East Asian Area Studies

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The East Asian Studies Center supports the interdisciplinary study of China, Japan and Korea. It offers an undergraduate major in East Asian Area Studies (with an optional honors track), minors in East Asian Area Studies and Korean Studies, and a progressive degree program for students interested in graduate education.

The center also offers the Master of Arts in East Asian Area Studies and the Master of Arts/Master of Business Administration dual degree programs. Continuing graduate students who want to pursue special area competence beyond discipline requirements may also earn a graduate certificate in East Asian Area Studies.

The East Asian Studies Center faculty are professors from departments throughout the college and professional schools who teach and engage in research on East Asia. The center’s interdisciplinary approach allows students the flexibility to acquire country-specific expertise as well as a transnational understanding of the region from nearly any discipline. The center promotes and coordinates teaching, research and development of academic programs concerning East Asia, regardless of discipline or school, on a university-wide basis. Scholars from outside the university conduct research at USC and contribute toward the center’s goals as EASC visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows.

The center also promotes and coordinates academic exchange with other institutions with which USC maintains cooperative relations in the United States and abroad. Undergraduate students can conduct research in East Asia through the EASC Global East Asia program or participate in semester- or year-long study abroad programs through the Office of Overseas Studies. Graduate students with special interests in East Asia are eligible to receive summer funding through the East Asian Studies Center for research or related professional development.

College Administrative Services Building (CAS) 100
(213) 740-2991
Email: easc@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/easc

Director: Joshua Goldstein, PhD

Associated Faculty

Professors: Jonathan Aronson (Communication); Bettine Birge (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Baizhu Chen (Finance and Business Economics); Meiling Cheng (Dramatic Arts Critical Studies); Ruth Gim Chung (Education); Robert Dekle (Economics); JoAnn Marie Farver (Psychology); Joshua Goldstein (History); Eric Heikkila (Public Policy); Velina Hasu Houston (Dramatic Arts); Janet Hoskins (Anthropology); Jane Junn (Political Science and International Relations); David Kang (Political Science and International Relations); Saori Katada (Political Science and International Relations); Dorinne Kondo (Anthropology); Lon Kurashige (History); Sonya Lee (Art History); Audrey Li (Linguistics); Akira Mizuta Lippit (Cinematic Arts); Nancy Lutkehaus (Anthropology); Roger Moon (Economics); Jeffrey B. Nugent (Economics); Rhacel Parreñas (Sociology); Joan Piggott (History); Nandini Rajagopalan (Management and Organization); Stanley Rosen (Political Science and International Relations); Brett Sheehan (History); Jean Shih (Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology); Andrew Simpson (Linguistics); Guofu Tan (Economics); Shui Yan Tang (Public Policy); Duncan Williams (Religion); Carol Wise (Political Science and International Relations); Tak-Jun Wong (Accounting); Sha Yang (Marketing)

Associate Professors: Brian Bernards (East Asian Languages and Cultures); David Bialock (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Jenny Chio (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Youngmin Choe (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Robeson Taj Frazier (Communication); Nitin Govil (Cinematic Arts); Hajime Hoji (Linguistics); Jacques Hymans (Political Science and International Relations); Nan Jia (Management and Organization); Annette Kim (Public Policy); Jenny Lin (Critical Studies); Jonathan Markowitz (Political Science and International Relations); Lori Meeks (Religion); Eunjoo Pacifici (Clinical Pharmacy); Sunyoung Park (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Stephanie Shih (Linguistics); Douglas Thomas (Communication); Benjamin Uchiyama (History); Jay Wang (Communication); Shiing-Wu Wang (Accounting); Aimei Yang (Journalism); Tianshu Sun (Data Sciences and Operations); Kerim Yasar (East Asian Languages and Cultures)

Assistant Professors: Erin Baggott Carter (Political Science and International Relations); Esther Chae (Dramatic Arts); Rena Heinrich (Critical Studies); Alaina Morgan (History); Mengxiao Wang (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Audrye Wong (Political Science and International Relations); Jessica Xiaomin Zu (Religion)

Adjunct Clinical, Research, Teaching and Visiting Faculty: Hyunjung Ahn (East Asian Languages and Cultures); John Alexander (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Vinayak Bharne (Architecture); Jinhee Choung (Political Science and International Relations); Mina Chow (Architecture); Maki Irie (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Xiang Jian (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Esther Kim (Education); Woojoo Kim (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Mamiko Konno (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Yuka Kumagai (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Yu-Chi Kuo (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Ben Lee (Communication); Hye Jin Lee (Communication); Shanshan Li (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Hsiao-Yun Liao (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Yi-Hsien Liu (East Asian Languages and Culture); Christopher Magriney (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Yumi Matsumoto (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Eunju Na (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Miya Elise Desjardins (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Masako Tamanaha (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Kin Tak Raymond Tsang (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Tin-yu Tseng (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Jason Webb (Comparative Literature); Yan Xiao (Engineering)

Librarians: Rebecca Corbett (Japanese Studies); Joy Kim (Korean Heritage Library); Tang Li (Chinese Studies)

Emeritus Professors: Gordon Berger (History); Philip B.H. Birnbaum-More (Business Management and Organization); Harrison Cheng (Economics); Dominic Cheung (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Iris Chi (Social Work); Roger Dingman (History); Richard Drobnick (International Business Education and Research); George Hayden (East Asian Languages and Cultures); David James (Cinematic Arts); Douglas Joines (Finance and Business Economics); Namkil Kim (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Kenneth Klein (East Asian Library); Thomas Lin (Accounting); Qingyun Ma (Architecture); Gary Seaman (Anthropology); Ellen Seiter (Architecture); James Steele (Architecture)

Programs

Bachelor’s Degree

• East Asian Area Studies (BA)

Minor

• East Asian Area Studies Minor
• Korean Studies Minor

Master’s Degree

• East Asian Area Studies (MA)

Dual Degree

• Master of Arts, East Asian Area Studies/Master of Business Administration (MA/MBA)

Graduate Certificate

• East Asian Area Studies Graduate Certificate

Courses

East Asian Studies