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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

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

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements EALCLFTRK1

Requirements

The major requires at least 38 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Chinese Language.
    1. Language. One (1) of the following options:
      1. Proficiency Through Fourth-Year Chinese II Option.
        • Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
          • EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
        • Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
          • EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
        • Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
          • EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
        • Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
          • EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
      2. Placement Exam Score Option. Score of 800 or above on one of the following Bloomington placement exams:
        • The Indiana University Chinese (Simplified) Proficiency Exam
        • The Indiana University Chinese (Traditional) Proficiency Exam
    2. Language through Culture. Two (2) courses:
      • EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
      • EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
  2. Regional Studies.
    1. Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
      • EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
    2. Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses, each to be taken concurrently with EALC-C 457 or EALC-C 467.
      • EALC courses
        • Any EALC-E 300–399
      • History, Literature and Culture courses in 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 courses in 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
    3. Elective. One (1) additional course:
      • History, Literature, and Culture
        • 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
        • 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
        • 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
        • 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
      • Other courses
        • 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
        • 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
  3. Capstone Year. One (1) of the following for at least eight (8) credit hours:
    1. Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
      1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
        • EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
        • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
        • EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
      2. Internship. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
    2. Overseas Study at National Taiwan University.
      1. Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
        • EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
        • EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
        • EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
      2. Internship. One (1) course:
        • EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
  4. 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-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I *
  • EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II *
  • EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
  • EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I *
  • EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II *
  • EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I *
  • EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II *
  • EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I *
  • EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II *
  • EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I *
  • EALC-K 202 Second-Year 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)
  • Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCCHTRK1)
  • 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)

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.