Related Careers
The following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) is a multidisciplinary and multicultural department that aims to provide students with an enhanced understanding of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages and cultures. Students that seek a major in language and culture will receive training in one of the East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean as a concentration). Each of these concentrations requires language study through the third-year level. Additionally, students can choose a concentration in The Language Flagship – Chinese, requiring language study through the fifth-year level and a year abroad in each Chinese-speaking nation. Students who wish to take this concentration should speak with an East Asian Language and Cultures Advisor about the steps necessary to participate.
Along with their language study, Language and Culture majors take courses on society’s culture, which concentrate on one of two topic areas: History, Literature, Culture or Politics, Social Sciences, and Business. Students of this major will develop both a solid foundation of language skills and knowledge in one of the three cultural areas or prepare for graduate studies.
Students are urged to study abroad in a related country in one of IUB’s overseas study programs.
For detailed information about the East Asian Language and Culture major and degree requirements, visit the EALC departmental website and the most recent College of Arts and Sciences Academic Bulletin.
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Academic information
University Division's Explore Programs tool is the place to go for academic information about any IUB major, minor, or certificate.
Open in Explore Programs- Interpreters and Translators
- Anthropologists
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Copy Writers
- History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Public Relations Specialists
- Reporters and Correspondents
- Social Science Research Assistants
- Archeologists
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Curators
Career Interests
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
This major consists of the following themes:
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
Related Skills
Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Relationship Skills
- Demonstrate Social-Cultural Sensitivity
Communication
- Speak to Groups
- Listen
- Speak or Interact
- Write
Management or Leadership
- Organize or Plan
- Make Decisions
- Coordinate
Creative
- Visualize
- Conceptualize
- Author or Compose
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Career Guides
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