Chinese Language & Culture

Overview

As a Chinese major, you will take many courses on Chinese culture, literature, music, and translation with an emphasis on the Mandarin Chinese language. These courses will help you become a successful member of the global community by developing your language proficiency and cultivating cultural knowledge.

Career Application

Mandarin Chinese is the largest language in the world, so a degree in Chinese will allow graduates to seek employment on a global scale. Graduates of this program can pursue many career options including interpretation, government translation, foreign intelligence, language teaching, banking/finance, and more.

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Chinese Language and Culture Club

Spend time with other learners of Chinese while participating in Chinese-related activities.

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Study Abroad

Study languages in their native contexts and gain greater understanding of the ways that language influences populations and cultures.

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TALC Language Labs

Studying language at USU? Visit the Technology Assisted Language Center to print assignments, visit with tutors, and read native language media.

Alumni Advice

Ernesto Lopez

Ernesto Lopez spent more than a decade with Bear River Head Start before working to train domestic and international franchise owners.

Porter Illi

Porter Illi (BA International Studies and Political Science '12), Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State, currently serving in the External Political Unit at the U.S. embassy in Berlin.

Srinidi Carling & Jordan Davis

Srinidi Carling joined iFit immediately after graduating with a BA in Spanish and Global Communications. Jordan Davis (BA in Asian Studies and BS in International Business) is a Senior Manager for Adobe.

Ted Twinting

CHaSS Alumn, Ted Twinting (History & French) talks to students about the challenges he faced after graduating and how he found his career using the skills he learned in college.

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