Mail Code: 6023
Phone: (650) 736-1759, 723-3362; fax: (650) 725-3350
Email: CEAS-Admissions@stanford.edu
Web Site: http://ceas.stanford.edu
Courses offered by the Center for East Asian Studies are listed under the subject code EASTASN on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site. The EASTASN courses listed on ExploreCourses deal primarily with China, Japan, and Korea. Literature courses are listed with the subject codes of CHINGEN, CHINLIT, JAPANGEN, JAPANLIT, KORGEN, and KORLIT on ExploreCourses.
Courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language instruction use the subject codes CHINLANG, JAPANLNG, and KORLANG. Courses in Classical Chinese are listed under the subject code CHINLIT.
Mission
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) supports teaching and research on East Asia-related topics across all disciplines; disseminates knowledge about East Asia through projects of local, regional, national, and international scope; and serves as the intellectual gathering point for a collaborative and innovative community of scholars and students of East Asia. CEAS works with all schools, departments, research centers, and student groups to facilitate and enhance all aspects of East Asia-related research, teaching, outreach and exchange across the Stanford campus.
CEAS is part of Stanford Global Studies in the School of Humanities and Sciences. As an East Asia National Resource Center (NRC), supported by the U.S. Department of Education, CEAS serves to strengthen access to and training in the major languages of East Asia, and to broaden East Asia area studies training across all disciplines.
Many other theoretical and methodological courses within various departments at Stanford are taught by faculty who are East Asian specialists; these courses often have a substantial East Asian component and a list of current applicable courses from outside departments may be found on the "Approved Courses" tab of this bulletin.
Undergraduate Programs in East Asian Studies
Undergraduates interested in East Asia can become involved by attending CEAS events, taking courses in the subject codes listed above, or earning a Minor or Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies. These undergraduate degrees in East Asian Studies are now administered by the Department of East Asian Cultures and Languages. Stanford Global Studies offers internship opportunities in East Asia, and the Bing Overseas Study Program offers study abroad opportunities in East Asia.
For language study, CEAS provides undergraduate fellowships for language study in China, Japan, or Korea; students must simultaneously apply to a pre-approved language program abroad. Applications are due in February each year. Deadlines and application information can be found on the CEAS web site. In addition, undergraduates can obtain a coterminal M.A. degree in East Asian Studies while concurrently working on their undergraduate major by applying during the regular admissions cycle no later than their senior year.
Graduate Programs in East Asian Studies
Master's Program
Stanford's interdisciplinary M.A. program in East Asian Studies is designed both for students who plan to complete a Ph.D. but who have not yet decided on the particular discipline in which they prefer to work, and for students who wish to gain a background in East Asian Studies in connection with a career in nonacademic fields such as business, law, education, journalism, or government service. The program permits the student to construct a course of study suited to individual intellectual interests and career needs, and may be completed within 1 to 3 years, depending on the course load taken and the amount of foreign language training required. Advanced language students or students who are native speakers of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean can potentially complete the program within one year. Students interested in pursuing professional careers are encouraged to plan for additional training through internships or additional graduate professional programs, in conjunction with obtaining an M.A. in East Asian Studies.
The M.A. program allows students a great deal of flexibility in combining language training, interdisciplinary area studies, and a disciplinary concentration. Students are required to demonstrate third year level proficiency in Chinese, Korean or Japanese, according to their research-area focus (either through coursework at Stanford or testing at the 4th year or higher in language-placement exams), to take the one-unit core course in East Asian Studies, and to complete at least nine area studies graduate courses, three of which must be in a single department or in the same thematic focus. An M.A. thesis, usually an expansion of a paper written for a graduate seminar or colloquium, is required.
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of the master's program is to further develop specialized knowledge and skills in East Asian Studies, and to prepare students for a professional career or doctoral studies. This is achieved through the completion of East Asia content courses, language training as necessary, and experience with independent research.
Postdoctoral Programs
The Center for East Asian Studies offers a postdoctoral fellowship in Chinese Studies each year. Postdoctoral fellowships in other areas are available from campus units including but not limited to the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, and the Stanford Humanities Center.
Financial Aid
CEAS offers various types of funding for new and continuing students. See the fellowships page of the CEAS web site for the most up-to-date offerings.
Master of Arts in East Asian Studies
University requirements for the master's degree are described in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin.
The master's degree program allows a great deal of flexibility in combining language training, interdisciplinary area studies, and a disciplinary concentration. The Director of the Center assigns preliminary faculty advisers to all students. Members of the staff and faculty are available for academic and career planning. The M.A. program is designed to be completed in one year and students are urged to complete the degree requirements within that first year (3 quarters) unless their goals and background dictate otherwise.
Applicants must submit scores for the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination, official transcripts and a writing sample along with their online application. Foreign applicants are also required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applications for admission and financial aid should be made online; see the Graduate Admissions web site. The deadline for submitting applications for the 2016-17 academic year is December 8, 2015.
Coterminal Master's Program in East Asian Studies
The center admits a limited number of Stanford undergraduates to work toward a coterminal M.A. degree in East Asian Studies. Applications are accepted once a year during the regular CEAS M.A. application cycle. The deadline for the 2016-17 academic year is December 8, 2015. Students may apply after completing 120 units, but no later than the quarter prior to the expected completion of the undergraduate degree. Applicants are expected to meet the same standards as those seeking admission to the M.A. program, and they must submit the following directly to the Center's office:
- a completed Application for Admission to Coterminal Masters’ Program
- a written statement of purpose
- an unofficial Stanford transcript
- three letters of recommendation, at least two of which should be from members of the department of concentration
- first 15 pages of a representative writing sample (such as a seminar paper, term paper, honors thesis, or journal article.)
- copy of scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (official score should be sent to Stanford's school code 4704)
- a list of courses the applicant intends to take to fulfill degree requirements.
Coterm applications are reviewed along with peer applications by the M.A. Admissions Committee of the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS).
