The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara offers comprehensive programs exploring the rich and complex civilizations of China, Japan, and Korea. Located in Santa Barbara, California, the department provides students with essential tools to understand these dynamic regions through an interdisciplinary approach. Study encompasses languages, literatures, histories, religions, philosophies, and contemporary cultural forms like film and media. Programs range from undergraduate majors in Chinese, Japanese, and Asian Studies to graduate degrees (MA, PhD), preparing students for diverse careers or further academic pursuits focused on East Asia's increasing global significance.
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The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California. It is part of the University of California university system. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers' college, UCSB joined the ancestor of the California State University system in the 1920s and then moved over to the University of California system in 1944. It is the third-oldest undergraduate campus in the system, after UC Berkeley and UCLA. Total student enrollment for 2022 was 23,460 undergraduate and 2,961 graduate students.
