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Degrees in East Asian Language Studies

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in East Asian Language Studies

BA in East Asian Language Studies with Co-operative Education

Degrees in German

BA in German

BA in German with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in German

BA Honours in German with Co-operative Education

Degrees in Russian

BA in Russian

BA in Russian with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Russian

BA Honours in Russian with Co-operative Education

Related Interdisciplinary Degrees (See separate listings)

BA in East Asian Studies

Note: Minors are offered in Chinese, German, Japanese and Russian.

The Department of Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies offers instruction with an intercultural focus in the fields of German, Russian, Chinese and Japanese as well as a course in Slavic.

Students should begin their studies by choosing a first half course at a level corresponding to their previous knowledge of the subject. Those with no previous instruction normally begin with German 202, Russian 201, Chinese 205 or Japanese 205. Those with German 30 or Russian 30 should enrol in German 221 or Russian 301 respectively. In cases of doubt, students should seek the advice of the Department and are generally encouraged to do so at all stages of the program of study.

Advanced Placement

Students who have prior knowledge of German, Russian, Chinese or Japanese as well as students with more than high-school matriculation in these languages must consult the Department to be placed in a course corresponding to their ability. Enrolment in Chinese language courses involves a formal placement process. See details under Courses of Instruction, Chinese.

Credit by Special Assessment Students seeking credit by special assessment should consult the Department regarding courses available for credit in this manner.

Native speakers are not eligible to take language courses by special assessment or to receive advanced credit for them.

Notes:

• The Department can refuse permission to remain in a particular language course if the instructor deems that the student's knowledge exceeds the level of that course.
• Students are advised that misrepresenting their level of knowledge in the language of the course constitutes academic dishonesty and will be dealt with as such.

Department Head: X-J. Yang

Department Office: Craigie Hall C205

Phone:403.220.5293

Fax: 403.284.3810

Email: gsea@ucalgary.ca

Website: http://gsea.ucalgary.ca

Questions?

For guidance on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support.  In general, questions about overall programs should be addressed to a Program Advisor in the Arts and Science Undergraduate Programs Office (http://www.ucalgary.ca/upo/), while questions about program details should be addressed to the Subject Advisor in the Department Office.

Prospective students wishing to enter one of the BA programs offered by the Department of Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary.

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework for entry into the Honours Programs in German and Russian. The application deadline is May 1.

Programs in East Asian Language Studies cannot be taken in conjunction with programs in East Asian Studies. This restriction applies to Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees. Students cannot combine the East Asian Language Studies major with either a Chinese or Japanese minor.

Programs offered by the Department of Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies can only be taken in conjunction with the program in Linguistics and Language if the language or languages in the former program differ from the chosen Language Option for the latter.  This restriction applies to Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees.

The Field of East Asian Language Studies consists of the following categories and courses:

Chinese Language: Chinese 205, 207, 229, 279, 301, 303, 331, 333, 421, 431.

Japanese Language:  Japanese 205, 207, 301, 303, 311, 313, 331, 333, 441, 451.

General Courses on East Asia: Anthropology 427; East Asia 300; East Asian Studies 317; History 209; Religious Studies 329, 359, 461.

Chinese Culture: Anthropology 323; Art History 325; Chinese 311, 313, 317, 355, 461; East Asian Studies 321; History 407.

Japanese Culture: Art History 365; Film 301.06; Japanese 309, 317, 341, 461; Strategy and Global Management 573.

Capstone: East Asian Language Studies 501.

Notes:

• Most of the courses listed above have prerequisites, some of which lie outside the Field of East Asian Language Studies. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed.
• Additional courses in the field may be listed on the Faculty of Arts website.

The Field of German consists of all courses labeled German GERM.

The Field of Russian consists of all courses labeled Russian RUSS and Slavic SLAV 355.