The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) offers programs in the study of East Asian languages, literatures and cultures, spanning the early, premodern, modern, and contemporary periods. Our majors in Chinese, Japanese and Korean afford a solid preparation for graduate study in these areas. They also open up career opportunities in diplomacy, business, law, journalism and higher education, among others.
The majors in Chinese, Japanese and Korean require the completion of 24 upper-level units. Specific requirements include one 200-level foundational course, at least two years of language study, and two or more courses in the relevant literary tradition. In addition, prime majors are required to fulfill the EALC capstone requirement and to participate in the EALC Senior Symposium.
The minors in Chinese, Japanese and Korean require the completion of 18 units, 9 of which must be at the 300 level or above. Specific requirements include the equivalent of one year of language study and two courses in the relevant literary tradition.
| Phone: | 314-935-4448 |
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| Email: | ealc@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://ealc.wustl.edu/ |
Chair
Marvin H. Marcus
PhD, University of Michigan
Professor
Rebecca Copeland
PhD, Columbia University
Associate Professors
Lingchei Letty Chen
PhD, Columbia University
Ji-Eun Lee
PhD, Harvard University
Zhao Ma
PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Jamie Newhard
PhD, Columbia University
Assistant Professor
Nathan Vedal
PhD, Harvard University
Professor of the Practice
Virginia S. Marcus
MA, University of Michigan, New York University
Teaching Professors
Shino Hayashi
MA, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota
Mijeong Mimi Kim
EdD, University of San Francisco
Xia Liang
MA, Beijing Normal University
Judy Zhijun Mu
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fengtao Wu
MA, Indiana University Bloomington
Senior Lecturers
Wenhui Chen
MA, National Taiwan Normal University
Ke Nie
MA, Capital Normal University
Wei Wang
MA, University of Minnesota, Beijing Language and Culture University
Kanako Yao
PhD, Ohio State University
Lecturers
Taewoong Kim
PhD, The University of Oklahoma
Zihan Qin
MA, University of Iowa
Jingyi Wang
MA, Capital Normal University
Professors Emeriti
Beata Grant
PhD, Stanford University
Robert Hegel
PhD, Columbia University
James C. Shih
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Betty Pei-shan Yue
MA, Washington University
With a major in one of the East Asian languages and cultures, a student can expect to gain some proficiency in Chinese, Japanese or Korean; to study the area's literary and cultural landmarks; and to gain familiarity with Asian history and civilizations.
The Majors
For information about the major in Chinese language and culture, visit the Chinese page of this Bulletin.
For information about the major in Japanese language and culture, visit the Japanese page of this Bulletin.
For information about the major in Korean language and culture, visit the Korean page of this Bulletin.
For information about the minor in Chinese language and culture, visit the Chinese page of this Bulletin.
For information about the minor in Japanese language and culture, visit the Japanese page of this Bulletin.
For information about the minor in Korean language and culture, visit the Korean page of this Bulletin.
For East Asian Studies courses, visit the East Asian Studies page of this Bulletin.
For Chinese courses, visit the Chinese page of this Bulletin.
For Japanese courses, visit the Japanese page of this Bulletin.
For Korean courses, visit the Korean page of this Bulletin.