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 |
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Open Electives (35-48 Credits)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 35-48 |
Total Credits | 35-48 |