Overview

Students in the East Asian Languages and Cultures at the Smith College will:

Explore and analyze texts, arguments and social phenomena relating to East Asia.
Integrate general and specialized knowledge with appropriate disciplinary frameworks to ask productive questions and solve problems in their study of China, Japan or Korea.
Design and carry out an independent, thesis-driven research project (the seminar).
Develop an understanding of East Asian language, literature and culture—modern and premodern—that will give them historical and comparative perspectives on the world that go beyond simple East-West binaries.
Engage with the international community at Smith and abroad, learning to communicate respect and understanding across cultures, preparing for—and beginning—lives of ongoing influence in today’s global world.
Majors and minors in the Chinese, Japanese and Korean tracks will learn to use Chinese, Japanese or Korean to navigate a variety of social and professional situations appropriately and confidently, and to have nuanced discussions about social and cultural issues, as well as professional and academic topics that are of interest to them. They will gain a deep understanding of and fluency in one language and culture.
Majors and minors in the East Asian studies track will achieve at least intermediate proficiency in Chinese, Japanese or Korean, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. They will develop a multidimensional, interdisciplinary understanding of the arts, beliefs, societies and traditions of either one East Asian country or of a specific theme across East Asia as a region.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Chinese Travel Writing

Class, Gender and Material Culture in Late Imperial China

Modern Japanese Literature

Korean Cinema: Cinema and the Masses

Food for Thought: Chinese Language, Culture, Environment and Health

Writing and Power in China

Modern Korean Literature in Translation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Chinese (Mandarin), Partially taught in Japanese, Partially taught in Korean

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Literature Asian studies View 1327 other Bachelors in Literature in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Smith Writing Supplement
Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
Counselor Recommendation
Two Teacher Evaluation Forms
Official SAT I, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or the Duolingo English Test/*DET*
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fee

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International

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
National

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Northampton

1156 - 2393 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for East Asian Languages and Cultures.

Available Scholarships

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