East Asian Track
Major Requirements
The major requires at least 11 courses, including two senior thesis seminars if the student has already satisfied the language requirement in advance or more if they start as a novice. It requires five parts: language, core, disciplinary, elective courses, and senior theses.
Language
2 years of Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, or Korean, or the proficiency equivalent demonstrated by a placement examination.
*Students who test out of two years or more of a language must take an additional year of that language or another East Asian language to satisfy the Barnard language requirement.
*In all East Asian language courses, the minimum grade required to advance from one level to the next is a B-.
Core Courses
Asian Humanities UN 1400 Colloquium on Major Texts
Two of the following survey courses:
1. Asian Civ. UN 1359 Introduction to the Civilizations of China
2. Asian Civ. UN 1361 Introduction to the Civilizations of Japan
3. Asian Civ. UN 1363 Introduction to the Civilizations of Korea
4. Asian Civ. UN 1365 Introduction to Tibetan Civilization
5. Asian Civ. UN 1367 Introduction to the Civilization of Vietnam
EAAS UN 3990 Approaches to East Asian Studies (Fall)
Disciplinary Courses
Three courses in either history, literature, philosophy, religion, art history, anthropology, political science, economics, or other thematic cluster approved by the adviser.
Elective Courses
Two courses related to East Asia chosen in consultation with the adviser.
Senior Theses
Seniors will write a thesis under the supervision of their advisor and another faculty member chosen through consultation with their advisor. The process of writing the thesis will begin in the fall of the student's senior year in the AMEC Senior Thesis Seminar:
ASST3900: AMEC Senior Thesis Seminar
The thesis will be completed in the spring of the senior year, for which the student may enroll in an Independent Study (UN3999) with their advisor or an appropriate faculty member.
Minor Requirements
Languages:
Two semesters of second-year language of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Tibetan, or the proficiency equivalent (demonstrated by a placement examination).
Students who test out of the second-year level must take either an additional year of the same language or one year of an additional language in the same East Asia Track.
Introductory Courses (two):
AHUM UN1400, Colloquium on Major Texts of East Asia
One civilizations class relating to the language and region of study (China Civ, Japan Civ, Korean Civ, or Tibetan Civ)
Electives (two):
Two electives in the world region taken in any department at the 3000- or 4000-level, subject to approval by the advisor.