Students must meet all requirements for both B.A. and M.A. degrees. They must complete a total of 15 full-time quarters or the equivalent, or three full quarters after completing 180 units for a total of 226 units. Coterms are not eligible for University financial aid, but are eligible to apply for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) and other fellowships administered by CEAS.
University Coterminal Requirements
Coterminal master’s degree candidates are expected to complete all master’s degree requirements as described in this bulletin. University requirements for the coterminal master’s degree are described in the “Coterminal Master’s Program” section. University requirements for the master’s degree are described in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin.
After accepting admission to this coterminal master’s degree program, students may request transfer of courses from the undergraduate to the graduate career to satisfy requirements for the master’s degree. Transfer of courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case by case basis.
In this master’s program, courses taken three quarters prior to the first graduate quarter, or later, are eligible for consideration for transfer to the graduate career. No courses taken prior to the first quarter of the sophomore year may be used to meet master’s degree requirements.
Course transfers are not possible after the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.
The University requires that the graduate adviser be assigned in the student’s first graduate quarter even though the undergraduate career may still be open. The University also requires that the Master’s Degree Program Proposal be completed by the student and approved by the department by the end of the student’s first graduate quarter.
Degree Requirements
Language Requirement
Students must complete the equivalent of Stanford's first three full years of language training in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Other East Asian languages may be accepted by petition. Students entering the program without any language preparation should complete first- and second-year Chinese, Japanese, or Korean within the first year of residence at Stanford if they intend to graduate within two years (this would necessitate completing a summer language program). All language courses taken at Stanford used towards fulfilling the language requirement must be for letter grades and completed with a grade of 'B' or higher. Conversation classes cannot be used for meeting this requirement, and units from the language courses numbered 1-99 do not count toward the 46 units required required for the degree. Language courses numbered 100 and above can be used towards meeting the 46 units minimum for the degree, but cannot be used towards fulfilling the content courses requirement unless the language course is at the fourth-year level or above, and the student is specializing in literature.
The language requirement may be satisfied in part or in full by placing into an appropriate Stanford language class through the language proficiency exam given by the Language Center. Students who fulfill this minimum three-year language requirement before completing other requirements are encouraged to continue language study, or take courses in which Chinese, Japanese, or Korean are used, for as long as they are in the program.
The language used to meet the three-year language proficiency requirement should match the student's country/region of focus.
Students in the M.A. program are also eligible to apply for the Inter-University language programs in Beijing and Yokohama. Work completed in one of these programs may be counted toward the M.A. degree's language requirement if students take and pass the corresponding Stanford language proficiency exam after the program. Work completed in these overseas programs will not be counted towards the overall unit requirements.
Language courses are listed under the following subject codes on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site: CHINLANG, JAPANLNG, and KORLANG.
M.A. Thesis Requirement
A master's thesis, representing a substantial piece of original research, should be filed with the center's program office as part of the graduation requirements. With the adviser's approval, the master's thesis requirement may be satisfied by expanding a research paper written for an advanced course, and should have a minimum of 10,000 words in the main body of the thesis (excluding references, citations, appendices, etc.). The M.A. thesis is due at noon on the last day of classes, of the quarter in which the student applies to graduate; see the Academic Calendar for specific dates.
Area Studies and Unit Requirements
Students must complete a minimum total of 46 units for the degree at Stanford, comprised of:
- 1-unit core course, EASTASN 330 Core Seminar: Issues and Approaches in East Asian Studies
- At least 9 approved content courses, at least 30 units of which must be at or above the 200 level (at or above 300 level for HISTORY courses) and meeting the following criteria:
- Are on the approved East Asian Studies course list (see Approved Courses tab), or have been approved by petition (maximum 3 petitions)
- Taken for a letter grade and completed with a 'B' or higher ('P' or higher in GSB courses and Law courses)
- Taken for 3 units or more
- Do not count as part of the language requirement (language courses beyond third-year level are accepted for students specializing in literature)
- At least 3 of the 9 courses must be either in the same department or within the same thematic focus across several departments (see sample themes below).
- Additional courses as necessary to reach the minimum 46 units for the degree meeting the following criteria:
- Taken for a letter grade
- At least level 100 or above (above 200 for HISTORY courses)
- Must be an academic content course - such as a lecture, seminar, or colloquium (no activity courses, EFS language classes, etc.). Language classes are okay if the course number is above level 100 and it is taken for a letter grade.
- The cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all courses must be 3.0 or higher; grades for the 9 content courses must be a 'B' or higher.
Sample Theme 1
Units | ||
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ANTHRO 253A | Population and social trends in Japan | 3-5 |
HISTORY 392D | Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 396D | Historiography of Modern Japan | 4-5 |
Sample Theme 2
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KORGEN 201 | Kangnam Style: Korean Media and Pop Culture | 4 |
EASTASN 289K | The Korean Economy: Past, Present and Future | 3 |
HISTORY 392G | Modern Korea | 4-5 |
Sample Theme 3
Units | ||
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IPS 246 | China on the World Stage | 3-5 |
POLISCI 340L | China in World Politics | 5 |
POLISCI 348 | Chinese Politics: The Transformation and the Era of Reform | 5 |
Course Petitions and Directed Reading
Some theory-oriented or methodological courses may be used to meet part of the 9 courses requirements, provided that they are demonstrably useful for understanding East Asian problems. A course petition and syllabus must be submitted no later than the end of the second week of the quarter in which the course is offered. Students are limited to 3 petitions total. Credit toward the area studies requirement is not given for courses taken before entering the M.A. program, however students may take courses for exchange credit at the University of California, Berkeley, with the approval of their adviser and the Office of the University Registrar.
Students may choose to enroll in a directed reading course with a faculty member if the current course offerings do not meet a particular research or study need. Directed reading courses are independent study projects a student may undertake with a relevant Stanford faculty member. Once the student has found a faculty member to support his or her studies, the student must inform the Student Services Coordinator immediately so that the appropriate section can be added for EASTASN 300 Graduate Directed Reading. The limitations for directed reading units are:
- A maximum of 5 units may apply towards the 46-unit degree requirement.
