East Asian Languages and Cultures
 
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES: Combined EALC-Linguistics Major Requirements

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with a Combined Major in Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures.

Required Courses (11 courses, 44 units):

Lower Division UNITS
LING 210 Introduction to Linguistics 4
     

Upper Division

 

Required:

 
LING 301 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 4
LING 302 Introduction to Syntax and Semantics 4
EALC 470 Introduction to East Asian Linguistics 4
     

Select two courses from:

 
LING 380 Languages of the World 4
LING 401 Advanced Phonology 4
LING 402 Advanced Syntax 4
LING 403 Advanced Semantics 4
LING 405 Child Language Acquisition 4
LING 407 Atypical Language 4
LING 408 Psycholinguistics 4
LING 410 Second Language Acquisition 4
LING 415 Phonetics 4
LING 466 Word and Phrase Origins 4
LING 485 Field Methodology 4
     
Select two courses from:  
EALC 304 Advanced Modern Chinese I 4
EALC 306 Advanced Modern Chinese II 4
EALC 315 Advanced Korean I 4
EALC 317 Advanced Korean II 4
EALC 320 Advanced Japanese I 4
EALC 322 Advanced Japanese II 4
EALC 400 Classical Chinese I 4
EALC 404 Classical Chinese II 4
EALC 402 Advanced Modern Chinese III 4
EALC 406 Advanced Modern Chinese IV 4
EALC 407 Newspaper and Documentary Chinese 4
EALC 412 Business Chinese 4
EALC 413 Business Japanese 4
EALC 415 Advanced Korean III 4
EALC 417 Advanced Korean IV 4
EALC 422 Advanced Readings in Japanese 4
EALC 424 Advanced Readings in Japanese II 4
EALC 426 Classical Japanese 4
     
Select one EALC literature, civilization, or thought course from:  
Literature:    
EALC 332 Korean Literature in English Translation 4
EALC 335m Literature of the Korean People 4
EALC 342g Japanese Literature and Culture 4
EALC 352g Chinese Literature and Culture 4
EALC 354 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation 4
EALC 370 Textual Power and Literary Representation 4
EALC 380 Cultural Topics in East Asian Literature 4
EALC 385 Readings in Korean Poetry 4
EALC 386 Readings in Modern Korean Literature 4
EALC 452 Chinese Fiction 4
EALC 455 Japanese Fiction 4
EALC 460 Love, Self and Sexuality in Japanese Literature 4
     
Civilization:    
EALC 340g Japanese Civilization 4
EALC 345 Korean Civilization 4
EALC 350g Chinese Civilization 4

(or an equivalent course approved by the department)

 
     
Thought:    
EALC 355 Studies in Chinese Thought 4
EALC 365 Studies in Japanese Thought 4
(or an equivalent course approved by the department)  
     
Two additional EALC courses from category IV or V 8
(After consultation with a department advisor, students may petition to use EALC course not listed towards this requirement.)

Undergraduate Programs
EALC Major
EALC and LING Major
EALC Minor
Pacific Rim Minor
Progressive Degree Program

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