About
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
The peoples of East Asia comprise one-quarter of the world's population and account for a similar proportion of its production and consumption.
This, along with the contemporary fusion of Asia and the West politically and economically, makes knowledge of the diverse languages and cultures of East Asia vital to an understanding of our global community and indispensable for the preparation Asia-related careers focusing on business, public policy, literatures, and the arts.
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures provides the resources and instruction necessary for success in these fields through its dedication to rigorous language instruction in Chinese and Japanese, as well as courses in English on Chinese and Japanese literature, philosophy, religion, literature, film, and culture and its cooperation with the School of Business.
We offer First and Supplementary Majors and Minors in both Chinese and Japanese. We provide opportunities for either a semester or an academic year of study abroad through our participation in established programs in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan, and Beijing and Shanghai, China. Complementary courses in related disciplines can be found in the departments of history, philosophy, theology, political science, economics, anthropology, and film, television and theatre.
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