Bachelor of Arts - Chinese

Program Description

The Global Student Success Office is committed to supporting a student's journey at Queens College from their initial application through to graduation. The office assists with many aspects of a student's life, including expediting their admission process, offering orientation programs as they transition to the American classroom, and providing academic and social experiences scheduled throughout the year.

Whether students are required to participate in the Undergraduate Global Student Success Program or enroll through General Admission, they will have access to service and support provided by the Global Student Success Office.​

Cultural knowledge, along with the ability to use a foreign language, are essential components of a liberal arts education. In addition to language courses, the faculty of this department offers a wide variety of literature and culture courses both in English and in foreign languages.

Students who already know the languages are able to take advanced courses to enrich their understanding of the humanities in these traditions; sequences of such courses can become important components of interdisciplinary concentrations, minors, or double-majors that complement a student's primary field of study.

"In-translation" courses give students an understanding of the ancient Western and Asian classics, and of various modern Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cultures.

The department stresses the importance of critical thinking, research, and writing skills for all undergraduates; the department works with students to develop interdisciplinary concentrations, minors, or double-majors linked to a diverse range of interests, fields of study, and professional orientations.

In addition, this department works closely with other departments and programs to sponsor visiting international writers and scholars in order to explore and emphasize a broad range of global issues.

Major programs are available in Ancient Greek, Latin, Classics, Chinese, and Hebrew as well as East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Religious Studies.

East Asian Studies majors may choose one of three tracks (Chinese, Japanese, or Area Studies), and may focus on Korean within the Area Studies track.