Jiuzhaigou, Northern Sichuan
Photograph by Stephan Woo
1. Students must complete the beginning and intermediate levels of Chinese language (Mandarin). Study at the advanced level (100 level and up) is encouraged but not required. Advanced language classes taken by the student will count toward upper division elective units for the major.
2. Disciplinary Theory and Methods Course (choose one)
ANTHRO 114 History of Anthropological Thought (4)
ANTHRO 141 Comparative Societies; non-western societies (4)
ANTHRO 144 Social and Cultural Change; non-western societies (4)
ANTHRO 147C Globalization and Gender in Asia Pacific (4)
ANTHRO 169B Research Theory and Methods in Socio-cultural Anthropology (5)
ECON 100A Economic Analysis-Micro (4)
ECON 100B Economic Analysis-Macro (4)
ECON 101A Economic Theory-Micro (4)
ECON 101B Economic Theory-Macro (4)
FILM 100 History of Film Theory (4)
HIST 103F Proseminar: problems in interpretation in the several fields of history: Asia (4)
HISTART 100 Theories and Methods of Art History (4)
IAS 102 Scope and Methods of Research in International and Area Studies (corresponds to any quantitative/social science class) (4)
LING 111 Phonological Theory (3)
LING 115 Morphology (3)
LING 123 Pragmatics (3)
LING 124 Discourse (3)
LING 125 Formal Theories of Syntax (3)
LING 140 Intro to Field Methods (when on Asia) (3)
LING 150 Sociolinguistics (3)
PEIS 101 Contemporary Theories of Political Economy (corresponds with Political Science courses) (4)
PS 112A, 112B, 112C History of Political thought (4,4,4)
PS 137A Revolutionary Change (4)
SOC 101A, 101B Sociological Theory (5,5)
SOC 101C Contemporary Sociological Theory (4)
SOC 105 Introduction to Sociological Methods (5)
3. Other courses (one must be in the same discipline as the theory and methods course). Please see major adviser to determine appropriate courses.
ANTHRO 123D Archaeology of East Asia (4)
ANTHRO 170 China (4)
AS 150 Topics in Asian Studies (when on China) (4)
BUDDH 114 Tibetan Buddhism (4)
CHINESE 100AX Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers (3)
CHINESE 100B Advanced Chinese (5)
CHINESE 100BX Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers (3)
CHINESE 101 Fourth Year Readings-Literature (4)
CHINESE 102 Fourth Year Readings- Social Science and History (4)
CHINESE 110A Intro to Literary Chinese (4)
CHINESE 110B Intro to Literary Chinese (4)
CHINESE 120 Ancient Chinese Prose (4)
CHINESE 122 Ancient Chinese Poetry (4)
CHINESE 132 Readings in Early Medieval Literature (4)
CHINESE 134 Readings in Later Medieval Poetry (4)
CHINESE 136 Readings in Late Medieval Prose (4)
CHINESE 138 Readings in Chinese Drama (4)
CHINESE 140 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts (4)
CHINESE 155 Readings in Vernacular Chinese Literature (4)
CHINESE 156 Modern Chinese Literature (4)
CHINESE 157 Contemporary Chinese Literature (4)
CHINESE 183 The Classics of Chinese Philosophy (4)
CHINESE 184 Sonic Culture in China (4)
CHINESE 188 Popular Culture in Twentieth Century China (4)
CHINESE 189 Chinese Landscapes (4)
EALC 100 Reading Alternative Space (4)
EALC 102 Fantastic Histories in China (4)
EALC 104 Tales of Two Empires (4)
ECON 162 Economy of China (3)
ECON 171 Economic Development (4)
ENV DESIGN 100 The City* (4)
FILM 160 National Cinema (when on China) (4)
GEOG 153 Geography of East Asia (3)
GEOG 175 Undergrad Seminar* (4)
HIST 100 Topics in History (when on China) (4)
HIST 116A, 116B, 116C China (4,4,4)
HIST 117A Chinese Popular Culture (4)
HIST 117C Reading the Visual-China (4)
HISTART 130A, 130B Early Chinese Art (4,4)
HISTART 131A Early Chinese Painting (4)
HISTART 131B Later Chinese Painting (4)
HISTART 134 Arts of the Japanese Temple (4)
HISTART 190 Buddhist Art of China (4)
HISTART 192 Asian Seminar (4)
LEGALST 161 Law in Chinese Society (4)
MUS 134A Music of the East Asian Tradition (4)
PHIL 153 Chinese Philosophy (4)
PS 128 Chinese Foreign Policy (4)
PS 137A Revolutionary Change (4)
PS 137B Revolutionary Movements (4)
PS 143A, 143B Northeast Asian Politics (4,4)
PSYCH 107 Buddhist Psychology (3)
SOC 172 Development and Modernization (4)
SOC C183 China in the 1990s: Reporting the Contradictions (4)
SOC 190 Chinese Society and Cinema (4)
4. History Requirement (choose one)
HIST 100 Topics in History (when on China) (4)
HIST 103F Proseminar: problems in interpretation in the several fields of history: Asia (when on China) (4)
HIST 116A, 116B, 116C, 116D China (4,4,4,4)
The remaining five courses needed to fulfill the 30 units requirement may be selected from "other courses" listed above or from the following inter-area courses. Three of the five courses must focus at least partially on your chosen area focus. At least one course must focus on a geographical region you are not specializing in. Students concentrating on China may choose courses listed under the Japan focus to fulfill this requirement. Students concentrating on Japan may choose courses listed under the China focus to fulfill this requirement.