Majors
2012-13 Undergraduates (Seniors) in East Asian Studies Department at Princeton University
2012-13 Undergraduates (Juniors) in East Asian Studies Department at Princeton University
Requirements for Majors
The Department of East Asian Studies provides undergraduate concentrators with a broad-ranging knowledge of the languages and cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. Concentrators are expected to achieve proficiency in one East Asian language through the third-year level, and take eight departmental courses. The departmentals must include the junior seminar, at least one course on pre-modern East Asia, any combination of two of the four courses HIS/EAS 207 - 208 and HUM/EAS/COM 233 - 234, and at least one course covering material outside of a student's primary area of language specialization. A single course may not be used to satisfy two requirements with the exception of HIS 207 and HUM 233, either of which may be used to satisfy the requirement of a course on premodern Asia.
A minimum of six of the eight departmentals must be EAS-prefixed courses. The other two may be approved cognate courses, language courses at or above the 300 level (after the three-year proficiency requirement is fulfilled) in the primary East Asian language, or any language courses in a second East Asian language.
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Senior Thesis Due Date
Please bring your senior thesis to the Undergraduate Coordinator in 211 Jones Hall by Monday, April 22, 2013.
Class Day (for Department Seniors)
Class Day will be held Monday, June 3 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in 202 Jones Hall. There will be the reading of the Honors list and presentation of prizes.
Thesis Prizes
Nominated theses will be considered for both the Marjory Chadwick Buchanan Senior Thesis Prize and the Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry Bienen Thesis Prize (see announcements below). The winners will be announced at the East Asian Studies Class Day.
Marjory Chadwick Buchanan Senior Thesis Prize:
This prize, originally established by the Class of '44, and now provided through the Marjory Chadwick Buchanan fund is awarded to the senior in the Department of East Asian Studies who, in the opinion of the department, submits the best thesis based, at least in part, on source materials in an Asian language. Due date is Monday, May 6.
Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry Bienen Thesis Prize:
The Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry Bienen thesis prize is open to students majoring in any department of the University including EAS who submit a thesis on an East Asian topic. The thesis must be based on extensive and appropriate sources in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean as well as Western language materials. Due date is Monday, May 6. Please send all materials to the Undergraduate Coordinator in 211 Jones Hall.
Thesis Prize Winners
Marjory Chadwick Buchanan Senior Thesis Prize:
2012 - Matthew Miller
2011 - Richie K. Huynh and Nicole M. Leon
2010 - Katy M. Pinke
2009 - Julia Mike Rubinger
2008 - Blanca Lencek Bosker
Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry Bienen Thesis Prize:
2012 - Erica Zendell
2011 - Man Yee Lee
2010 - Mark Zaichen Jia
2009 - Katie Eileen Ko
2008 - Daniel Aaron Samit
The nominated thesis must be submitted to the Undergraduate Coordinator in 211 Jones Hall by May 6. The following material must be included with the nomination:
1) a copy of the thesis
2) a letter of nomination
3) copies of readers' reports
*Note: Faculty members who nominate theses cannot serve on the prize committee. The Bienen Prize Committee will review all nominations and award the prize at the Prize meeting to be held on May 28.
Please send general inquiries to the Undergraduate Coordinator:
211 Jones Hall, lball@princeton.edu Tel: 609-258-4279
Please send academic inquiries to the Departmental Representative:
Ping Wang, 206 Jones Hall, pingwang@princeton.edu