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East Asian Studies Major

The major consists of at least 11 courses. The foundation course EAS 101 should be taken as early as possible and normally no later than the end of the sophomore year. Students must choose to concentrate on either China or Japan. Students majoring in East Asian Studies may be eligible for department certification in Chinese or Japanese language proficiency.

Requirements

Core Courses

EAS 101BEYOND THE ORIENT: LIT/FILM

4

One Transnational/Transcultural Course

EAS 105CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA

4
EAS 202/HIS 202EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s

4
EAS 208GLOBAL VIETNAMESE CULTURES

4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS

4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC

4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4
HIS 262/EAS 262MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT

4
EAS 315EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM

4
EAS 357/FLM 357SCREENING EAST ASIA

4
HIS 448/GWS 448PROSTITUTN/SEX-SLAV SINCE 1850

4

One Senior Seminar

EAS 493BNARRAT OF THE E ASIAN DIASPORA

4
EAS 493CFANTASTIC OTHER:TRAV,HIST,UTOP

4
EAS 493EEAST ASIAN DIASPORA

4
EAS 493MCOOKING/CONSUMING EAST ASIA

4
or
two 300- or 400-level seminar courses on China and/or Japan, with departmental permission

China Concentration

Majors concentrating on China must take EAS 101; a minimum of four semesters of Chinese language courses; one departmental Chinese literary or cultural studies course at or above the 200 level; one Chinese history course; one transnational/transcultural course; one East Asian Studies senior seminar or, with departmental permission, two 300- or 400-level seminar courses on China and/or Japan; one China elective; and one departmental Japan elective.

China Language

CHI 101INTENSIVE ELEM CHINESE

6
CHI 102INTENSIVE ELEM CHINESE

6
CHI 201INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE I

5
CHI 202INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE II

5
CHI 301UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 302UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 401ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 402MULTIMEDIA CHINESE

4
CHI 403ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 404ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 405BUSINESS CHINESE

4

China Electives

Chinese courses, China-related History courses, and China-related courses cross-listed with East Asian Studies

CHI 232RE-IMAGINING CONTEMP CHINA

4
CHI 236FICTION & FILM MODERN CHINA

4
CHI 238CHINESE POETRY & AMER LEGACIES

4
CHI 244/GWS 244MOD CHI WOMEN WRIT TRANSLATION

4
CHI 301UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 302UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 303INTRODUCTION CLASSICAL CHINESE

4
CHI 401ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 402MULTIMEDIA CHINESE

4
CHI 403ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 404ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 405BUSINESS CHINESE

4
EAS 203/AHI 203MODERN CHINESE ART

4
EAS 206/ES 206CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM

4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS

4
EAS 223SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK

4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC

4
EAS 250POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST

4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4
EAS 265READING MODERN CHINA

4
EAS 302POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC

4
EAS 427/HIS 427THE CHINESE BODY

4
EAS 451/AHI 402CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213/REL 215CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS

4
HIS 262/EAS 262MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT

4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214/REL 216DAOIST TRADITIONS

4
HIS 325/EAS 325HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

4
HIS 420/EAS 420CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD

4
HIS 421/EAS 421CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY

4

Japan Electives

Any Japan courses offered by EALC department faculty.

EAS 105CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA

4
EAS 106/ENG 109CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS

4
EAS 223SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK

4
EAS 226THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN

4
EAS 254/HIS 254CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN

4
EAS 315EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM

4
EAS 320/HIS 320JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD

4
JPN 301UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE

4
JPN 400ADVANCED JAPANESE

4

China History

Chinese history courses

EAS 233/CRE 232/HIS 233GLOBAL CHINA

4
EAS 427/HIS 427THE CHINESE BODY

4
HIS 115/EAS 115/PHI 115CC: CHINESE PATH TO HAPPINESS

4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213/REL 215CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS

4
HIS 262/EAS 262MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT

4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214/REL 216DAOIST TRADITIONS

