CHIN 101B

Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese

Chinese · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Advanced readings and discussion for students planning to do advanced coursework or research on China. Topics from magazines, journals, and books related to humanities and social sciences. May be taken independently for credit.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Winter 2026
Winter 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 100C or 100F or 100I or Chinese placement test.

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CHIN 100C
CHIN 100F
CHIN 100I
Chinese placement test

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Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

CHIN 101B

CHIN 100CAdvanced Modern Chinese
- CHIN 100BAdvanced Modern Chinese
  - CHIN 100AAdvanced Modern Chinese
CHIN 100FAdvanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers
- CHIN 100EAdvanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

CHIN 101B

CHIN 101CAdvanced Readings in Modern Chinese
CHIN C107AAcademic/Professional Chinese
CHIN C107BAcademic/Professional Chinese
CHIN C207AAcademic/Professional Chinese
CHIN C207BAcademic/Professional Chinese

5 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 5 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.