East Asian Studies Minor

The minor consists of six or more courses: EAS 101; two semesters of departmental Chinese language courses or two semesters of departmental Japanese language courses (native speakers of these languages must take the non-native language); and at least three additional East Asian Studies courses which may include up to two additional East Asian language courses. 

East Asian Studies MInor

Required Course for all students:

EAS 101

BEYOND THE ORIENT: LIT/FILM

4

Required Language courses:

Students must complete two semesters of Chinese language courses or two Japanese language courses at Connecticut College. Native speakers of either language must take non-native language courses.

CHI 101	INTENSIVE ELEM CHINESE	6
CHI 102	INTENSIVE ELEM CHINESE	6
CHI 201	INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE I	5
CHI 202	INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE II	5
CHI 301	UPPER INTERMED CHINESE	4
CHI 302	UPPER INTERMED CHINESE	4
CHI 401	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 402	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
CHI 403	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 404	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 405	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 411	ADVANCED CHINESE I	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 413	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 414	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
JPN 101	INTENSIVE ELEM JAPANESE	6
JPN 102	INTENSIVE ELEM JAPANESE	6
JPN 201	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	5
JPN 202	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	5
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 400A	CONTEMPORARY TEXTS	4
JPN 400B	SPOKEN DISCOURSE	4
JPN 400C	SPOKEN AND WRITTEN NARRATIVE	4
JPN 400D	TRANSLATION FROM & TO JAPANESE	4
JPN 400E	UNDERSTANDING JAPAN	4

Additional East Asian Studies courses

At least three additional East Asian Studies courses which may include up to two additional East Asian language courses.

CHI 120	BASIC SPOKEN CANTONESE	4
CHI 201	INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE I	5
CHI 202	INTENSIVE INTERMED CHINESE II	5
CHI 232	RE-IMAGINING CONTEMP CHINA	4
CHI 236	FICTION & FILM MODERN CHINA	4
CHI 238	CHINESE POETRY & AMER LEGACIES	4
CHI 244/GWS 244	MOD CHI WOMEN WRIT TRANSLATION	4
CHI 301	UPPER INTERMED CHINESE	4
CHI 302	UPPER INTERMED CHINESE	4
CHI 303	INTRODUCTION CLASSICAL CHINESE	4
CHI 401	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 402	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
CHI 403	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 404	ADV CHI: CONTEMP SOCIETY/CUL	4
CHI 411	ADVANCED CHINESE I	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 413	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 414	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
EAS 102/CRE 102	INTR TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4
EAS 103/ANT 105	GLOBAL JAPAN	4
EAS 104/AHI 104	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART	4
EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 115/HIS 115/PHI 115/REL 115	CC: CHINESE PATH TO HAPPINESS	4
EAS 204/AHI 205/ARC 205	JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE	4
EAS 209/AHI 208	SILK ROAD	4
EAS 202/HIS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
EAS 203/AHI 203	MODERN CHINESE ART	4
EAS 207/CRE 207	SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 210	EAST ASIA & TRANSNATL BUSINESS	4
EAS 211/AT 211	MEDIA AND POP CULTURE IN JAPAN	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 222/HIS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
EAS 223	SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK	4
EAS 224/HIS 224/PHI 213/REL 215	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
EAS 226	THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 233/CRE 232/HIS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
EAS 236/ES 236/HIS 236	ENVIRONMENTAL HIST OF JAPAN	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253	CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
EAS 254/HIS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN	4
EAS 262/HIS 262	MODERNIZING CHINA	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 278/HIS 278/PHI 214/REL 216	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	4
EAS 314/ANT 316/GWS 318	SEX AND POWER IN JAPAN	4
EAS 315	EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM	4
EAS 320/HIS 320	JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD	4
EAS 322/HIS 322	LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN	4
EAS 324/HIS 324	GLOBALIZING CHINESE ACTIVISM	4
EAS 325/HIS 325	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA	4
EAS 345/HIS 345/ES 344	DILEMMAS OF DEV IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 357/FLM 357	SCREENING EAST ASIA	4
EAS 420/HIS 420	CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD	4
EAS 421/HIS 421	CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY	4
EAS 427/HIS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
EAS 428/AMS 428/HIS 428	DEBATING CHINA'S GLOBALIZATION	4
EAS 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4
JPN 201	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	5
JPN 202	INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	5
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 400A	CONTEMPORARY TEXTS	4
JPN 400B	SPOKEN DISCOURSE	4
JPN 400C	SPOKEN AND WRITTEN NARRATIVE	4
JPN 400D	TRANSLATION FROM & TO JAPANESE	4
JPN 400E	UNDERSTANDING JAPAN	4
FYS 100N	CHINESE ART COMES TO AMERICA	4

Advisers: Yibing Huang, Tek-wah King, Hisae Kobayashi, Ayako Takamori