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Purpose
To provide students with essential, elementary exposure to salient
aspects of Chinese and Japanese language, humanities, and social science,
constituting an intellectually-broadening and globally-attuned educational
experience.
Definition
The minor in East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program
designed for students interested in preliminary training in this vital and
forward-looking area of inquiry. The goal of this Minor Program is to
provide balanced exposure to linguistic, humanistic, and social science
offerings devoted to this region.
The primary cultures of East Asia include Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean; all three share a common background in the Chinese classical
tradition. Our current offering at Clemson will emphasize China and Japan.
This minor will serve students given the face that South Carolina is a
base of operations for 64 Japanese businesses that contribute 3.5 million
dollars of revenue to the state each year. East Asia which is home to one
quarter of the world's total population, represents a dynamic and powerful
economic block, and it continues to be a strategically important sector
for the United States, as well.
This Minor Program represents a concrete course of study for students
who desire to increase their effectiveness in an increasingly
international marketplace. This program aims to further support the
Language and International Trade majors, the Chinese and Japanese language
students, and the larger student body here at Clemson by providing a
significant contribution to the selection of intellectually-broadening
courses offered on campus that are non-Eurocentric in focus.
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Coursework for the Minor
Coursework for the minor in East Asian Studies requires 18 credits, of
which at least 6 credits must be at 400 level, distributed among three
categories. Courses in Group I represent a broad survey of both the
premodern history and the modern cultural and social milieu of China and
Japan. Offerings in Group II constitute fundamental exposure to language,
literature, and to more topic-specific aspects of the cultures involved. Finally
coursework in Group III represents supplementary exposure to essential
patterns of thought, significant modern events, and social dynamics.
Courses are to be distributed between the three categories as follows:
Group I - Six credits:
HIST 334 (History of Premodern China and Japan) 3 credits (curricular approved in process)
AND EITHER
CHIN 418 (Chinese Culture and Society) (curricular approval in process), JAPN 417 (Japanese Culture and Society), or PO SC 372 (Political Culture of East Asia) (curricular approval in process), 3 credits
Group II - Six credits chosen from the following or any other courses from a current list generated by the Director of the East Asian Studies Minor (The Chair of the Department of Languages) each semester:
JAPN 401 (Japanese Literature in Translation) 3 credits
JAPN 499 (Selected Topics in Japanese Culture) 3 credits
LANG 401 (China Study Abroad) 3 credits (curricular approval in process)
Any Chinese Language course variable credit
Any Japanese language course variable credit
Group III - Six credits from the following or any other courses from a current list generated by the Director of East Asian Studies Minor each semester:
CHIN 312 (Philosophy in Ancient China) 3 credits
CHIN 313 (Philosophy in Modern China) 3 credits (curricular approval in process)
HIST 330 (History of Modern China) 3 credits
History 333 (History of Modern Japan) 3 credits
PO SC 472 (Japan and East Asia: Politics, Government, and Foreign Policy) 3 credits
PO SC 477 (Chinese Politics) 3 credits
Courses in Group II and III must represent some combination of Chinese and Japanese studies. The Director of East Asian Sties will provide a list of approved courses each semester prior to registration.
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Catalog description of the Minor in East Asian Studies
A minor in East Asian Studies requires 18 credits, of which at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level, distributed as follows:
Group I - Six credits: HIST 334 and either CHIN418, JAPN 417, or PO SC 372.
Group II - Six credits chosen from the following: JAPN 401, JAPN 499, LANG 401, any Chinese language course, any Japanese language course or any other approved coursed for Group II from a current list generated by the Director of East Asian Studies Minor (the Chair of the Department of Languages).
Group III - Six credits from the following: CHIN 312, CHIN 313, HIST 330, HIST 333, PO SC 472, PO SC 477, or any other approved courses for Group III from a current list generated by the Director of the East Asian Studies Minor.
Courses in Group II and III must represent some combination of Chinese and Japanese studies. The Director of East Asian Sties will provide a list of approved courses each semester prior to registration.
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Administration
The Chair of the Department of Language administraters the East Asian Studies Minor, with advice from the Committee on East Asian Studies.
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Committee on East Asian Studies (See Committee Members)
- Organization of the Committee on the East Asian Studies
- The committee on the East Asian Studies is a committee of the colleege of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities (through one of its members is from the College of Business and Public Affairs), and it reports to the Dean of AAH.
- The committee on East Asian Studies is made up of five members: two from the Department of Language (one teacher of Chinese and one of Japanese) and one each from Art History, and Political Science. The members will, at least initially, be appointed by the chairs of the departments from which they come. (Departments may, if they choose, change this and have faculties of the departments elect the committee representatives from those department.)
- The committee elects its own chair.
- The Committee on East Asian Studies is to have three major functions:
- To Supervise the East Asian Studies course rubric. The committee will evaluate and approve proposals for courses under the East Asian Studies rubric, before the course proposals are submitted to the curriculum committees. As necessary, the committee feels that there are gaps in the curriculum.
- To advise the Chair of the Department of Language in the administration of the East Asian Studies Minor.
- To maintain an awareness of the overall state of East Asian Studies at Clemson University, and to recommend changed as appropriate.
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