A&S Majors and Minors | Undergraduate Bulletin

Dietrich 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 http://www.deall.pitt.edu/.

Requirements for both Japanese and Chinese Majors

Students majoring in either Japanese or Chinese should follow these rules and requirements:

The first-year language courses may be taken on an S/NC basis, but not the second-year language courses. In the third and fourth years, majors have the option of taking two additional courses S/NC , one of which may be an advanced language course.

Japanese major

The Japanese major requires completion of 54 credits and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in departmental courses. This program 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.

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

Culture, Literature, and Linguistics

Complete the following course.
- JPNSE 0083 Introduction to Japanese Literature*
Choose one of the following courses.
- JPNSE 1022 History of the Japanese Language*
- JPNSE 1023 Structure of the Japanese Language*
- JPNSE 1025 Exploring the Japanese Language and Mind*
- JPNSE 1035 Pragmatics of Japanese*
Choose two of the following elective courses.
- JPNSE 0007 Introduction to Japanese Civilization
- JPNSE 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
- JPNSE 0081 East Asia in the World
- JPNSE 0085 Introduction to East Asian Culture *
- 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 *

Related Field

Three Japan-related courses offered by departments in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

Capstone

JPNSE 1999 Capstone Project must be taken during the student's last spring term as an undergraduate.

Writing course

Japanese majors must complete JPNSE 1908 Directed Writing in conjunction with one of the courses marked with an asterisk (*) in the culture, literature, and linguistics section.

Course Requirements for Chinese Major

Students majoring in Chinese must take 55.

Language: complete all of the following courses.

CHIN 0001 First Year Spoken 1
CHIN 0002 First Year Spoken 2
CHIN 0003 Second Year Spoken 1
CHIN 0004 Second Year Spoken 2
CHIN 1020 Third Year Reading 1
CHIN 1021 Third Year Reading 2
Choose one of the following advanced language courses
- CHIN 1040 Literary Chinese 1: Classical
- CHIN 1050 Fourth Year Chinese 1
- CHIN 1051 Fourth Year Chinese 2

Literature, linguistics, culture, and film
- Choose one of the following courses.
  - CHIN 0070 Exploring China from Rots to Blooms
  - CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2: Classical
  - CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
  - CHIN 1083 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature: Premodern
  - CHIN 1087 Introduction to Chinese Narrative
  - CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China
  - CHIN 1562 Confucianism: Basic Tests
- Choose one of the following courses.

CHIN 0071 Themes and Types in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
CHIN 0085 Revolution, Involution, and Identity in Modern Chinese Culture
CHIN 1025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
CHIN 1059 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
CHIN 1084 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature Film: Modern
CHIN 1085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema

Choose two of the following courses.
- CHIN 0007 Introduction to Chinese Civilization
- CHIN 0070 Exploring China from Roots to Blooms
- CHIN 0071 Themes and Types in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
- CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
- CHIN 0081 East Asia in the World
- CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
- CHIN 0085 Revolution, Involution, and Identity in Modern Chinese Culture
- CHIN 1025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
- CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2: Classical
- CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
- CHIN 1059 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
- CHIN 1065 Sources on East Asia
- CHIN 1070 Love and Power
- CHIN 1072 Law and Literature in China
- 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 1091 Encountering Modern China
- CHIN 1562 Confucianism: Basic Texts

Senior Project should be completed in the last spring term prior to graduation.

CHIN 1999 Senior Project

Non-departmental course requirements; choose two of the following courses.

ECON 1630 Economic Development of China

HAA 0620 Art of China

HAA 0690 Chinese Landscape Painting

HAA 1605 Ancient Chinese Art

HAA 1640 20th Century Chinese Art

HIST 1422 Later Imperial China

MUSIC 0354 Chinese Performance Literature

PS 1523 East Asia in World Politics

Other course(s) with at least 50% China-related content offered in a department other than East Asian Languages and Literatures.

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 0001through CHIN 0004) or the basic (CHIN 0025 through CHIN 0128) track, and one Chinese literature or culture course from the following list:

CHIN 0007 Introduction to Chinese Civilization
CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
CHIN 0081 East Asia in the World

CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
CHIN 0085 Revolution, Involution, and Identity in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
CHIN 1025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
CHIN 1059 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
CHIN 1083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
CHIN 1084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature and Film
CHIN 1085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
CHIN 1089 The World of China
CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China

Option B

One year of Chinese language in either the traditional (CHIN 0001 and CHIN 0002) or the basic (CHIN 0025 and CHIN 0026) track, and the following courses.

One of the following courses.

CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
CHIN 0083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
CHIN 1090 Greats Minds of China

Two of the following courses.

CHIN 0007 Introducation to Chinese Civilization
CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
CHIN 0081 East Asia in the World

CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
CHIN 0085 Revolution, Involution, and Identity in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
CHIN 1025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical
CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
CHIN 1059 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
CHIN 1083 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature: Premodern
CHIN 1084 Masterpieces in Chinese Literature and Film
CHIN 1085 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
CHIN 1088 New Chinese Cinema
CHIN 1089 The World of China
CHIN 1090 Great Minds of China

Option C

Four of the following courses.

CHIN 0007 Introducation to Chinese Civilization
CHIN 0080 City Life and East Asian Culture
CHIN 0081 East Asia in the World
CHIN 0082 Hong Kong Cinema
CHIN 0085 Revolution, Involution, and Identity in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
CHIN 1025 Aspects of the Chinese Language
CHIN 1041 Literary Chinese 2 Classical

CHIN 1047 Chinese and Western Poetry
CHIN 1059 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
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

Two of the following courses.

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

Other course(s) with at least 50% China-related content offered in a department other than East Asian Languages and Literature.

Minor in Japanese (15–19 credits)

Two options are available.

Japanese language and culture option (19 credits)
- JPNSE 0001 First Year Japanese 1, 5 credits
- JPNSE 0002 First Year Japanese 2, 5 credits
- Three 3-credit courses from the following list.
  - 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 Structure 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
Japanese culture option (15 credits)

Five 3-credit courses from the following list.
- 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 Structure 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

Minor in Korean