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For course descriptions, see the Brandeis University Bulletin.

Courses


Core Courses

CHIN 10a Beginning Chinese
CHIN 20b Continuing Chinese
CHIN 30a Intermediate Chinese
CHIN 40b Advanced Intermediate Chinese
HIST 80a
Introduction to East Asian Civilization
JAPN 10a
Beginning Japanese
JAPN 20b Continuing Japanese
JAPN 30a Intermediate Japanese
JAPN 40b Advanced Intermediate Japanese

Electives


The following courses are approved to fulfill either the arts and humanities elective or the social science elective requirements for an East Asian studies degree. Rarely are courses offered every semester, so be sure to consult the upcoming semester's EAS course schedule on the registrar's Web site while planning your academic schedule.
> Humanities Electives
CHIN 98a
Readings in Modern Chinese
CHIN 98b Readings in Modern Chinese
CHIN 105a Advanced Conversation and Composition I
CHIN 105b
Advanced Conversation and Composition II
CHIN 106b
Business Chinese and Culture
CHIN 120a Readings in Contemporary Chinese Literature: Advanced Chinese Language
CHIN 120b
Readings in Contemporary Chinese Literature: Advanced Chinese Language II
CHIN 130b China on Film: The Changes of Chinese Culture
COML 146b
Classical East Asian Poetics
JAPN 98a Readings in Japanese
JAPN 98b Readings in Japanese
JAPN 105a
Advanced Conversation and Composition I
JAPN 120a Readings in Contemporary Japanese Literature
JAPN 120b Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
JAPN 125b Putting Away Childish Things: Coming of Age in Modern Japanese Literature and Film
JAPN 130a The Literature of Multicultural Japan
JAPN 135a
Screening National Images: Japanese Film and Anime in Global Context
JAPN 140a The World of Early Modern Japanese Literature
JAPN 145a The World of Classical Japanese Literature
PHIL 119b
Chinese Philosophy
REL 161a
Chinese Religion and Thought
> Arts Electives
FA 12a History of Asian Art
FA 13b Buddhist Art
FA 15b Arts of the Ming Dynasty
FA 181b The Art of Japan
FA 182a The Art of China
FA 184a
Studies in Asian Art
MUS 4a Introduction to Chinese Music
> Social Science Electives
ANTH 137b Gender and the Sacred in Asia
ANTH 178b Culture, Gender and Power in East Asia
ECON 30a The Economy of China
ECON 64a East Asia's Economies
HIST 80b East Asia: Nineteenth Century to the Present (China and Japan)
HIST 176a The Emergence of Modern Japan
HIST 181a Seminar on Traditional Chinese Thought
HIST 182a Sino-American Relations From the 18th Century to the Present
POL 146b
Seminar — Revolution in the Third World: The Vietnam War/Revolution
POL 147a The Government and Politics of China
POL 148a Seminar: Contemporary Chinese Politics
POL 150a Politics of Southeast Asia
POL 167a United States and China in World Politics

Other Courses

EAS 98a
Independent Study (signature of the instructor required; usually offered every year)
EAS 98b Independent Study (signature of the instructor required; usually offered every year)
EAS 99d
Senior Research (signature of the instructor required; usually offered every year)