Because the program is interdisciplinary, East Asian courses in other departments (e.g., History, Sociology, History of Arts and Architecture, etc.) are a crucial ingredient of the IDMA program. Speak to the Director of Graduate Studies (Kun Qian) and find out which courses count toward your degree. EALL courses below will help you build a strong intellectual foundation for graduates studies. While language courses numbered 1000 and above may be necessary for your graduate study, they do not count toward your degree requirement.
Chinese Courses
Language:
- CHIN 1020 Third Year Chinese 1
- CHIN 1021 Third Year Chinese 2
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2
Literature/Culture/Language Studies:
- CHIN 2025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
- CHIN 2027 Chinese as a Second Language
- CHIN 2041 Literary Chinese II: Classical
- CHIN 2047 Chinese & Western Poetry
- CHIN 2059 Adapted for the Screen: Literature and Film in Modern China
- CHIN 2083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
- CHIN 2084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Modern
- CHIN 2085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
- CHIN 2087 Introduction to Chinese Narrative
- CHIN 2088 New Chinese Cinema
- CHIN 2089 The World of China
- CHIN 2090 Great Minds of China
- CHIN 2700 Translation: Theory and Practice
- CHIN 2000 Research & Thesis for M.A.
- CHIN 2902 Directed Study
Japanese Courses
Language:
- JPNSE 1020 Third Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 1021 Third Year Japanese 2
- JPNSE 1040 Introduction to Classical Japanese 1
- JPNSE 1050 Fourth Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 1051 Fourth Year Japanese 2
Literature/Culture/Language Studies:
- JPNSE 2022 History of the Japanese Language
- JPNSE 2023 Aspects of the Japanese Language
- JPNSE 2025 Exploring the Japanese Language and Mind
- JPNSE 2035 Pragmatics of Japanese
- JPSNE 2045 Language of Japanese Aesthetics
- JPNSE 2056 Japanese Literature and the West
- JPNSE 2057 Japanese Culture & Society through Cinema
- JPNSE 2058 Westerns & Samurai Films
- JPNSE 2059 Japanese Literature on Screen
- JPNSE 2065 Detective Fiction
- JPNSE 2071 The World of Japan
- JPNSE 2080 Ghosts, Masks and Actors
- JPNSE 2081 Forms of Japanese Theatre
- JPNSE 2085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
- JPNSE 2700 Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
Korean Courses
Language:
- KOREAN 1005 Third Year Korean 1
- KOREAN 1006 Third Year Korean 2
Literature/Culture/Language Studies:
- KOREAN 2023 Aspects of the Korean Language
- KOREAN 2060 Language and Society in Korea
- KOREAN 2082 Korean Literature
- KOREAN 2086 New Media Culture in Korea
- KOREAN 2088 Korean Cinema
- KOREAN 2700 Theory and Practice of Translation
East Asian Studies Courses (courses specific to graduate studies)
- EAS 2000 Research and Thesis for MA degree
- EAS 2005 Critical Approaches to East Asia
Sample East Asian Courses in Other Departments
- HIST 2736: World History: Digital Methods for Spatial Analysis
- HIST 2402: Sources and Methods in East Asian History
- HIST 2400 Approaches to Asian History
- HIST 2409 The Forgotten Asian Metropolises
- HIST 2410 China Inner-Asian Regions
- HAA 2630 China: Village and Urban Architectural Space
- HAA 2641 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art
- HAA 2692 Buddhism: Civilization Along the Silk Road
- MUSIC 2043 Music in East Asia
- PS 2337: Topics in Chinese Politics