Chinese Studies
Minor Department of East Asian Studies · UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog
Minoring in the Chinese Studies program provides students the critical knowledge needed to pursue a career involving China. Students graduate equipped with the cultural knowledge and skills required for futures in international business, law, government and non-governmental service, journalism, education, and other evolving fields.
Requirements
8 courses (32 units) are required for the minor.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A. Complete: | ||
| CHINESE 2C | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese 1 | |
| or equivalent | ||
| B. Complete: | ||
| EAS 55 | Introduction to East Asian Cultures | |
| C. One upper-division course in Chinese history | ||
| D. One upper-division course selected from the following: | ||
| INTL ST 158D | China in the Global Age | |
| INTL ST 176C | Political Power in Contemporary China | |
| POL SCI 151B | Political Power in Contemporary China | |
| E. Select four courses from the following, of which no more than two may be lower-division: | ||
| ART HIS 151B | Later Imperial China | |
| ART HIS 151C | Modern China | |
| CHINESE 100A | Classical Chinese | |
| CHINESE 100B | Classical Chinese | |
| CHINESE 104A | Fourth-Year Mandarin Chinese | |
| CHINESE 115 | Topics in Chinese Literature: Advanced Texts | |
| EAS 15C | Introductory Topics in Chinese Literature | |
| EAS 110 | Topics in Chinese Literature and Society | |
| HISTORY 171D | Chinese History to 1800 | |
| HISTORY 171E | Chinese History: 1800-1949 | |
| HISTORY 171G | Topics in the History of China | |
- If a student is exempted from CHINESE 2C, an upper-division course on a Chinese topic offered by the East Asian Studies Department is required.
- Other courses may be applied by petition from the undergraduate faculty director of the East Asian Studies Department.
Residence Requirement for the Minor: A minimum of four upper-division courses required for the minor must be completed successfully at UCI. By petition, two of the four may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, providing course content is approved in advance by the appropriate department chair.