- If applying the units to the 9 courses requirement, the student must submit a detailed syllabus approved by their directed reading instructor prior to enrolling in the course.
- It must be taken for a letter grade.
Joint and Dual Degree Programs in East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies and Law
This joint degree program grants an M.A. degree in East Asian Studies and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree. It is designed to train students interested in a career in teaching, research, or the practice of law related to East Asian legal affairs. Students must apply separately to the East Asian Studies M.A. program and to the Stanford School of Law and be accepted by both. Completing this combined course of study requires approximately four academic years, depending on the student's background and level of training in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Up to 45 units of approved courses may be counted towards both degrees. For more information, see the "Joint Degree Programs" section of this bulletin and the Stanford Law School's web site. Students who have been accepted by both programs should consult with the departments to determine which courses can be double-counted.
East Asian Studies and Education
This dual degree program grants an M.A. degree in East Asian Studies and a secondary school teaching credential in social studies. To be eligible for this program, students should apply to the M.A. program in East Asian Studies and then apply to the Stanford Teacher Education Program during the first year at Stanford. Completing the dual program requires at least two years, including one summer session when beginning the education component of the program. Admissions processes for both programs are completely independent of each other and units from courses can only be applied to one degree or the other, not both.
East Asian Studies and Business
This dual degree program grants an M.A. degree in East Asian Studies and a Master of Business Administration degree. Students must apply separately to the East Asian Studies M.A. program and the Graduate School of Business and be accepted by both. Completing this combined course of study requires approximately three academic years (perhaps including summer sessions), depending on the student's background and level of training in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language. Admissions processes for both programs are completely independent of each other and units from courses can only be applied to one degree or the other, not both.
Director: Gordon Chang
Affiliated Faculty and Staff:
Anthropology: Lisa M. Curran, Miyako Inoue, James Holland Jones (on leave 2015-16), Matthew Kohrman, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, Barbara Voss, Sylvia J. Yanagisako
Art and Art History: Jean Ma, Melinda Takeuchi, Richard Vinograd, Xiaoze Xie
Biology: Marcus W. Feldman (on leave AUT & SPR), Peter Vitousek
Business: William Barnett, Charles M. Lee, Hau Lee, Joseph Piotroski, Kenneth Singleton, David W. Brady, Condoleezza Rice
Center for International Security and Cooperation: Chaim Braun
Civil and Environmental Engineering: David Freyberg (on leave 2015-16), Renate Fruchter, Leonard Ortolano (on leave AUT)
Communication: James Fishkin
Comparative Literature: David Palumbo-Liu
Earth System Science: Page Chamberlain, Eric F. B. Lambin, Rosamond L. Naylor
East Asian Languages and Cultures: Steven Carter, Ronald Egan, Haiyan Lee (on leave 2015-16), Indra Levy, Li Liu (on leave 2015-16), Yoshiko Matsumoto, James Reichert (on leave 2015-16), Chao Fen Sun, Melinda Takeuchi, Ban Wang, John C. Y. Wang (emeritus), Yiqun Zhou, Dafna Zur
East Asian Studies: Jindong Cai, Alice L. Miller, Xiaoneng Yang
Economics:Kalina Manova
Education: Anthony L. Antonio, Martin Carnoy, Francisco O. Ramirez, Christine M. Wotipka
Electrical Engineering: Richard Dasher
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: Michael H. Armacost, Karl W. Eikenberry, Donald K. Emmerson (emeritus), Thomas Fingar, Francis Fukuyama, Takeo Hoshi, Charlotte Lee, Yong Suk Lee, Scott D. Rozelle, Daniel C. Sneider, David Straub, Mark Thurber, Li-Tai Xue
Geological Sciences: Stephan A. Graham, Jonathan Payne
Geophysics: Simon L. Klemperer
History: Gordon Chang, Mark E. Lewis, Martin Lewis, Yumi Moon, Thomas Mullaney, Matthew Sommer, Jun Uchida, Kären Wigen, Mikael D. Wolfe
Ho Center for Buddhist Studies: John Kieschnick, Irene H. Lin
Hoover Institution: Jeremy Carl, Larry Diamond, Tai-Chun Kuo, Hsiao-ting Lin, Toshio Nishi, William J. Perry, Charles Wolf Jr.
Law: Jeffrey Ball, Thomas Heller, Erik Jenson, Mei Gechlik
Linguistics: Daniel Jurafsky
Management Science and Engineering: Siegfried S. Hecker, Pamela Hinds, William J. Perry, Edison Tse, Yinyu Ye
Music: Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, Joo-Mee Lee, Stephen Sano, Linda Uyechi, Hui Daisy You
Political Science: Phillip Lipscy (on leave 2015-16), Terry M. Moe, Jean C. Oi, Barry R. Weingast
Religious Studies: Carl W. Bielefeldt (emeritus), Paul M. Harrison, Lee H. Yearley
Sociology: Gi-Wook Shin, Andrew Walder, Xueguang Zhou
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR): Nicholas Charles Hope
Stanford Language Center: Marina Chung, Robert Clark, Sik Lee Dennig, Michelle DiBello, Hee-sun Kim, Nina Yushin Lin, Momoyo Kubo Lowdermilk, Emiko Yasumoto Magnani, Emi Mukai, Chie Muramatsu, Michelle Rogoyski, Yu-hwa Liao Rozelle, Momoe Saito Fu, Le Tang, Yoshiko Tomiyama, Huazhi Wang, Hannah Yoon, Hong Zeng, Youping Zhang, Xiaofang Zhou
Note: Faculty leave information is correct as of August 3, 2015. Latest information can be found on the relevant departmental section of this bulletin.
