A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.
B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS
Students majoring in East Asian Language Studies choose either Chinese or Japanese as the primary language of study and the other as their secondary language of study.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 45 units (7.5 full-course equivalents) and a maximum of 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents) in the Field of East Asian Language Studies while fulfilling the following requirements:
1. Primary Language of Study: 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) from the list of either “Chinese Language” or “Japanese Language” courses, whichever is the primary language of study. (See the description under Major Field in East Asian Language Studies). Students whose first language is Japanese must take either Japanese 441 or 451.
2. Secondary Language of Study: 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the list of either “Japanese Language” or “Chinese Language” courses, whichever is the secondary language of study. (This will be the language not chosen for Requirement 1 above.)
3. Primary Area of Studies: 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) from the list of either “Chinese Studies” or “Japanese Studies” courses, whichever corresponds to the primary language of study.
4. Secondary Area of Studies: 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) from the list of either “Japanese Studies” or “Chinese Studies” courses, whichever corresponds to the secondary language of study.
5. Capstone: 3 units East Asian Language Studies 501.
C. DEGREE OPTIONS
The BA in East Asian Language Studies can be taken with Co-operative Education. See section 3.4.4 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
Notes:
- Students who have received advanced placement in the second language may take up to 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in the Secondary Area of Studies, particularly the courses with topics related to the understanding of the 2nd language, in place of 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in the second language.
- In the final year, students take East Asian Language Studies 501: Topics in East Asian Language Studies. This course allows students to synthesize their training in East Asian languages and cultures and bring it to bear on a particular issue in the two languages, and/or the relation between the languages and the cultures.