East Asian History

Faculty: Joseph Esherick, Tak Fujitani, Weijing Lu, Paul Pickowicz, Sarah Schneewind, Stefan Tanaka

Students in East Asian history will be expected to demonstrate a broad competence in the entire field, with special concentration as follows:

1. Major Fields

(a)   Modern China.

(b)   Modern Japan.

2.  Minor Fields

For students majoring in Chinese history, students will be expected to pass three minor fields for a broad perspective on East Asian history:

(a) Pre-modern Chinese history.

(b) Modern Japanese history.        

(c) A history field outside of East Asia, or a discipline outside of history.

For students majoring in Japanese history:

(a)   A field in history.

(b)   A related field offered through another department.                                              

Note:  One of the minor fields must not focus exclusively on East Asia.

3. Language Requirements

(a) For students majoring in Chinese history:  students must demonstrate a reading and speaking knowledge of Chinese and a reading knowledge of a second foreign language related to the student's research interests. 

(b) For students majoring in Japanese history:  Students must demonstrate a reading and speaking knowledge of Japanese.  Depending on specialization, reading knowledge of a second foreign language might be necessary.

4. Core Courses

For Chinese History Students:

HIGR 210: Historical Scholarship on Modern Chinese History (3 qtrs.)

HIGR 211: Historical Scholarship on Modern Japanese History (2 qtrs.)

HIGR 212: Historical Scholarship on Modern East Asian History

HIGR 213: Sources on Modern Chinese History

HIGR 215A-B: Research Seminar in Modern Chinese History

HIGR 217A-B-C: Historical Scholarship on Pre-Modern Chinese History

For Japanese History Students:

HIGR 211: Historical Scholarship on Modern Japanese History (2 qtrs.)

HIGR 212: Historical Scholarship on Modern East Asian History

HIGR 214: Readings in Japanese on Modern Japan

HIGR 216A-B: Research Seminar in Modern Japanese History