Approved Content Courses
Because East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary major, the majority of the courses that apply toward the degree are listed under other departments. In addition to courses listed under the EASTASN subject code, students should check the list below, as well as on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses site for courses in other departments that will meet the degree requirements for East Asian Studies; such departments include (but are not limited to) Anthropology, East Asian Languages and Cultures, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology. Not all courses offered by other departments that have East Asia content may be listed below or on the CEAS web site. If there is a course not listed below that has East Asia content, check with the Center for East Asian Studies to verify whether or not it can be used to fulfill the degree requirements.
The following course list represents courses that may, with the adviser's approval, be used to fulfill degree requirements (please see the Law School or GSB web sites for instructions on how to enroll in their courses):
China
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ANTHRO 243 | Title Social Change in Contemporary China: Modernity and the Middle Kingdom | 4-5 |
ANTHRO 248 | Health, Politics, and Culture of Modern China | 4-5 |
ANTHRO 251A | Contemporary Chinese Society Through Independent Documentary Film | 3-5 |
ARCHLGY 304C | The Archaeology of Ancient China | 5 |
ARTHIST 188B | From Shanghai Modern to Global Contemporary: Frontiers of Modern Chinese Art | 4 |
ARTHIST 288B | The Enduring Passion for Ink: Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting | 5 |
ARTHIST 289A | Making the Masterpiece in Song Dynasty China | 5 |
ARTHIST 382B | Cultures in Competition: Arts of Song-Era China | 4 |
ARTHIST 388A | The History of Modern and Contemporary Japanese and Chinese Architecture and Urbanism | 4 |
ARTHIST 482A | Approaching Dunhuang: Methods and Debates | 5 |
ARTHIST 489 | Connoisseurship Studies of Chinese Painting, Calligraphy, and Seals | 5 |
ARTHIST 489A | Making the Masterpiece in Song Dynasty China | 5 |
CEE 224X | Global Urban Development Program | 2-5 |
CHINGEN 173 | Chinese Language, Culture, and Society | 4 |
CHINGEN 219 | Popular Culture and Casino Capitalism in China | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 220 | Soldiers and Bandits in Chinese Culture | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 233 | Literature in 20th-Century China | 4-5 |
CHINGEN 234 | Early Chinese Mythology | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 235 | Chinese Bodies, Chinese Selves | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 236 | The Chinese Family | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 237 | Tiananmen Square: History, Literature, Iconography | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 239 | Cultural Revolution as Literature | 4 |
CHINGEN 240 | Chinese Justice: Law, Morality, and Literature | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 241 | Emergence of Chinese Civilization from Caves to Palaces | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 243 | Images of Women in Ancient China and Greece | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 246 | Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors: Anthropology of Chinese Folk Religion | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 248 | Love and Revenge | 2-4 |
CHINGEN 250 | Sex, Gender, and Power in Modern China | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 251 | Manuscripts, Circulation of Texts, Printing | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 252 | Beijing: Microcosm of Modern China | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 253 | Beijing and Shanghai: Twin Cities in Chinese History | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 255 | Cultural Images in China-US Relations | 3-5 |
CHINGEN 260 | New Directions in the Study of Poetry and Literati Culture | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 269 | What is Chinese Theater? The Formation of a Tradition | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 294 | The History and Culture of Peking Opera | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 296 | The Culture of Entertainment in China | 3-4 |
CHINGEN 393E | Female Divinities in China | 3-5 |
CHINLIT 205 | Beginning Classical Chinese, First Quarter | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 206 | Beginning Classical Chinese, Second Quarter | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 207 | Beginning Classical Chinese, Third Quarter | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 221 | Advanced Classical Chinese: Philosophical Texts | 3-5 |
CHINLIT 222 | Advanced Classical Chinese: Historical Narration | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 223 | Advanced Classical Chinese: Literary Essays | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 230 | Lyrical and Local Prose | 3-5 |
CHINLIT 232 | Chinese Biographies of Women | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 235 | Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales | 3-4 |
CHINLIT 255 | Classical Poetry: Reading, Theory, Interpretation | 4 |
CHINLIT 266 | Chinese Ci Poetry (Song Lyrics) | 3-4 |
CHINLIT 273 | Readings in Chinese Drama | 2-4 |
CHINLIT 274 | Modern Chinese Novel: Theory, Aesthetics, History | 4 |
CHINLIT 283 | China's Dynastic Founders | 3-5 |
CHINLIT 291 | The Structure of Modern Chinese | 2-4 |
CHINLIT 292 | The History of Chinese | 4 |
CHINLIT 295J | Chinese Women's History | 5 |
CHINLIT 345 | Li Qingzhao | 2-4 |
CHINLIT 369 | Late Imperial Chinese Fiction | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 371 | Aesthetics, Politics, Modernity and China | 2-5 |
