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East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Department Chairman: Anthony C. Yu, S 330A, 702-8245
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Eske J. Møllgaard, Wb 301J, 702-5802
Department Secretary: Carol Hennessy, Wb 301, 702-1255
Program of Study
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations offers a Bachelor
of Arts program in East Asian studies that introduces students to the traditional
and modern civilizations of China and Japan and provides them with the opportunity
to achieve a basic reading and speaking knowledge of Chinese, Japanese,
or Korean. Although the program is located in the Humanities Collegiate
Division, its approach is interdisciplinary, and students with social scientific
interests have ample opportunities to take courses in the Social Sciences
Collegiate Division and other appropriate areas of the University.
Program Requirements
Students enrolled in the concentration program normally fulfill the College's
language requirement with courses in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean; the concentration
further requires a second three-quarter sequence in the language elected.
In addition, concentrators are directed to take East Asian Languages and
Civilizations 108-109-110 (=SocSci 235-236-237)--Introduction to the Civilizations
of East Asia I, II, III--to satisfy the Common Core civilizational studies
requirement. Beyond the basic language requirement, the concentration
requires ten courses related to East Asia, three of which may be either
a third year of the East Asian language used to satisfy the College language
requirement, or a year of a second East Asian language. A maximum of six
quarters of language counts toward concentration requirements. A minimum
of three of the ten courses should be in the same discipline--for example,
history, sociology, literature, or art history. A maximum of six approved
courses taken while studying abroad may count toward concentration requirements.
Summary of Requirements
General Education EALC 108-109-110 (=SocSci 235-236-237) 3 quarters
of an East Asian language
Concentration 3 second year of an East Asian language
10 courses related to East Asia, three of which may be a further year of
an East Asian language, or a year of a second East Asian language, and three
of which
should be in the same discipline
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Bachelor's Thesis. The department does not require a bachelor's thesis
for graduation except from students competing for honors. However, all students
are eligible to write a bachelor's thesis upon submitting an acceptable
proposal to the department early in the fourth year, usually by the fifth
week of the autumn quarter. Interested students should consult the director
of undergraduate studies for details concerning the proposal.
Grading. East Asian concentrators may receive P/N grades in their
electives but must receive letter grades in their required course work.
No P/N or R grades are offered in language courses.
Honors. Any student who has maintained an overall grade point average
of 3.0 or better is eligible to be considered for honors. Students who wish
to compete for honors submit a bachelor's thesis. This paper is read by
two members of the department and, if judged to be of superior quality,
the student is recommended to the College for graduation with honors. The
final decision on the award of honors rests with the College. With the consent
of the departmental adviser, honors students may include a senior tutorial
in their program in preparation for the thesis.
Faculty
GUY S. ALITTO, Associate Professor, Departments of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations and History and the College
CHENG YANG BORCHERT, Senior Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations
CHIH-CH'AO CHAO, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations
JAE-OHK CHO, Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
PRASENJIT DUARA, Associate Professor, Departments of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations and History
NORMA M. FIELD, Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
JAMES D. MCCAWLEY, Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor, Departments
of East Asian Languages & Civilizations and Linguistics
ESKE J. MøLLGAARD, Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian
Languages & Civilizations
TETSUO NAJITA, Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor, Departments
of East Asian Languages & Civilizations and History and the College
HIROYOSHI NOTO, Senior Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages &
Civilizations
DAVID T. ROY, Professor, Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
EDWARD SHAUGHNESSY, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations
WILLIAM F. SIBLEY, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations
XIAOBING TANG, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages &
Civilizations
WU HUNG, Harrie Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor, Departments
of Art History and East Asian Languages & Civilizations
ANTHONY C. YU, Carl Darling Buck Distinguished
Service Professor in the Humanities; Professor, Divinity School, Departments
of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, English Language & Literature,
and Comparative Literature; Committee on Social Thought; Chairman, Department
of East Asian Languages & Civilizations
JUDITH T. ZEITLIN, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages
& Civilizations
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