Asian Studies
Students will produce a 20-page paper written in English on East Asian comparative/transnational topic, typically by completing a seminar course or a 2-unit Independent Study (ASN 497) in the fall semester of the senior year. In the spring semester, the student will make any required revisions and prepare an oral presentation to be given in English.
Chinese Studies
This requirement is fulfilled through either a seminar course (CSLC 252, or CHIN 460) or a 2-unit Independent Study (CHIN 497) in the fall semester of the senior year, in which the student will produce: either (1) a 20-page paper written in English on Chinese language or literature, including source texts written in Chinese; or (2) an annotated translation, with commentary, of a Chinese language text into English. In the spring semester, the student will make any required revisions and prepare an oral presentation to be given in Chinese.
Japanese Studies
Students will fulfill this requirement by completing a seminar course or a 2-unit Independent Study (JAPN 497) 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.