CHINLIT 379 | For Love of Country: National Narratives in Chinese Literature and Film | 3-5 |
CHINLIT 392B | Law and Society in Late Imperial China | 4-5 |
COMM 257 | Information Control in Authoritarian Regimes | 4-5 |
COMM 335 | Deliberative Democracy and its Critics | 3-5 |
COMPLIT 254 | Modern Chinese Novel: Theory, Aesthetics, History | 4 |
COMPLIT 371 | Aesthetics, Politics, Modernity and China | 2-5 |
EASTASN 256 | 350 Years of America-China Relations | 4-5 |
EASTASN 262 | Seminar on the Evolution of the Modern Chinese State, 1550-Present | 3-5 |
EASTASN 294 | The Rise of China in World Affairs | 3-5 |
ECON 268 | International Finance and Exchange Rates | 2-5 |
EDUC 306B | The Politics of International Cooperation in Education | 3-5 |
FEMGEN 250 | Sex, Gender, and Power in Modern China | 3-5 |
FEMGEN 295J | Chinese Women's History | 5 |
FILMSTUD 333 | Contemporary Chinese Auteurs | 4 |
FILMSTUD 336 | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema | 4 |
FILMSTUD 436 | Chinese Cinema | 5 |
GSBGEN 336 | Energy Markets and Policy | 3 |
HISTORY 307G | The Age of Discovery: Maritime Science and Empire, 1400-1850 | 4-5 |
HISTORY 356 | 350 Years of America-China Relations | 4-5 |
HISTORY 391B | The City in Imperial China | 5 |
HISTORY 391G | Pre-Modern Chinese Warfare | 4-5 |
HISTORY 392B | Law and Society in Late Imperial China | 4-5 |
HISTORY 393A | State, Society, and Economy in Qing Dynasty China | 4-5 |
HISTORY 393B | Queer History in Comparative Perspective | 4-5 |
HISTORY 393C | Late Imperial China | 4-5 |
HISTORY 393E | Female Divinities in China | 4-5 |
HISTORY 395J | Gender and Sexuality in Chinese History | 4-5 |
HISTORY 398 | Modern China: State, Society, and Economy | 4-5 |
HISTORY 495B | Qing Legal Documents | 4-5 |
HISTORY 496A | Research Seminar in Chinese History | 4-5 |
HISTORY 496B | Research Seminar in Chinese History | 4-5 |
IPS 246 | China on the World Stage | 4 |
IPS 274 | International Urbanization Seminar: Cross-Cultural Collaboration for Sustainable Urban Development | 4-5 |
LAW 245 | China Law and Business | 3 |
LAW 413O | Policy Practicum: China's Solar Industry and its Global Implications | 2-3 |
MSE 244 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
PEDS 226 | Famine in the Modern World | 3 |
POLISCI 314D | Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law | 5 |
POLISCI 334P | Deliberative Democracy and its Critics | 3-5 |
POLISCI 340L | China in World Politics | 5 |
POLISCI 348 | Chinese Politics: The Transformation and the Era of Reform | 3-5 |
POLISCI 443S | Political Economy of Reform in China | 5 |
POLISCI 443T | Approaches to Chinese Politics | 3-5 |
RELIGST 150 | The Lotus Sutra: Story of a Buddhist Book | 4 |
RELIGST 212 | Chuang Tzu | 5 |
RELIGST 315 | Third Bhavanakrama & the Writings of Héshang Moheyan: Scripture in Buddhist Scholastic Polemics | 3-5 |
RELIGST 315A | Chinese Buddhism | 3-5 |
RELIGST 347 | Chinese Buddhist Texts | 3-5 |
RELIGST 352A | The Story of a Buddhist Megascripture: Readings in the Avatamsaka | 3-5 |
RELIGST 356 | The Brahma Net Sutra (Fanwang Jing) | 4 |
SOC 207 | China After Mao | 5 |
SOC 216 | Chinese Organizations and Management | 5 |
SOC 217A | China Under Mao | 5 |
SOC 313A | Transformation of Socialist Societies | 3-5 |
STRAMGT 583 | The Challenges in/with China | 2 |
Japan
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ANTHRO 253A | Population and social trends in Japan | 3-5 |
ARTHIST 287 | Pictures of the Floating World: Images from Japanese Popular Culture | 5 |
ARTHIST 287A | The Japanese Tea Ceremony: The History, Aesthetics, and Politics Behind a National Pastime | 5 |
ARTHIST 384 | Aristocrats, Warriors, Sex Workers, and Barbarians: Lived Life in Early Modern Japanese Painting | 4 |
ARTHIST 386 | Theme and Style in Japanese Art | 4 |
ARTHIST 387 | Arts of War and Peace: Late Medieval and Early Modern Japan, 1500-1868 | 4 |
ARTHIST 388A | The History of Modern and Contemporary Japanese and Chinese Architecture and Urbanism | 4 |
ARTHIST 485 | The Situation of the Artist in Traditional Japan | 5 |
EASTASN 251 | Innovation-Based Economic Growth: Silicon Valley and Japan | 4 |
ECON 268 | International Finance and Exchange Rates | 2-5 |
HISTORY 195C | Modern Japanese History: From Samurai to Pokemon | 5 |
HISTORY 302G | Peoples, Armies and Governments of the Second World War | 5 |
HISTORY 392D | Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 393B | Queer History in Comparative Perspective | 4-5 |
HISTORY 395B | Early Modern Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 396D | Historiography of Modern Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 498D | Japanese Imperial Archives, Part 2 | 4-5 |
IPS 225 | Innovation-Based Economic Growth: Silicon Valley and Japan | 4 |
JAPANGEN 179 | Japanese Ghosts: The Supernatural in Japanese Art and Entertainment | 4 |
JAPANGEN 184 | Aristocrats, Warriors, Sex Workers, and Barbarians: Lived Life in Early Modern Japanese Painting | 4 |
JAPANGEN 220 | The Situation of the Artist in Traditional Japan | 5 |
JAPANGEN 221 | Translating Japan, Translating the West | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 222 | Translating Cool: Globalized Popular Culture in Asia | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 224 | Manga as Literature | 3-5 |
JAPANGEN 227 | JAPANimals: Fauna in the Cultural History of Japan | 3-5 |
JAPANGEN 229 | Topophilia: Place in Japanese Visual Culture through 19th Century | 5 |
JAPANGEN 233 | Japanese Media Culture | 2-4 |
JAPANGEN 237 | Classical Japanese Literature in Translation | 4 |
JAPANGEN 238 | Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature and Culture | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 241 | Japanese Performance Traditions | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 242 | Gender, Sex, and Text in Early Modern Japan | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 244 | Inventing Japan: Traditional Culture in the Modern World | 3-5 |
