Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies)
Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements EASTCHTRK1
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Chinese Language.
- Second-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
- Second-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
- Second-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- Cultural Studies. Five (5) courses from at least two (2) areas (China, Japan, or Korea):
- EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
- EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
- Any EALC-E 200–299 except EALC-E 256
- EALC-E 307 Cultures of Protest in South Korea
- EALC-E 308 South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World?
- EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- EALC-E 328 Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China
- EALC-E 388 Japanese Politics and Society
- EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
- Any EALC-E 490–499
- EALC-J 425 Teaching Japanese Language
- EALC-J 441 Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials
- One (1) of the following:
- Any EALC-E 100–199 except EALC-E 101
- ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ARTH-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture
- CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry
- CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction
- CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-H 208 American-East Asian Relations
- REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion
- Electives. Additional EALC courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements.
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
EALCsubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I *
- EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II *
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture (EALCBA1)
- Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (ACLCACRT)
- Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCCHTRK1)
- Japanese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCJATRK1)
- Japanese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies) (EASTJATRK1)
- Korean Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCKOTRK1)
- Korean Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies) (EASTKOTRK1)
- Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
- Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)
- The Language Flagship - Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCLFTRK1)
Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.