East Asian Studies B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - East Asian Studies

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 44

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Lower DIvision Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories

6 Total Credits Required

Fundamentals

Rule: Must complete the following course

Note: On occasion the Modern and Classical Languages department offers an alternative Introduction to East Asian Studies course which could fulfill this requirement. Check with the advisor.

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Show Description HSTR 240 - East Asian Civilizations
(WRLD) Offered autumn.  Same as AS 201.  An interdisciplinary, pluralist, and exploratory introduction to civilizations of East Asia.  Primary focus on China, Japan, and Korea, the relations among them and their patterns of interaction with the outside world in pre-modern and modern periods.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Culture and Civilization

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

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Show Description CHIN 211H - Chinese Culture and Civiliz
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 211H.  An introduction to the historical, intellectual, political, literary and social developments of China from early times to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description JPNS 150H - Japanese Cult & Civiliz
Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 210H. The historical, religious, artistic, literary and social developments in Japan from earliest times to the present.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories

18 Total Credits Required

Chinese Studies

Rule: Must complete 2 courses of Chinese Studies

Japanese Studies

Rule: Must complete 2 courses of Japanese Studies

East Asian Studies

Rule: Must complete 2 courses of Japanese, Chinese, Viet Nam, pan-East Asia, or Buddhism

Note: Student may select from courses as they are available.

Language

Rule: Must complete one of the following subcategories

20 Total Credits Required

Chinese Language

Rule: May select the following language sequence

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Show Description CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I
Offered autumn. Emphasis on speaking, reading and writing elementary Mandarin.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II
Prereq., CHIN 101. Offered spring. Continuation of 101.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 102 or equiv. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
Offered spring. Prereq., CHIN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.
 5 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 20 Total Credits Required

Japanese Language

Rule: May select the following language sequence

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Show Description JPNS 101 - Elementary Japanese I
Offered autumn. Understanding of grammar and basic sentence structures are taught as a foundation for oral comprehension. The students will learn Hiragana and Katakana, two syllabic writing systems, and approximately 400 Kanji ideographs.
 5 Credits
Show Description JPNS 102 - Elementary Japanese II
Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 101. Continuation of 101.
 5 Credits
Show Description JPNS 201 - Intermediate Japanese I
Offered autumn. Prereq., JPNS 102 or equiv. Reading and writing kanji; building oral/aural fluency.
 5 Credits
Show Description JPNS 202 - Intermediate Japanese II
Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 201 or equiv. Continuation of JPNS 201.
 5 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 20 Total Credits Required