4
HIS 325/EAS 325HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

4
HIS 420/EAS 420CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD

4
HIS 421/EAS 421CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY

4

China Literature or Culture

China-related courses offered by East Asian Languages and Cultures

EAS 206/ES 206CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM

4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS

4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC

4
EAS 250POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST

4
EAS 265READING MODERN CHINA

4
EAS 302POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC

4
EAS 451/AHI 402CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4
CHI 232RE-IMAGINING CONTEMP CHINA

4
CHI 236FICTION & FILM MODERN CHINA

4
CHI 238CHINESE POETRY & AMER LEGACIES

4
CHI 244/GWS 244MOD CHI WOMEN WRIT TRANSLATION

4

Japan Concentration

Majors concentrating on Japan must take EAS 101; a minimum of four semesters of Japanese language courses; one departmental Japanese literary or cultural studies course at or above the 200 level; one Japanese history course; one transnational/transcultural course; one East Asian Studies senior seminar or, with departmental permission, two 300- or 400-level seminar courses on Japan and/or China; one Japan elective; and one departmental China elective. 

Japan Language

JPN 101INTENSIVE ELEM JAPANESE

6
JPN 102INTENSIVE ELEM JAPANESE

6
JPN 201INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE

5
JPN 202INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE

5
JPN 301UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE

4
JPN 400ACONTEMPORARY TEXTS

4
JPN 400BSPOKEN DISCOURSE

4
JPN 400CSPOKEN AND WRITTEN NARRATIVE

4
JPN 400DTRANSLATION FROM & TO JAPANESE

4

Japan Literature or Culture

Japan-related courses offered by East Asian Languages and Cultures

EAS 105CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA

4
EAS 106/ENG 109CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS

4
EAS 223SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK

4
EAS 226THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN

4
EAS 254/HIS 254CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN

4
EAS 315EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM

4
EAS 320/HIS 320JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD

4
EAS 322/HIS 322LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN

4

Japan Electives

Japanese courses, Japan-related History courses, and Japan-related courses cross-listed with East Asian Studies

EAS 105CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA

4
EAS 106/ENG 109CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS

4
EAS 202/HIS 202EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s

4
EAS 222/HIS 222WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN

4
EAS 223SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK

4
EAS 226THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN

4
EAS 254/HIS 254CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN

4
EAS 315EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM

4
EAS 320/HIS 320JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD

4
EAS 322/HIS 322LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN

4
HIS 116HISTORIES OF JAPAN

4
HIS 426/GWS 426GENDR/SEXUALITY JAPN,1850-1980

4
JPN 301UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE

4
JPN 400ADVANCED JAPANESE

4

Japan History

Japanese history courses

EAS 202/HIS 202EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s

4
EAS 222/HIS 222WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN

4
EAS 254/HIS 254CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN

4
EAS 320/HIS 320JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD

4
EAS 322/HIS 322LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN

4
HIS 116HISTORIES OF JAPAN

4
HIS 222/EAS 222WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN

4
HIS 426/GWS 426GENDR/SEXUALITY JAPN,1850-1980

4

China Electives

Any China courses offered by EALC department faculty. 

CHI 232RE-IMAGINING CONTEMP CHINA

4
CHI 236FICTION & FILM MODERN CHINA

4
CHI 238CHINESE POETRY & AMER LEGACIES

4
CHI 244/GWS 244MOD CHI WOMEN WRIT TRANSLATION

4
CHI 301UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 302UPPER INTERMED CHINESE

4
CHI 303INTRODUCTION CLASSICAL CHINESE

4
CHI 401ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 402MULTIMEDIA CHINESE

4
CHI 403ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
CHI 404ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL

4
EAS 206/ES 206CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM

4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS

4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC

4
EAS 250POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST

4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4
EAS 265READING MODERN CHINA

4
EAS 302POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC

4
EAS 451/AHI 402CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4

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