BA in East Asian Languages & Cultures with concentration in Double Language
Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the BA in East Asian Languages & Culture with a concentration in Double Language. To view the list of courses approved to fulfill Core 34, please visit the KU Core 34 page.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| JPN 104, CHIN 104, or KOR 104 (1st Semester Language (BA Second Language), Major Requirement - FALL ONLY) | 5 | JPN 108, CHIN 108, or KOR 108 (2nd Semester Language (BA Language), Major Requirement - SPRING ONLY) | 5 |
| Core 34: English (SGE)010 | 3 | BA Quantitative Reasoning (BAQR) | 3 |
| Core 34: Math and Statistics (SGE)030 | 3 | Core 34: English (SGE)010 | 3 |
| Goal 34: Social and Behavior Science (SGE)050 | 3 | Core 34: Communications (SGE)020 | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| JPN 204, CHIN 204, or KOR 204 (3rd Semester Language (BA Second Language), Major Requirement - FALL ONLY) | 5 | JPN 208, CHIN 208, or KOR 208 (4th Semester Language (BA Second Language), Major Requirement - SPRING ONLY) | 5 |
| JPN 104, CHIN 104, or KOR 104 (Major Requirement, EALC 2nd Language - FALL ONLY) | 5 | JPN 108, CHIN 108, or KOR 108 (EALC 2nd language - Major Requirement, SPRING ONLY) | 5 |
| Core 34: Social and Behavioral Science (SGE)050 | 3 | ECIV 104, 304, or 305 (Core 34 Global Culture (SGE))070* | 3 |
| Core 34: Arts and Humanities (SGE)060 | 3 | Core 34: Natural and Physical Sciences (SGE)040 | 4-5 |
| 16 | 17-18 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHIN 504, JPN 504, or KOR 504 (Advanced Language I (First Language), Major Requirement - FALL ONLY)2 | 5 | CHIN 508, JPN 508, or KOR 508 (Advanced Language II (First Language), Major Requirement - SPRING ONLY)2 | 5 |
| JPN 204, CHIN 204, or KOR 204 (EALC Second Language, Major Requirement - FALL ONLY) | 5 | JPN 208, CHIN 208, or KOR 208 (EALC Second Language, Major Requirement - SPRING ONLY) | 5 |
| Pre-Modern Culture course for country of Language 1 (EALC 300+, Major Requirement)030 | 3 | Pre-Modern Culture course for country of Language 2 (EALC 300+, Major Requirement)030 | 3 |
| EALC 142 (Recommended - FALL ONLY) | 3 | Core 34: US Culture (SGE)070 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHIN 562, 544, JPN 562, EALC 498, or EALC 499 (Capstone) | 3 | CHIN 508, JPN 508, or KOR 508 (Advanced Language II (Second Language), Major Requirement - SPRING ONLY)2 | 5 |
| CHIN 504, JPN 504, or KOR 504 (Advanced Language I (Second Language), Major Requirement - FALL ONLY)2 | 5 | Modern Culture course for country of Lang 2 (EALC 300+, Major Requirement)3 | 3 |
| Modern Culture course for country of Lang 1 (EALC 300+, Major Requirement)3 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| Core 34 Arts and Humanities (SGE)060 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 1 |
| BA Laboratory/Field Experience (LFE) | 1 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours 120-121 | |||
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Typically the Capstone course will be fulfilled using a class required by the major and also approved as a Capstone course. Capstone-course selection should be discussed with an advisor.
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Double Language majors must complete a two-semester sequence of Advanced Language in two languages chosen from: Japanese (JPN 504 and JPN 508), Chinese (CHIN 504 and CHIN 508), or Korean (KOR 504 and KOR 508).
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EALC major electives must correspond to the two languages being studied (i.e., courses on China for Chinese language, on Japan for Japanese language, on Korea for Korean language) and must be at the 300+ level.
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Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through Core 34, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours. Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study. Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor.
Please note:
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.
* Courses with a * designate courses that are degree requirements but can also be taken to fulfill the KU Core 34 requirement. If another course is used to fulfill the Core 34 requirement, the course listed is still required as a degree requirement.
Electives for EALC must be taken at the 300+ level.
“East Asia” courses – clarification: when asked for a course on East Asia, the course must cover East Asia broadly, i.e., with the great majority of the content on Japan AND China AND Korea – all three. In most cases the term “East Asia” will be in the course title.
Notes:
* - This course is a Required major course and is also part of Core 34: Systemwide General Education. If this course is not taken to fulfill the Core 34:SGE requirement, it must be taken in place of elective hours.
** - This course is a Recommended Core 34: Systemwide General Education course. This specific course is not required but is recommended by the program’s faculty.
*** - This course is a Required Core 34: Systemwide General Education course. This program is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents to require this specific Core 34:Systemwide General Education course. If a student did not take this course it must be taken in addition to other degree requirements.