Department of East Asian Studies

Faculty

Professors
 Mark Blum, Ph.D.
  University of California, Berkeley
 Susanna Fessler, Ph.D.
  Yale University
 James M. Hargett, Ph.D.
  Indiana University
 Charles M. Hartman, Ph.D.
  Indiana University

Associate Professors
 Andrew Sangpil Byon, Ph.D. (Department Chair)
  University of Hawaii
 Anthony DeBlasi, Ph.D. 
  Harvard University 

Assistant Professors
 Fan Pen Chen, Ph.D.
  Columbia University
David Eason, M.A.
  University of California, Los Angeles

Lecturers
 Michiyo Kaya Wojnovich, M.S.
  University at Albany
 Shu-Han Yeh, M.A.
  National Taiwan Normal University  

Affiliated Faculty
 
Cheng Chen, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
  University of Pennsylvania
 Angie Y. Chung, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
   University of California, Los Angeles
 Youqin Huang, Ph.D., Department of Geography and Planning 
  University of California, Los Angeles
 Loretta Kim, Ph.D., Department of History 
  Harvard University
 Christopher J. Smith, Ph.D., Department of Geography and Planning
  University of Michigan
 Kwan Koo Yun, Ph.D., Department of Economics
  Stanford University

Instructors: 4


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, East China Normal University, and Sichuan University. These programs provide students an opportunity to study Chinese language and selected topics in the humanities and social sciences in China for summers, one semester, or an entire academic year. The university also maintains similar exchange programs with Kansai Gaidai 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, 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; 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, or 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.