cross Cultural Management
BUS 3304	International Supply Chains
ES 3360	Indigeneity and the Land
HIST 4418	History through Film
NR 3323	Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Management
NR 3360	Ethnicity, Culture, and the Environment in the United States
PHIL 3362	Chinese and East Asian Philosophy
POLS 3337	U.S. and China in the Contemporary World
WLC 3307	World Cultures through Film ¹
WLC 3350	Literatures in World Cultures ¹
WLC 3370	Language, Technology and Society
WLC 4400	Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates ²
WLC 4470	Special Advanced Topics ¹
Total Units		17

¹: Applicable to the minor when course subtitle content is relevant to Chinese.
²: Enrollment in this course requires approval of the instructor and department chair.