COURSEWORK
Major Coordinator: Professor Chi
A minimum of 10 courses (To be selected from a pre-approved list of East Asia related courses, and not including the 2 units of senior comps work).
Survey Course
Students must select one course from the list below:
| AMST 280 | The United States and East Asia | 4 |
| ARTH 160 | Introduction to Asian Art | 4 |
| HIST 141 | East Asian Survey Since 1600 | 4 |
| POLS 227 | East Asian Politics: China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan | 4 |
| RELS 160 | Introduction to Asian Religions | 4 |
Language:
At least two semesters of Chinese or Japanese (one of which must be either 202 or above)
Seminar:
To be chosen in consultation with the Major Coordinator.
Electives
Students must select six additional courses.
In addition to CHIN and JAPN courses numbered 201 and above, students may select electives from the list below:
| AMST 270 | Asian American Literature | 4 |
| AMST 272 | Asian Immigrants in American Society | 4 |
| AMST 280 | The United States and East Asia | 4 |
| ARTH 160 | Introduction to Asian Art | 4 |
| ARTH 261 | Buddhist Art in South and East Asia | 4 |
| ARTH 266 | The Arts of Japan | 4 |
| DWA 237 | Cuba, Vietnam, China: Communism in a Post-Communist World | 4 |
| DWA 245 | China and the World | 4 |
| DWA 253 | Security in Asia | 4 |
| DWA 342 | Junior Seminar: Transnational Identity and International Relations | 4 |
| HIST 141 | East Asian Survey Since 1600 | 4 |
| HIST 242 | Imperial China | 4 |
| HIST 243 | Modern China: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Revolution | 4 |
| HIST 245 | China and the World | 4 |
| HIST 246 | Pre Modern Korea | 4 |
| HIST 247 | Premodern Japan | 4 |
| HIST 248 | Modern Japan | 4 |
| HIST 249 | Modern Korea | 4 |
| POLS 226 | Contemporary Chinese Politics | 4 |
| POLS 227 | East Asian Politics: China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan | 4 |
| RELS 160 | Introduction to Asian Religions | 4 |
| RELS 260 | Buddhist Thought From India to Japan | 4 |
| RELS 261 | Contemporary Buddhist Thought | 4 |
| RELS 365 | Buddhist Ethics | 4 |
| SOC 340 | China's Environmental Challenges: A Sociological Perspective | 4 |
WRITING REQUIREMENT
Students will satisfy the final component of Occidental's college-wide writing requirement by submitting a paper in English from a 300 level or seminar course (in any subject) in the fall semester of the senior year, which will be evaluated by the appropriate major coordinator.
COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENT
Students will fulfill this requirement by completing a seminar course or a 2-unit Independent Study in the fall semester of the senior year, in which the student will produce a 20-page paper written in English on China, Japan, or an East Asian comparative/transnational topic; in the spring semester, the student will make any required revisions and prepare an oral presentation to be given in English.
HONORS
Students with an overall GPA of 3.25 and a major GPA of 3.50 may submit an honors research proposal at the end of the fall semester of the senior year. If the proposal is supported by two faculty advisors, the student will enroll in a 2 unit Independent Study in the spring to expand the fall semester senior comprehensive paper into a distinguished 40 page paper.