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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture)

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements EALCCHTRK1

Requirements

The major requires at least 31 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Chinese Language.
    1. Second-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
      • EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
    2. Second-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
      • EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
    3. Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
      • EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
    4. Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
      • EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
  2. Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
    • EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
  3. Cultural Studies. Choose one of the following options:
    • History, Literature and Culture. Three (3) courses:
      • Courses within the department
        • EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I
        • EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II
        • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
        • EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
        • EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
        • EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
        • EALC-E 300
        • EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
        • EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures
        • EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
        • EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture
        • EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
        • EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature
        • EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature
        • EALC-E 323 Introduction to Japanese Film
        • EALC-E 324 Cinema in Millennial Japan
        • EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film
        • EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
        • EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
        • EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
        • EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
        • EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History
        • EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji
        • EALC-E 339 Studies in South Korean Cinema
        • EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History
        • EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
        • EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
        • EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event
        • EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan
        • EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History
        • EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History
        • EALC-E 371
        • EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture
        • EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
        • EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
        • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
        • EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
        • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
        • EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
        • EALC-J 461 Literary Japanese I
        • EALC-J 462 Literary Japanese II
        • EALC-J 491
        • EALC-J 492
        • EALC-J 493
        • EALC-K 421
        • The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
          • EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors
          • EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis
          • EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures
          • EALC-X 490 Individual Readings
          • SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
      • Courses from other College departments and programs
        • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
        • ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
        • ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
        • ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
        • ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
        • ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
        • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
        • CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
        • CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
        • FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
        • HIST-G 380 Early China
        • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
        • HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
        • HIST-G 385 Modern China
        • HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
        • MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
        • REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
        • REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
        • REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
        • REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
        • REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
        • REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
        • THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
    • Politics, Social Science, and Business. Three (3) courses:
      • Courses within the department
        • EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
        • EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
        • EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
        • EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
        • EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
        • EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
        • EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
        • EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
        • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
        • EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
        • EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
        • EALC-E 391
        • EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
        • EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
        • EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
        • EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia
        • EALC-E 399 Japanese Foreign Policy
        • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
        • EALC-K 421
        • The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
          • EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors
          • EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis
          • EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures
          • EALC-X 490 Individual Readings
          • SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
      • Courses from other College departments and programs
        • ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
        • ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
        • CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
        • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
        • HIST-G 380 Early China
        • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
        • HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
        • HIST-G 385 Modern China
        • HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
        • POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
        • POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
  4. Elective. One (1) course:
    • Additional course(s) from the History Literature and Culture list above
    • Additional course(s) from the Politics, Social Science, and Business list above
    • One (1) of the following:
      • EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language
      • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
      • EALC-E 201 Issues in East Asian Literature
      • EALC-E 202 Issues in East Asian Traditions and Ideas
      • EALC-E 203 Issues in East Asian Cultural History
      • EALC-E 204 Issues in East Asian Society
      • EALC-E 231 Japan: The Living Tradition
      • EALC-E 232 China Past and Present: Culture in Continuing Evolution
      • EALC-E 233 Survey of Korean Civilization
      • EALC-E 237 Samurai: Culture and Violence in Premodern Japan
      • EALC-E 250 Modern Korean Culture and Society
      • EALC-E 251 Traditional East Asian Civilizations
      • EALC-E 252 Modern East Asian Civilization
      • EALC-E 270 Japanese Language and Society
      • EALC-E 271 Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture
      • EALC-E 497 Overseas Study Tour
      • EALC-J 425 Teaching Japanese Language
      • EALC-J 441 Readings in Japanese Scholarly Materials
      • One (1) of the following:
        • EALC-E 100 East Asia: An Introduction
        • EALC-E 110 Popular Culture in East Asia
        • EALC-E 111 War and Violence in East Asia
        • EALC-E 115 Romancing East Asia: Literatures of Love from Early Times to the Present
        • EALC-E 120 Japanese Business and Public Policy
        • EALC-E 160 The Daoist Body
        • EALC-E 180 Cross-Cultural Experiences of War: East Asia and the United States
        • EALC-E 190 The Rise of China: Challenges and Opportunities for East Asia
    • Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
      1. 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.
      2. 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.
      3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
      4. 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.
      5. 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
    • 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 EALC subject 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
    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 *
    • EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
    • EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I *
    • EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II *
    • EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I *
    • EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean 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 Studies (EASTBA1)
    • Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (ACLCACRT)
    • Japanese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCJATRK1)
    • Korean Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCKOTRK1)
    • 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.