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Major and Minor Overview

REALC’s East Asian Studies and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies programs each offer two majors—one focused on language and one interdisciplinary. REALC also supports four minors.

Prefer intensive language study? Choose the language-focused major. Interested in cultural studies, society, history, and literature? Choose the interdisciplinary major.

Program AreaMajor / TrackKey Requirements
East Asian StudiesEast Asian Languages & Cultures (EALC)
Concentrations: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
  • Language proficiency to 4th-year level (min 6 courses)
  • 3 electives
  • 2 core courses
East Asian StudiesEast Asian Studies (EASBA)
  • Language proficiency to 2nd-year level (min 4 courses)
  • 5 electives
  • 2 core courses
Russian, East European, & Eurasian StudiesTrack 1 — Language & Culture (REES)
  • 3 language courses beyond RUSS 202 (min 11 credits)
  • Language proficiency interview
  • 3 core courses (min 10 credits)
  • 1 elective (min 3 credits)
  • Capstone seminar (4 credits)
Russian, East European, & Eurasian StudiesTrack 2 — Interdisciplinary Studies (REES)
  • 2 full-year courses in a REES-related language (min 16 credits)
  • Cultural competency interview
  • Core courses (min 13 credits)
  • Capstone seminar (4 credits)