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EAST ASIA CONCENTRATION

At least one course must come from the following list of foundational or pan-East Asian courses:

  • AMES 11: Introduction to Korean Studies
  • Chinese 10/AMES 12: Introduction to Chinese Culture
  • Japanese 10/AMES 13: Introduction to Japanese Culture
  • Art History 67: Contemporary Arts of Asia
  • Government 50: International Relations of East Asia
  • History 73: Early Chinese Culture
  • History 74: Intellectual History of East Asia
  • History 77: Imperialism in Modern East Asia
  • Religion 10: The Religions of China

One course must be the culminating experience: either AMES 91 or, by petition to the AMES Chair, an advanced seminar from another department or program; or, by approval of the AMES Steering Committee of a written proposal, AMES 86 (Advanced Independent Research) or AMES 87 (Honors Thesis).

The remaining eight courses for the concentration should come from the following list of approved courses:

APPROVED EAST ASIA COURSES

    AMES
  • 10 The Religions of China (identical to Religion 10)
  • 11 Introduction to Korean Studies
  • 12 Introduction to Chinese Culture (identical to Chinese 10)
  • 13 Introduction to Japanese Culture (identical to Japanese 10)
  • 21 Topics in Korean Studies
    Art History
  • 17 Sacred Art and Architecture of Japan
  • 60 The Arts of China
  • 64 The Japanese Painting Tradition
  • 65 Japanese Prints
  • 66 The Camera in Nineteenth-Century Asia
  • 67 Contemporary Arts of Asia
    Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures
    China
  • 10 Introduction to Chinese Culture
  • 11 Special Topics in Chinese Studies (FSP)
  • 21, 22, 23 Intermediate Modern Chinese
  • 31, 32, 33 Advanced Modern Chinese
  • 41 Modern Expository Prose
  • 42, 43 Creative Literature of Modern China
  • 51 Introduction to Classical Chinese
  • 52 Readings in Classical Chinese: Daoist Philosophical Texts
  • 53 Readings in Classical Chinese: Confucian Philosophical Texts
  • 59 Independent Advanced Study in Chinese Language and Literature
  • 61 Topics in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
  • 62 Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature and Culture
  • 63 Themes in Chinese Literature and Culture
  • 81 Lu Xun and Hu Shih
  • 83 Key Concepts of Confucian and Daoist Philosophical Thought
    Japan
  • 10 Introduction to Japanese Culture
  • 11 Special Topics in Japanese Studies (LSA+)
  • 22, 23 Intermediate Japanese Language
  • 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43 Advanced Japanese Language
  • 61 Topics in 20th Century Japanese Literature
  • 62 Topics in Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture
  • 63 Topics in Classical Japanese Literature and Culture
  • 81 Advanced Seminar (topic TBA)
    Korea
  • 61 Topics in Modern Korean Literature and Culture
  • 63 Topics in Modern Korean Film
  • 81 Advanced Seminar (topic TBA)
    College Course
  • 11 Sex, Death and Identity in Modern China (formerly AMES 22)
    Comparative Literature
  • 55 Asian Literatures
    Film Studies
  • 42 Asian Animation
    Government
  • 23 Politics of Asian Development
  • 40 Chinese Politics: The Reform Period
  • 43 Politics in the People's Republic of China
  • 45 Japanese Politics
  • 48 Politics of the Korean Peninsula
  • 50 Topics in International Relations: East Asian Security; International Relations of East Asia
  • 81.03 Economic Growth and Reform in Emerging Economies
  • 84.10 The 1989 Revolutions
  • 85.3 International Relations of Asia
  • 85.5 American Foreign Policy Toward Asia
  • 85.15 Globalization and the Future of Asia
    History
  • 5.3 The History of China Since 1800
  • 5.5 The Emergence of Modern Japan
  • 72 Imperial China in a Global Context
  • 73 Early Chinese Culture (identical to Chinese 62)
  • 74 Intellectual History of East Asia
  • 77 Imperialism in Modern East Asia
  • 79 Postwar Japan: From Occupied Nation to Economic Superpower
  • 95 The Mongols
  • 96 Topics in Modern Japanese History
    Linguistics
  • 50 Languages of China
    Religion
  • 10 The Religions of China
  • 19 Special Topics in Religion - Introductory Level
  • 41 Readings in Buddhist Literature (with East Asia topic)
  • 46 Daoism: Transformations of Tradition
  • 47 Buddhism in China
  • 48 Body and Sex in Chinese Religions
  • 49 Topics in East Asian Religions
    Theater
  • 24 Performance in Asia

A concentrator may include up to two Independent Research courses (AMES 85) among the nine non-culminating courses, focusing each such course on an East Asian topic under the direction of a member of the Program faculty with East Asia specialization.


Administrator, Gerard Bohlen
Last Modified May 28, 2008