{"id":464,"date":"2022-04-29T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs-2\/chinese\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:02:53","slug":"chinese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why Study Chinese at K?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Immersive study abroad opportunities, small class sizes, and engaging courses make K an excellent school to study Chinese.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housed within the East Asian Studies<\/a> Department, The Chinese minor<\/strong> exposes you to the language, literature, and culture of historical and modern China. By looking at Chinese literature and other cultural products through historical, social and political lenses, you will gain a sense of China\u2019s global influence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your studies will be split between Chinese language classes\u2014from beginner to advanced\u2014and Chinese culture courses taught in English, such as Women in China, China from the Borders, Chinese Sci-Fi, and The Past in Contemporary China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are encouraged to apply your studies and take advantage of K\u2019s renowned study abroad program, with opportunities to live in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin and Taiwan, for three to nine months. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your in-depth studies will prepare you with tangible language, global awareness, and critical thinking skills to jumpstart your post-K career. Our alumni have leveraged their Chinese minor in international relations, education, and business careers\u2014many of whom choose to live and work in China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Students can only Minor in Chinese; if they choose to continue their studies, they can major in East Asian Studies. However, due to the significant overlap in their programs, a student cannot major in <\/em>East Asian Studies<\/em><\/a> and minor in Chinese or <\/em>Japanese<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you do with a Chinese minor?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the careers, employers, and graduate schools of our Chinese alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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