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University of Alberta Calendar 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Major in East Asian Studies [Arts]


General Information


See Bachelor of Arts (BA)  for additional regulations and requirements, including specific regulations for cross-listed courses.

All prospective students are asked to contact the Department for information, advice, and program planning.

Students may also be interested in the Certificate in Translation Studies in Japanese .

Regulations


Students with a prior background in Chinese, Japanese or Korean language should consult the Department before selecting courses. The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of study. Students assessed by the Department as having a prior language proficiency beyond 400-level will be required to pursue a different language for the major.

Requirements for the Major


Senior Level Courses


A minimum of ★30 to a maximum of ★48 at the senior level from EASIA, CHINA, JAPAN, or KOREA, including

  • ★6 in CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA at the senior level including one or more of 302, 401, 402;
  • ★12 in EASIA at the senior level, ★6 of which must be at the 400-level.

Note:


Related East Asian content courses may be taken as options, or applied to the major to a maximum of ★9. These will be in addition to, not in place of, the requirements above.

The list of related East Asian content courses is available from the Department of East Asian Studies.