Ohio Wesleyan’s East Asian Studies program is interdisciplinary and holistic. It draws from multiple departments to give you a broad perspective of East Asian cultures. However, you can choose to focus on one particular East Asian country. You can focus your language instruction on Japanese or Chinese. As a major, study abroad will be required, so you will be able to apply your studies in a culturally immersive experience.
You’ll take a minimum of seven courses plus language courses. You must complete six semesters of language instruction in Chinese or Japanese. In addition, a semester or summer abroad is required. You must also complete a senior thesis as an independent study or an extension of a course.
You must complete a total of four courses and four semesters of language courses in Chinese or Japanese. The four required courses are those dealing with topics specific to East Asia and are in multiple departments in order to give you a wide perspective on East Asian cultures.
Professor Sokolsky frequently travels to Japan with students. Her latest book is on 20th-century Japanese writer Tamura Toshiko.
Anne traveled to Japan as part of a Travel-Learning course then stayed a month to take classes at Gakushuin University in Tokyo. She also interned at an all women’s school in Hiroshima.
Professor Peoples is leading a $50,000 Luce Foundation grant to collaborate with universities in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to study differing conceptions of waste and how Asian countries are working to reduce waste.
A number of Travel-Learning Courses have included trips to Japan, China, and Taiwan.
You can choose to live in the Modern Foreign Language House. The house provides an environment for students studying a foreign language to live and learn together.