East Asian Languages and Cultures Minor

Program Requirements

Total Units Required: 18 units

Grade Requirement: C- or above; Pass/No Pass grades do not count toward minor requirements

Required Courses

  • Two semesters of one of the chosen languages: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
  • At least 9 units must be from 3000-level courses or above
  1. Students are required to complete one of the following Civilization courses (3 units):
CHINA 2270Chinese Civilization3
JAPAN 2260Japanese Civilization3
KOREA 2230Korean Civilization3
  1. Students are required to complete one of the following courses focusing on the premodern era (3 units):
CHINA 3410Early and Imperial Chinese Literature3
JAPAN 3320Japanese Literature: Beginnings to Nineteenth Century3
KOREA 3700When Tigers Smoke: Songs and Stories From Traditional Korea3
  1. Students are required to complete one of the following courses focusing on the modern era (3 units):
CHINA 3420Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature3
JAPAN 3330The Modern Voice in Japanese Literature3
KOREA 3520Literature of Modern and Contemporary Korea3
  1. One upper-level (3000/4000 level) elective course: course must be non-language and offered by EALC (course subject: CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, EALC) (3 units)

Additional Information

  • Language placement is required for this program. Please visit the Overview tab of the East Asian Languages and Cultures page for details.
  • Students must earn at least a B- or better in language courses to continue to the next level. Students who do not meet this requirement may either repeat the course or earn at least a B- in an approved equivalent course (either during the summer or in a study abroad program).
  • Basic Chinese and basic Korean: students must take both semesters of basic and one semester of regular language to fulfill the two-semester language requirement. Two semesters of basic language do not fulfill the language requirement.
  • Courses for the minor must be taken for credit.
  • No more than 3 units of transfer or study abroad non-language courses may be applied to the minor.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a study abroad program. Please refer to the EALC website for more information about study abroad programs.

Contact Info

Phone:314-935-4448
Email:ealc@wustl.edu
Website:http://ealc.wustl.edu/