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East Asian Studies (EAST)
Location
Location
- 3434 McTavish Street
- Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9
- Telephone: 514-398-6742
- Fax: 514-398-1882
- Email: asian.studies [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/eas
About East Asian Studies
About East Asian Studies
Heirs to ancient cultures and traditions that are rich and complex, East Asian societies are among the most dynamic and rapidly developing in the world today and are having an increasing impact on the global scene, economically, politically and culturally. The study of the languages and cultures of East Asia, whether at the Major or Minor Concentration or Honours level, offers the student an intellectually challenging and personally stimulating educational experience. While offering a different perspective on the human condition, East Asian Studies provides excellent preparation for a future career in the professions, international business management, education, law, journalism and communications, in addition to the necessary training for advanced study at the graduate level.
For complementary courses in the East Asian field, please refer to the Departmental listing and the list of courses offered by other departments and in other faculties.
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- East Asian Studies (EAST) Faculty
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Language and Literature (18 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Cultural Studies (18 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Supplementary East Asian Language (18 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration East Asian Studies (36 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours East Asian Studies (60 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component East Asian Studies (36 credits)
East Asian Studies (EAST) Faculty
East Asian Studies (EAST) Faculty
Chair |
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TBA |
Professors |
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Kenneth Dean; B.A.(Brown), M.A., Ph.D.(Stan.) |
Grace S. Fong; B.A., M.A.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) |
Thomas LaMarre; B.A.(G’town), M.A., Ph.D.(Chic.), D.Sc.(d'Aix-Marseille II) |
Robin D.S. Yates; B.A., M.A.(Oxf.), M.A.(Calif.), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
Associate Professor |
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Griet Vankeerberghen; Licence(Louvain), Ph.D.(Prin.) |
Assistant Professors |
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Victor Fan; B.M.(Roch.), MFA(USC), Ph.D.(Yale) |
Yuriko Furuhata; B.A.(Int'l. Christian), M.A.(N. Mexico), Ph.D.(Brown) |
Adrienne Hurley; B.A.(Colo.), M.A.(Mich.), Ph.D.(Calif.) |
Hajime Nakatani; B.L.A.(Tokyo), M.A.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Chic.) |
Lecturers |
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Jennie Chang; B.A.(Taiwan), M.A.(Harv.) |
Sumi Hasegawa; M.A.(Montr.) |
Myung Hee Kim; B.A., M.A.(Montr.) |
Miwako Uesaka; B.Sc.(Kyoto), M.A.(McG.) |
Bill Wang; B.A.(Heilongjiang), M.A.(Calg.) |
Associate Members |
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Lara Braitstein (Religious Studies) |
Christopher Green (Economics) |
Victor Hori (Religious Studies) |
Sandra Hyde (Anthropology) |
Erik Kuhonta (Political Science) |
John Kurien (Economics) |
Catherine Lu (Political Science) |
Lorenz Lüthi (History) |
Yuzo Ota (History) |
Junko Shimoyama (Linguistics) |
Sarah Turner (Geography) |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Language and Literature (18 credits)
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration East Asian Studies.
East Asian Language
9 credits of language (see the list below). Students may meet this requirement by passing the first level of Korean, Chinese or Japanese with a grade of "C" or better. Students with prior knowledge of an Asian language may substitute a second level in place of a first level. Or, these students may take 6 credits of language at the 400-level or above from the list and an additional 3 credits of East Asian Studies (EAST) courses.
Note: Admission to language courses is subject to placement tests.