JAPANGEN 248 | Modern Japanese Narratives: Literature and Film | 3-5 |
JAPANGEN 249 | Screening Japan: Issues in Crosscultural Interpretation | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 251 | Japanese Business Culture and Systems | 3-5 |
JAPANGEN 252 | Art Animation | 2-4 |
JAPANGEN 260 | Early Modern Japan: The Floating World of Chikamatsu | 4 |
JAPANGEN 286 | Theme and Style in Japanese Art | 4 |
JAPANGEN 287 | Romance, Desire, and Sexuality in Modern Japanese Literature | 3-4 |
JAPANGEN 287A | The Japanese Tea Ceremony: The History, Aesthetics, and Politics Behind a National Pastime | 5 |
JAPANGEN 384 | Aristocrats, Warriors, Sex Workers, and Barbarians: Lived Life in Early Modern Japanese Painting | 4 |
JAPANLIT 201 | Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Study in Japanese | 2-5 |
JAPANLIT 236 | Academic Readings in Japanese II | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 246 | Introduction to Premodern Japanese | 3-5 |
JAPANLIT 247 | Readings in Premodern Japanese | 2-5 |
JAPANLIT 248 | Readings in Classical Japanese | 5 |
JAPANLIT 257 | Points in Japanese Grammar | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 260 | Japanese Poetry and Poetics | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 266 | Introduction to Sino-Japanese | 3-5 |
JAPANLIT 270 | The Tale of Genji and Its Historical Reception | 4 |
JAPANLIT 276 | Modern Japanese Short Stories | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 279 | Research in Japanese Linguistics | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 281 | Japanese Pragmatics | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 287 | Pictures of the Floating World: Images from Japanese Popular Culture | 5 |
JAPANLIT 296 | Modern Japanese Literature | 2-5 |
JAPANLIT 298 | The Theory and Practice of Japanese Literary Translation | 2-5 |
JAPANLIT 395 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 2-4 |
JAPANLIT 396 | Modern Japanese Literature Seminar | 2-5 |
MATSCI 159Q | Japanese Companies and Japanese Society | 3 |
POLISCI 218J | Japanese Politics and International Relations | 5 |
RELIGST 113B | Japanese Religion Through Film | 4 |
RELIGST 115 | Women and Pilgrimage in Japan | 4 |
RELIGST 150 | The Lotus Sutra: Story of a Buddhist Book | 4 |
RELIGST 358 | Japanese Buddhist Texts | 3-5 |
TAPS 153S | Japanese Theater: Noh to Contemporary Performance | 4 |
Korea
Units | ||
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EASTASN 289K | The Korean Economy: Past, Present and Future | 3 |
EASTASN 295 | Korean Economy and Business: Theory, Practice, and Strategic Implications | 3 |
HISTORY 390 | North Korea in Historical Perspective | 4-5 |
HISTORY 392D | Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 392F | Culture and Religions in Korean History | 4-5 |
HISTORY 392G | Modern Korea | 4-5 |
HISTORY 395 | Modern Korean History | 5 |
HISTORY 498D | Japanese Imperial Archives, Part 2 | 4-5 |
JAPANGEN 222 | Translating Cool: Globalized Popular Culture in Asia | 3-4 |
KORGEN 201 | Kangnam Style: Korean Media and Pop Culture | 4 |
KORGEN 220 | Narratives of Modern and Contemporary Korea | 4-5 |
KORGEN 221 | Doing the Right Thing: Ethical Dilemmas in Korean Film | 3-4 |
KORGEN 240 | Childhood and Children: Culture in East Asia | 3-5 |
KORLIT 231 | Topics in Korean Literature | 4-5 |
KORLIT 330 | Intimate Encounters: Reading and Translating Korean Literature | 4-5 |
SOC 211 | State and Society in Korea | 4 |
East Asia
Units | ||
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ANTHRO 244B | The Buddhist Body in East Asia: Charisma, Gender, and the Gift of the Body | 5 |
ARCHLGY 235 | Constructing National History in East Asian Archaeology | 3-5 |
ARTHIST 485A | Exhibiting East Asian Art | 1-5 |
ASNAMST 295F | Race and Ethnicity in East Asia | 4-5 |
CHINGEN 218 | Constructing National History in East Asian Archaeology | 3-5 |
EASTASN 217 | Health and Healthcare Systems in East Asia | 3-5 |
EASTASN 220E | East Asian Internets | 4 |
EASTASN 297 | The International Relations of Asia since World War II | 3-5 |
EDUC 202 | Introduction to Comparative and International Education | 4 |
EDUC 306D | World, Societal, and Educational Change: Comparative Perspectives | 4-5 |
FILMSTUD 316 | International Documentary | 4 |
HISTORY 305E | Comparative Historical Development of Latin America and East Asia | 4-5 |
HISTORY 391 | East Asia in the Early Buddhist Age | 4-5 |
HISTORY 392D | Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan | 4-5 |
HISTORY 394D | Manchuria: Cradle of Conflict, Cockpit of Asia | 4-5 |
HISTORY 395F | Race and Ethnicity in East Asia | 4-5 |
HISTORY 397 | The Cold War and East Asia | 5 |
IPS 224 | Economic Growth, Development, and Challenges of East Asia | 3-5 |
IPS 230 | Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law | 5 |
IPS 244 | U.S. Policy toward Northeast Asia | 5 |
IPS 264 | Behind the Headlines: An Introduction to US Foreign Policy in South and East Asia | 3-5 |
LAW 259 | State-Building and the Rule of Law Seminar | 3 |
LAW 407 | International Deal Making | 2 |
LINGUIST 284A | Writing Systems in a Digital Age | 2-3 |
MSE 293 | Technology and National Security | 3 |
POLISCI 211 | Political Economy of East Asia | 3-5 |
POLISCI 315A | The Rise of Asia | 3-5 |
RELIGST 136 | Buddhist Yoga | 4 |
RELIGST 314 | Seminar in Buddhist Historiography | 3-5 |
RELIGST 352A | The Story of a Buddhist Megascripture: Readings in the Avatamsaka | 3-5 |
RELIGST 381 | Asian Religions in America; Asian American Religions | 4 |
SOC 267A | Asia-Pacific Transformation | 4 |
SOC 309 | Nations and Nationalism | 4-5 |
TAPS 251A | Theater of the Asia-Pacific Region | 4 |
Courses
EASTASN 94. The Rise of China in World Affairs. 3-5 Units.
