School of Arts and Sciences
MAJOR AND MINOR DESCRIPTIONS BY DEPARTMENT
EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers courses in the language, literature, film, linguistics, and culture of China, Japan, and Korea. An undergraduate major is available in either Chinese or Japanese. There is a multiyear sequence of courses in the modern standard languages of China, Japan, and Korea, plus a wide variety of offerings (ranging from introductory to specialized) designed to illuminate various facets of these Asian civilizations. Students whose interests range broadly across the civilization of East Asia may alternatively develop an interdisciplinary studies major or take advantage of the Asian Studies Certificate program. The departmental curriculum is composed of three main categories:
- courses designed to develop competence in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) of the Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language, plus courses for advanced study in Chinese and Japanese;
- courses taught in English and focused on the mainstream of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture as reflected in literature, drama, and film; and
- courses for the advanced study of literature and linguistic analysis.
For more information on the Chinese and Japanese majors, courses in Korean language, or on the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, visit the Web site www.pitt.edu/~deall.
Requirements for Both Japanese and Chinese Majors
Students majoring in either Japanese or Chinese should follow these rules and requirements:
- A total of 51 credits with a 2.00 GPA average in departmental courses.
- The first-year language courses may be taken on a S/NC basis (formerly the S/N option), but not the second-year language courses. In the third and fourth years, majors have the option of taking two additional courses S/NC (formerly the S/N option), one of which may be an advanced language course.
- Majors should enroll in one of the W courses offered by the department or make arrangements with the advisor to enroll in a 1-credit writing practicum associated with a number of courses for the major.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE
A program to major in Japanese includes elements from four categories: courses designed to develop competence in the four skills of the Japanese language; courses taught in English and focused on the mainstream of Japanese culture as reflected in literature, drama, film, and linguistics; courses related to Japan offered in other departments of Arts and Sciences; and a capstone experience for graduating seniors. To fulfill the requirements for the major, students must complete the following.
- Third Year Japanese 2 (or the equivalent), plus one course at the advanced level
- Thirteen credits chosen from offerings in the department’s literature, drama, film, and linguistics listing. Among them are 3 required courses: 0083, one linguistics course (1022, 1023, 1025 or 1035), and JPNSE 1098 (1 credit) that must taken in conjunction with an asterisk (“W”) course in the group
- Three courses (9 credits) related to Japan offered in other departments
- Capstone project required of primary majors declared in the fall of 2007 and after
Language
- JPNSE 0001 First Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 0002 First Year Japanese 2
- JPNSE 0003 Second Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 0004 Second Year Japanese 2
- JPNSE 1020 Third Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 1021 Third Year Japanese 2
Advanced courses
- JPNSE 1030 Readings in Japanese Literature
- JPNSE 1032 Readings in Social Sciences
- JPNSE 1040 Introduction to Classical Japanese
- JPNSE 1050 Fourth Year Japanese 1
- JPNSE 1051 Fourth Year Japanese 2
Literature, Drama, Film and Linguistics (taught in English)
- JPNSE 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
- JPNSE 0081 East Asia in the World
- JPNSE 0083 Introduction to Japanese Literature *
- JPNSE 0085 Introduction to East Asian Culture *
- JPNSE 1022 History of the Japanese Language *
- JPNSE 1023 Aspects of the Japanese Language *
- JPNSE 1025 Exploring the Japanese Language and Mind *
- JPNSE 1035 Pragmatics of Japanese *
- JPNSE 1056 Modern Japanese Literature and the West *
- JPNSE 1057 Japanese Culture & Society through Cinema *
- JPNSE 1058 Westerns and Samurai Films *
- JPNSE 1059 Japanese Literature on Screen *
- JPNSE 1070 The World of Japan: The Tale of Genji *
- JPNSE 1071 The World of Japan *
- JPNSE 1080 Ghosts, Masks and Actors *
- JPNSE 1081 Forms of Japanese Theatre *
- JPNSE 1082 A Taste of Japan *
- JPNSE 1085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema *
- JPNSE 1908 Directed Writing for Majors
Related Field
Three Japan-related courses offered in other departments of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Capstone
JPNSE 1999 Capstone Project
Course Requirements for Chinese Major
Students majoring in Chinese must take 50 credits in departmental courses, distributed among three areas:
- Modern language skills: speech, writing, and reading courses (32 credits) to be chosen from the following:
- CHIN 0001 and 0002 First Year Spoken 1 and 2
- CHIN 0003 and 0004 Second Year Spoken 1 and 2
- CHIN 1005 and 1006 Third Year Spoken 1 and 2
- CHIN 0011 and 0012 First Year Reading 1 and 2
- CHIN 0013 and 0014 Second Year Reading 1 and 2
- CHIN 1020 and 1021 Third Year Reading 1 and 2
- Courses in literature, film, culture, and classical Chinese offered within the department. Twelve credits are to be chosen from the following:
- CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
- CHIN 0081 East Asia in the World
- CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1: Classical
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2: Classical
- CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
- CHIN 1065 Sources on East Asia
- CHIN 1070 Love Power
- CHIN 1082 20th Century Chinese Art
- CHIN 1083 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature: Premodern
- CHIN 1084 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature Film: Modern
- CHIN 1085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
- CHIN 1086 Love in Chinese and Western Literature
- CHIN 1087 Introduction to Chinese Narrative
- CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
- CHIN 1089 The World of China
- CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China
- CHIN 1562 Confucianism: Basic Texts
- Six credits of China-related courses chosen from other departments in the humanities and social sciences.
