East Asian Civilization (Minor)

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Program Description

The minor in East Asian civilization offers students a comprehensive undergraduate program focusing on the diverse forms of cultural production and social practices of China, Japan, and Korea. The curriculum emphasizes multi- and cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of documents, practices, texts, and their regional and global interconnections. Students undertake in-depth study of East Asian civilization through upper-level thematic seminars.

Minor Declaration

To request declaration of a minor, CAS students should visit the host department. To request declaration of a cross-school minor, CAS students should complete the online Minor Application available in their Albert Student Center. Students may also use the Minor Application in Albert to request cancellation of a CAS or cross-school minor.

Program Requirements

The minor requires four 4-credit civilization courses (16 credits) taken in the Department of East Asian Studies. Language courses cannot count toward the requirements of the minor in civilization.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Minor Requirements
Complete four of the following Civilization courses:		16
EAST-UA 91	East Asian Art I: China, Korea, Japan to 1000 Ce
EAST-UA 300	Topics
EAST-UA 536	Gender and Radicalism in Modern China
EAST-UA 540	Chinese Film and Society
EAST-UA 552	The Cold War in Asia: 1945-2001
EAST-UA 569	Topics:
EAST-UA 609	History of Modern Korea
EAST-UA 610	Korean Modernism
EAST-UA 611	20th Century Korean Lit in Translation
EAST-UA 613	Japanese Cinema: Theory & History
EAST-UA 618	Approaches to Chinese Cinema
EAST-UA 707	Mass Culture: Japan
EAST-UA 708	Japanese Animation & New Media
EAST-UA 719	Tpcs in Japan Lit:
EAST-UA 722	Readings in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
EAST-UA 726	Historical Epics of China and Japan
EAST-UA 729	Traditional Drama of China & Japan
EAST-UA 731	20th Century Chinese Lit in Translation
EAST-UA 732	Modern Chinese Fiction
EAST-UA 735	Modern Korea & The Korean Diaspora
EAST-UA 737	Vietnam: the war & its history
EAST-UA 832	Intro to Buddhism
EAST-UA 950	Topics in Asian Studies:
EAST-UA 951	Topics in Korean Studies
EAST-UA 952	Topics in Chinese Studies
EAST-UA 953	Topics in Japanese Studies
CORE-UA 506	Cultures & Contexts: Chinese & Japanese Traditions
CORE-UA 507	Cultures & Contexts: Japan
CORE-UA 512	Cultures & Contexts: China
CORE-UA 543	Cultures & Contexts: Korea
Total Credits		16

Policies

Program Policies

Department of East Asian Studies: Policies Applying to the Minor in Civilization

1. At least 8 of the 16 required credits must be taken at the NYU New York campus.
2. A grade of C or better is necessary in all courses used to fulfill minor requirements; courses graded Pass/Fail do not count toward the minor.
3. No more than two transfer courses (8 credits) may be accepted toward any minor in this department, subject to review by and approval of the director of undergraduate studies. (This includes courses taken at the NYU portals.) Courses submitted for transfer credit must first be approved by CAS (or the appropriate school); only after such approval can the DUS in East Asian studies make a determination at the departmental level. Please refer to “Policy on Transfer Credits and NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi Courses,” below, for additional information.
4. Qualified NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi civilization courses count toward the East Asian civilization minor. A list of which courses qualify will be provided every semester on the departmental website. Please refer to “Policy on Transfer Credits and NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi Courses,” below, for additional information.
5. No double-counting of courses will be permitted. Courses to be counted toward an EAS minor must be exclusive to that EAS minor, whether or not they are cross-listed with another department.
6. Only the civilization minor (i.e., none of the language minors) can be used to satisfy the Expressive Culture requirement of the College Core Curriculum.

Policy on Transfer Credits and NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi Courses

1. Students who enter CAS as freshmen and choose the track in language and civilization may take up to two 4-credit civilization courses (8 credits) and two 4-credit language courses (8 credits) covering East Asia at NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi. A list of the pre-approved courses can be found on the department's website. These courses will be applied toward the major or minor for students who earn a C or better; they do not need to be pre-approved or reviewed.
2. Students who enter CAS as freshmen and choose the track in civilization may take up to two 4-credit civilization courses (8 credits) covering East Asia at NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi. A list of the pre-approved courses can be found on the department's website. These courses will be applied toward the major or minor for students who earn a C or better; they do not need to be pre-approved or reviewed.
3. Students who enter CAS as transfer students and choose the track in language and civilization may apply up to four 4-credit transfer courses (16 credits) toward the major or two 4-credit transfer courses (8 credits) toward the minor, upon review and approval by the director of undergraduate studies. For the major, no more than 8 credits in civilization and 8 credits in language may be transferred in. They may choose to replace up to 16 of these credits with two 4-credit civilization courses (8 credits) and two 4-credit language courses (8 credits) covering East Asia at NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi. A list of the pre-approved courses can be found on the department's website. These Shanghai and Abu Dhabi courses will be applied toward the major or minor for students who earn a C or better; they do not need to be pre-approved or reviewed. The total of transfer credits from other institutions and credits from NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi cannot exceed four courses (16 credits) for the major and two courses (8 credits) for the minor. [Transfer students should note that NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi courses do not count toward the 64 credits that internal or external transfer students to the College are required to complete in CAS (-UA) courses.]
4. Students who enter CAS as transfer students and choose the track in civilization may apply up to four 4-credit transfer courses (16 credits) in civilization toward the major or two 4-credit transfer courses (8 credits) toward the minor, upon review and approval by the director of undergraduate studies. They may choose to replace up to 8 of these credits with two 4-credit civilization courses (8 credits) covering East Asia at NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi. A list of the pre-approved courses can be found on the department's website. These Shanghai and Abu Dhabi courses will be applied toward the major or minor for students who earn a C or better; they do not need to be pre-approved or reviewed. The total of transfer credits from other institutions and credits from NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi cannot exceed four courses/16 credits for the major and two courses/8 credits for the minor. [Transfer students should note that NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi courses do not count toward the 64 credits that internal or external transfer students to the College are required to complete in CAS (-UA) courses.]

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

College of Arts and Science Policies

A full list of relevant academic policies can be found on the CAS Academic Policies page.