East Asian Studies Concentration

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East Asian Studies

Chair(s):

Matthew Johnson - fall
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa - spring

Students concentrating in East Asian Studies work in areas across the Humanities and Social Studies division, focusing on language, culture, history, religion, and society. Participation in an off-campus study program in East Asia, broadly conceived, is encouraged. As a further requirement of the concentration, students are expected to complete a four-credit interdisciplinary capstone research project drawing from experience in at least two different disciplines, and demonstrating ability to apply East Asia-specific linguistic and cultural knowledge to a problem of broader intellectual significance.

Concentration requirements: 24 credits as follows:

Part 1: Language Requirement: 4 Credits

Completion of one course in Chinese or Japanese beyond the 221 level (or equivalent).

Part 2: Core Area Requirements: 12 credits from the following (with at least 4 credits taken in the Chinese & Japanese Department required):

China or Japan Focus Requirement: At least 8 of the 12 credits from Part 2 must focus on the language of the course taken in order to satisfy the requirement of Part 1. (Example: a student who chooses to satisfy the Part 1 language requirement by taking a course in Japanese must then take two additional courses from Part 2 also focusing on Japan.) The 4 remaining credits to be earned in Part 2 must focus on East Asian language or society that is not the student’s primary focus within the concentration. (Example: if the student’s focus is China, at least once course on Japan must be taken.)

Language and Culture

CHI 230 - Chinese Women: Past and Present 4 credits
CHI 277 - Modern China through Literature and Film (in Translation) 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 277
CHI 288 - Chinese Food for Thought 4 credits or the cross-listed EAS 288
CHI 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 credits
CHI 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 credits
JPN 279 - Modern Japanese Fiction and Film 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 279
JPN 331 - Advanced Japanese I 4 credits
JPN 332 - Advanced Japanese II 4 credits
Additional special topics courses in Chinese or Japanese (e.g. CHI/JPN 195-xx, CHI/JPN-295xx) by permission of the concentration committee.

History, Religion, and Society

HIS 100 - Introduction to Historical Inquiry 4 credits (designation varies by year) - “The Idea of Asia” (may satisfy requirement for China or Japan-focused course)
HIS 271 - Imperial Collisions in the Asia-Pacific 4 credits (may satisfy requirement for Japan-focused course)
HIS 275 - China’s Revolutions 4 credits
HIS 277 - China’s Rise 4 credits
HIS 373-01 - Chimerica: History of Special Relationship 4 credits
REL 105 - Studying Religion: East Asia 4 credits (may satisfy requirement for China or Japan-focused course)
Additional courses, including those listed as special topics (e.g. 195s, 295s), by permission of the concentration committee.

Part 3: Comparative/Transregional Requirement: 4 credits from the following:

Students will be expected to concentrate their studies on one or more East Asian societies to the fullest extent possible following prior consultation with the course instructor. (Example: competion of one or more papers, and/or a major research project, focusing on East Asia.)

AMS 305 - The Cultural Politics of Fashion 4 credits or the cross-listed ANT 305
ANT 238 - Cultural and Political Ecology 4 credits
ANT 252 - Culture and Agriculture 4 credits
ANT 253 - Anthropology of Ethnicities 4 credits
ECN 230 - Economic Development 4 credits
ECN 233 - International Economics 4 credits
EDU 217 - Comparative and International Education 4 credits
ENG 310 - Studies in Shakespeare 4 credits - “The Global Renaissance”
HIS 100 - Introduction to Historical Inquiry 4 credits (designation varies by year) - “The Idea of Asia” (may satisfy requirement for China or Japan-focused course)
HIS 271 - Imperial Collisions in the Asia-Pacific 4 credits (may satisfy requirement for Japan-focused course)
POL 251 - International Political Economy 4 credits
POL 258 - Democratization and the Politics of Regime Change 4 credits
POL 354 - Political Economy of Developing Countries 4 credits
PSY 315 - Advanced Social Psychology: Cross-Cultural Differences in Self-Construal 4 credits
REL 105 - Studying Religion: East Asia 4 credits (may satisfy requirement for China or Japan-focused course)
Additional courses, including those listed as special topics (e.g. 195s, 295s), by permission of the concentration committee.

Part 4: Capstone Requirement: 4 credits from the following:

The Capstone project, to be developed in collaboration with the student’s EAS advisor, must additionally be presented to the EAS concentration committee and other members of the Chinese and Japanese Department.

XXX 397 - Independent Study
XXX 399 - Directed Research
XXX 499 - Mentored Advanced Project

Note:

i) Not all courses are offered annually, and some courses may require additional prerequistes for enrollment. ii) No course can be counted toward more than one concentration requirement. (Example A: if a course is used to satisfy the language requirement for Part 1, it cannot also be counted toward Part 2. Example B: if HIS-271 is taken as a Japan-focused course, it does not also satisfy the comparative/transregional requirement.)