EAST 220 | (9) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D1 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D2 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 230 | (9) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D1 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D2 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 240 | (9) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D1 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D2 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 320 | (9) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 330 | (9) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 340 | (9) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 420 | (3) | Third Level Korean 1 |
EAST 421 | (3) | Third Level Korean 2 |
EAST 430 | (6) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D1 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D2 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 440 | (6) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D1 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D2 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 520 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 1 |
EAST 521 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 2 |
EAST 530 | (6) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 533 | (3) | Classical Chinese 1 |
EAST 534 | (3) | Classical Chinese 2 |
EAST 535 | (3) | Chinese for Business 1 |
EAST 536 | (3) | Chinese for Business 2 |
EAST 537D1 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 537D2 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 540D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 540D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 543 | (3) | Classical Japanese 1 |
EAST 544 | (3) | Classical Japanese 2 |
East Asian Studies (EAST)
6 credits at the 300-level or above in East Asian Studies (EAST) courses selected from:
EAST 303 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 304 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 305 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 306 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 307 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 1 |
EAST 308 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 2 |
EAST 313 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 |
EAST 314 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 |
EAST 315 | (3) | Survey: Modern Korean Literature in Translation |
EAST 350 | (3) | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature |
EAST 351 | (3) | Women Writers of China |
EAST 352 | (3) | Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature |
EAST 353 | (3) | Approaches to Chinese Cinema |
EAST 354 | (3) | Taoist and Buddhist Apocalypses |
EAST 356 | (3) | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art |
EAST 362 | (3) | Japanese Cinema |
EAST 363 | (3) | Aesthetics and Politics of Vision Premodern Japan |
EAST 364 | (3) | Mass Culture and Postwar Japan |
EAST 370 | (3) | History of Sexuality in Japan |
EAST 385 | (3) | Society and Community in Korea |
EAST 390 | (3) | The Chinese Family in History |
EAST 453 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 454 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Cinema |
EAST 456 | (3) | Chinese Drama and Popular Culture |
EAST 457 | (3) | Brushwork in Chinese Painting |
EAST 461 | (3) | Inventing Modern Japanese Novel |
EAST 462 | (3) | Japan in Asia |
EAST 464 | (3) | Image, Text, Performance |
EAST 466 | (3) | Feminism and Japan |
EAST 467 | (3) | Topics: Japanese Cinema |
EAST 490 | (3) | Confucius and the Classics |
EAST 491 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 |
EAST 492 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 |
EAST 493 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 |
EAST 494 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 |
EAST 501 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 502 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 503 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 504 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 515 | (3) | Seminar: Beyond Orientalism |
EAST 550 | (3) | Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres |
EAST 551 | (3) | Technologies of Self in Early China |
EAST 552 | (3) | The Yijing (Book of Changes) |
EAST 559 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 562 | (3) | Japanese Literary Theory and Practice |
EAST 563 | (3) | Images, Ideograms, Aesthetics |
EAST 564 | (3) | Structures of Modernity: Japan |
EAST 569 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature |
EAST 582 | (3) | Japanese Culture and Society |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration East Asian Cultural Studies (18 credits)
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration East Asian Studies.
East Asian Literature, Culture and Society
12 credits of courses in East Asian Literature, Culture and Society selected from the list below.
East Asian Studies (EAST)
EAST 214 | (3) | Japanese Animation & New Media |
EAST 215 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian Art |
EAST 303 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 304 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 305 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 306 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 307 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 1 |
EAST 308 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 2 |
EAST 313 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 |
EAST 314 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 |
EAST 315 | (3) | Survey: Modern Korean Literature in Translation |
EAST 350 | (3) | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature |
EAST 351 | (3) | Women Writers of China |
EAST 352 | (3) | Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature |
EAST 353 | (3) | Approaches to Chinese Cinema |
EAST 354 | (3) | Taoist and Buddhist Apocalypses |
EAST 356 | (3) | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art |
EAST 362 | (3) | Japanese Cinema |
EAST 363 | (3) | Aesthetics and Politics of Vision Premodern Japan |
EAST 364 | (3) | Mass Culture and Postwar Japan |
EAST 370 | (3) | History of Sexuality in Japan |
EAST 385 | (3) | Society and Community in Korea |
EAST 390 | (3) | The Chinese Family in History |
EAST 453 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 454 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Cinema |
EAST 456 | (3) | Chinese Drama and Popular Culture |
EAST 457 | (3) | Brushwork in Chinese Painting |
