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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 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 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 Studies in East Asian Literature
        • 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
        • Any EALC-E 320–329 except EALC-E 328
        • Any EALC-E 330–339
        • Any EALC-E 340–349
        • Any EALC-E 350–359 except EALC-E 350; EALC-E 354; EALC-E 356
        • Any EALC-E 360–369
        • Any EALC-E 370–379
        • Any EALC-E 380–389 except EALC-E 382; EALC-E 386; EALC-E 388
        • EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
        • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
        • EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
        • Any EALC-J 460–469
        • Any EALC-J 490–499
        • EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
        • The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
          • Any EALC-H 300–399
          • Any EALC-H 400–499
          • Any EALC-X 400–499
          • 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 300 Issues in Asian History
        • 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
        • PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
        • 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
        • Any EALC-E 380–389 except EALC-E 382; EALC-E 387; EALC-E 388
        • Any EALC-E 390–399 except EALC-E 394
        • EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
        • EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
        • The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
          • Any EALC-H 300–399
          • Any EALC-H 400–499
          • Any EALC-X 400–499
          • 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 320 Business Chinese
      • EALC-C 330 Mandarin for Dialect Speakers
      • EALC-C 333 Foreign Study in Chinese, Third Year
      • EALC-C 408 Chinese Language Practice I
      • EALC-C 409 Chinese Language Practice II
      • EALC-C 425 Teaching Chinese Language
      • EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
      • 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-C 310–319
      • Any EALC-C 450–459
      • Any EALC-C 460–469
      • Any EALC-E 200–299 except EALC-E 256
      • Any EALC-E 490–499
      • One (1) of the following:
        • Any EALC-E 100–199 except EALC-E 101
    • 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.