BA East Asian Religion, Thought, and Culture at University of California, Berkeley

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers an undergraduate major in East Asian Religion, Thought, and Culture. This major is designed to give students a deep understanding of the philosophical and religious traditions central to East Asia's diverse cultures. The curriculum emphasizes a comprehensive approach that includes rigorous training in the texts, languages, and cultural contexts of East Asian societies.

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: Prerequisites (Prerequisites: Elementary Language); Lower Division: Intermediate Language (Language Series, Chinese Language Series, Chinese Heritage Language Series, Japanese Language Series, Tibetan, List A); Upper Division (List A: Core Courses, List B: Supplementary Disciplinary Breadth Courses, Methods). Complete at least 1 of: BUDDSTD 114 BUDDSTD 154 BUDDSTD C114 BUDDSTD C115 BUDDSTD C116 BUDDSTD C117 BUDDSTD C120 BUDDSTD C122 BUDDSTD C128 BUDDSTD C130 BUDDSTD C132 BUDDSTD C135 BUDDSTD C140 BUDDSTD C141 BUDDSTD C154 BUDDSTD C50 CHINESE 110A CHINESE 110B CHINESE 130 CHINESE 186 CHINESE 51 CHINESE C116 CHINESE C140 CHINESE C185 EALANG 110 EALANG C120 EALANG C122 EALANG C128 EALANG C130 EALANG C132 EALANG C135 EALANG C152 EALANG C50 JAPAN 116 JAPAN 120 JAPAN 144 JAPAN 146 JAPAN C115 JAPAN C141 MONGOLN C117 PHILOS C167 SASIAN C114 SASIAN C154 SSEASN C135 SSEASN C145 SSEASN C52 TIBETAN 110A TIBETAN 110B TIBETAN 116 TIBETAN C114 TIBETAN C154

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Education, International, Nonprofit & Community Development.

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