Minor in Chinese
Students pursuing a minor in Chinese must select one of the following options.
Option A
Two years of Chinese language in either the traditional (CHIN 0001-0004 and CHIN 0011-0014) or basic (CHIN 0025-0028 and CHIN 0125-0128) track, and one Chinese literature or culture course from the following list:
- CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1 Classical
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
- CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
- CHIN 1083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature:Premodern
- CHIN 1084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature and Film
- CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
- CHIN 1089 The World of China
- CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China
- CHIN 1091 Encountering Modern China
- ECON 1630 Economic Development of China
- HAA 0620 Art of China
- HAA 0690 Chinese Landscape Painting
- HAA 1605 Ancient Chinese Art
- HAA 1640 Twentieth Century Chinese Art
- HIST 0401 Modern East Asian Civilization
- HIST 0755/RELGST 0505 Religion in Asia
- HIST 1422 Late Imperial China
- MUSIC 0354 Chinese Performance Literature
- PS 1523 East Asia in World Politics
Option B
Two years of Chinese language in either the traditional (CHIN 0001-0002 and CHIN 0011-0012) or basic (CHIN 0025-0026 and CHIN 0125-0126) track, and three additional courses as indicated below.
One of the following:
- CHIN 0070 Exploring China from Roots to Blooms
- CHIN 1090 Greats Minds of China
- CHIN 1091 Encountering Modern China
Two of the following:
- CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1 Classical
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
- CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
- CHIN 1083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
- CHIN 1084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature and Film
- CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
- CHIN 1089 The World of China
- ECON 1630 Economic Development of China
- HAA 0620 Art of China
- HAA 0690 Chinese Landscape Painting
- HAA 1605 Ancient Chinese Art
- HAA 1640 Twentieth Century Chinese Art
- HIST 0401 Modern East Asian Civilization
- HIST 0755/RELGST 0505 Religion in Asia
- HIST 1422 Late Imperial China
- MUSIC 0354 Chinese Performance Literature
- PS 1523 East Asia in World Politics
Option C
CHIN 1091 Encountering Modern China, and five additional courses as indicated below.
One of the following:
- CHIN 0070 Exploring China from Roots to Blooms
- CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China
Four of the following:
- CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1 Classical
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
- CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
- CHIN 1083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
- CHIN 1084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature and Film
- CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
- CHIN 1089 The World of China
- ECON 1630 Economic Development of China
- HAA 0620 Art of China
- HAA 0690 Chinese Landscape Painting
- HAA 1605 Ancient Chinese Art
- HAA 1640 Twentieth Century Chinese Art
- HIST 0401 Modern East Asian Civilization
- HIST 0755/RELGST 0505 Religion of Asia
- HIST 1422 Late Imperial China
- MUSIC 0354 Chinese Performance Literature
- PS 1523 East Asia in World Politics
Minor in Japanese (15–19 credits)
Two options are available:
- Japanese language, linguistics, literature, film and theater option (19 credits)
- JPNSE 0001 First Year Japanese 1, 5 credits
- JPNSE 0002 First Year Japanese 2, 5 credits
- Three 3-credit departmental courses taught in English, listed as culture, film, linguistics, literature, or theater.
- Japanese culture, film, linguistics, literature and theater option (15 credits)
- Five 3-credit departmental courses taught in English, listed as culture, film, linguistics, literature, or theater.
Minor in Korean (22 credits)
The Korean minor requires 22 credits total, as outlined below
- Four of the following language courses (four credits each), for a total of 16 credits:
- KOR 0001/1001 - First Year Korean 1
- KOR 0002/1002 - First Year Korean 2
- KOR 0003/1003 - Second Year Korean 1
- KOR 0004/1004 - Second Year Korean 2
- KOR 0005/1005 - Third Year Korean 1
- KOR 0006/1006 - Third Year Korean 2
- Two courses from the following list, for a total of 6 credits:
- KOR 0070 - World of Korea: Past & Present
- KOR 0075 - Introduction to Korea through Films
- KOR 1060 - Language and Society in Korea