Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures - Chinese

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers the unified major and minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures which allows students to explore three linguistic and cultural traditions: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Students may pursue a focused approach to their studies by studying one of our languages and may choose among the range of non-language courses to enhance their grounding in the East Asian nation of their choice. Students may also choose to study across disciplinary and geographic boundaries. Majors who opt to focus their requirements in one of our three East Asia civilizations may earn a specialization in ChineseJapaneseKorean which appears on the transcript after graduation. Our language programs offer a full sequence of courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.Specializations recognize a student’s proficiency in one language or extensive knowledge of one East Asia civilization. East Asian Languages and Cultures majors may focus in a civilization of East Asia by taking (as part of their major requirement) 15 upper-level units (5 courses) in one of the three civilizations (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) and submitting a specialization form to the department. Students may earn a specialization in one civilization. Upper-level language and study abroad courses may be used to complete a specialization.