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Who May Enter?
Any student who qualifies for admission to the Faculty of Arts is eligible for any of the programmes described here. Potential Arts students who lack a language other than English at the matriculation level may use Chinese, Japanese or Korean to satisfy the requirement. Students registered in other faculties or departments are also encouraged to take Chinese, Japanese or Korean* to complete language requirements, for their general interest, or to serve as a tool in their various careers.
For students matriculated in the Fall 2010 or beyond, please go here.
Undergraduate Degrees in East Asian Studies
There are two types of Bachelor's degrees available through the Department at present: BA and BA (Honours). These degrees offer many different areas of study. They are outlined below.
Prospective students are asked to contact the Department for information, advice and program planning.
BA (Major)
There are a variety of programmes of study in the Department of East Asian Studies for the BA degree.
1. A Major in Chinese requires a minimum of 36 to a maximum of 48 units of course weight at the senior level in the language chosen, which must include:
2. A Major in Japanese requires a minimum of 33 to a maximum of 48 units of course weight at the senior level in the language chosen, which must include:
3. A Combined Major in Chinese and Japanese requires a minimum of 36 to a maximum of 48 units of course weight at the senior level in the two languages combined, which must include:
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a minimum of 12 units of course weight at the senior level in each language;
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a minimum of 6 units of course weight in Literature in translation;
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a minimum of 6 units of course weight at the 400-level, consisting of 3 units of course weight in each language.
4. A major in East Asian Studies requires EASIA 101, and a minimum of 36 units to a maximum of 48 units at the senior level which must include the following:
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a minimum of 12 units from senior level language courses, selected from one of CHINA, JAPAN or KOREA;
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a minimum of 12 units in non-language courses offered by the Department, including 6 units at the 400 level;
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Additional program requirements for the BA degree are outlined in the University calendar.
BA (Minor)
1. A Minor in Chinese or Japanese requires a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 42 units of course weight at the senior level in either Chinese or Japanese studies, and must include a minimum of 6 units of course weight at the 300-or 400-level and at least 6 units of course weight in language courses at the senior level.
2. A Minor in East Asian Studies requires EASIA 101, and a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 42 units of course weight at the senior level, selected from approved cross-listed East Asian content courses, or from non-language courses offered by the Department, and which must include a minimum of 6 units of course weight at the 300- or 400-level.
BA (Honours)
The Department offers four honours programmes:
1. A programme of study in either Chinese or Japanese which consists of a minimum of 48 units course weight in either of the two languages.
2. A programme of study which consists of a combination of Chinese and Japanese including a minimum of 36 units of course weight in one of the two languages and minimum of 12 in the other.
3. A combined Honours program which consists of either Chinese or Japanese and one other discipline. A minimum of 36 units of course weight will be required in each discipline.
4. A combined Honours program which consists of either Chinese or Japanese and East Asian Studies. This program consists of a minimum of 36 units of course weight in either of the two languages plus 36 units of course weight for the BA (East Asian Studies). In this case, approval for the East Asian Studies component is granted by the Coordinator of the East Asian Studies Branch.
Other requirements of the BA (Honours) are outlined in the University Calendar.
JAPAN 30 IB Students
For those students who have taken Japan 30IB in high school and wish to receive credit for JAPAN 101/102, a Transfer Credit system has been implemented (i.e. students with grades 6 or 7 from the IB transcript will get an A or A- automatically upon entering the university. You can find more information here. For further information, please contact the Japanese Language Advisor.
CHINESE, JAPANESE, OR KOREAN AS L O E REQUIREMENT
Chinese, Japanese or Korean may be used by students to satisfy the language other than English requirement of their degree or program. Courses that DO NOT satisfy the L O E requirement for the BA degree are those dealing with culture or literature taught exclusively in English, for example:
CHINA 220; 323; 324; 337; 338; 410
JAPAN 321; 322; 330; 415; 416; 418; 419; 420
All language courses integrate the development of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The spoken language together with written composition continues through all levels. Senior courses in reading are conducted in the spoken language.
Language other than English Examinations
The Edmonton Public Schools Continuing Education offers challenge exams in Chinese 35 and Japanese 35. Completion of one of these challenge exams will result in a grade being placed on an Alberta Education High School transcript and if that grade is 50% or better it will be counted along with the four other required matriculation subjects (or their equivalent) as specified for the particular Arts Faculty degree program to which you have applied. Contact Continuing Education Services at 10820 - 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3Z9 or phone (780) 426-3280 to make arrangements for an examination. Examinations can be taken during the day, evening or Saturday morning.
It should be noted that courses in this Department are primarily designed for students who do NOT speak and who are NOT literate in the language in question. This generally includes dialect speakers as well. Those courses which are open to all students are appropriately marked in the "Details of Courses" section (§§211.34, 211.118 and 211.119) of the University Calendar. It should also be noted that there are special routes for students with background in one of the languages. These students should consult with the Department before making course selections.