East Asian Languages & Cultures, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences : Major in East Asian Languages & Cultures
department website: https://ealc.illinois.edu/
department faculty: East Asian Languages & Cultures Faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Liberal Arts & Sciences
college website: https://www.las.illinois.edu/
Students pursuing this major may also choose a concentration: Teaching of East Asian Languages
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in East Asian Languages & Cultures
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your advisor.
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements including the campus general education language requirement.
Minimum required major and supporting course work: normally equates to 33-57 hours. Twelve hours of 300- or 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One year of a single East Asian Language beyond the intermediate level (i.e., beyond CHIN 204 or CHIN 242; JAPN 204; KOR 204 or KOR 241). 1 | 10-30 | |
| Disciplinary and period courses: 2 | 12 | |
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
One course on East Asia dealing substantially with the period before 1800 | ||
One course in East Asian history | ||
One course in East Asian literature | ||
| Advanced courses: | 12 | |
Four non-language courses at the 300- or 400-level. | ||
| EALC 398 | Colloquium in EALC (or an approved senior project.) 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Students testing out of the advanced language requirement (306-level) must take two additional non-language courses from East-Asian-related offerings. |
| 2 | No course may be counted more than once toward these requirements and at least two courses must be at the 200-level or above. |
| 3 | Students selecting the senior project option must submit to the Director of Undergraduate Study a proposal outlining the project to be undertaken, the course in which the project is to be completed and an agreement signed by the faculty member supervising the project. |