Degree Requirements

Catalog:  Fall Semester 2009

East Asian Studies - B.A. Degree in East Asian Studies (40 Credits)
 Department: Languages and Cultures

 Core Requirements (22 Credits)

 This core is required of all students who major in one of the East Asian Studies emphases: Language and Culture, Humanities, and Business. All students must complete CHIN 132 and JAPN 142. Additionally, students must complete the CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202 sequence or the JAPN 101, 102, 201, 202 sequence. Students may not count courses in more than one category; if a course satisfies the Core Requirements section, it may not also be used to satisfy a requirement in any of the emphases. No courses in the Core Requirements or the emphases may be taken Pass/No Credit.

CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese I (4)
CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese II (4)
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I (4)
CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II (4)
CHIN 132 Introduction to Chinese Culture (3) or
JAPN 142 Introduction to Japanese Culture (3)
JAPN 101 Beginning Japanese I (4)
JAPN 102 Beginning Japanese II (4)
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I (4)
JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II (4)

Related Requirements (6 Credits)

 HIST 401 Senior Seminar required and choose one more from the list for the remaining 3 credits.

HIST 301 East Asian History I (3)
HIST 302 East Asian History II (3)
HIST 346 Modern China (3)
HIST 347 Modern Japan (3)
HIST 401 Senior Seminar (3-4)

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