East Asian Studies Major

Major Requirements

Requirements for the major consist of 12 courses that emphasize language study, basic training in the approach of one academic discipline, and area studies components. The courses must be approved by the East Asian Studies program director. Criteria are as follows:

• At least four courses in an East Asian language
• Two introductory courses in Asian history, society, or economics
• Three intermediate (3000-level) courses in Asian history, society, or economics
• The East Asian studies capstone course, EAST 5960: Research in East Asian Studies that connects disciplinary study and area study culminating in an independent research thesis. A semester or year abroad in the country of language study is strongly encouraged.
• Two intermediate (3000-level) courses in the same discipline that emphasize disciplinary-specific research or theoretical approaches. Some examples include:

• ANTH 3300 - Ethnographic Research Methods
• ANTH 3460 - From Development to Globalization
• HIST 3010 - Historical Methods
• HIST 3960 - Topics in Comparative History
• M&E 3510 - Labor Economics
• M&E 3700 - International Economic Development
• M&E 3750 - International Trade and Finance
• PSCI 3540 - Political Research and Analysis
• PSCI 3640 - Contemporary Political Ideologies
• SOC 3930 - Social Research Methods
• SOC 3950 - Critical Social Theory