Requirements
Overview
Prerequisite: one of the following sequences: CHN 101 and 102 (CHN 103 and 203 for heritage learners), JPN 101 and 102, or the equivalent, KRN 101 and 102.
In addition, the following are all required:
1) Two core courses (8 credits):
EAS 250 “Introduction to East Asian Studies”
EAS 450 “Seminar in East Asian Studies”
2) Two language courses (8 credits) beyond the prerequisite in the student’s area of emphasis. Students who come to Emory with advanced language skills must take an equivalent number of credits through East Asian Studies course from areas other than language and linguistics.
3) Study Abroad: completion of an academic program in an East Asian country is required. Financial hardship will not preclude participation.
4) Five elective courses (20 credits) from at least three of the areas of study represented in the program: East Asian languages and linguistics (List A); literature (List B); history and politics (List C); cultural studies (List D); and religion and thought (List E).
5) All courses for the major must be taken for a letter grade and must receive at least a C average.
Courses in East Asian Studies
EAS 250 Introduction to East Asian Studies
An interdisciplinary course that introduces students to major topics in East Asian Studies as well as relevant methods and approaches. Themes of the course include East Asian history, literature, religion, philosophy, and the arts. The course also emphasizes the development of skills in writing, research, and critical thinking. Assignments draw on a variety of readings as well as audio-visual and digital media. The course will be conducted in a seminar format; a major part of the grade will be based on a substantial final essay. This is a required course for East Asian Studies majors and minors, but is open to students in other disciplines. Study of East Asian literature, history, society, thought or culture, alone or in conjunction with other literary or cultural trends. Topics to be announced in advance.
EAS 385R Special Topics in East Asian Studies
Study of East Asian literature, history, society, thought, or culture, alone or in conjunction with other literary or cultural trends. Topics to be announced in advance.
EAS450 Seminar in East Asian Studies
An advanced seminar probing key themes in the study of modern East Asia. Topics to be examined include the imperial legacies of China and Japan and their impact on the
region, the phenomenology of East Asian fundamentalism, issues in comparative
colonialism, the volatility of shared meanings of identity as well as reconstructions of
national subjects in literature, popular culture, and the arts. This writing intensive
course is required for East Asian Studies majors, but is open to students in other
disciplines.
East Asian Studies Courses Across Campus:
The following courses are taught by East Asia specialists affiliated with the program. For detailed descriptions for courses not using the "EAS" rubric are course listings of REALC (Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures for CHN, JPH), History (HIST), Anthropology (ANT), Music (MUS), Religion (REL), and Political Science (POLS).
A: Languages and Linguistics
CHN 101 Elementary Chinese I
CHN 102 Elementary Chinese II
CHN 103 Elementary Chinese for Heritage Speakers
CHN 201 Intermediate Chinese I
CHN 202 Intermediate Chinese II
CHN 203 Intermediate Chinese for Heritage Speakers
CHN 230 Description and Analysis of the Chinese Language
CHN 301 Advanced Chinese I: Oral/Written Communication
CHN 302 Advanced Chinese II: Oral/Written Communication
CHN 303 Advanced Chinese for Heritage Students
CHN 351 Business Chinese
CHN 401 Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese I
CHN 402 Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese II
CHN 403 Introduction to Classical Chinese
CHN 404 Post-Mao Literature in the Original
JPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II
JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II
JPN 301 Advanced Conversation and Composition I
JPN 302 Advanced Conversation and Composition II
JPN 401 Advanced Language and Cultural Studies I
JPN 402 Advanced Language and Cultural Studies II
JPN 403 Advanced Language and Cultural Studies III
JPN 404 Advanced Language and Cultural Studies IV
KRN 101 Elementary Korean I
KRN 102 Elementary Korean II
KRN 201 Intermediate Korean I
KRN 202 Intermediate Korean II
B: Literature
CHN 271 Modern China in Film and Fiction
CHN 272 Literature in Early and Imperial China
JPN 303 Reading Literature in Japanese
JPN 360 Japanese Modern Women Writers
CHN 360 Chinese Women in Film and Fiction
JPN 361 The Genji: Sensuality and Salvation
JPN 362 Samurai, Shoguns and Women Warriors
JPN 372 Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation
JPN 374 Japanese Literature: Reading and Writing the Classics
C: History and Politics
CHN 210 Chinese Calligraphy
CHN 215 Chinese Art, Culture, and Society through Calligraphy
CHN 235 Chinese Writing Systems in Asia
HIST 260 East Asia: 1500 to Present
HIST 371 Medieval and Early Modern Japan
HIST 372 History of Modern Japan
HIST 373 History of Modern China
HIST 385 US-China Relations
HIST 489 Senior Colloquium in East Asian History
JPN 275 Nature and Culture in Japan
KRN 386 Special Topics
POLS 322 Politics of Southeast Asia
POLS 328 Politics of Japan and East Asia
POLS 375 Contemporary Chinese Politics
D: Cultural Studies
CHN 273 Heritage of China
CHN 394 Screening China
CHN 471 Tradition in Modern China - seminar
MUS 300 World Music Ensembles
JPN 270 Introduction to Japanese Culture
JPN 363 Literary and Visual Culture in Japan
JPN 378 Postwar Japan through Its Media
KRN 386 Special Topics
MUS 366 Music Beyond Orientalism: Hybrid Sounds and Identity
MUS 371 Chinese Music and Culture
MUS 372 East Asian Musical Cultures
E: Religion and Thought
ANT 337 Religion, Health, and Healing
CHN 359 Women and Religion in China
CHN 373 Confucian Classics
REL 210 Classic Religious Texts: Taoism
REL 212 Asian Religious Traditions: China and Japan
REL 307 East Asian Buddhism