EAST 461 | (3) | Inventing Modern Japanese Novel |
EAST 462 | (3) | Japan in Asia |
EAST 464 | (3) | Image, Text, Performance |
EAST 466 | (3) | Feminism and Japan |
EAST 467 | (3) | Topics: Japanese Cinema |
EAST 490 | (3) | Confucius and the Classics |
EAST 491 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 |
EAST 492 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 |
EAST 493 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 |
EAST 494 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 |
EAST 501 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 502 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 503 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 504 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 515 | (3) | Seminar: Beyond Orientalism |
EAST 550 | (3) | Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres |
EAST 551 | (3) | Technologies of Self in Early China |
EAST 552 | (3) | The Yijing (Book of Changes) |
EAST 559 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 562 | (3) | Japanese Literary Theory and Practice |
EAST 563 | (3) | Images, Ideograms, Aesthetics |
EAST 564 | (3) | Structures of Modernity: Japan |
EAST 569 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature |
EAST 582 | (3) | Japanese Culture and Society |
History (HIST)
HIST 208 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian History |
HIST 218 | (3) | Modern East Asian History |
HIST 308 | (3) | Formation of Chinese Tradition |
HIST 318 | (3) | History of Japan 1 |
HIST 328 | (3) | The Qing Empire |
HIST 337 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 1 |
HIST 338 | (3) | Twentieth-Century China |
HIST 348 | (3) | China: Science-Medicine-Technology |
HIST 352 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 2 |
HIST 358 | (3) | Medieval to Early Modern China |
HIST 359 | (3) | History of Japan 2 |
HIST 439 | (3) | History of Women in China |
HIST 441 | (3) | Topics: Culture and Ritual in China |
HIST 442 | (3) | Asian Diaspora: Chinese Overseas |
HIST 443 | (3) | China in the Modern World |
HIST 445 | (3) | Late Imperial China |
HIST 485D1 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 485D2 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 497D1 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 497D2 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 579 | (3) | The Arts of Healing in China |
HIST 581 | (3) | The Art of War in China |
Religious Studies (RELG)
RELG 253 | (3) | Religions of East Asia |
RELG 264 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 1 |
RELG 265 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 2 |
RELG 339 | (3) | Gender & Sexuality in Buddhism |
RELG 344 | (3) | Mahayana Buddhism |
RELG 352 | (3) | Japanese Religions |
RELG 354 | (3) | Chinese Religions |
RELG 364 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 1 |
RELG 365 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 2 |
RELG 442 | (3) | Pure Land Buddhism |
RELG 443 | (3) | Japanese Esoteric Buddhism |
RELG 451 | (3) | Zen: Maxims and Methods |
RELG 452 | (3) | East Asian Buddhism |
RELG 464 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 1 |
RELG 465 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 2 |
RELG 549 | (3) | Japanese Buddhist Philosophy |
RELG 557 | (3) | Asian Ethical Systems |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Supplementary East Asian Language (18 credits)
This program may not be expanded to the Major Concentration East Asian Studies.
The program offers students who have a background in an East Asian language the opportunity to study this language at the advanced level (300-level and above), including the classical language.
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
There are two options.
1) 18 credits in second, third, and/or fourth level language courses in a single East Asian language, including the classical language.
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2) 15 credits in a single East Asian language at advanced levels, including the classical language, and
3 credits at the 300-level or above in East Asian culture, literature, or society courses related to the East Asian language of study chosen in consultation with the departmental program adviser.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration East Asian Studies (36 credits)
East Asian Language
6 to 9 credits of East Asian language courses selected from the list below.
Note: Admission to language courses is subject to placement tests.
EAST 220 | (9) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D1 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D2 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 230 | (9) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D1 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D2 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 240 | (9) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D1 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D2 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 320 | (9) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 330 | (9) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 340 | (9) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 420 | (3) | Third Level Korean 1 |
EAST 421 | (3) | Third Level Korean 2 |
EAST 430 | (6) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D1 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D2 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 440 | (6) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D1 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D2 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 520 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 1 |
EAST 521 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 2 |
EAST 530 | (6) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 533 | (3) | Classical Chinese 1 |
EAST 534 | (3) | Classical Chinese 2 |
EAST 535 | (3) | Chinese for Business 1 |
EAST 536 | (3) | Chinese for Business 2 |
EAST 537D1 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 537D2 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 540D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 540D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 543 | (3) | Classical Japanese 1 |
EAST 544 | (3) | Classical Japanese 2 |
EAST 547 | (3) | Advanced Translation in Japanese |
East Asian Literature, Culture and Society
21 to 24 credits of courses in East Asian Literature, Culture and Society selected from the list below. At least 6 credits must be taken at the 400- or 500-level.
