01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Chinese (Division 339)

CHIN 466 / ASIAN 466 / PHIL 456. Interpreting the Zhuangzi.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Chinese 263 or another introductory philosophy course is recommended. (3).; This course is a survey of different interpretations of the early Daoist classic, Zhuangzi. We examine both traditional and modern interpretations, but we focus on modern interpreters and approaches.
CHIN 467 / PHIL 467. Confucianism.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; Confucian thought from the classical period through the dominant phases of its later development. The emphasis is on viewing the origins and transformations of its major concepts in terms of the changing social context in which they evolved.
CHIN 468 / ASIAN 468 / PHIL 468. Classical Chinese Thought.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; Focuses on the major philosophical schools of the Chou-Han period. Special consideration is given to the Confucian and Taoist schools since doctrines associated with them were the sources of the two major philosophical traditions in China for the next 2000 years.
CHIN 469 / ASIAN 469 / PHIL 469. Later Chinese Thought.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; Examines the poetic, philosophical, and religious aspects of the Taoist revival of the third century A.D., Chinese Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism that dominates Chinese thought from the twelfth through the nineteenth centuries.
CHIN 480 / ASIAN 482. Upperclass Seminar in Chinese Humanities.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing or permission of instructor. (3). May be elected for credit twice.; Enables upperclass students to study in-depth aspects of Chinese humanities in a seminar setting. Readings (in translation) vary from year to year.
CHIN 510. Interpreting the Analects.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); AsianLan 410 (or Chinese 452). (3).; This course explores selected commentaries on the Analects (Lunyü) from different periods in Chinese history. While this is an upper division graduate level course requiring advanced reading knowledge of Classical Chinese, qualified undergraduates are welcome. Reading knowledge of Japanese and Korean helpful but not required.
CHIN 588. Sinological Tools and Methods.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); AsianLan 410 (or Chinese 452). (3).; Introduction to the techniques and resources of Sinological research with particular emphasis on scholarship in literature, thought, and cultural history. Extensive practice in the use of basic tools for locating and interpreting information.
CHIN 610. Proseminar in Early Chinese Literature.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 617 / PHIL 617. Seminar in Chinese Philosophy.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (4).
CHIN 620. Proseminar in Chinese Historiography.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 630. Proseminar in Chinese Poetry.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).; Poetry is one of the imperishable glories of traditional Chinese civilization. This proseminar is designed as an introduction for students who have some background in the classical language and the literature of China to the poetry from the Shih ching or the Book of Songs through the poetry of the Sung Dynasty. The chief purpose of the course is to introduce students to the skills and methods of reading – and enjoying – classical Chinese poetry in the original, and to familiarize them with the range and depth of imagination and the lyrical beauty displayed in poems, the craft of poets, the evolving poetic language, and relevant trends in China's long cultural history. The course will also serve the purpose of strengthening students' competence in dealing with classical Chinese of which poetry constitutes a rich and essential component. Reading consists mainly of poetry in the original selected to illustrate the historical development of Chinese poetry.
CHIN 635. Proseminar in Chinese Criticism and Aesthetics.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 640. Proseminar in Chinese Literary Prose.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 650. Proseminar in Chinese Drama.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 655. Proseminar in Yuan Dynasty Song Poetry.: Chinese 452. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 660. Proseminar in Traditional Chinese Fiction.: Chinese 406; Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.
CHIN 665. Proseminar in Song History and Culture.: Literary Chinese 451. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 668 / HISTORY 668. Studies in Early Chinese History.: Upperclass standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This is a preseminar in premodern Chinese history before 1800. The main focus of the course is on the examination of the development of the field, the current state of research, and the various methodological approaches in the studies of premodern Chinese history.
CHIN 680. Proseminar in Twentieth Century Chinese Literature.: Chinese 462. Graduate standing. (3). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.
CHIN 690. Proseminar in the Structure of Chinese.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
CHIN 691. Proseminar in History of the Chinese Language.: Chinese 495. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 695 / HISTART 690. Topics in the Theory and Criticism of Chinese Art.: One 400-level or higher Chinese Art History or Chinese literature course and 2 yrs. Chinese language. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
CHIN 699. Directed Readings and Research in Chinese.: Permission of department. Graduate standing. (1-6). (INDEPENDENT).; Designed for individual students who have an interest in a specific topic (usually that has stemmed from a previous course). An individual instructor must agree to direct such a reading, and the requirements are specified when approval is granted.
CHIN 701. Master's Essay.: Permission of department. Graduate standing. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
CHIN 799. Seminar in Chinese.: Appropriate proseminar and permission of department. Graduate standing. (3).
CHIN 825 / HISTORY 825 / ANTHRCUL 825 / ECON 825 / POLSCI 825 / SOC 825. Seminar in Chinese History and Society.: Knowledge of Chinese or Japanese. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT).; A course for students working on special research projects in Asian history.
CHIN 990. Dissertation/Precandidate.: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate. Graduate standing. (1-8; 1-4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.
CHIN 995. Dissertation/Candidate.: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. Graduate standing. (8; 4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. N.B. The defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) must be held under a full term Candidacy enrollment period.

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