East Asian Studies Certificate

Certificate Name and Number: East Asian Studies Certificate – CTEASG

Department(s)/Unit(s): Asian Studies, Center for International Studies

Delivery Mode: Athens Campus

Terms of Entry: Fall and Spring

Enrollment Eligibility: Current degree-seeking student

Certificate Overview: Three thematic areas of specialized studies are offered that provide students an opportunity to organize their coursework in a way that not only gives them an overview of the East Asia region, but provides an interdisciplinary yet coherent set of options.

Globalization, Conflict, and Social Change. This thematic grouping of courses examines processes of social and cultural transformation in colonial and postcolonial periods. Special attention is given to the challenges of living in a global world. Topics include socioeconomic development, urbanization, ethnic conflict, state violence and genocide, and other forms of public action for social change.
Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion that form the basis of modern communities and nation-states of East Asia. Topics include the construction of ethnic and national identities during colonial and post-post-colonial periods, the meanings and values associated with gender identities, and historical forces that change and shape religious traditions of the region.
Arts, Popular Culture, and the Media. Asia’s complex and widely varied cultures present a rich array of unique regional art forms and performance practices that are studied in this specialty. In contemporary societies, these artistic expressions have been extended and reformed in modern popular cultures and in media representations. Topics within this specialization include subjects such as Art History of Asia, Modern and Traditional Literature of East Asia, and Comparative Media Systems.

Certificate Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to synthesize core area or international studies concepts and theories within multiple disciplinary subfields, and acquire the skills to apply and evaluate these concepts to global opportunities and challenges.
Students will be able to develop effective written and oral communication skills, characterized by the ability to write and present in the styles and forms that are acceptable in the professional world and/or for research in international studies.
Students will be able to develop an effective research skill and demonstrate it in their capstone experience.

Opportunities upon Completion: The East Asian Studies program is intended to give individuals freedom to pursue interests best suited to their personal professional and academic goals within an international and cross-cultural context. Students completing this certificate program may seek careers in foreign service, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international development agencies, as well as scholarly careers in teaching and research. Many master’s student may pursue additional studies by incorporating their certificate coursework in doctoral programs.

Completion Requirements: Three core courses must be completed, preferably conforming to one of the three thematic specialty areas noted above, along with two semesters of a language appropriate to the region or its equivalent. If a student wishes to organize their choices with a different theme in mind, this is possible with the advice and consent of the program director. Also, if native fluency in a language is already possessed, two additional core courses may be substituted, with the approval of the program director.

Core: Students should take at least 3 core courses in East Asian Studies.

AH 5161 - Art of Medieval China
AH 5171 - Art of Modern China
AH 5181 - Contemporary Asian Art
AH 5191 - Visual Culture of China
AH 5400 - Asian Art History
AH 5410 - History of Chinese Art
AH 5430 - History of Japanese Art
CHIN 5310 - Advanced Chinese I
CHIN 5320 - Advanced Chinese II
ECON 5750 - Economics of China
ECON 5760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
CLWR 5450 - Women in Buddhist Traditions (4.0HR)
CLWR 5410 - Contemporary Religious Thought (4.0HR)
GEOG 5290 - World Economic Geography (4.0HR)
GEOG 5380 - Geography of Asia (4.0HR)
GEOG 6380 - Seminar in Regional Geography: Asia (4.0HR)
HIST 5460 - Ancient China
HIST 5461 - Imperial China
HIST 5462 - Modern China Since 1911
HIST 5463 - History of China from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era
HIS 5464 - History of China from the Early Modern Era to the Present
HIST 5480 - Traditional Japan
HIST 5481 - Modern Japan
HIST 6505 Colloquium East Asian History
HIST 6500 - Seminar: East Asian History
ILL 5890 - Women in Chinese Literature
JAPA 5310 - Advanced Japanese I
JAPA 5320 - Advanced Japanese II
JPC 5100 - Field Study in Japan
JPC 5500 Japan - Sociocultural Interpretation
JPC 5900 - Special Topics in Japanese Culture
POLS 5440 - East Asian World Politics
POLS 5450 - Government and Politics of Japan
POLS 6300 - Seminar in Comparative Politics
MDIA 7670 - Comparative and International Media Systems (4.0HR)

East Asian Language Requirement: Students should complete one year (two semesters) of one Southeast Asian language or equivalent courses. Students entering with language proficiency will not be required to fulfill the language requirement and may substitute additional core hours to complete the program.

CHIN 5110 - Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 5120 - Elementary Chinese II
CHIN 5210 - Intermediate Chinese I
CHIN 5220 - Intermediate Chinese II
CHIN 5310 - Advanced Chinese I
CHIN 5320 - Advanced Chinese II
CHIN 5410 - Advanced Reading and Conversation
CHIN 5420 - Advanced Chinese: Myth and Traditional Values
CHIN 5990 - Special Studies in Chinese
JPN 5110 - Elementary Japanese I
JPN 5120 - Elementary Japanese II
JPN 5210 - Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 5220 - Intermediate Japanese II
JPN 5310 - Advanced Japanese I
JPN 5320 - Advanced Japanese II
JPN 5380 - Spoken Japanese I
JPN 5440 - Fourth Year Japanese I
JPN 5450 - Fourth Year Japanese II
JPN 5480 - Readings in Japanese
JPN 5990 - Special Studies in Japanese

Financial Aid Eligibility Information:

Degree-seeking students may use federal financial aid only for 1) coursework fulfilling requirements of their degree, including required elective hours, or 2) coursework toward a second financial aid-eligible program.
Students receiving federal financial aid may not take courses for this certificate unless they are also enrolled full-time (9 hours) in their degree program during the same academic term. Financial aid may be used for courses that count toward both degree requirements and the certificate.

Admission Requirements: No additional requirements beyond university graduate admission requirements.

International Students: This certificate program alone does not permit full-time enrollment in residence at Ohio University, and an I-20 cannot be issued based on admission to this certificate. However, this certificate can be completed during any Ohio Universtiy graduate program and an I-20 may be issued based on admission to that degree program.