East Asian Studies Minor Requirements
Tokyo, Japan. Photo Contributed by Yajun Mo.
East Asian Studies Minor Requirements
The East Asian studies minor requires a minimum of six courses, five of which must be upper-division (minimum of 25 upper-division credits). Additional lower-division coursework in Chinese or Japanese language may be need in order to gain the proficiency necessary to enroll in the upper-division Chinese or Japanese language courses required for this minor (see below).
Minor Planning Worksheet
Copy a East Asian Studies Minor Planning Worksheet to your UCSC Google Drive.
Lower-Division Language Courses
All East Asian studies minors are expected to gain proficiency in Chinese or Japanese language. Students without prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese should enroll in Chinese (CHIN 1) or Japanese (JAPN 1) no later than fall quarter of their second year:
First-Year Chinese or Japanese
Fall Quarter: CHIN 1, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 1, First-Year Japanese
Winter Quarter: CHIN 2, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 2, First-Year Japanese
Spring Quarter: CHIN 3, First-Year Chinese or JAPN 3, First-Year Japanese
Second-Year Chinese or Japanese
Fall Quarter: CHIN 4, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 4, Second-Year Japanese
Winter Quarter: CHIN 5, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 5, Second-Year Japanese
Spring Quarter: CHIN 6, Second-Year Chinese or JAPN 6, Second-Year Japanese
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese may place out of part or all of the lower-division Chinese or Japanese language series. Students with prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese language are required to complete a language placement to determine which course of Chinese or Japanese language instruction best suits their skill level.
Upper-Division Language Requirement (2 courses)
All East Asian studies minors are required to complete a minimum of two upper-division Chinese or Japanese language courses. Prerequisite(s): CHIN/JAPN 6 or higher. Consult each course's UCSC General Catalog description for specific prerequisite information.
Upper-Division Chinese Language Courses
CHIN 103, Advanced Chinese: Language and Society
CHIN 104, Advanced Chinese: Readings in Literature
CHIN 105, Advanced Chinese: Readings in History
CHIN 107, Introduction to Classical Chinese Prose
CHIN 108, Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry
Upper-Division Japanese Language Courses
JAPN 103, Advanced Japanese
JAPN 104, Advanced Japanese
JAPN 105, Advanced Japanese
JAPN 109, Japanese Language, Culture, and Society
Lower-Division Core Course Requirement (1 course)
One lower-division core course:
HIS 40A, Early Modern East Asia
HIS 40B, The Making of Modern East Asia
HIS 80C, Global China
HIS 81, Science in the Colonial World
Upper-Division Electives Requirement (3 courses)
Three additional upper-division courses from the East Asian studies curriculum. Course offerings vary by year. See the East Asian Studies Courses list for current course offerings. The comprehensive list of East Asian studies electives may be found in the UCSC General Catalog.
