East Asian Studies EAS

EAS 15C Introductory Topics in Chinese Literature

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Restrictions: Korean Literature and Culture majors, Chinese Studies majors, Japanese Language and Literature majors, and East Asian Cultures majors only

Introduces students to major themes in Chinese literature and culture through the close reading, discussion, and analysis of selected texts in English translation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 15J Introductory Topics in Japanese Literature

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Restrictions: Korean Literature and Culture majors, Chinese Studies majors, Japanese Language and Literature majors, and East Asian Cultures majors only

Introduces students to major themes in Japanese literature and culture through the close reading, discussion, and analysis of selected texts in English translation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 15K Introductory Topics in Korean Literature

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Restrictions: Korean Literature and Culture majors, Chinese Studies majors, Japanese Language and Literature majors, and East Asian Cultures majors only

Introduces students to major themes in Korean literature and culture through the close reading, discussion, and analysis of selected texts in English translation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 20 Topics in Asian Religions

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

(IV and VIII.)

An introduction to Asian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism) including both elite doctrinal aspects and forms of more popular religiosity.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 40 Topics in East Asian Popular Culture

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII.)

Selected topics in the popular cultural traditions of East Asia designed to introduce students both to problems in situating culture in a specific time and place and to contemporary theories of popular culture and their application to East Asian contexts.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 55 Introduction to East Asian Cultures

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

(IV and VIII.)

Interdisciplinary courses organized each year around a broad theme designed to introduce students to the cultures of East Asia. Topical organization of courses addresses issues that have been of importance historically and are reshaping East Asia today.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

EAS H84 Traveling East/West

Units

4

Same as HUMAN H84

Restrictions: Campuswide Honors Collegium only

(IV)

Traveling East/West presents a wide range of travel writings by Chinese, Indian, and Euro-American authors in which they contemplate the complexities of cross-cultural encounters and how knowledge about others and knowledge of ourselves are closely intertwined.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 110 Topics in Chinese Literature and Society

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Studies in Chinese texts in their social and cultural context(s). Conducted in English.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 116 Topics in East Asian Religions

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Selected topics in the religions of East Asia, e.g., Buddhism, Daoism, Shintô, Christianity, popular religions.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 117 Topics in East Asian Philosophy

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Selected topics in the philosophies of East Asia, e.g., Yoga, Buddhism, Vedanta, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 120 Topics in Japanese Literature and Society

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Studies in Japanese texts in their social and cultural context(s). Conducted in English.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

EAS 123 Structure of Japanese

Units

4

Same as LSCI 165B

An overview of the linguistic features of modern Japanese. Provides students with a systematic introduction to the nature and characteristics of the language.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 124 Prosody of Japanese Poetry and Songs

Units

4

Same as LSCI 165P

Restrictions: No Language Science majors and No East Asian Cultures majors. No Linguistics minors and No Asian Studies minors

Sheds linguistic light on the traditions of Japanese poetry and song that have evolved over more than a thousand years, and demonstrates the central role of phonetic elements in these traditions.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 126 Topics in East Asian Linguistics

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

In-depth examination of selected topics in the linguistics of East Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 126S Japanese Sociolinguistics

Units

4

Same as LSCI 165S

Restrictions: Language Science majors and East Asian Cultures majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics, exploring how the variety of language use in modern Japanese is constructed by identity and culture. Topics include language assimilation, dialect use, language formality, codeswitching, backchanneling, politeness, honorifics, and use of gendered language given social norms.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 130 Topics in Korean Society and Culture

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Studies of the social and cultural forces that affect the lives of the Koreans, including those in the United States. Considers traditional values and contemporary issues within a historical framework.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 140 Topics in Korean Literature and Society

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Studies in Korean texts in their social and cultural context(s). Conducted in English.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 150 Topics in East Asian Literature in Translation

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

East Asian literary works in translation. Taught in English.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 155 Topics in Cultural Studies in East Asia

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Interdisciplinary and theoretical introduction to issues in cultural studies that are pertinent to the study of East Asia. All readings in English.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 160 Topics in East Asian Cinema

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Study of East Asian cinema from historical, theoretical, and comparative perspectives. Taught in English.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 170 Topics in Gender in East Asia

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Explores the construction of gender in East Asian cultures and literatures. Pays close attention to the specificity of historical, cultural, and literary contexts of East Asia as it investigates various theoretical and critical perspectives on gender and sexuality.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 190 Junior-Senior Colloquium

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Restrictions: Korean Literature and Culture majors, Chinese Studies majors, Japanese Language and Literature majors, and East Asian Cultures majors only

Specialized courses dealing with primary sources; required reports and papers. Each colloquium reflects the instructor's intellectual interest and is conducted as a discussion group. Limited to 15 students.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

EAS 192W Junior-Senior Seminar

Units

4

Prerequisite

EAS 190. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

(Ib)

Analysis of a literary or cultural topic or problem through research and writing of two short and one long research paper for a minimum of 4,000 total words. Seminar follows EAS 190; related to the colloquium's subject.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 199 Independent Study

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 12 units

Investigation of special topics through directed reading in translation. Paper required.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

EAS 216 Topics in East Asian Religions

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Selected topics in the religions of East Asia, e.g., Buddhism, Daoism, Shintô, Islam, shamanism.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 220 Topics in East Asian Cultural Studies

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Seminar, with topics varying from year to year. Research paper required.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 260 Topics in East Asian Cinema

Units

4

Prerequisite

EAS 160

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

An examination of the possibilities of East Asian cinematic narrative. Possible topics: cinematic history; cinema in popular culture; comparisons with literary texts; major auteurs. Emphasis on technical as well as on thematic aspects. Includes readings in film theory.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

EAS 290 Independent Study

Units

2-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Directed research on topic determined in consultation with faculty member. A term paper or project is required.

Offered: Fall 2026 (7 sections)

EAS 299 Dissertation Research

Units

4-12

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Doctor of Philosophy only

Dissertation research for students who are advanced to doctoral candidacy.

Offered: Fall 2026 (6 sections)

EAS 399 University Teaching

Units

4

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Limited to Teaching Assistants.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)