Asian Studies, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Asian Studies consists of 42 credits distributed as follows:

Required courses

Core Courses (6 credits)

ASIA 100 - Introduction to Asian Studies (3.00)
HIST 103 - East-Asian Civilization (3.00)

Language

One Asian language through the 302 level (languages currently offered: Chinese, Japanese and Korean).

CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I (4.00)
CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II (4.00)
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I (4.00)
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II (4.00)
CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese I (3.00)
CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese II (3.00)
CHIN 309 - Business Chinese (3.00)
CHIN 319 - Chinese Translation (3.00)
JPNS 101 - Elementary Japanese I (4.00)
JPNS 102 - Elementary Japanese II (4.00)
JPNS 201 - Elementary Japanese III (4.00)
JPNS 202 - Intermediate Japanese I (4.00)
KORE 101 - Elementary Korean I (4.00)
KORE 102 - Elementary Korean II (4.00)
KORE 201 - Intermediate Korean I (4.00)
KORE 202 - Intermediate Korean II (4.00)
KORE 301 - Advanced Korean I (3.00)
KORE 302 - Advanced Korean II (3.00)
KORE 309 - Business Korean (3.00)
KORE 310 - Korean Language in Social and Cultural Context (3.00)

Elective Courses (minimum 15 credits)*

Electives must be in three or more disciplines (e.g. HIST, ECON, PHIL); at least nine elective credits must be upper level (300 or above).

No grade lower than “C” in any course will be counted toward the major with the exception of ASIA 399 (a P/F course). Students may apply up to 3 credits earned in ASIA 399 as elective credits for the Asian Studies major.

ASIA 300 - Topics in Asian Studies (3.00) (changes each semester)
ASIA 329 - Early and Medieval Chinese Literature (3.00)
ASIA 399 - Internship in Asian Studies (1.00 - 3.00)
ASIA 400 - Special Projects in Asian Studies (1.00 - 3.00)
ENGL 448 - Seminar in Literature and Culture (3.00)
ECON 280 - The International Economy (3.00) (SS)
ECON 382 - Asian Economic History (3.00) (Culture, Writing Intensive)
GWST 342 - Gender in Modern South Asia (3.00)
HIST 381 - From Samurai to “Salariman”: Japanese History through Film and Literature (3.00) (Culture)
HIST 383 - Japan in the Shogun Age (3.00)
HIST 387 - Medicine and Health Care in China (3.00) (Culture)
HIST 388 - Society and Culture in China (3.00) (Culture)
HIST 458 - Japan to 1800 (3.00)
HIST 459 - Japan since 1800 (3.00)
HIST 477 - History of China to 1644 (3.00)
HIST 478 - History of China, 1644 to 1912 (3.00)
HIST 479 - History of China, 1912-1949 (3.00)
HIST 480 - Contemporary China, 1949 to the Present (3.00)
HIST 494 - Seminar in World History (3.00) (when topic is Asian)
HIST 497 - Historical Research: (3.00) (when topic is Asian)
MLL 220 - Film and Society in China (3.00) (Culture)
MLL 311 - Introduction to Korean Culture (3.00) (Culture)
MLL 315 - Images of Society in Contemporary Korean Films (3.00) (Culture)
MLL 322 - Gender, Race, and Media (3.00)
MLL 327 - Modern Japanese Culture (3.00)
MLL 328 - Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama (3.00) (AH, Culture)
MLL 329 - Early and Medieval Chinese Literature (3.00) (cross-listed as ASIA 329 )
MUSC 230 - Musics of the World (3.00) (AH, Culture)
PHIL 334 - Asian Philosophy (3.00)
POLI 371 - Comparative Asian Politics (3.00)
POLI 381 - International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Region (3.00)
POLI 472 - Modern Indian Politics (3.00)
POLI 473 - Mahatma Gandhi’s Political Experiments with Truth (3.00)
POLI 448 - Internship in Policy, Politics, and Administration (4.00)

Select one course: 3 Credits

HIST 380 - Women and Gender in Asia (3.00) (Culture)(AH)
GWST 380 - Women and Gender in Asia (3.00) (Culture)(AH)

Note:

*Students who begin their formal study of one Asian language at a level higher than 101 may, upon completion of the 302 level, take courses in a second Asian language or may take additional electives to meet the total credit requirement of 42 credits.