Topics in Chinese through Media

Undergraduate Prerequisites: two 300-level modern Chinese courses or consent of instructor. - May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2026: Modern China Through TV Series. This course examines Chinese modern life through a TV series and the novel from which it was adapted. Discusses social/cultural topics including the urbanization of China, emergence of the new middle class, education, and the restructuring of the modern family. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.