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Social sciences
PS 401: China in the Global Economy (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course will examine the evolution of China's increasing role in the global economy. It will deal with different aspects of China's foreign economic relations, including trade, investment, the impact of WTO accession, regional integration and international economic institutions.
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PS 402: Chinese Political Reforms (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course aims at understanding the two and half decades of reforms in the People's Republic of China. By discussing the reforms' background conditions, international context, policy options, difficulties, achievements, failures, and possible future, the instructor intends to lead an advanced course on contemporary Chinese political economy.
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SO 301: Chinese Women's Studies (3 credits, spring & fall )
The contemporary status of Chinese women and the issues they face will be the focus of this new course. Besides the treatment of women under the old society, most attention will be devoted to women's uphill struggle for equality in the 20th century.
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SO 302: Chinese Media and Society (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course examines the role of media in contemporary Chinese society in an era of globalization, and changing social structures. The new forms of media, internet and cellphone, as well as traditional radio and TV will be thoroughly explored.

IR 401: America and China (3 credits, spring)
The course concentrates on Post Cold War events in the context of American predominance, decline of Soviet power and emergence of China as a new force on the international scene.
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BS 301: Business and Marketing in China (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course introduces students to China's multi-faceted business culture as well as practices. It includes topics such as capital markets, banking system, tax structure, labor relations, consumer behavior, government-business relations. It prepares students for both understanding practical aspects of business and starting a career in multinational firms.
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BS 302: International Finance (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course focuses on international financial markets, exchange rates, China's balance of payments.
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BS 303: Business Strategies with Chinese Characteristics (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course discusses business strategies in Chinese cultural contexts. The Classics, such as the Art of War and 36 Strategies will be used to analyze contemporary cases.
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EC 401: Rural Economics (3 credits, spring & fall)
This course is designed to help students understand the rural dimension of China's economic transition. It examines the impacts of economic reforms on the life of Chinese peasants, including the effects of marketization and globalization on income structure, labor mobility, ownership rights and other major aspects of the rural economy. It also provides an overview of the implications of the changing economic landscape for social and political development in rural China. The reading materials include a diverse and balanced collection of studies done by both external and domestic specialists.
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Independent Studies (1-4 credits, spring & fall)
Independent studies can be arranged with faculty. Topic range covers research projects from contemporary political, economic, and diplomatic issues to historical inquiries. Different credits will be rewarded in accordance with the amount of research work.

BS 401: Internship (3 credits, spring & fall)

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Humanities
AR 301: Chinese Arts & Culture (3 credits, fall)
This course aims to give students a better understanding of ancient and modern Chinese fine arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, etc), as well as folk and popular arts (crafts, opera and film). A comparative approach will be employed to highlight differences with Western genres.
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LIT 301: Chinese Literature and Society (3 credits, fall)
This course explores the relationship between literature, man, and society by analyzing the works and minds of major 20th century Chinese writes and against the background of anti-traditionalism and East-West culture encounters.
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HIS 303: China in Transformation, 1840s-1960s (3 credits, spring & fall)
The course aims at understanding of China's transition from a traditional society to a modern nation by examining the historical forces since the mid-19th century. Nationalism and Communism will be two organizing themes that provide a framework to thread various phenomena all the way to Chinese Communist victory in 1949. The post-Mao reforms that undid China's communist economic system will also be discussed.
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HIS 401: Philosophy and Science in Pre-modern China (3 credits, fall)
By examining Chinese philosophy, science and technology, this course will elaborate on the relationship between culture and the advancement of science and technology in Chinese historical contexts. It seeks to explain both the preeminence of Chinese tradition and, so some extent, the lack thereof in modern times as a result of East-West encounters.
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