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Historical Survey Courses

EAS suggests that all concentrators take at least one area course that acts as a history of the region that they plan to focus on ("historical survey" area course) and that covers a relatively broad chronological range. Do not hesitate to consult your Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies for advice on choosing this course. Below is a list of suggested courses that automatically count toward the historical survey requirement. Other courses must receive approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to be counted as historical surveys.

Recommended historical survey courses for 2024-25:

Courses that have counted for historical survey credit in the past include:
  • Chinese History 113: Life and Death in Late Imperial China: Social History of the 10th to 19th Centuries
  • East Asian Studies 170: Medicine and the Self in China and the West
  • East Asian Studies 198: Political Parties of East Asia
  • General Education 1068: The United States and China
  • General Education 1100: The Two Koreas in the Modern World
  • General Education 1101: The Business of China
  • General Eduation 1119: Law, Politics, and Trade Policy: Lessons from East Asia
  • Government 2285: Political Science and China
  • History 14Y: Between East Asia and the Americas: Migration, Disapora, Empire
  • History 1023: Japan in Asia and the World
  • History 1820 (Vietnam)
  • History 1821 (Vietnam)
  • History B-68: America and Vietnam
  • History of Art and Architecture 18K: Introduction to Japanese Art
  • Japanese Literature 170: Traditional Japanese Literature: From Mythology to (Early) Modernity
  • Korean History 111: Traditional Korea
  • MIT 21H.155: Modern Japan: 1600 to Present
  • Social Studies 98LF: Globalization and the Nation-State
  • South Asian Studies 140: An Introduction to the Cultural History of the Tibetan Region