Major in East Asian Studies
Courses
Student must take five courses from the EAS curriculum. One of these five courses must be either HIST 201, HIST 202, or HIST 206. (All may be taken.) No more than three courses can be taken in any one department.
| Course Name | Number | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 Courses | ||
| Reform and Revolutions in Asia | HIST-362 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Seminar | PHIL-390 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Composition and Conversation | JAPN-245 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Newspaper Kanji and Trans. | JAPN-320 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Chinese Cinema in 80's & 90's | CHIN-214 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Conversation & Composition | CHIN-245 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Comp. Economics of East Asia | ECON-222 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Arts of China and Japan | ART-252 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Chinese Calligraphy | ART-260 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| The Japanese Economy | ECON-224 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Asia to the Eighteenth Century | HIST-202 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Hist East Asian/US Foreign Rel | HIST-203 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Japanese Culture:gender,fam&so | HIST-204 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Rise of Modern China | HIST-206 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Gend,Fam,Society Mod China CC | HIST-207 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Asian Philosophy | PHIL-133 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Int'l Politics of East Asia | POLS-225 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Pols Newly Industrial Country | POLS-245 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Globalization | SOCI-267 | 4.00 | Lecture |
| Re-envisioning the Third World | SOCI-348 | 4.00 | Lecture |
Language Courses
(16 semester hours)
Students are required to study an East Asian language for two years. Students who enter Simmons with at least an intermediate knowledge of an Asian language will be evaluated by a member of the modern languages and literatures department. In such cases, the language requirement for the major can be satisfied in one of three ways. First, the student can complete four semesters of continued study of the same language. Second, the student can complete four semesters of study of another Asian language. Third, the student can complete four additional courses from the EAS curriculum. Students who enter Simmons with an understanding of an Asian language below an intermediate level can satisfy the language requirement by language study that would raise the student°s competence to the intermediate level, plus either further courses in languages or courses from the EAS curriculum.
Capstone Cross-Cultural Experience
(12-16 semester hours)
This requirement consists of two phases:
- Study abroad or community-based learning: To encourage exposure to and immersion in cross-cultural experiences, students complete four semester hours through study abroad or community-based learning within an Asian-American community. Although most students will study abroad, a community-based learning experience may be designed in consultation with a faculty adviser. Students should have adequate language preparation and a significant portion of coursework completed before either the international or community-based learning experience. Thus, most students will satisfy this requirement during the junior or senior year. The timing of the study abroad or community-based learning experience will be decided in consultation with the student's adviser.
- Independent Learning and Integrative Seminar. Students in the major must complete eight semester hours of independent learning in order to fulfill the College-wide requirement. This requirement has two parts. First, the student must take the EAS 390 Integrative Seminar in her final semester. In the seminar, the student will produce either a research paper or some form of creative work associated with a special interest (eg, poetry, short stories, artwork, etc.). The nature and scope of the project will be collaboratively determined with the seminar instructor. Note: On a temporary basis, other courses may be offered in place of EAS 390. Please contact the program director for further information. Students will complete this part of the requirement in consultation with their advisers and should contact the program director for further information.
The second component may be fulfilled in one of three ways: fieldwork, internship, or independent study. This component can be taken either within or outside the East Asian studies major.