This multidisciplinary concentration is designed to serve students wishing to attain reasonable fluency in Chinese or Japanese and specialized familiarity with selected East Asian subjects. Language study through the levels of Chinese 60 or Japanese 60 or their equivalents is required. History 41, 42 and five additional courses on East Asia, chosen from various disciplines, plus the Senior Project (EA 199 or a designated capstone course) constitute a concentration program. Of the five additional courses in East Asia, four electives should be relatively advanced (usually 100-level offerings) in the discipline/area in which the student is primarily focused. One elective should focus exclusively on an East Asian culture outside of the student's area of concentration (China/Japan). The senior project, or alternatively the honors thesis, will provide all concentrators with a culminating academic experience. Students admitted to the honors program will be expected to complete EA 193–194 in addition to the standard seven courses. Concentration advisors will guide and supervise students in the planning of individual courses of study to ensure the development of coherent programs of study (China: Professor Hal Roth, Religious Studies/East Asian Studies; Japan: Associate Professor Kerry Smith, History/East Asian Studies). At this time, the department does not offer a Korean track concentration.
Candidates admitted to the honors program will, in addition to the seven regular courses, complete East Asian Studies 193–194, Research and Writing of the Thesis, working under the direction of a member of the East Asian studies faculty.
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