This course examines the impact and implications of the rise of China in contemporary world politics from a historical and international relations perspective. It reviews China's halting progress into the international system, sketches the evolution of PRC foreign policy since 1949, and analyzes China's developmental priorities and domestic political context as they figure into Beijing's interactions with the world. It sketches American policy toward the PRC, and it assesses alternative approaches to dealing with China on such issues as arms and nuclear proliferation, regional security arrangements, international trade and investment, human rights, environmental problems, and the Taiwan and Tibet questions.
Same as: EASTASN 294
EASTASN 95. Korean Economy and Business: Theory, Practice, and Strategic Implications. 3 Units.
This course addresses the key factors behind Korea's accelerated growth over the past 50 years. Existing Western theories cannot fully explain Korea's economic and business development, because these theories were established under a different political, economic, and social system. This course focuses on the fundamental driving forces behind Korea's success, many of which continue to be neglected in ongoing studies. This course aims to introduce a new framework that presents strategic implications that are more appropriate for Korea; review the fundamental background of Korea's growth in detail and apply this new framework to better explain Korea's success; and evaluate Korea as a case study to provide useful guidelines for other countries.
Same as: EASTASN 295
EASTASN 97. The International Relations of Asia since World War II. 3-5 Units.
Asian international relations since World War II were dominated by the efforts of the newly independent nation-states of Asia, almost all of which had been colonies before the war, to establish and maintain sovereignty in a context of American and Soviet competition for influence in the region. This course traces the major developments of the period, including the Chinese civil war, the U.S. occupation of Japan, the division of Korea and the Korean War, the South and Southeast Asian independence struggles, the American and Soviet alliance systems, the Vietnam War, the strategic realignments that led to the end of the Cold War in Asia, the emergence of Central Asia, and the legacy of issues that the period has posed for the region today.
Same as: EASTASN 297
EASTASN 117. Health and Healthcare Systems in East Asia. 3-5 Units.
China, Japan, and both Koreas. Healthcare economics as applied to East Asian health policy, including economic development, population aging, infectious disease outbreaks (SARS, avian flu), social health insurance, health service delivery, payment incentives, competition, workforce policy, pharmaceutical industry, and regulation. No prior knowledge of economics or healthcare required.
Same as: EASTASN 217
EASTASN 120E. East Asian Internets. 4 Units.
This course examines the social, cultural, aesthetic, and political dimensions of internet culture in China, Japan, and the two Koreas. Working with web texts, social media, streaming music and video, and film and fiction engaging with online culture, we will trace the social impact of networked life in East Asia over the last three decades.
Same as: EASTASN 220E
EASTASN 151. Innovation-Based Economic Growth: Silicon Valley and Japan. 4 Units.
Innovation is essential for the growth of a matured economy. An important reason for Japan's economic stagnation over the past two decades was its failure to transform its economic system from one suited for catch-up growth to one that supports innovation-based economic growth. This course examines the institutional factors that support innovation-based economic growth and explores policies that may encourage innovation-based growth in Japan. The course is a part of a bigger policy implementation project that aims to examine the institutional foundations of innovation-based economic growth, to suggest government policies that encourage innovation-based growth in Japan, and to help implement such policies. The central part of the course will be several group research projects conducted by the students. Each student research project evaluates a concrete innovation policy idea. Each student research group is to report the findings to the class and prepare the final paper.
Same as: EASTASN 251, IPS 225
EASTASN 162. Seminar on the Evolution of the Modern Chinese State, 1550-Present. 3-5 Units.
This seminar will assess the evolving response of the late imperial, early Republican, Nanjing Republic, and the PRC regimes in response to China's changing international setting, to successive revolutions in warfare, and to fundamental economic, social and demographic trends domestically from the 16th century to present. It will assess the capacities of each successive Chinese state to extract resources from society and economy and to mobilize people behind national purposes, to elaborate centralized institutions to pursue national priorities, to marshal military forces for national defense and police forces to sustain domestic order, and to generate popular identities loyal to national authority.
Same as: EASTASN 262
EASTASN 176. Chinese Music Performance. 1-2 Unit.
This class offers a unique opportunity to learn and perform Chinese music in the dynamic setting of Stanford's Chinese Music Ensemble. We will perform traditional Chinese music on a variety of Chinese instruments and study the fascinating history of Chinese music performance practice. Students will also work individually with music coaches. The course will promote an awareness of Chinese musical culture and is open to students of all levels of experience. Anyone with an interest in learning and performing Chinese music on Chinese instruments is welcome to join. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission. See website (http://music.stanford.edu) for policy and procedure. May be repeated for credit for 15 total units. By enrolling in this course you are giving consent for the video and audio recording and distribution of your image and performance for use by any entity at Stanford University.
EASTASN 176Z. Chinese Music Performance. 0 Units.
This class offers a unique opportunity to learn and perform Chinese music in the dynamic setting of Stanford's Chinese Music Ensemble. We will perform traditional Chinese music on a variety of Chinese instruments and study the fascinating history of Chinese music performance practice. Students will also work individually with music coaches. The course will promote an awareness of Chinese musical culture and is open to students of all levels of experience. Anyone with an interest in learning and performing Chinese music on Chinese instruments is welcome to join. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission. See website (http://music.stanford.edu) for policy and procedure. May be repeated for credit for 15 total units. By enrolling in this course you are giving consent for the video and audio recording and distribution of your image and performance for use by any entity at Stanford University.
EASTASN 189K. The Korean Economy: Past, Present and Future. 3 Units.
The Republic of Korea (i.e. Korea) has become an exemplar of economic development, and has become an important player in the global manufacturing, technology and cultural industries. Today, Korea faces new challenges as a developed economy, and risks joining many other developed countries in economic stagnation. How has Korea developed its economy and how has its development trajectory affected its social, political and economic structures today? How can Korea mobilize its considerable resources to find the new engines of economic growth that have proven so elusive over the past decade? This course examines the past and present of the Korean economy to search for a pathway into the future, a challenge that many if not most developed economies are facing today.
