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East Asian Studies - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies


For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

The East Asian Studies program offers a number of undergraduate degree programs, the requirements for which are described in detail in the following sections. These degree programs have certain characteristics in common:

  1. The focus of the degree programs is on the modern period. However, it is emphasized that students should also learn to appreciate the cultural traditions behind developments during the 19th and 20th centuries.
  2. East Asian studies is an interdisciplinary program. Students are trained to use the concepts, skills and information of at least two academic disciplines.
  3. Competence in an East Asian language (usually Chinese or Japanese or Korean) is a feature of all the degree programs except the Honours Minor.

Within the general guidelines and requirements, a student could choose from a rich array of course offerings every year to create a combination which best serves their academic interests and career aspirations. Students should consult the coordinator when designing their programs of study.

Program Distribution Requirements

  1. A student must complete courses in East Asian studies from at least two departments or divisions.
  2. A student must complete at least one course which is concerned mainly with pre-modern East Asia.
  3. Students concentrate in either Chinese or Japanese or Korean studies, but must also study other East Asian cultures outside their area of concentration:
    1. a student who concentrates in Chinese studies must complete at least 12 credits in non-Chinese subjects within East Asian studies;
    2. a student who concentrates in Japanese studies must complete at least 12 credits in non-Japanese subjects within East Asian studies;
    3. a student who concentrates in Korean studies must complete at least 12 credits in non-Korean subjects within East Asian studies;
    4. language/translation courses will not meet program distribution requirements.
  4. All students must complete at least one of the following core courses: AP/HUMA 1400 9.00 or AP/HIST 2710 6.00. Also, students must complete AP/CH 2000 3.00, AP/JP 2000 3.00 or AP/KOR 2000 3.00 (this requirement may also be met by passing a competency test, or by successful completion of another course recognized for the purpose).

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 54 credits in from the East Asian studies list of courses, including:

  • at least one core course (AP/HUMA 1400 9.00 or AP/HIST 2710 6.00);
  • at least 12 credits (other than language/translation courses) at the 4000 level. Demonstrated competence in an East Asian language (usually Chinese, Japanese or Korean) at the advanced level is required. This requirement would normally be met by successful completion of AP/CH 3000 6.00 or AP/JP 3000 6.00 or AP/KOR 3000 6.00. It may also be met by passing a competency test or by successful completion of another course recognized for the purpose.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 42 credits from the East Asian studies list of courses, including:

  • at least one core course (AP/HUMA 1400 9.00 or AP/HIST 2710 6.00);
  • at least 12 credits (other than language/translation courses) at the 4000 level. Demonstrated competence in an East Asian language (usually Chinese, Japanese or Korean) at the intermediate level is required. This requirement will normally be met by successful completion of AP/CH 2000 6.00 or AP/JP 2000 6.00 or AP/KOR 2000 6.00. It may also be met by passing a competency test or by successful completion of another course recognized for the purpose.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

East Asian studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Major credits: students must take at least 36 credits from the East Asian studies list of courses and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet East Asian studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits from the East Asian studies list of courses and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: the Honours Minor in East Asian studies comprises at least 30 credits from the East Asian studies list of courses (other than language/translation courses), including:

Note: at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.

East Asian Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in East Asian studies.

AP/ANTH 1110 6.00
AP/ANTH 3190 6.00
AP/ANTH 3320 3.00
AP/ANTH 3320 6.00
AP/ANTH 3520 6.00
AP/ANTH 4250 6.00
AP/CH 1000 6.00
AP/CH 1010 6.00
AP/CH 2000 6.00
AP/CH 2030 6.00
AP/CH 2200 6.00
AP/CH 3000 6.00
AP/CH 3010 6.00
AP/CH 3400 3.00
AP/CH 3600 6.00
AP/CH 3710 6.00
AP/CH 3711 3.00
AP/CH 3790 6.00
AP/CH 3791 6.00
AP/CH 4050 6.00
AP/CH 4300 6.00
AP/ECON 1900 3.00
AP/ECON 3150 3.00
AP/ECON 3550 3.00
AP/ECON 3560 3.00
AP/ECON 4129 3.00
AP/ECON 4190 3.00
AP/GEOG 4395 3.00
AP/HIST 1030 6.00
AP/HIST 2710 6.00
AP/HIST 3760 6.00
AP/HIST 3762 6.00
AP/HIST 3765 6.00
AP/HIST 3766 3.00
AP/HIST 3768 3.00
AP/HIST 3770 6.00
AP/HIST 3775 3.00
AP/HIST 3776 6.00
AP/HIST 4071 6.00
AP/HIST 4072 6.00
AP/HIST 4760 6.00
AP/HIST 4765 6.00
AP/HUMA 1400 9.00
AP/HUMA 2420 9.00
AP/HUMA 2430 9.00
AP/HUMA 2435 9.00
AP/HUMA 2800 9.00
AP/HUMA 3500 6.00
AP/HUMA 3505 3.00
AP/HUMA 3506 3.00
AP/HUMA 3510 6.00
AP/HUMA 3675 6.00
AP/HUMA 3940 6.00
AP/HUMA 4405 6.00
AP/HUMA 4410 6.00
AP/HUMA 4416 6.00
AP/HUMA 4421 6.00
AP/HUMA 4425 6.00
AP/HUMA 4430 6.00
AP/JP 1000 6.00
AP/JP 2000 6.00
AP/JP 2700 6.00
AP/JP 3000 6.00
AP/JP 4000 6.00
AP/JP 4010 6.00
AP/JP 4100 6.00
AP/JP 4120 6.00
AP/KOR 1000 6.00
AP/KOR 2000 6.00
AP/KOR 3000 6.00
AP/KOR 3600 6.00
AP/PHIL 2035 3.00
AP/PHIL 3450 6.00
AP/POLS 3220 3.00
AP/POLS 3230 3.00
AP/POLS 3510 3.00
AP/POLS 3515 3.00
AP/POLS 3591 3.00
AP/POLS 4265 3.00
AP/POLS 4285 3.00
AP/POLS 4510 3.00
AP/POLS 4595 3.00
AP/POLS 4730 3.00
AP/SOCI 3415 6.00
AP/SOSC 2430 3.00
AP/SOSC 2430 6.00
AP/SOSC 2435 6.00
AP/SOSC 2600 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 2800 9.00)
AP/SOSC 3735 3.00
AP/SOSC 3575 6.00
FA/DANC 2510H 3.00
FA/DANC 3510H 3.00
FA/FILM 3610A 3.00
FA/FILM 3610D 3.00
FA/MUSI 1047 3.00
FA/MUSI 1048 3.00
FA/MUSI 1096 3.00
FA/MUSI 2047 3.00
FA/MUSI 2048 3.00
FA/MUSI 2096 3.00
FA/MUSI 3047 3.00
FA/MUSI 3048 3.00
FA/MUSI 3096 3.00
FA/MUSI 4047 3.00
FA/MUSI 4048 3.00
FA/MUSI 4096 3.00
FA/THEA 4220 6.00
FA/VISA 2340 6.00
FA/VISA 3343 3.00
FA/VISA 3344 3.00
FA/VISA 3345 3.00
FA/VISA 4340A 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 4405 6.00)
FA/VISA 4800L 3.00
GL/POLS 4685 3.00


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