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

4

One Transnational/Transcultural Course

EAS 102/CRE 102	INTR TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES	4
EAS 103/ANT 105	GLOBAL JAPAN	4
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 209/AHI 208	SILK ROAD	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

China Concentration

Majors concentrating on China must take EAS 101; a minimum of four semesters of Chinese language courses; one Chinese literary or cultural studies course at or above the 200 level; one Chinese or East Asian history course; one transnational/transcultural course; one East Asian Studies senior seminar; one China elective (including language courses); one 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
CHI 411	ADVANCED CHINESE I	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 413	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 414	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
CHI 416	CHINESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	4

China Literature or Culture

Chinese literature or cultural courses

FYS 100N	CHINESE ART COMES TO AMERICA	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
EAS 203/AHI 203	MODERN CHINESE ART	4
EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 207/CRE 207	SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 224/HIS 224/PHI 213	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 233/CRE 232/HIS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 262/HIS 262	MODERNIZING CHINA	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 278/HIS 278/PHI 214	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	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 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

China/EAS History

Chinese or East Asian history courses

HIS 115/EAS 115/PHI 115	CC: CHINESE PATH TO HAPPINESS	4
HIS 130	THE MAKING OF MODERN EAST ASIA	4
HIS 202/EAS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
HIS 233/CRE 232/EAS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
HIS 262/EAS 262	MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT	4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
HIS 324/EAS 324	GLOBALIZING CHINESE ACTIVISM	4
HIS 325/EAS 325	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA	4
HIS 345/EAS 345/ES 344	DILEMMAS OF DEV IN EAST ASIA	4
HIS 420/EAS 420	CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD	4
HIS 421/EAS 421	CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY	4
HIS 427/EAS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
HIS 428/AMS 428/EAS 428	DEBATING CHINA'S GLOBALIZATION	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
CHI 411	ADVANCED CHINESE I	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 413	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 416	CHINESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	4
EAS 203/AHI 203	MODERN CHINESE ART	4
EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 209/AHI 208	SILK ROAD	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 427/HIS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
EAS 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4
FYS 100N	CHINESE ART COMES TO AMERICA	4
HIS 115/EAS 115/PHI 115	CC: CHINESE PATH TO HAPPINESS	4
HIS 130	THE MAKING OF MODERN EAST ASIA	4
HIS 202/EAS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
HIS 224/EAS 224/PHI 213	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
EAS 232/MUS 232	CHINESE MUSIC AND THEATER	4
HIS 233/CRE 232/EAS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
HIS 262/EAS 262	MOD CHINA:CHANGING NAT'L IDENT	4
HIS 278/EAS 278/PHI 214	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
HIS 324/EAS 324	GLOBALIZING CHINESE ACTIVISM	4
HIS 325/EAS 325	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA	4
HIS 345/EAS 345/ES 344	DILEMMAS OF DEV IN EAST ASIA	4
HIS 420/EAS 420	CONFUCIUS FOR THE MODRN WORLD	4
HIS 421/EAS 421	CHINA'S DAOIST LEGACY	4
HIS 427/EAS 427	THE CHINESE BODY	4
HIS 428/AMS 428/EAS 428	DEBATING CHINA'S GLOBALIZATION	4

Japan Electives

Japanese Courses, Japan-related courses

EAS 103/ANT 105	GLOBAL JAPAN	4
EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 204/AHI 205/ARC 205	JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE	4
EAS 211/AT 211	MEDIA AND POP CULTURE IN 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 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
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 303	JAPANESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	4
JPN 400	ADVANCED JAPANESE	4
HIS 116	HISTORIES OF JAPAN	4

Japan Concentration

Majors concentrating on Japan must take EAS 101; a minimum of four semesters of Japanese language courses; one Japanese literary or cultural studies course at or above the 200 level; one Japanese or East Asian history course; one transnational/transcultural course; one East Asian Studies senior seminar; one Japan elective (including language courses); and one 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 303	JAPANESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	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

Japan Literature or Culture

Japan-related courses 

EAS 103/ANT 105	GLOBAL JAPAN	4
EAS 105	CC: CONTROVERSIES IN EAST ASIA	4
EAS 106/ENG 109	CC: SUPERHEROES & UNDERDOGS	4
EAS 211/AT 211	MEDIA AND POP CULTURE IN 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 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

Japan/EAS History

Japanese or East Asian history courses 

EAS 202/HIS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
EAS 204/AHI 205/ARC 205	JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE	4
EAS 222/HIS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
EAS 224/HIS 224/PHI 213	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	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 130	THE MAKING OF MODERN EAST ASIA	4
HIS 222/EAS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
HIS 345/EAS 345/ES 344	DILEMMAS OF DEV IN EAST ASIA	4

Japan Electives

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

EAS 103/ANT 105	GLOBAL JAPAN	4
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 204/AHI 205/ARC 205	JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE	4
EAS 211/AT 211	MEDIA AND POP CULTURE IN JAPAN	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 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
HIS 116	HISTORIES OF JAPAN	4
HIS 202/EAS 202	EMPIRE/EXPAN E ASIA,1840-1950s	4
HIS 222/EAS 222	WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR JAPAN	4
HIS 254/EAS 254	CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN	4
HIS 282	ART & INVENTION IN ANCIENT JPN	4
HIS 320/EAS 320	JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH FOOD	4
HIS 322/EAS 322	LEGACY OF WW II POST-WAR JPN	4
JPN 301	UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE	4
JPN 303	JAPANESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	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

China Electives

Chinese or China-related courses 

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
CHI 411	ADVANCED CHINESE I	4
CHI 412	ADVANCED CHINESE II	4
CHI 413	BUSINESS CHINESE	4
CHI 414	MULTIMEDIA CHINESE	4
CHI 416	CHINESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS	4
EAS 203/AHI 203	MODERN CHINESE ART	4
EAS 206/ES 206	CHINA & ENVIRO IN LIT/ART/FILM	4
EAS 209/AHI 208	SILK ROAD	4
EAS 220/CRE 220/ES 220	ALT MODERNITY/INDIGEN POETICS	4
EAS 224/HIS 224/PHI 213	CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS	4
EAS 230/GWS 230/SLA 230	GEND COMMUNST/POST-COMM SOC	4
EAS 232/MUS 232	CHINESE MUSIC AND THEATER	4
EAS 233/CRE 232/HIS 233	GLOBAL CHINA	4
EAS 250	POETIC ENLIGHTNMNT EAST-WEST	4
EAS 253/AMS 253/CRE 253/ENG 253	CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4
EAS 262/HIS 262	MODERNIZING CHINA	4
EAS 278/HIS 278/PHI 214	DAOIST TRADITIONS	4
EAS 265	READING MODERN CHINA	4
EAS 302	POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC	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 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 451/AHI 402	CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART	4
FYS 100N	CHINESE ART COMES TO AMERICA	4

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