BA East Asian Studies at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

The East Asian Studies major gives the student an understanding of East Asia and Southeast Asia through interdisciplinary studies, including courses on East Asian countries within the social sciences and humanities. Students are encouraged to pursue study abroad opportunities, as well as other guided studies pertaining to East and Southeast Asia. The program offers core courses in East Asian social sciences and humanities, including history, comparative literature, languages, philosophy and religion, political science, sociology, as well as courses focused on Southeast Asia.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: East Asian Studies | Duration: 61 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 61 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter components. Required courses include HIS 009A History of East Asian Civilization; AHI 001D Arts of Asia; CHN 007 Chinese Business Culture; COM 053A Literature of East Asia; CHN 050 Introduction to the Literature of China & Japan.

Career pathways

To enhance the student’s understanding of East and Southeast Asia, our majors are strongly encouraged to participate in UC Davis’s Study Abroad Program, which gives students the opportunity to live and experience culture within East or Southeast Asia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Letters & Science; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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