Department of East Asian Studies
ProfessorsFaculty
James M. Hargett, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Charles M. Hartman, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Associate Professors
Mark Blum, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Anthony DeBlasi, Ph.D. (Department Chair)
Harvard University
Susanna Fessler, Ph.D.
Yale University
Andrew Sangpil Byon, Ph.D.,
University of Hawaii
Assistant Professors
Fan Pen Chen, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Lecturers
David Eason, M.A.
University of California, Los Angeles
Michiyo Kaya Wojnovich, M.S.
University at Albany
Shu-Han Yeh, M.A.
National Taiwan Normal University
Affiliated Faculty
Cheng Chen, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Political Science
Angie Y. Chung, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Sociology
Youqin Huang, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Geography and Planning
Christopher J. Smith, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Department of Geography and Planning
Kwan Koo Yun, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Department of Economics
Instructors: 5
The Department of East Asian Studies offers courses in the languages and cultures of the three major civilizations of East Asia: China, Japan and Korea. The department provides instruction in elementary, intermediate and advanced Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. There are also courses taught in English on Chinese, Japanese, Korean literature, philosophy, history, geography, religion, economics and political science.
Careers
Graduates of the Department traditionally enter careers in teaching, international trade, U.S. government, and the travel industry. The degree is also excellent preparation for professional graduate programs in business administration (M.B.A.), law, librarianship, and Teaching English as a Second Language. The department strongly encourages students interested in East Asian Studies to double-major. Combinations with particularly strong employment potential are East Asian Studies and economics, business, and political science.
Special Programs or Opportunities
The University maintains exchange programs in China with Beijing University, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, and East China Normal University. These programs provide students an opportunity to study Chinese language and selected topics in the humanities and social sciences in China for one academic year. The university also maintains similar exchange programs with Kansai University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan and with Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. All departmental majors are strongly encouraged to participate in these exchange programs in order to gain first-hand experience of life in contemporary East Asia.
Degree Requirements
The Department of East Asian Studies offers three concentrations or degree tracks. Each is a separate and distinct course of study leading to the B.A. degree. These are 1) the Major in Chinese Studies, 2) the Major in East Asian Studies, and 3) the Major in Japanese Studies. Requirements for these programs are as follows:
Requirements for the Major in Chinese Studies
One introductory course from: A EAS 103 or A EAC 170.
Required language: A EAC 201, 202, 301, and 302.
Three intermediate prerequisite courses from: A EAS 255; A EAC 205, 210, 211, 212, 280, 281, 379, 380.
One 300-level seminar from: A EAC 390, 395, 398; A EAS 392, 393, 399.
One 300-or 400-level elective from: any A EAC 300 level course or A EAS 495.
Requirements for the Major in East Asian Studies
One introductory course from: A EAS 103, 104; A EAC 170; A EAJ 170; A EAK 170.
Language (any combination of 10 credits from the following): A EAC 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 310, 311; A EAJ 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 410, 411; A EAK 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302.
One history requirement from: A EAJ 384, 385; A EAC 379, 380.
Two intermediate prerequisites courses from: A EAS 255, 261, 265, 266; A EAC 205, 210, 211, 212, 280, 281; A EAJ 205, 210, 212, 275.
Two 300-level seminars from: A EAS 392, 393, 394, 399; A EAC 390, 395, 396, 398; A EAJ 391, 395, 396.
Two 300-or 400-level electives from: A EAS, A EAC, A EAJ and/or A EAK 300 level course or A EAS 495.
Requirements for the Major in Japanese Studies
One introductory course from: A EAS 103, 104; A EAJ 170; A EAC 170; A EAK 170.
Required language: A EAJ 201, 202, 301, and 302.
Three intermediate prerequisite courses from: A EAJ 205, 210, 212, 384, 385; A EAS 261, 265, 266.
One 300-level seminar from: A EAJ 391, 395, 396; A EAS 392, 393, 394, 399.
One 300- or 400-level elective from: any A EAJ 300 level course or A EAS 495
Honors Program in the Three East Asian Studies Majors
Students with 3.50 grade point average in one of the department’s majors are eligible for its Honors Program. In addition to completing the regular requirements for the major in Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies, Japanese Studies,students in the Honors Program complete a further six credits of A EAS 495, Colloquium in East Asian Studies.
At the beginning of the fall semester (preferably of the senior year), students will submit their honors proposals to the faculty. If the faculty approves a proposal, the student will be permitted to enroll in A EAS 495 (3 credits), which consists of directed readings and conferences involving appropriate members of the faculty. The project will be evaluated by the project adviser at the end of the fall semester and if the student is making appropriate progress, they will be permitted to enroll in A EAS 495 (3 credits) again in the spring semester. The project will be formally evaluated by the Department Honors Committee no later than the mid-term point in the second semester of the senior year. The final version of the project must be submitted by the last day of classes during the second semester of the senior year.
