Minors in East Asian Languages and Literatures
Minors
The East Asian Languages and Literatures department offers undergraduate minors in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Minor in Chinese
The Chinese minor requires a minimum of six upper-division courses (24 graded credits), which must consist of at least three language courses, two courses in literature, linguistics, and/or culture, and a sixth course with a CHN or EALL subject code. At least three of the six courses must be taken in residence on the University of Oregon campus from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Chinese language—a minimum of three courses, at third-year level or higher, chosen from the following: | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
| Third-Year Chinese | ||
| Fourth-Year Chinese | ||
| Fourth-Year Chinese | ||
| Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | ||
| Culture, literature, film, linguistics—a minimum of two courses chosen from the following | ||
| History of Chinese Literature | ||
| History of Chinese Literature | ||
| History of Chinese Literature | ||
| Literature of Modern Taiwan | ||
| Chinese Linguistics | ||
Upper-division language courses must be taken at the University of Oregon or through an Oregon University System program in China. Lower-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better or P; upper-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better.
Minor in Japanese
The Japanese minor requires a minimum of 6 upper-division courses (a minimum of 24 graded credits), which must consist of at least 3 language courses, 2 courses in literature, linguistics, and/or culture, and a sixth course that has any JPN or EALL subject code. At least three of the six courses must be taken in residence on the University of Oregon campus form the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese language—a minimum of three courses, at third-year level or higher, chosen from the following: | ||
| Third-Year Japanese | ||
| Third-Year Japanese | ||
| Third-Year Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese | ||
| Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese | ||
| Advanced Readings in Japanese Literature | ||
| Advanced Readings in Japanese Literature | ||
| Advanced Readings in Japanese Literature | ||
| Classical Japanese Literary Language | ||
| Japanese Business Culture and Language | ||
| Culture, literature, film, linguistics—a minimum of two courses chosen from the following | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Literature | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Literature | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Literature | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Linguistics | ||
Upper-division language courses must be taken at the University of Oregon or through an Oregon University System program in Japan. Lower-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better or P; upper-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better.
Minor in Korean
The Korean minor requires a minimum of six upper-division courses (24 graded credits), which must consist of at least three language courses, two courses in literature, linguistics, and/or culture, and a sixth course with a KRN or EALL subject code. At least three of the six courses must be taken in residence on the University of Oregon campus from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Korean language—a mimimum of three courses, at third-year level or higher, chosen from the following: | ||
| KRN 301 | Third Year Korean | 5 |
| KRN 302 | Third-Year Korean | 5 |
| KRN 303 | Third-Year Korean | 5 |
| KRN 411 | Fourth-Year Korean | 4 |
| KRN 412 | Fourth-Year Korean | 4 |
| KRN 413 | Fourth-Year Korean | 4 |
| Culture, literature, film, linguistics—a minimum of two courses chosen from the following: | ||
| KRN 309 | Languages and Cultural Formation in Korea | 4 |
| KRN 315 | Introduction to Korean Linguistics | 4 |
| KRN 361 | Korean Popular Culture and Transnationalism | 4 |
Upper-division language courses must be taken at the University of Oregon or through an Oregon University System program in Korea. Lower-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better or P; upper-division courses must be passed with grades of C– or better.