Departments & Programs

East Asian Languages and Cultures

East Asian Culture Courses by Subject Area

History, Literature, and Culture
  • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (3 cr.) CASE N&M
  • EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H
  • EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I (3 cr.)
  • EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300 (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE DUS
  • EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (3 cr.) CASE N&M
  • EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H
  • EALC-J 461-J 462 Literary Japanese I-II (3 cr.)
  • EALC-J 491 Humanities Topics in Japanese (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-J 492 Historical and Cultural Topics in Japanese (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
Cross-Listed Courses
  • ANTH-E 345 China through Anthropological Eyes (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • CMCL-C 398 National Cinemas (3 cr.) CASE A&H (when substantial East Asia content)
  • CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • FINA-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • FINA-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China (4 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • FINA-A 466 Early Chinese Painting (4 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • FINA-A 467 Later Chinese Painting (4 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 357 Premodern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 358 Early Modern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 369 Modern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 372 Modern Korea (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 380 Early China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 385 Modern China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST G 387 Contemporary China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • REL-B 360 Religions in Japan (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • REL-B 410  Topics in the Buddhist Tradition (3 cr.) CASE A&H (when on East Asian topic)
  • REL-B 440 Topics in Taoism and Chinese Religion (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • THTR-T 468 Non-Western Theater and Drama (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC (when on East Asian topic)
Politics, Social Science, and Business 
  • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (3 cr.) CASE N&M
  • EALC-E 302 Geographic Patterns in China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE DUS
  • EALC-E 386 United States–East Asian Relations (3 cr.) CASE S&H
  • EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (3 cr.) CASE N&M
Cross-Listed courses
  • ANTH-E 345 China through Anthopological Eyes (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 357  Premodern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 358  Early Modern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 369  Modern Japan (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 372  Modern Korea (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 380  Early China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 382  China: The Age of Glory (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 383  China: The Later Empires (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 385  Modern China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-G 387  Contemporary China (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
Special Courses Designated to Either Track Depending on Subject Matter
  • EALC-E 495 Individual Readings (1-3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 498 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures (1-3 cr.)
  • EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors (2-6; max of 15 cr.)
  • EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis (3 cr.)
  • SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC (when substantial East Asia content)
Other Courses That May Count Toward the Majors
  • EALC-C 401-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese I–II (3-3 cr.)
  • EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language (3 cr.)
  • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric (3 cr.)
  • EALC-J 401-J 402 Fourth-Year Japanese I–II (3 cr.)
  • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (3 cr.) CASE N&M
  • EALC-J 425 Teaching Japanese Language (3 cr.)
  • EALC-J 441 Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials (3 cr.) CASE S&H
  • EALC-J 451 Readings in Japanese Newspapers and Journals (3 cr.)
  • EALC-K 401-K 402 Fourth-Year Korean I–II (3-3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 201 Issues in East Asian Literature (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 202 Issues in East Asian Traditions and Ideas (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 203 Issues in East Asian Cultural History (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 204 Issues in East Asian Society (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC 
  • EALC-E 231 Japan: The Living Tradition (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 232 China Past and Present: Culture in Continuing Revolution (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 233 Survey of Korean Civilization (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 251 Traditional East Asian Civilizations (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 252 Modern East Asian Civilization (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 270 Japanese Language and Society (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 271 Twentieth-Century Japanese Culture (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • EALC-E 497 Overseas Study Tour (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC (when on East Asian topics)
  • CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC
  • CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC (when on East Asian topics)
  • FINA-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Cultures (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • HIST-H 208 American–East Asian Relations (3 cr.) CASE S&H, CASE GCC
  • REL-B 240 Introduction to Daoism (3 cr.) CASE A&H, CASE GCC