East Asian Language and Literature Minor Concentration (B.A.)

18 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Complementary Courses (18 Credits)

18 credits selected as specified below.

Introduction to East Asian Culture (3 credits)

3 credits from the following:

  • EAST 211 Introduction: East Asian Culture: China (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 212 Introduction: East Asian Culture: Japan (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 213 Introduction: East Asian Culture: Korea (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

East Asian Language (9 credits)

9 credits of language (see the list below). Students may meet this requirement by passing the first level of Korean, Chinese or Japanese with a grade of "C" or better. Students with prior knowledge of an Asian language may substitute a second level in place of a first level. Or, these students may take 6 credits of language at the 400-level or above from the list and an additional 3 credits of East Asian Studies (EAST) courses. Note: Admission to language courses is subject to placement tests.

  • EAST 220D1 First Level Korean (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 220D2 First Level Korean (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 230D1 First Level Chinese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 230D2 First Level Chinese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 240D1 First Level Japanese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 240D2 First Level Japanese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 241 Japanese Writing Beginners 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 242 Japanese Writing Beginners 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 320D1 Second Level Korean (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 320D2 Second Level Korean (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 330D1 Second Level Chinese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 330D2 Second Level Chinese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 340D1 Second Level Japanese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 340D2 Second Level Japanese (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 341 Japanese Writing Intermediate 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 342 Japanese Writing Intermediate 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 420 Third Level Korean 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 430D1 Third Level Chinese (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 430D2 Third Level Chinese (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 440D1 Third Level Japanese (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 440D2 Third Level Japanese (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 530D1 Fourth Level Chinese (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 530D2 Fourth Level Chinese (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 533 Classical Chinese 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 535 Chinese for Business 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 536 Chinese for Business 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 540D1 Fourth Level Japanese (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 540D2 Fourth Level Japanese (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

East Asian Studies (EAST) (6 credits)

6 credits at the 300 level or above in East Asian Studies (EAST) courses selected from:

  • EAST 303 Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 304 Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 305 Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 306 Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 307 Topics: East Asian Language and Literature 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EAST 308 Topics: East Asian Language and Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 313 Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 314 Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 350 Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 351 Women Writers of China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 352 Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 361 Animation and New Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 362 Japanese Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 363 Early and Medieval Japan (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 364 Mass Culture and Postwar Japan (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 369 Gender and Sexuality in Asian Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 372 Topics in Television: Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 375 Korean Media and Popular Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 377 Topics: Transnational Asian Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 388 Asian Migrations and Diasporas (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EAST 410 Martial Tradition in Chinese Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 453 Topics: Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 454 Topics: Chinese Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 461 Inventing Modern Japanese Novel (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 462 Japan in Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 464 Image, Text, Performance (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 467 Topics: Japanese Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 468 Science and Technology: Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 477 Media and Environment in Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 478 Topics: Korean Film and Media (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 491 Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 492 Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 493 Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 494 Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EAST 501 Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 502 Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 503 Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 504 Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 505 Advanced Topics in Korean Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 515 Seminar: Beyond Orientalism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 525 Critical Area Studies in Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 550 Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EAST 551 Technologies of Self in Early China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 559 Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • EAST 564 Structures of Modernity: Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EAST 569 Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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