This 36-38 credit multidisciplinary major program advances a cross-cultural understanding of Asia and the world and develops bilingual area specialists and professionals for graduate schools, government and international organizations or for employment in a globalized economy.
Students follow one of two tracks: Asian Languages and Cultures or Comparative Asian Studies.
Major Completion Summary
Major Completion Summary
Requirement |
Credits |
University Core Requirements |
44 minimum |
Major Requirements |
36-38 |
Total Credits |
128 |
University Core Requirements (44 Minimum Credits)
See complete University Core requirements.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 44 |
Total Credits | 44 |
Major Requirements (36-38 Credits)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 36-38 |
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Total Credits | 36-38 |
Comparative Asian Studies
Track I: Required Global Asia Topical Courses (9 credits) chosen from list below.
Track II: Required Global Asia Topical Courses (18 credits) chosen from list below.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ART 220 | Art History: Aspects of Asian Art | 3 |
COM 213 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3,4 |
ECO 374 | Rising Powers: China's Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
ECO 375 | China's Financial System: Past, Present and Future | 3 |
ECO 396V | Topic: From Wall Street to the Great Wall | 3 |
GLB 101 | An Introduction to Global Studies I | 3 |
HIS 241 | Modern China | 3 |
HIS 242 | Modern Japan | 3 |
HIS 296A | Barbarians and Mandarins: China and Her Inner Asian Neighbor | 3 |
HIS 296E | Topic: Tolstoy, Turks and Taliban: Russia's "Orient" | 3 |
HIS 296U | Topic: Bible and Gun: Christianity in China since 1500 | 3 |
HIS 297F | Topic: Of Swords and Cherry Blossoms: Samurai Images Past and Present | 3 |
HIS 340 | Chinese Cultural Tradition | 3 |
INT 196J | The Sacred and the Secular in East Asia | 6 |
INT 297A | Hong Kong and Bollywood: Globalization of Asian Cinema | 6 |
LIT 211D | The Individual and Society | 3 |
LIT 211F | Worlds In Literature: The Asian Diaspora | 3 |
LIT 345 | Literatures of Diversity | 3 |
RES 202 | Great Ideas in Eastern Religious Thought | 3 |
RES 296 | Topics in Religious Studies | 3 |
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COM 296 | Topics in Communication | 3 |
HIS 297 | Topics in History | 3 |
Asian Languages and Cultures Track
Track I: Required Asian Languages Courses (18-20 credits) chosen from list below.
Track II: Required Asian Languages Courses (9-11 credits) chosen from list below.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
CHI 101 | Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin) | 4 |
CHI 102 | Elementary Chinese II (Mandarin) | 4 |
CHI 263 | Chinese for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
CHI 280 | Intensive Review of Chinese | 3 |
CHI 283 | Intermediate Chinese Conversation | 3 |
CHI 300 | Chinese Theater and Culture | 3 |
CHI 301 | Advanced Conversation in Chinese | 3 |
CHI 305 | Chinese for Professional Communication | 3 |
CHI 380 | Chinese Seminar | 3 |
JPN 101 | Elementary Japanese I | 3 |
JPN 102 | Elementary Japanese II | 3 |
JPN 280 | Intensive Review of Japanese | 3 |
JPN 283 | Intermediate Japanese Conversation | 3 |
JPN 380 | Japanese Seminar: Japanese for Professions | 3 |
JPN 395 | Independent Study in Japanese | 1-9 |
Research Seminar
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
COS 312 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 3 |
HIS 380 | Seminar on Historiography | 3 |
LIT 329 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
WS 380 | Seminar in Feminist Theory | 3 |
| | 3 |
Open Electives (35-48 Credits)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 35-48 |
Total Credits | 35-48 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
Plan of Study Grid
First Year |
Fall |
ENG 110 |
Composition |
3 |
UNV 101 |
First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community |
1 |
CIS 101 |
Introduction to Computing |
0-3 |
INT 196J |
The Sacred and the Secular in East Asia |
6 |
GLA 101 |
Introduction to Global Asia |
3 |
| Credits | 13-16 |
Spring |
ENG 120 |
Critical Writing |
4 |
MAT 134 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
3 |
HIS 119 |
The Middle East: An Historical Survey |
3 |
HIS 131 |
The Asian World: A Historical Survey |
3 |
HIS 113U |
The American Experience: The United States and the World |
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Second Year |
Fall |
ENG 201 |
Writing in the Disciplines |
3 |
COM 200 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
CHI 101 |
Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin) |
0-4 |
GLA 213 |
Topic: Unity and Disunity: History of South Korean Cinema |
3 |
HIS 114M |
The European Experience: Ideas and the Modern State |
3 |
| Credits | 12-16 |
Spring |
SCI 230 |
Environmental Science |
4 |
CHI 102 |
Elementary Chinese II (Mandarin) |
0-4 |
ART 103 |
Art History: Renaissance through Modern Art |
3 |
RES 106C |
Religions of the Globe (CAP) |
3 |
HIS 217 |
Modern East Asia in Film |
3 |
| Credits | 13-17 |
Third Year |
Fall |
GLA 214 |
Japanese Manga & Anime: History of Asian Media () |
3 |
CHI 204 |
Intermediate Chinese II () |
3 |
HIS 218 |
Nonviolent Activism in Modern Asia () |
3 |
HIS 241 |
Modern China () |
3 |
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3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
GLA 215 |
The Cultural Reinvention of South Asia () |
3 |
CHI 283 |
Intermediate Chinese Conversation () |
3 |
RES 262 |
Buddhism () |
3 |
HIS 242 |
Modern Japan () |
3 |
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4 |
| Credits | 16 |
Fourth Year |
Fall |
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3 |
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3 |
GLA 219 |
Eagle and Dragon: The History of US-China Relations |
3 |
HIS 380 |
Seminar on Historiography |
3 |
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3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
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3 |
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3 |
INT 297A |
Hong Kong and Bollywood: Globalization of Asian Cinema |
6 |
HIS 499 |
Senior Year Experience in History |
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Total Credits | 115-126 |