EA 300H: Classical Chinese
Introduction to the basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese; readings of excerpts from original texts in early history and philosophy such as the Confucian Analects and Daoist fables. Prerequisite: CN 202.

EA 201G: East Asian Traditions
A survey of the history and culture of East Asian societies up to about 1700 CE; the evolution of political and social structures; readings in major works and traditions of philosophy, poetry, and fiction.

EA 202E: East Asian Constructions of Nature
Introduction to conceptual constructions of the natural environment in East Asian thought, and their expressions in such areas as architecture, urban planning, fengshui, medicine, landscape painting, and garden design.

EA 300H: Classical Chinese
Introduction to the basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese; readings of excerpts from original texts in early history and philosophy such as the Confucian Analects and Daoist fables. Prerequisite: CN 202.

EA 304H: Seminar in Chinese Thought: Taoism
Explore philosophical issues in Taoism in a historical and comparative framework. Emphasis on Taoist epistemology, ontology, ethics through study of classic texts, commentary tradition, and comparative works in Buddhist, classical Greek, and modern Western philosophy. Prerequisite: EA 201G or PL 103G.

EA 305: Lives of Chinese Sages
Studies the ideals of sagehood and supernatural power in Chinese tradition, primarily from classical, Daoist, and Chan (Zen) Buddhist perspectives. Emphasis on biographies of Chinese sages, their writings, philosophy, and poetry. Prerequisite: EA 201G or PL 103G.

EA 310G: Modern China
China since 1800, including the response to Western and Japanese imperialism, the Communist Revolution and Mao's China, and reforms in the post-Mao era. Focus on political and social history and the lived experience of individual Chinese.

EA 311G: Modern Japan
Japan since 1800, including crisis of Tokugawa Japan, Meiji restoration and reform, success of Imperial Japan, Pearl Harbor and World War II, the A-Bomb and American Occupation, and post-war economic growth and social and political challenges.

EA 312G: History of Southeast Asia
A survey of the pre-history of Southeast Asian peoples, the formation of early kingdoms, the social and economic context of commercial life, the impact of European colonialism, the development of nationalist consciousness, and contemporary challenges.

EA 498: Senior Seminar & Comprehensive Exam


EA 499: Senior Project