Same as: EASTASN 289K
EASTASN 191. Journal of East Asian Studies. 1 Unit.
(Staff).
EASTASN 217. Health and Healthcare Systems in East Asia. 3-5 Units.
China, Japan, and both Koreas. Healthcare economics as applied to East Asian health policy, including economic development, population aging, infectious disease outbreaks (SARS, avian flu), social health insurance, health service delivery, payment incentives, competition, workforce policy, pharmaceutical industry, and regulation. No prior knowledge of economics or healthcare required.
Same as: EASTASN 117
EASTASN 220E. East Asian Internets. 4 Units.
This course examines the social, cultural, aesthetic, and political dimensions of internet culture in China, Japan, and the two Koreas. Working with web texts, social media, streaming music and video, and film and fiction engaging with online culture, we will trace the social impact of networked life in East Asia over the last three decades.
Same as: EASTASN 120E
EASTASN 251. Innovation-Based Economic Growth: Silicon Valley and Japan. 4 Units.
Innovation is essential for the growth of a matured economy. An important reason for Japan's economic stagnation over the past two decades was its failure to transform its economic system from one suited for catch-up growth to one that supports innovation-based economic growth. This course examines the institutional factors that support innovation-based economic growth and explores policies that may encourage innovation-based growth in Japan. The course is a part of a bigger policy implementation project that aims to examine the institutional foundations of innovation-based economic growth, to suggest government policies that encourage innovation-based growth in Japan, and to help implement such policies. The central part of the course will be several group research projects conducted by the students. Each student research project evaluates a concrete innovation policy idea. Each student research group is to report the findings to the class and prepare the final paper.
Same as: EASTASN 151, IPS 225
EASTASN 256. 350 Years of America-China Relations. 4-5 Units.
The history of turbulent relations, military conflict, and cultural clashes between the U.S. and China, and the implications for the domestic lives of these increasingly interconnected countries. Diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and military themes from early contact to the recent past.
Same as: HISTORY 256, HISTORY 356
EASTASN 262. Seminar on the Evolution of the Modern Chinese State, 1550-Present. 3-5 Units.
This seminar will assess the evolving response of the late imperial, early Republican, Nanjing Republic, and the PRC regimes in response to China's changing international setting, to successive revolutions in warfare, and to fundamental economic, social and demographic trends domestically from the 16th century to present. It will assess the capacities of each successive Chinese state to extract resources from society and economy and to mobilize people behind national purposes, to elaborate centralized institutions to pursue national priorities, to marshal military forces for national defense and police forces to sustain domestic order, and to generate popular identities loyal to national authority.
Same as: EASTASN 162
EASTASN 289K. The Korean Economy: Past, Present and Future. 3 Units.
The Republic of Korea (i.e. Korea) has become an exemplar of economic development, and has become an important player in the global manufacturing, technology and cultural industries. Today, Korea faces new challenges as a developed economy, and risks joining many other developed countries in economic stagnation. How has Korea developed its economy and how has its development trajectory affected its social, political and economic structures today? How can Korea mobilize its considerable resources to find the new engines of economic growth that have proven so elusive over the past decade? This course examines the past and present of the Korean economy to search for a pathway into the future, a challenge that many if not most developed economies are facing today.
Same as: EASTASN 189K
EASTASN 294. The Rise of China in World Affairs. 3-5 Units.
This course examines the impact and implications of the rise of China in contemporary world politics from a historical and international relations perspective. It reviews China's halting progress into the international system, sketches the evolution of PRC foreign policy since 1949, and analyzes China's developmental priorities and domestic political context as they figure into Beijing's interactions with the world. It sketches American policy toward the PRC, and it assesses alternative approaches to dealing with China on such issues as arms and nuclear proliferation, regional security arrangements, international trade and investment, human rights, environmental problems, and the Taiwan and Tibet questions.
Same as: EASTASN 94
EASTASN 295. Korean Economy and Business: Theory, Practice, and Strategic Implications. 3 Units.
This course addresses the key factors behind Korea's accelerated growth over the past 50 years. Existing Western theories cannot fully explain Korea's economic and business development, because these theories were established under a different political, economic, and social system. This course focuses on the fundamental driving forces behind Korea's success, many of which continue to be neglected in ongoing studies. This course aims to introduce a new framework that presents strategic implications that are more appropriate for Korea; review the fundamental background of Korea's growth in detail and apply this new framework to better explain Korea's success; and evaluate Korea as a case study to provide useful guidelines for other countries.
Same as: EASTASN 95
EASTASN 297. The International Relations of Asia since World War II. 3-5 Units.
Asian international relations since World War II were dominated by the efforts of the newly independent nation-states of Asia, almost all of which had been colonies before the war, to establish and maintain sovereignty in a context of American and Soviet competition for influence in the region. This course traces the major developments of the period, including the Chinese civil war, the U.S. occupation of Japan, the division of Korea and the Korean War, the South and Southeast Asian independence struggles, the American and Soviet alliance systems, the Vietnam War, the strategic realignments that led to the end of the Cold War in Asia, the emergence of Central Asia, and the legacy of issues that the period has posed for the region today.
Same as: EASTASN 97
EASTASN 300. Graduate Directed Reading. 1-7 Unit.
Independent studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.
EASTASN 330. Core Seminar: Issues and Approaches in East Asian Studies. 1 Unit.
For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.
EASTASN 390. Practicum Internship. 1 Unit.
On-the-job training under the guidance of experienced, on-site supervisors. Meets the requirements for curricular practical training for students on F-1 visas. Students submit a concise report detailing work activities, problems worked on, and key results. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: qualified offer of employment and consent of adviser.
EASTASN 801. TGR Project. 0 Units.
.