• A minor in Chinese or Japanese studies, with a major in any discipline in any division. The student is expected to acquire a speaking and reading ability in Chinese or Japanese sufficient to pursue advanced studies in China or Japan and use Chinese or Japanese source material for research. A student who wishes to complete the East Asian studies program should enroll in beginning Japanese or Chinese no later than the sophomore year. Requirements for the minor are outlined below. Students seeking further information about the minor should call the Language Program Office.
• A major or minor in the Chinese or Japanese concentration of language studies. Requirements for this major are found under Language Studies.
• An individual major in East Asian studies is currently available in Chinese studies only. It is designed for students who want to center their study of China on intensive study of the Chinese language, if possible including study abroad, with accompanying courses to provide historical and cultural context.

Major Requirements

1. Permission from the chair of the East Asian studies faculty when declaring the major. The chair and the student’s major adviser will verify a study plan of courses intended to satisfy major requirements.

2. Courses as specified below (a Chinese area course is defined as one in which half or more of the time is spent on China).

3. Either a senior thesis (translations with critical introduction and interpretation are encouraged) culminating in a one-hour exam on the subject of the thesis or an oral examination on an agreed panel of topics in fulfillment of the campus comprehensive requirement.

Lower-Division Courses

Chinese language through Chinese 50 (or equivalent, to be certified by Chinese language or literature faculty) and a lower-division survey course in East Asian history, literature, or history of art and visual culture.

Upper-Division Courses

A minimum of eight upper-division courses meeting breadth requirements below. Note that a single course may fulfill more than one breadth requirement.

• Two courses in Chinese history
• Two courses in Chinese language (three strongly encouraged)
• Three courses in pre-twentieth-century subject matter
  (Upper-division language courses in classical Chinese may be counted in this category.)
• Five courses in twentieth-century subject matter
  (Upper-division language courses in modern Chinese may be counted in this category.)
• One explicitly comparative course
  Comparative is defined as a course that fulfills one or more of the following conditions: treats China as one among two or more cultures or treats the Asian American experience or treats the student’s primary thematic area of interest in a cultural context other than that of China or of China alone. Other Asian area courses would fulfill this requirement, as would some courses in literary theory, women’s studies, or other disciplines