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BA East Asian Humanities at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

The East Asian Humanities major provides students with an understanding of East Asian cultures through an innovative curriculum taught by scholars of East Asian literature, culture, thought, and religion. The major is deliberately and insistently comparative and offers multiple disciplinary perspectives.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Lower Division: Comparative East Asian Culture (Option 1: Buddhist Studies, Option 2: China, Option 3: Japan, Option 4: Korea); Upper Division (Comparative East Asian Culture); Electives (Pre-Modern Electives, Modern Electives). Complete four courses covering at least two separate cultural or geographical areas.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Arts & Entertainment, Communications, International.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University/college-level admission (not programme-specific): students apply to UC Berkeley and are admitted to the College of Letters & Science.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/

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