CHIN 403: Modern Chinese Society and Culture

Chinese · 5 credits · Lang, Literatures, & Cultures

This topic course is designed for students to acquire a deeper understanding of modern Chinese society and culture. Through an examination of cultural unities and diversities and comparison between tradition and globalization, it helps students develop abilities to think critically about major developments in Chinese society and culture from the 20th to the 21st centuries. Repeatable to 10 credits.

Offered in 4 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Winter 2026).

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Prerequisites

CHIN 401

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Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

CHIN 401 Fourth Year Chinese
requires CHIN 302
- CHIN 302 Third-Year Chinese
  requires CHIN 301
  - CHIN 301 Third-Year Chinese
    requires CHIN 203
    - CHIN 203 Second-Year Chinese
      requires CHIN 202
      - CHIN 202 Second-Year Chinese
        requires CHIN 201
        CHIN 201 Second-Year Chinese
        requires CHIN 103 (continues on its page)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Wu, Julian	4	Spring 2021 to Winter 2026

Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2026	13603	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · BH 108	Wu, Julian	2/10	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	21948	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · MH 139	Wu, Julian	2/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	22137	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · ONLINE SYNC TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Wu, Julian	8/20	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2021	22398	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-3:20pm · REMOTE SYNC	Wu, Julian	4/15	Face to Face Instruction