Colby College
Chinese

Waterville, USA

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: This postgraduate degree in Chinese focuses on enhancing language proficiency and cultural understanding. The curriculum covers various aspects of Chinese linguistics, literature, and contemporary society, preparing students for diverse contexts in both personal and professional settings.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in fields such as education, translation and interpreting, international business, and cultural diplomacy. Other options include roles in government, non-profit organizations, and tourism.

The East Asian Studies Department offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding Japan, China, and Korea. Students in the major build language competency in Japanese or Chinese and learn to communicate effectively in English and an East Asian language. They critically interpret texts, artistic masterpieces, and cultural materials, and they develop research skills using primary sources and data. Through course work—in a wide variety of courses across the humanistic and social science disciplines—and an immersion experience in an East Asian country, students acquire a comparative understanding of the region and become well versed in traditional and contemporary East Asia.

The department offers a major and minor in East Asian studies, as well as minors in Chinese and Japanese languages.

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