East Asian Studies Minor

Prerequisite

Students must meet the following prerequisite prior to declaring the EALAC Minor:

Language requirement

  • Third-year level in one East Asian language (typically two semesters of a Third-year level language) e.g. completion of the UN3005-UN3006 level in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean; TIBT UN3611-UN3612 level in Tibetan; VIET UN3101-UN3102 in Vietnamese), or the proficiency equivalent (to be demonstrated by placement examination). Students of Chinese may also complete UN3003-UN3004 to meet the third-year requirement.
  • Students who test out of a third-year level in one East Asian language must complete at least two full semesters of language study either at the fourth-year level or above in that language, or in a second East Asian language at any level.
    • Alternatively, a student who has tested out may also complete one semester of an approved classical language + one additional content elective (see below for elective requirements) to fulfill this requirement.

Core requirement

AHUM UN1400 “Colloquium on Major Texts” OR one of the following East Asian Civilization courses

  • ASCE UN1359 (China Civ)
  • ASCE UN1361 (Japan Civ)
  • ASCE UN1363 (Korea Civ)
  • ASCE UN1365 (Tibet Civ)
  • ASCE UN1367 (Vietnam Civ)

Elective requirement

Two EAAS courses at the 3000-level or above, or one EAAS course and one approved non-EAAS course focused on East Asia, of 3000-level or above, subject to approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Using language courses as an elective:

  • A second East Asian language (1-year minimum) or one semester of a classical East Asian language may count for one elective course.

Please note that the following courses CANNOT be counted as an elective course. These courses can only be used to fulfill the EALAC language requirement:

  • Business Chinese I/II
  • Advanced Business Chinese I/II
  • Media Chinese I/II
  • Legal Chinese
  • Japanese Pop Culture I/II

However, the following courses are NOT categorized as language courses and CAN count as an elective course:

  • History of the Chinese Language
  • Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language

For questions regarding the Minor in East Asian Languages and Culture, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.