East Asian Languages & Cultures, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences : Major in East Asian Languages & Cultures
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 |
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Students testing out of the advanced language requirement (306-level) must take two additional non-language courses from East-Asian-related offerings.
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No course may be counted more than once toward these requirements and at least two courses must be at the 200-level or above.
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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.
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences : Major in East Asian Languages & Cultures
- Linguistic Competence and Cultural Understanding: EALC students will effectively deal with the routine tasks and social situations and express personal meaning in the language of a target country in a linguistically and culturally appropriate manner.
- Intellectual Reasoning and Knowledge: EALC students will demonstrate broad and deep knowledge of East Asian cultures through coursework in more than one discipline.
- Creative Inquiry and Discovery: EALC students will develop a critical and reflective orientation toward social, cultural, and linguistic differences and apply the knowledge to promote inquiry, discover solutions, and generate new ideas and creative works in the form of research.
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences : Major in East Asian Languages & Cultures