Global Asia Studies, BA

Campus: NYC

Major Completion Summary

Requirement Credits
University Core Requirements 44 minimum
Major Requirements 36-38
Total Credits 120

University Core Requirements (44 Minimum Credits)

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University Core
Complete University Core Requirements44
Total Credits44

Major Requirements (36-38 Credits)

Tracks or Open Electives
Select one of the following Tracks or Open Electives:36-38
Track I: Asian Languages and Cultures (see below for details)
Asian Languages Courses
Global Asia Topical Courses
Senior Thesis 1
Elective Course 2
Research Seminar
Track II: Comparative Asian Studies
Asian Languages Courses
Global Asia Topical Courses
Senior Thesis 1
Elective Course 2
Research Seminar
Open Electives
Complete Open Electives
Total Credits36-38
1

All GLB majors must complete a research project (thesis) of their own choice in consultation with the faculty specialists in the program.

2

required for both tracks (3 credits) from either the Asian Languages course list or the Global Asia Topical course list.

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.

Courses
ART 220Art History: Aspects of Asian Art3
CMS 213Intercultural Communication3
ENG 201Writing in the Disciplines3,4
ECO 374Rising Powers: China's Economic Growth and Development3
ECO 375China's Financial System: Past, Present and Future3
ECO 396VTopic: From Wall Street to the Great Wall3
GLB 101An Introduction to Global Studies I3
HIS 241Modern China3
HIS 242Modern Japan3
HIS 296ABarbarians and Mandarins: China and Her Inner Asian Neighbor3
HIS 296ETopic: Tolstoy, Turks and Taliban: Russia's "Orient"3
HIS 296UTopic: Bible and Gun: Christianity in China since 15003
HIS 297FTopic: Of Swords and Cherry Blossoms: Samurai Images Past and Present3
HIS 340Chinese Cultural Tradition3
INT 196JThe Sacred and the Secular in East Asia6
INT 297AHong Kong and Bollywood: Globalization of Asian Cinema6
LIT 211DThe Individual and Society3
LIT 211FWorlds In Literature: The Asian Diaspora3
LIT 345Literatures of Diversity3
RES 202Great Ideas in Eastern Religious Thought3
RES 296Topics in Religious Studies3
Topic courses
Note: students interested in a following topic course should check with the Global Asia Major program director about possible availability:
HIS 297Topics in History3

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.

Courses
CHI 101Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin)4
CHI 102Elementary Chinese II (Mandarin)4
CHI 263Chinese for Heritage Speakers4
CHI 280Intensive Review of Chinese3
CHI 283Intermediate Chinese Conversation3
CHI 300Chinese Theater and Culture3
CHI 301Advanced Conversation in Chinese3
CHI 305Chinese for Professional Communication3
CHI 380Chinese Seminar3
JPN 101Elementary Japanese I3
JPN 102Elementary Japanese II3
JPN 280Intensive Review of Japanese3
JPN 283Intermediate Japanese Conversation3
JPN 380Japanese Seminar: Japanese for Professions3
JPN 395Independent Study in Japanese1-9

Research Seminar

CMS 312Introduction to Cultural Studies3
HIS 380Seminar on Historiography3
LIT 329Literary Theory and Criticism3
WS 380Seminar in Feminist Theory3
GLB 400-level Asia Seminar3

Open Electives (35-48 Credits)

Open Electives 1
Select 35-48 credits35-48
Total Credits35-48
1

Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community required of first-year freshman students.

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENG 110 Composition 3
UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community 1
CIS 101 Introduction to Computing (Required Lab component carries zero credits) 3
INT 196J The Sacred and the Secular in East Asia 6
GLA 101 Introduction to Global Asia 3
 Credits16
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
 Credits16
Second Year
Fall
ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines 3
COM 200 Public Speaking 3
CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I (Mandarin) 4
GLA 213 Topic: Unity and Disunity: History of South Korean Cinema 3
HIS 114M The European Experience: Ideas and the Modern State 3
 Credits16
Spring
SCI 230 Environmental Science 4
CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II (Mandarin) 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
 Credits17
Third Year
Fall
GLA 214 Japanese Manga & Anime: History of Asian Media (Or any other HCE course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
CHI 204 Intermediate Chinese II (Or any intermediate JPN course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
HIS 218 Nonviolent Activism in Modern Asia (Or any other ASIAN HIS course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
HIS 241 Modern China (Or any other ASIAN HIS, GLA, CHI or JPN course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
 Credits12
Spring
GLA 215 The Cultural Reinvention of South Asia (Or any other World Traditions and Cultures (AOK3) course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
CHI 283 Intermediate Chinese Conversation (Or any other CHI or JPN course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
RES 262 Buddhism (Or any other ASIAN HIS, GLA, CHI or JPN course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
HIS 242 Modern Japan (Or any other ASIAN HIS, GLA, CHI, or JPN course from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 3
Open Elective Course (from approved course list in Pace's exchange partners in Asia) 4
 Credits16
Fourth Year
Fall
One 200 or 300 level course in GLA 3
One 200- or 300- level course in GLA, CHI or JPN 3
GLA 219 Eagle and Dragon: The History of US-China Relations 3
HIS 380 Seminar on Historiography 3
 Credits12
Spring
One 200- or 300- level elective course in GLA 3
One 200- or 300- level elective course in GLA, CHI, ir JPN 3
INT 297A Hong Kong and Bollywood: Globalization of Asian Cinema 6
HIS 499 Senior Year Experience in History 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits120