Majors and Minors
East Asian Studies Major (EASBA)
Back to top| Degree Awarded | BA |
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| Hours To Complete | 36 |
| Courses Required | 11 |
Requirements
1. Two core courses (7 credits)
- EAS 250 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- EAS 450 Seminar in East Asian Studies
2. Four language courses (12 credits minimum) 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 courses from areas other than language and linguistics.
3. Five elective courses (at least 17 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). For EAS/EALC Honors students, EAS/EALC 495A can be used to satisfy one elective. A full listing of electives for the (major/minor) can be found here.
4. 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
EAS 385 Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EAS 450 Seminar in East Asian Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultures BA (EALC)
Back to top| Degree Awarded | BA |
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| Hours To Complete | 37 - 45 |
| Courses Required | 11 |
Pre-requisites for major
The prerequisite for entry into the program is successful completion of first-year language sequence (CHN 101 and 102 or CHN 103; JPN 101 and 102; KRN 101 and 102) or equivalent. This prerequisite is waived for students who are placed departmentally above first-year language proficiency.
Upon entry into the EALC major, students will be required to declare an area of concentration (subplan) in one of the following areas: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
Requirements of the major
- Core foundation course: EAS 250 / 3 cu
- Core capstone course: EAS 450W / 4 cu
- Electives: 3 departmentally-approved courses in geographical concentration (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean)/ min 10 cu. For EAS/EALC Honors students, EAS/EALC 495A can satisfy one elective.
- Language Requirement: 4th year proficiency (min. 6 courses) / 20 cu
Other requirements:
All courses for the major and minor must be taken for a letter grade and must receive at least a C average.
Students are expected to complete EAS 250 prior to enrolling into EAS 450W.EAS 450W is recommended for juniors and seniors.
Students will concentrate on developing proficiency in one of the following areas: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. For non-heritage speakers, a minimum of 3 years of sequential study to reach 4th-year proficiency in one of these languages is required. An in-house placement exam is required.
Students placing into upper-level language classes may satisfy the language requirement through other approved electives. Heritage speakers and those who have completed elementary school and received secondary school education at any grade in any type of school from a country or area in which the target language is the official language should consult with the appropriate language coordinator.
Minors
Back to topChinese Minor
| Hours To Complete | 18 - 36 |
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| Courses Required | 5 |
Requirements
Choice of A. or B. is determined by placement test. Students can waive the requirement by demonstrating competency beyond 202 or 203 through placement test.
Electives
In addition to satisfying the requirements in (1), students minoring in Chinese must take 5 courses in Chinese language, literature and cultural studies with no less than 18 credits. Up to three of the five can be language courses. Content courses taken to meet the minimum requirements for the minor must be at least 3 credits each with at least 50% of content on China. No more than one lecture course from a non-Emory administered study-abroad program may be counted towards the minor.
No course for the minor may be taken S/U. Students must receive at least a C in each course taken for the minor.
East Asian Studies Minor
| Hours To Complete | 16 |
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| Courses Required | 5 |
Requirements
Five courses (at least 16 hours) with East Asian content above the 100 level are required, as follows:
- Two language courses (6 credits minimum) in the student's area of emphasis.
- One core course : EAS 250 "Introduction to East Asian Studies" or EAS 450 "Seminar in East Asian Studies".
- Two elective courses (at least 6 credits) from two 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). A full listing of electives for the (major/minor) can be found on the program website.
Japanese Minor
| Hours To Complete | 20 - 30 |
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| Courses Required | 8 |
Requirements
JPN 201 and 202 (or equivalent) and four electives.
No course for the minor may be taken S/U. Students must receive at least a C in each course taken for the minor.
Language requirements may be fulfilled by demonstrating equivalent mastery of the language through oral and written examination administered by REALC. Students placing higher than 201 in the language sequence will be required to make up the missed units by taking an equivalent number of advanced language classes.
One course taken on study abroad (JPN 315) may count toward the four required electives.
Korean Minor
| Hours To Complete | 24 - 32 |
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| Courses Required | 8 |
Requirements
- 4 language courses (101, 102, 201, 202 for newcomers and 103.203 for Korean heritage spearkers).
- If a student demonstrates mastery of the language equivalent to the level of KRN 202/203 (through a placement test), the language requirement is waived. Instead, students will be required to take on additional course as an elective (either an advanced language course or an additional content course).
- 4 content course requirements (Korean history, culture, society and politics).