Bachelor in East Asian Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $44,500 per year..

Students learn about the languages, history, and cultures of China, Taiwan, the two Koreas, and Japan through on-campus classes and hands-on fieldwork. They spend a semester or full year studying in East Asia, choosing locations in Japan, Korea, or China. They work on research projects and environmental fieldwork alongside faculty mentors in Asia. The program focuses on deep language practice and direct interaction with East Asian communities.

Focus areas include Chinese language and culture, Japanese language and culture, Korean language and culture, East Asian environmental issues, East Asian martial arts, East Asian political and social history.

The programme requires a total of 120 credits, including coursework in language, history, and culture, and a required study abroad experience. Courses taken abroad count toward the major.

Graduates work as diplomats, foreign service officers, researchers, educators, and policy advisors in international organizations, government agencies, and non-profits.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts, standardized test scores if required, and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended. International students must provide English proficiency scores.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus with mandatory study abroad; full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.