Interdisciplinary Major - East Asian Studies

Universal Curriculum Requirements

The Major and Minor in East Asian Studies

Prerequisites

1. An average grade of C- or higher for the first two years of DEALLC language instruction.

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Program Requirements

1. 6 credits at the 3010 and 3020 level of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Tibetan, with the average grade of C or higher for the first two years of language instruction; language courses above the 3000 level count toward the 30 credits in the major; language courses below the 3000 level count toward university language requirements.

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2. 3 credits in an East Asian History (HIEA) course (a second course is also strongly recommended.)

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3. 3 credits in an East Asian Humanities (Art History, Architectural History, Literature, Religious Studies) course

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4. 3 credits in an East Asian Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Studies in Women and Gender) course

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5. 3 credits of a non-survey capstone course (3000 or 4000 level) in which a research paper is written using the students’ target East Asian language materials AND the one-credit capstone seminar, EAST 4991. An independent study may not be substituted for this requirement. For more information, click here.

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6. 9 credits of elective courses with East Asian content

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7. Students who intend to double major are reminded that only 6 credits may be counted towards both majors; for single majors, 9 of the 30 non-language credits must come from a single academic department

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8. Students are reminded that USEM credits do not count toward major requirements

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9. EAST 1010

   East Asian Canons and Cultures
   3

The Distinguished Majors Program

1. a preliminary title;

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2. a brief explanation of: the topic’s significance, how you came to be interested in it, the questions you want to apply to it, and the means by which you will try to answer them;

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3. propose 2 readers for your thesis from faculty you have already taken courses with: a primary reader who will submit your final grade for both semesters, and a secondary reader who will participate in your defense of the thesis; be sure to justify your selection sufficiently, as approval is contingent upon the agreement of both readers;

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4. a brief description of how the project fits with your post-graduation plans;

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5. EALC/EAST 4998 mid-term grade: based on a bibliography of relevant secondary language materials that briefly describes each entry’s topic, and a detailed description of the nature and sources of the primary materials in the target language that are being used. These should follow an established format with a table of contents that incorporates East Asian script after keywords, bibliographical entries, and other generic conventions particular to the topic under study and the methodology used;

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6. EALC/EAST 4998 final grade: based on a research paper (thesis) and an evaluation of all of the secondary scholarship from the bibliography completed in the prior stage;

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7. EALC/EAST 4999 final grade: based on a final draft of at least 20 pages incorporating all the feedback from the first and second readers and submitted on May 3.

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8. The following courses are required for the Distinguished Majors Program (DMP):

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9. EALC 4998

   Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis I
   3
10. EALC 4999

    Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis II
    3
11. EAST 4998

    Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis I
    3
12. EAST 4999

    Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis
    3

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