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Graduate Record 2024-2025

East Asian Studies

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New Cabell Hall 037
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400781
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4164
(434) 924-7836
www.virginia.edu/eastasia

Master of Arts

Of the 30 credits required for the degree, students are expected to complete a minimum of 24 credits of graded coursework, including 18 credit hours in courses related to East Asia and a minimum of six credits each of coursework offered by at least two different departments.

Students are expected to demonstrate third-year competence in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Tibetan language.

Students are expected to write and defend a thesis.

Courses

Please follow this link to a listing of graduate course offerings for this program: Graduate Courses Arts & Sciences . Some programs limit the number of credits offered outside the department or school that a student may allocate toward degree requirements. All course enrollment is subject to approval each term by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Supporting Courses

The following are graduate courses offered in the Asian field. For further information about these courses, see the description under the appropriate academic departments.

Anthropology

ANTH 7590 - Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 7630 - Chinese Family and Religion Credits: 3

History of Art and Architecture

ARAH 9585 - Seminar in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia Credits: 3

Architectural History

ARH 7607 - Adv Architecture and the Asia Trade Credits: 3

Chinese

CHIN 5210 - Readings in Modern Chinese Poetry Credits: 3
CHIN 5500 - Introduction to Chinese History, Culture and Society Credits: 1 to 3
CHIN 5680 - Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Credits: 1 to 5
CHIN 5810 - Media Chinese I Credits: 3
CHIN 8993 - Independent Study in Chinese Credits: 1 to 4

Chinese Translation

CHTR 5010 - Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature Credits: 3
CHTR 5020 - Survey of Modern Chinese Literature Credits: 3
CHTR 5132 - Legends and Lore of Early China Credits: 3
CHTR 5810 - Chinese Modernism Credits: 3
CHTR 5820 - The Modern Chinese Essay Credits: 3
CHTR 5830 - Modern Chinese Poetry Credits: 3
CHTR 5840 - Writing Women in Modern China Credits: 3
CHTR 5850 - Documentary Writing and Film in China Credits: 3

East Asian Language, Literatures, and Cultures

East Asian Studies

EAST 5111 - China to 1000 Credits: 3
EAST 5162 - Historical China and the World Credits: 3
EAST 5321 - China and the Cold War Credits: 3
EAST 5323 - China and the United States Credits: 3
EAST 5611 - Empires and Ideologies in East Asia Credits: 3
EAST 5861 - Chinese Art Credits: 3
EAST 5862 - Monuments of Japanese Art Credits: 3
EAST 8998 - Non-Topical Research: Preparation for Research Credits: 1 to 12
EAST 8999 - Non-Topical Research Credits: 1 to 12

Graduate Business

History - East Asian History

HIEA 7031 - Modern East Asian History Credits: 3
HIEA 7041 - Modern East Asian History Credits: 3
HIEA 8011 - East Asian History Credits: 3
HIEA 8111 - Traditional Chinese History Credits: 3
HIEA 8211 - Japanese History Credits: 3
HIEA 9021 - Tutorial in ‘China in Hot and Cold Wars in Modern Times’… Credits: 3
HIEA 9022 - Tutorial in “Making of the ‘Chinese Nation’”… Credits: 3
HIEA 9023 - Tutorial in Modern Japanese Thought, Culture, & Politics Credits: 3

Japanese

JAPN 5993 - Independent Study in Japanese Credits: 1 to 3

Japanese in Translation

JPTR 5010 - Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature Credits: 3
JPTR 5020 - Survey of Modern Japanese Literature Credits: 3
JPTR 5100 - Myths and Legends of Japan Credits: 3
JPTR 5210 - The Tale of Genji Credits: 3
JPTR 5290 - Feminine Fictions in Japanese Court Literature Credits: 3
JPTR 5400 - Tales of the Samurai Credits: 3
JPTR 5990 - Modern Japanese Women Writers Credits: 3

Politics - Comparative Politics

PLCP 5610 - Politics of China Credits: 3
PLIR 5710 - China in World Affairs Credits: 3

Religion – Buddhism

RELB 5011 - Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts I, II Credits: 3
RELB 5012 - Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts I, II Credits: 3
RELB 5055 - Buddhist Philosophy Credits: 3
RELB 5170 - The Dalai Lamas of Tibet Credits: 3
RELB 5390 - Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Dzokchen Credits: 3
RELB 5460 - Seminar in Mahayana Buddhism Credits: 3
RELB 5470 - Literary Tibetan V Credits: 3
RELB 5480 - Literary Tibetan VI Credits: 3
RELB 5490 - Religious History of Tibet Credits: 3
RELB 5520 - Seminar in Daoism Credits: 3
RELB 5800 - Literary Tibetan VII Credits: 3
RELB 5810 - Literary Tibetan VIII Credits: 3
RELB 5991 - Seminar in Chinese Buddhism Credits: 3
RELB 8200 - Literary Tibetan VII Credits: 4
RELB 8210 - Literary Tibetan VIII Credits: 4
RELB 8230 - Advanced Literary and Spoken Tibetan Credits: 3
RELB 8706 - Tutorial in the Buddhist Canon in Tibet Credits: 3
RELB 8718 - Tutorial in Thalgyur Tantra and Commentary Credits: 3

Sociology

SOC 5080 - Comparative Historical Sociology Credits: 3

Tibetan

TBTN 5060 - Advanced Modern Tibetan for Research & Fieldwork Credits: 3
TBTN 8993 - Independent Study in Tibetan Credits: 1 to 3