General Information | The
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A.B. Major Requirements: |
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UNITS |
| Preparatory Subject Matter |
41-42 |
| History 9A and 9B |
8 |
| One course from Art History 1D, Chinese 10, 11, Comparative Literature 53A, Japanese 10, 25, Religious Studies 70, 75 |
3-4 |
| Two years (or the equivalent) of Chinese or Japanese language study (Chinese 1-2-3-4-5-6; Japanese 1-2-3-4-5-6) |
30 |
| Depth Subject Matter |
36 |
| Must include at least 8 units of core courses from each of the following three categories. |
| History: |
History 191A, 191B, 191C, 191D, 191E, 191F; 194A-194B or 194B-194C
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| Social Science: |
Anthropology 148A, 148B, 149A, 149B; Economics 171; Geography 127; Political Science 148A, 148B; Sociology 147
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| Humanities: |
Art History 163A, 163B, 163C, 164; Chinese 104, 106, 107, 109, 131, 132; Japanese 101, 102, 103; Religious Studies 172
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| At least 12 additional units must be selected from the above courses, or from the following: |
Anthropology 110, 112, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128; Chinese (any upper division course); Economics 115A, 115B, 116, 160A, 160B, 162; Geography 143; History 102G, 102H, 102N; Japanese (any upper division course); Linguistics 100; Political Science 127, 133, 138, 145, 148C; Sociology 118, 141, 170, 183 (or other appropriate courses, including individual and group study courses (198, 199), as approved by the Committee in charge).
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| Total Units for the Major |
77-78 |
| Recommended |
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| Students are strongly urged to take a substantial number of courses in Euro-American civilization as a basis for comparison for a deeper understanding of America’s relations with East Asia. |
| Major Adviser. B. Bossler (History) |
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Minor Program Requirements: |
| Courses taken for the minor are expected to reflect a predominant interest in either China or Japan, but also to provide some exposure to the other of the two countries. All courses counting towards the East Asian Studies major, including individual and group study courses (198, 199), may be used to fulfill the requirements for the minor program, as long as they deal predominantly with China, Japan, or both. |
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UNITS |
| East Asian Studies |
22 |
| History 9B and 18 upper division units, of which at least 12 must be in courses focusing on China; OR History 9A and 18 upper division units, of which at least 12 must be in courses focusing on Japan |
22 |
Courses in East Asian Studies. The following courses count toward the major and are open to students throughout the campus. See departmental listings for course descriptions.
Anthropology
148A. Culture and Political Economy in
Contemporary China
149B. Contemporary Japanese Society
Art History
1D. Asian Art
163A. Chinese Art
163B. Chinese Painting
163C. Painting in the People’s Republic of
China
164. The Arts of Japan
Chinese
All courses
Comparative Literature
53A. Literature of China and Japan
153. The Forms of Asian Literature
Economics
171. Economy of East Asia
History
9A. History of East Asian Civilization
(China)
9B. History of East Asian Civilization
(Japan)
102G. Undergraduate Proseminar: China
to 1800
102H. Undergraduate Proseminar: China
since 1800
102N. Undergraduate Proseminar: Japan
191A. Classical China
191B. High Imperial China
191C. Late Imperial China
191D. Nineteenth-Century China
191E. The Chinese Revolution
191F. History of the People’s Republic of
China, 1949 to the Present
194A. Aristocratic and Feudal Japan
through 16th Centuries
194B. Early Modern Japan, 17th-19th
Centuries
194C. Modern Japan 20th Centuries
194D. Business and Labor in Modern Japan
194E. Education and Technology in
Modern Japan
195B. History of Modern Korea
Japanese
All courses.
Political Science
148A. Government and Politics in East
Asia: China
148B. Government and Politics in East
Asia: Pacific Rim
148C. Government and Politics in East
Asia: Southeast Asia
Religious Studies
75. Chinese Philosophy: An Introduction
170. Introduction to Buddhism
172. Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism
Sociology
147. Sociological Perspectives on East
Asia
188. Social Stratification in China
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