East Asian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)

36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Complementary Courses (36 credits)

Introduction to East Asian Culture

East Asian Language (6–9 credits)

6-9 credits of East Asian language courses selected from the list below. 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 Literature, Culture and Society (21-24 credits)

21-24 credits of courses in East Asian Literature, Culture and Society selected from the list below. At least 6 credits must be taken at the 400 or 500 level.

East Asian Studies (EAST)

EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
EAST 250 Introduction to Asian Media Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
EAST 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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 328 Archaeology East Asian Empires (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 445 Late Imperial China (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
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
LLCU 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH 331 Prehistory of East Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ANTH 500 Chinese Diversity and Diaspora (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Geography (GEOG)

GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

History (HIST)

HIST 208 Introduction to East Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
HIST 218 Modern East Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
HIST 308 Formation of Chinese Tradition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 338 Twentieth-Century China (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
HIST 358 China's Middle Empires (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 439 History of Women in China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 441 Topics: Culture and Ritual in China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 442 Asian Diaspora: Chinese Overseas (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
HIST 443 Topics: Modern Japan (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 445 Late Imperial China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 508 The Art of War in China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 568D1 Topics in Chinese History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 568D2 Topics in Chinese History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 578D1 Seminar in Japanese History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 578D2 Seminar in Japanese History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Management (ORGB)

ORGB 380 Cross Cultural Management (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

Political Science (POLI)

POLI 349 Foreign Policy: Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Religious Studies (RELG)

RELG 253 Religions of East Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
RELG 265 Introductory Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
RELG 344 Mahayana Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
RELG 352 Japanese Religions: History and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 354 Chinese Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
RELG 364 Intermediate Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
RELG 365 Intermediate Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
RELG 451 Zen Buddhism: Poetry and Art (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 464 Advanced Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
RELG 465 Advanced Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3-6 credits from the following courses: (3–6 credits)

3-6 credits from the following courses:

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

0-3 credits from the following: (0–3 credits)

0-3 credits from the following:

EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
EAST 216 Introduction to Global Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
EAST 250 Introduction to Asian Media Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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