Asian Literatures and Cultures Minor

Subject abbreviations: CHN, FIL, JPN, KOR, SEAS, VNM

Committee in Charge Yenna Wu, Ph.D., Chair, Chinese/Civilizations/ Comparative Literature Kelly Jeong, Ph.D. Korean Literature and Culture John N. Kim, Ph.D., German/Japanese/ Comparative Literature Mariam Beevi Lam, Ph.D. Vietnamese/Comparative Literature Margherita Long, Ph.D. Japanese/Comparative Literature Perry Link, Ph.D. Chinese Literature, Language and Culture Hendrik M.J. Maier, Ph.D. Southeast Asian Literature/Comparative Literature Lisa Raphals, Ph.D. Chinese/Comparative Literature Annmaria Shimabuku, Ph.D. Japanese Literature and Culture Yang Ye, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/Comparative Literature Stephen E. Cullenberg, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

The Asian Literatures and Cultures minor provides students with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of Asian languages, cultures, and literatures. Chinese Track (24 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (4 units plus

language proficiency)

• a) Proficiency in Chinese through the

intermediate level (second year)

• b) Four (4) units from lower-division lecture

courses on Chinese literature and culture: AST 030/CHN 030, AST 040/CHN 040, AST 046/CHN 046, AST 048/CHN 048

• 2. Upper-division requirements (20 units)

• a) 8 upper-division units in Chinese

language from CHN 101A, CHN 101B, CHN 101C, CHN 102, CHN 105, CHN 108, CHN 110 (E-Z), CHN 115 (E-Z)

• b) Eight (8) units in Chinese literature and

culture from CHN 104, CHN 105, CHN 106/PHIL 123, AST 107/CHN 107/RLST 107, CHN 108, CHN 110 (E-Z), CHN 115 (E-Z), CHN 134, AST 135/CHN 135, AST 136/CHN 136, AST 142/CHN 142, CPLT 142E/WMST 142E, AST 148/CHN 148, AST 185/CHN 185/MCS 169, CHN 190

• c) Four (4) units in Asian literatures and

cultures: can be chosen from all the upper-division lecture courses on Asian literature and culture from the department as well as China-related upper-division courses from other departments (with adviser’s consent), including the courses listed under (b).

Japanese Track (24 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (4 units plus

language proficiency)

• a) Proficiency in Japanese through the

intermediate level (JPN 006 or its equivalent)

• b) Four (4) units from lower-division lecture

courses on Japanese literature and culture: AST 022/JPN 022, AST 032/JPN 032, AST 034/JPN 034, JPN 035

• 2. Upper-division requirements (20 units)

• a) Eight (8) upper-division units in Japanese

language from: JPN 101A, JPN 101B, JPN 101C, JPN 110

• b) Eight (8) units in Japanese literature and

culture from: JPN 110, CPLT 142J/WMST 142J, JPN 150/AST 150, AST 151/JPN 151, AST 152 (E-Z)/JPN 152 (E-Z), AST 153 (E-Z)/JPN 153 (E-Z), AST 154 (E-Z)/ JPN 154 (E-Z), AST 184/MCS 184/JPN 184, AST 190, JPN 190.

• c) Four (4) units in Asian literatures and

cultures: can be chosen from all the upper-division lecture courses on Asian literature and culture from the department as well as Japan-related upper-division courses from other departments (with adviser’s consent), including the courses listed under (b).

Korean Track (24 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (8 units plus

language proficiency)

• a) Proficiency in Korean through the

intermediate level, KOR 005 (second year) Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages 168 / Programs and Courses

• b) Eight (8) units from lower-division lecture

courses on Korean literature and culture: KOR 042, KOR 047/AST 047/MCS 047

• 2. Upper-division requirements (16 units)

• a) Four (4) upper-division units in Korean

language from KOR 101

• b) Eight (8) units in Korean literature

and culture from KOR 110 (E-Z), KOR 112/AST 112, Four (4) units in Asian literatures and cultures: can be chosen from all the upper-division lecture courses on Asian literature and culture from the department as well as Korea- related upper-division courses from other departments (with adviser’s consent), including the courses listed under (2)

Southeast Asian Track (24 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (8 units plus

language proficiency)

• a) Proficiency in one of the Southeast Asian

languages (Vietnamese/Indonesian/ Tagalog) through the first-year level

• b) Eight (8) units from lower-division lecture

courses on Southeast Asian literature and culture: AST 062/CPLT 062, AST 063/ CPLT 063, AST 064/MCS 049/VNM 064, AST 065

• 2. Upper-division requirements (16 units)

Sixteen (16) units in Southeast Asian literature and culture from CPLT 142V/WMST 142V, AST 161, AST 162/HIST 187/VNM 162, AST 163/CPLT 163, AST 165 (E-Z)/ VNM 165 (E-Z)/WMST 165(E-Z), AST 166/ CPLT 166/VNM 166, AST 167/CPLT 167, AST 168/MUS 168, or graduate courses in Southeast Asian literature and culture (with consent of instructor) such as CPLT 200/ SEAS 200 and CPLT 205/SEAS 205