Previous Concentration in East Asian Studies

Concentrators must complete courses from eleven "lines" of a menu system, where each line includes one or more courses. Once a course is counted under a line, it cannot be counted elsewhere. Thirty-three credit hours in these courses are required for the major. The language requirement must be met in Chinese or Japanese.

Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Core Courses (required)

• ANTH 342: Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
• GOVT 336: Governments and Politics of China and Japan
• HIST 141: Survey of East Asian Civilization to 1600
• HIST 142: Survey of East Asian Civilization since 1600
• RELG 215: History of Religion in East Asia

Lines 6 and 7. Advanced Language Courses (choose two)

• CHIN 300: Chinese Studies in China II (CHIN 202 and acceptance by selection committee)
• CHIN 301: Upper-Intermediate Chinese I (CHIN 202 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 302: Upper-Intermediate Chinese II (CHIN 301 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 303: Topics in Chinese Language, Civilization or Literature (CHIN 202 and acceptance by selection committee)
• CHIN 306: Advanced Conversation (CHIN 202 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 400: Chinese Studies in China III
• CHIN 401: Advanced Chinese I (CHIN 302 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 402: Advanced Chinese II (CHIN 401 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 410: Advanced Topics in Chinese Language, Civilization or Literature (CHIN 303 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 411: Independent Study (CHIN 302 or 303)
• JAPN 301: Upper-Intermediate Japanese I (JAPN 202 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 302: Upper-Intermediate Japanese II (JAPN 301 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 305: Directed Readings in Japanese Literature (JAPN 302 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 401: Advanced Japanese I (JAPN 302 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 402: Advanced Japanese II (JAPN 401 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 410 Advanced Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture (in Japanese) (JAPN 302 or consent of instructor)
• JAPN 411: Independent Study (consent of instructor)

Line 8. Literature in Translation (choose one)

• CHIN 150: Freshman Seminar
• CHIN 309: Survey of Chinese Literature in English
• CHIN 312: Special Issues in Chinese Poetic Tradition
• CHIN 316: Women in Chinese Culture and Literature
• CHIN 322: Twentieth Century Chinese Literature (in English translation)
• JAPN 150: Freshman Seminar
• JAPN 308 Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture (in English)
• JAPN 309: Classical Japanese Literature in Translation
• JAPN 310: Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature in Translation
• JAPN 320: The Japanese City

Line 9. Humanities (choose one)

• ARTH 330-2: Art of Asia
• ARTH 393: The Art of China (ARTH 251)
• ARTH 394: The Art of Japan (ARTH 251)
• CHIN/JAPN 280: East Asian Cultures through Film
• JAPN 311: Japanese Cinema
• RELG 214: Buddhism
• RELG 308: Topics in Religion (East Asian topics only)
• RELG 365: Buddhism in China
• RELG 366: Buddhism in Japan

Lines 10 and 11. Electives (choose two)

• ANTH 347: Japanese Society
• ANTH 348: Japanese Values through Literature and Film
• ANTH 349: Contemporary Issues in Japanese Society
• ANTH 350: Special Topics in Anthropology (East Asian topics only)
• ANTH 460: Independent Study (East Asian topics only; consent of instructor)
• CHIN 150: Freshman Seminar (East Asian topics only)
• CHIN/JAPN 280: East Asian Cultures through Film
• CHIN 303: Topics in Chinese Language, Civilization or Literature (CHIN 202 and acceptance by selection committee)
• CHIN 309: Survey of Chinese Literature in English
• CHIN 312: Special Issues in Chinese Poetic Tradition
• CHIN 316: Women in Chinese Culture and Literature
• CHIN 322: Twentieth Century Chinese Literature (in English translation)
• CHIN 410: Advanced Topics in Chinese Language, Civilization or Literature (CHIN 303 or consent of instructor)
• CHIN 411: Independent Study (CHIN 302 or 303)
• ECON 300: Topics in Economics (ECON 101/151, 102/152; East Asian topics only)
• ECON 382: Comparative Economics (ECON 101/151, 102/152)
• ECON 400: Topics in Economics (ECON 303 and/or 304; East Asian topics only)
• ECON 480: East Asian Economic Development
• GBST 390: Topics in Global Studies (East Asian topics only)
• GBST 480: Independent Study in Global Studies(East Asian topics only)
• GBST 495/496: Senior Honors in Global Studies (East Asian topics only)
• GBST 498: Internship (East Asian topics only)
• GOVT 391: Topics in Government (East Asian topics only)
• GOVT 435: Political Economy of the Newly Industrializing Countries (East Asian topics only)
• GOVT 491: Seminar in Government (East Asian topics only)
• GOVT 494: Independent Study (East Asian topics only) (consent of instructor and Chair of Department)
• HIST 150: Freshman Seminar (East Asian topics only)
• HIST 211/212: Topics in History (East Asian topics only)
• HIST 265: Postwar Japan