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 101

BEYOND THE ORIENT: LIT/FILM

One Transnational/Transcultural Course

EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 202/HIS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
EAS 208	GLOBAL VIETNAMESE CULTURES	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253	CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
HIS 262/EAS 262	MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT	4
EAS 315	EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM	4
EAS 357/FLM 357	SCREENING EAST ASIA	4
HIS 448/GWS 448	PROSTITUTN/SEX-SLAV SINCE 1850	4

One Senior Seminar

EAS 493B	NARRAT OF THE E ASIAN DIASPORA	4
EAS 493C	FANTASTIC OTHER:TRAV,HIST,UTOP	4
EAS 493E	EAST ASIAN DIASPORA	4
EAS 493M	COOKING/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 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

China Electives

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

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 405	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
EAS 203/AHI 203	MODERN CHINESE ART	4
EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 223	SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253	CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	4
EAS 427/HIS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
EAS 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213/REL 215	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
HIS 262/EAS 262	MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT	4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214/REL 216	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
HIS 325/EAS 325	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA	4
HIS 420/EAS 420	CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD	4
HIS 421/EAS 421	CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY	4

Japan Electives

Any Japan courses offered by EALC department faculty.

EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 223	SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK	4
EAS 226	THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN	4
EAS 254/HIS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN	4
EAS 315	EMPIRE IN EAST ASIAN LIT&FILM	4
EAS 320/HIS 320	JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD	4
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 400	ADVANCED JAPANESE	4

China History

Chinese history courses

EAS 233/CRE 232/HIS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
EAS 427/HIS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
HIS 115/EAS 115/PHI 115	CC: CHINESE PATH TO HAPPINESS	4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213/REL 215	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
HIS 262/EAS 262	MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT	4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214/REL 216	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
HIS 325/EAS 325	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA	4
HIS 420/EAS 420	CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD	4
HIS 421/EAS 421	CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY	4

China Literature or Culture

China-related courses offered by East Asian Languages and Cultures

EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	4
EAS 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4
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

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 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

Japan Literature or Culture

Japan-related courses offered by East Asian Languages and Cultures

EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 223	SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK	4
EAS 226	THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN	4
EAS 254/HIS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN 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

Japan Electives

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

EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 202/HIS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
EAS 222/HIS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
EAS 223	SHODO:ART OF JAPANESE BRUSHWRK	4
EAS 226	THE PERFORMING ARTS OF JAPAN	4
EAS 254/HIS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN 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
HIS 116	HISTORIES OF JAPAN	4
HIS 426/GWS 426	GENDR/SEXUALITY JAPN,1850-1980	4
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 400	ADVANCED JAPANESE	4

Japan History

Japanese history courses

EAS 202/HIS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
EAS 222/HIS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
EAS 254/HIS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN	4
EAS 320/HIS 320	JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD	4
EAS 322/HIS 322	LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN	4
HIS 116	HISTORIES OF JAPAN	4
HIS 222/EAS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
HIS 426/GWS 426	GENDR/SEXUALITY JAPN,1850-1980	4

China Electives

Any China courses offered by EALC department faculty.

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
EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253	CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	4
EAS 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4

Michael Chan, Yibing Huang, Tek-wah King, Hisae Kobayashi