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East Asian Track Note that in all East Asian language courses, the minimum graderequired to advance from one level to the next is B-. Middle East or South Asian Track Asian Humanities V3399 Colloquium on Major Texts Senior Paper: [Home][Courses] [Professors][Events][Study Abroad] [SiteMap]
The major requires a minimum of 10 courses (if student has already satisfied the language requirement from the beginning) or more (if she starts thelanguage requirement from the beginning). The requirements include:
Language: 3 years of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, or the proficiency equivalent (to be demonstrated by a placementexamination).
Core Courses:Asian Humanities V3400 Colloquium on Major Texts
And two of the following survey courses:
Asian Civ.¯ Middle East V2001 Introduction to Major Topics inAsian Civ.: The Middle East and India
Asian Civ.¯ East Asia V2002 Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civ.: East Asia
Asian Civ. V2359 Introduction to the Civilizations of China
Asian Civ. V2361 Introduction to the Civilizations of Japan
Asian Civ. V2363 Introduction to the Civilizations of Korea
Asian Civ. V2365 Introduction to Tibetan Civilization
Disciplinary Courses:
Three courses in either history, literature, philosophy, religion, art history, anthropology, political science, or economics. Typically,one of these courses will be basic introductory or methodology course, and theother two will be in East Asia-related courses in the discipline. For furtherinformation, consult the Barnard catalog or a departmental advisor.
Majors specializing in history should take Historiography of East Asia (East Asian W4103y),and those specializing in literature should take Literary and Cultural Theory East and West (East Asian W 4101y). These two coursesare offered in the Spring term and should normally be taken in the junior year.
Elective Courses: Two courses related to East Asia, to be chosen in consultation with the adviser.
Research in East Asian Studies V3999y, to be taken in the junior year
Senior Paper: Each student is expected to prepare a research paper or an annotated English translation of an East Asian text. The paper shouldbe in the chosen disciplinary field and will be written in the senior year in SeniorThesis (East Asian W 3901x or y) in consultation with an appropriate facultyadviser. All students, except those on study leave in Autumn, should enroll forthe Autumn term. Under special circumstances, with the adviser's approval,the senior paper may be written in conjunction with Asian Studies BC 3999, IndependentStudy.
A minimum of 13 courses are required, including:
Middle East & South Asia MDE W 3000y Theories of Culture: Middle East and South Asia
Language:
Four to six courses of an appropriate language (Akkadian, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Hebrew, Hindi-Urdu,Panjabi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tibetan, or Turkish), selected inconsultation with the advisor.
Core Courses:
Two of the following courses:
Asian Civ.-Middle East V2001y Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civ.: The Middle East and India
Asian Civ.-Middle East V2003x Introduction to Islamic Civilizations
Asian Civ.-Middle East V2008y Contemporary Islamic Civilizations
Asian Civ.-Middle East V2357x Introduction to Indian Civilizations
A minimum of five courses, in the culture of the chosen language, chosen as a concentration. The concentration may be in the languagesand cultures of ancient Semitic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Indic, Iranian,Persian, or Turkish.
A senior thesis, to be written under the supervision of a faculty member chosen in consultation with the adviser. If thestudent desires, she may prepare for this thesis by taking a half-or full-yearIndependent Study (V3999) with her advisor or an appropriate faculty member.