East Asian Studies (EAST)
EAST 214 | (3) | Japanese Animation & New Media |
EAST 215 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian Art |
EAST 303 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 304 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 305 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 306 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 307 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 1 |
EAST 308 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 2 |
EAST 313 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 |
EAST 314 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 |
EAST 315 | (3) | Survey: Modern Korean Literature in Translation |
EAST 350 | (3) | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature |
EAST 351 | (3) | Women Writers of China |
EAST 352 | (3) | Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature |
EAST 353 | (3) | Approaches to Chinese Cinema |
EAST 354 | (3) | Taoist and Buddhist Apocalypses |
EAST 356 | (3) | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art |
EAST 362 | (3) | Japanese Cinema |
EAST 363 | (3) | Aesthetics and Politics of Vision Premodern Japan |
EAST 364 | (3) | Mass Culture and Postwar Japan |
EAST 370 | (3) | History of Sexuality in Japan |
EAST 385 | (3) | Society and Community in Korea |
EAST 390 | (3) | The Chinese Family in History |
EAST 453 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 454 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Cinema |
EAST 456 | (3) | Chinese Drama and Popular Culture |
EAST 457 | (3) | Brushwork in Chinese Painting |
EAST 461 | (3) | Inventing Modern Japanese Novel |
EAST 462 | (3) | Japan in Asia |
EAST 464 | (3) | Image, Text, Performance |
EAST 466 | (3) | Feminism and Japan |
EAST 467 | (3) | Topics: Japanese Cinema |
EAST 490 | (3) | Confucius and the Classics |
EAST 491 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 |
EAST 492 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 |
EAST 493 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 |
EAST 494 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 |
EAST 501 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 502 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 503 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 504 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 515 | (3) | Seminar: Beyond Orientalism |
EAST 550 | (3) | Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres |
EAST 551 | (3) | Technologies of Self in Early China |
EAST 552 | (3) | The Yijing (Book of Changes) |
EAST 559 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 562 | (3) | Japanese Literary Theory and Practice |
EAST 563 | (3) | Images, Ideograms, Aesthetics |
EAST 564 | (3) | Structures of Modernity: Japan |
EAST 569 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature |
EAST 582 | (3) | Japanese Culture and Society |
History (HIST)
HIST 208 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian History |
HIST 218 | (3) | Modern East Asian History |
HIST 308 | (3) | Formation of Chinese Tradition |
HIST 318 | (3) | History of Japan 1 |
HIST 328 | (3) | The Qing Empire |
HIST 337 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 1 |
HIST 338 | (3) | Twentieth-Century China |
HIST 348 | (3) | China: Science-Medicine-Technology |
HIST 352 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 2 |
HIST 358 | (3) | Medieval to Early Modern China |
HIST 359 | (3) | History of Japan 2 |
HIST 439 | (3) | History of Women in China |
HIST 441 | (3) | Topics: Culture and Ritual in China |
HIST 442 | (3) | Asian Diaspora: Chinese Overseas |
HIST 443 | (3) | China in the Modern World |
HIST 445 | (3) | Late Imperial China |
HIST 485D1 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 485D2 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 497D1 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 497D2 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 579 | (3) | The Arts of Healing in China |
HIST 581 | (3) | The Art of War in China |
Religious Studies (RELG)
RELG 253 | (3) | Religions of East Asia |
RELG 264 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 1 |
RELG 265 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 2 |
RELG 339 | (3) | Gender & Sexuality in Buddhism |
RELG 344 | (3) | Mahayana Buddhism |
RELG 352 | (3) | Japanese Religions |
RELG 354 | (3) | Chinese Religions |
RELG 364 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 1 |
RELG 365 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 2 |
RELG 442 | (3) | Pure Land Buddhism |
RELG 443 | (3) | Japanese Esoteric Buddhism |
RELG 451 | (3) | Zen: Maxims and Methods |
RELG 452 | (3) | East Asian Buddhism |
RELG 464 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 1 |
RELG 465 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 2 |
RELG 549 | (3) | Japanese Buddhist Philosophy |
RELG 557 | (3) | Asian Ethical Systems |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours East Asian Studies (60 credits)
According to Faculty regulations, Honours students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and maintain a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Honours thesis:
EAST 498D1 | (3) | Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
EAST 498D2 | (3) | Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
East Asian Language (24 credits)
24 credits of an East Asian language selected from the list below.
Note: Admission to language courses is subject to placement tests.
EAST 220 | (9) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D1 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 220D2 | (4.5) | First Level Korean |
EAST 230 | (9) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D1 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 230D2 | (4.5) | First Level Chinese |
EAST 240 | (9) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D1 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 240D2 | (4.5) | First Level Japanese |
EAST 320 | (9) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 330 | (9) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 340 | (9) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 420 | (3) | Third Level Korean 1 |
EAST 421 | (3) | Third Level Korean 2 |
EAST 430 | (6) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D1 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D2 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 440 | (6) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D1 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D2 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 520 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 1 |
EAST 521 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 2 |
EAST 530 | (6) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 533 | (3) | Classical Chinese 1 |
EAST 534 | (3) | Classical Chinese 2 |
EAST 535 | (3) | Chinese for Business 1 |
EAST 536 | (3) | Chinese for Business 2 |
EAST 537D1 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 537D2 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 540D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 540D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 543 | (3) | Classical Japanese 1 |
EAST 544 | (3) | Classical Japanese 2 |
EAST 547 | (3) | Advanced Translation in Japanese |
East Asian Studies (EAST)
24 credits chosen from the list below of which at least 6 credits must be at the 400-level or above. One 400-level course must be taken before commencing the thesis.
