College Schools, Departments & Programs

East Asian Languages and Cultures

East Asian Culture Courses by Subject Area

History, Literature, and Culture

• EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3 cr.)
• 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.)
• EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300 (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 461 Literary Japanese I (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 462 Literary Japanese II (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 491 Humanities Topics in Japanese (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 492 Historical and Cultural Topics in Japanese (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 493 Workshop in Translation of Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics (3 cr.)

Cross-Listed Courses (Courses in Other Departments that May Also Count toward the History, Literature and Culture Track)

• ANTH-E 345 China through Anthropological Eyes (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan (3 cr.)
• ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar (3 cr.) (when substantial East Asia content)
• ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting (3 cr.)
• CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 365 Japanese–Western Literary Relations (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China (3 cr.)
• FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 380 Early China (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 385 Modern China (3 cr.)
• HIST G 387 Contemporary China (3 cr.)
• MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas (3 cr.) (when substantial East Asia content)
• REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions (3 cr.) (when on East Asian topic)
• REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism (3 cr.)
• REL-B 360 Religions in Japan (3 cr.)
• REL-B 410  Topics in the Buddhist Tradition (3 cr.) (when on East Asian topic)
• REL-B 440 Topics in Taoism and Chinese Religion (3 cr.)
• REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions (3 cr.)
• THTR-T 468 Asian Performance (3 cr.) (when on East Asian topic)

Politics, Social Science, and Business 

• EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 302 Geographic Patterns in China (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Social Science, and U.S. Policy
• EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 386 United States–East Asian Relations (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (3 cr.)
• EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics (3 cr.)

Cross-Listed Courses (Courses in Other Departments that May Also Count toward the Politics, Social Scence and Business Track)

• ANTH-E 345 China through Anthopological Eyes (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan (3 cr.)
• ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar (when substantial East Asia content) (3 cr.)
• CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 380  Early China (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 382  China: The Age of Glory (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 383  China: The Later Empires (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 385  Modern China (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 387  Contemporary China (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics (3 cr.)

Special Courses Designated to Either Track Depending on Subject Matter

• EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors (2-6; max of 15 cr.)
• EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis (3 cr.)
• EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures (1-3 cr.)
• EALC-X 490 Individual Readings (1-3 cr.)
• SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology (3 cr.) (when substantial East Asia content)

Other Courses That May Count Toward the Majors

• ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (3 cr.) (when on an East Asian topic)
• ARTH-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Cultures (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (3 cr.) (when on East Asian topics)
  
• CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (3 cr.)  (when on East Asian topics)
• EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language (3 cr.)
• EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 401 Fourth-Year Japanese I (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 402 Fourth-Year Japanese II (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 425 Teaching Japanese Language (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 441 Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials (3 cr.)
• EALC-J 451 Readings in Japanese Newspapers and Journals (3 cr.)
• EALC-K 401 Fourth-Year Korean I (3 cr.)
• EALC-K 402 Fourth-Year Korean II (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 201 Issues in East Asian Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 202 Issues in East Asian Traditions and Ideas (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 203 Issues in East Asian Cultural History (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 204 Issues in East Asian Society (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 231 Japan: The Living Tradition (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 232 China Past and Present: Culture in Continuing Evolution (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 233 Survey of Korean Civilization (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 251 Traditional East Asian Civilizations (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 252 Modern East Asian Civilization (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 270 Japanese Language and Society (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 271 Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 497 Overseas Study Tour (3 cr.)
• HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History (3 cr.)  (when on East Asian topic)
• HIST-H 208 American–East Asian Relations (3 cr.)
• REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Relations (3 cr.)  (when on East Asian topic)
• REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion (3 cr.)