Undergraduate students will declare their majors in their second year. Duke Kunshan currently offers 16 majors approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, and more majors are under development. Some of the MOE approved majors have multiple tracks.
All students regardless of their choice of major will be required to take the following courses. Other specific major requirements are listed under each major.
Requirements | Course Credit |
Arts and Humanities Distributional Requirement | 4 |
Social Sciences Distributional Requirement | 4 |
Natural and Applied Sciences Distributional Requirement | 4 |
Quantitative Reasoning Course Requirement | 4 |
Please see details in Part 3: The Curriculum from the latest UG bulletin
Students in the English for academic purposes (EAP) track are required to take eight credits of EAP courses – EAP 101A to EAP 102B; they can also take 200+ level EAP elective courses or WOC courses to further develop their academic English skills.
Students in the Chinese as Second Language (CSL) track need to take 8-16 credits of CHINESE courses appropriate to their Chinese skill level.
Students in the Third Language track can satisfy their foreign language requirement by taking 8 credits of written and oral communication (WOC) courses or Third Language (TLANG) independent study courses through the Language Learning Studio.
Please see details in Part 3: The Curriculum from the latest UG bulletin
1 Non-credit Mini-Term Course (Not required for the Class of 2022) |
1 Signature Experiential Activity: Research, Internships, Community-Based Field Work, Civic Engagement |
Physical Education Courses | Chinese Society and Culture Courses | Physical Proficiency Test | Military Training | |
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China Mainland Students | Required | Required | Required | Required |
HMT Students | Required | Required | Required | * |
International Students | Optional |