EAST 214 | (3) | Japanese Animation & New Media |
EAST 215 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian Art |
EAST 303 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 304 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 305 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 306 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 307 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 1 |
EAST 308 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 2 |
EAST 313 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 |
EAST 314 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 |
EAST 315 | (3) | Survey: Modern Korean Literature in Translation |
EAST 350 | (3) | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature |
EAST 351 | (3) | Women Writers of China |
EAST 352 | (3) | Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature |
EAST 353 | (3) | Approaches to Chinese Cinema |
EAST 354 | (3) | Taoist and Buddhist Apocalypses |
EAST 356 | (3) | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art |
EAST 362 | (3) | Japanese Cinema |
EAST 363 | (3) | Aesthetics and Politics of Vision Premodern Japan |
EAST 364 | (3) | Mass Culture and Postwar Japan |
EAST 370 | (3) | History of Sexuality in Japan |
EAST 385 | (3) | Society and Community in Korea |
EAST 390 | (3) | The Chinese Family in History |
EAST 453 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 454 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Cinema |
EAST 456 | (3) | Chinese Drama and Popular Culture |
EAST 457 | (3) | Brushwork in Chinese Painting |
EAST 461 | (3) | Inventing Modern Japanese Novel |
EAST 462 | (3) | Japan in Asia |
EAST 464 | (3) | Image, Text, Performance |
EAST 466 | (3) | Feminism and Japan |
EAST 467 | (3) | Topics: Japanese Cinema |
EAST 490 | (3) | Confucius and the Classics |
EAST 491 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 |
EAST 492 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 |
EAST 493 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 |
EAST 494 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 |
EAST 501 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 502 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 503 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 504 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 515 | (3) | Seminar: Beyond Orientalism |
EAST 550 | (3) | Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres |
EAST 551 | (3) | Technologies of Self in Early China |
EAST 552 | (3) | The Yijing (Book of Changes) |
EAST 559 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 562 | (3) | Japanese Literary Theory and Practice |
EAST 563 | (3) | Images, Ideograms, Aesthetics |
EAST 564 | (3) | Structures of Modernity: Japan |
EAST 569 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature |
EAST 582 | (3) | Japanese Culture and Society |
History (HIST)
HIST 208 | (3) | Introduction to East Asian History |
HIST 218 | (3) | Modern East Asian History |
HIST 308 | (3) | Formation of Chinese Tradition |
HIST 318 | (3) | History of Japan 1 |
HIST 328 | (3) | The Qing Empire |
HIST 337 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 1 |
HIST 338 | (3) | Twentieth-Century China |
HIST 348 | (3) | China: Science-Medicine-Technology |
HIST 352 | (3) | Japanese Intellectual History 2 |
HIST 358 | (3) | Medieval to Early Modern China |
HIST 359 | (3) | History of Japan 2 |
HIST 439 | (3) | History of Women in China |
HIST 441 | (3) | Topics: Culture and Ritual in China |
HIST 442 | (3) | Asian Diaspora: Chinese Overseas |
HIST 443 | (3) | China in the Modern World |
HIST 445 | (3) | Late Imperial China |
HIST 485D1 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 485D2 | (3) | Seminar in Japanese History |
HIST 497D1 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 497D2 | (3) | Topics in Chinese History |
HIST 579 | (3) | The Arts of Healing in China |
HIST 581 | (3) | The Art of War in China |
Religious Studies (RELG)
RELG 253 | (3) | Religions of East Asia |
RELG 264 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 1 |
RELG 265 | (3) | Introductory Tibetan 2 |
RELG 339 | (3) | Gender & Sexuality in Buddhism |
RELG 344 | (3) | Mahayana Buddhism |
RELG 352 | (3) | Japanese Religions |
RELG 354 | (3) | Chinese Religions |
RELG 364 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 1 |
RELG 365 | (3) | Intermediate Tibetan 2 |
RELG 442 | (3) | Pure Land Buddhism |
RELG 443 | (3) | Japanese Esoteric Buddhism |
RELG 451 | (3) | Zen: Maxims and Methods |
RELG 452 | (3) | East Asian Buddhism |
RELG 464 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 1 |
RELG 465 | (3) | Advanced Tibetan 2 |
RELG 549 | (3) | Japanese Buddhist Philosophy |
RELG 557 | (3) | Asian Ethical Systems |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component East Asian Studies (36 credits)
Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours Program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs."Â
According to Faculty regulations, Joint Honours students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and maintain a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
Required Courses (3 credits)
EAST 495D1 | (1.5) | Joint Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
EAST 495D2 | (1.5) | Joint Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
Required Course (3 credits)
EAST 495D1 | (1.5) | Joint Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
EAST 495D2 | (1.5) | Joint Honours Thesis: East Asian Studies |
East Asian Language
18 credits in an East Asian language above the introductory level selected from the following courses:
EAST 320 | (9) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 320D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Korean |
EAST 330 | (9) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 330D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Chinese |
EAST 340 | (9) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D1 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 340D2 | (4.5) | Second Level Japanese |
EAST 420 | (3) | Third Level Korean 1 |
EAST 421 | (3) | Third Level Korean 2 |
EAST 430 | (6) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D1 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 430D2 | (3) | Third Level Chinese |
EAST 440 | (6) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D1 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 440D2 | (3) | Third Level Japanese |
EAST 520 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 1 |
EAST 521 | (3) | Fourth Level Korean 2 |
EAST 530 | (6) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 530D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Chinese |
EAST 533 | (3) | Classical Chinese 1 |
EAST 534 | (3) | Classical Chinese 2 |
EAST 535 | (3) | Chinese for Business 1 |
EAST 536 | (3) | Chinese for Business 2 |
EAST 537D1 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 537D2 | (3) | China Today Through Translation |
EAST 540D1 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 540D2 | (3) | Fourth Level Japanese |
EAST 543 | (3) | Classical Japanese 1 |
EAST 544 | (3) | Classical Japanese 2 |
EAST 547 | (3) | Advanced Translation in Japanese |
East Asian Studies (EAST)
9 credits chosen from the following East Asian Studies courses, at least 3 credits must be at the 400-level or above.
EAST 303 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 304 | (3) | Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 305 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 306 | (3) | Current Topics: Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 307 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 1 |
EAST 308 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Language and Literature 2 |
EAST 313 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 |
EAST 314 | (3) | Current Topics: Korean Studies 2 |
EAST 315 | (3) | Survey: Modern Korean Literature in Translation |
EAST 350 | (3) | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature |
EAST 351 | (3) | Women Writers of China |
EAST 352 | (3) | Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature |
EAST 353 | (3) | Approaches to Chinese Cinema |
EAST 354 | (3) | Taoist and Buddhist Apocalypses |
EAST 356 | (3) | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art |
EAST 362 | (3) | Japanese Cinema |
EAST 363 | (3) | Aesthetics and Politics of Vision Premodern Japan |
EAST 364 | (3) | Mass Culture and Postwar Japan |
EAST 370 | (3) | History of Sexuality in Japan |
EAST 385 | (3) | Society and Community in Korea |
EAST 390 | (3) | The Chinese Family in History |
EAST 453 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 454 | (3) | Topics: Chinese Cinema |
EAST 456 | (3) | Chinese Drama and Popular Culture |
EAST 457 | (3) | Brushwork in Chinese Painting |
EAST 461 | (3) | Inventing Modern Japanese Novel |
EAST 462 | (3) | Japan in Asia |
EAST 464 | (3) | Image, Text, Performance |
EAST 466 | (3) | Feminism and Japan |
EAST 467 | (3) | Topics: Japanese Cinema |
EAST 490 | (3) | Confucius and the Classics |
EAST 491 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 1 |
EAST 492 | (3) | Tutorial: East Asian Languages and Literatures 2 |
EAST 493 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 1 |
EAST 494 | (3) | Special Topics: East Asian Studies 2 |
EAST 501 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 1 |
EAST 502 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Japanese Studies 2 |
EAST 503 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 1 |
EAST 504 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies 2 |
EAST 515 | (3) | Seminar: Beyond Orientalism |
EAST 550 | (3) | Classical Chinese Poetry Themes and Genres |
EAST 551 | (3) | Technologies of Self in Early China |
EAST 552 | (3) | The Yijing (Book of Changes) |
EAST 559 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Chinese Literature |
EAST 562 | (3) | Japanese Literary Theory and Practice |
EAST 563 | (3) | Images, Ideograms, Aesthetics |
EAST 564 | (3) | Structures of Modernity: Japan |
EAST 569 | (3) | Advanced Topics: Japanese Literature |
EAST 582 | (3) | Japanese Culture and Society |