When declaring the major, students submit a brief personal statement of intent.
When applying to graduate, students submit a short exit essay reflecting upon their intellectual development, along with one or more examples of their best written work. Up to 16 transferred credits from study abroad may be applied to the major.
Majors or minors in Asian Studies must receive no less than a C- in any course that is used to satisfy the program requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (16 Credits) | ||
| Select at least two years of language study in either Chinese or Japanese 1 | 16 | |
| Content Courses on Asia (21 Credits) | ||
| Select 9-12 credits, by advisement, in the Social Sciences (SOC) and 9-12 credits in the Humanities/Arts (HUM/ART). 2 | 21 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
| 1 | Each major is required to complete at least two years of language study in either Chinese or Japanese. Students with a high degree of language proficiency in these or other Asian languages may take 16 credits in other Asian Studies courses. |
| 2 | Among these 21 credits, students are required to select 3 credits in an area of Asia beyond China or Japan, and ASN200 or select 3 credits in Asian Studies Perspectives courses, which include ARH344, HIS216, JPN320, POL365. A current list of SOC and HUM/ART courses is available asian_studies_course_grid_rev_12-17-14. |
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide a first-year student through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between a student and his/her academic adviser. In consultation, the student and adviser will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 4 | |
| Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 4 | |
| Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | |
| Asian Studies language requirement 2 | 3-4 | |
| Social Sciences major requirement 3 | 3 | |
| Asian Studies Perspectives requirement 4 | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | |
| Asian Studies language requirement 2 | 3-4 | |
| Asian Studies Arts requirement 5 | 6 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Social Sciences major requirement 3 | 3 | |
| Non-China/Japan course 6 | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Electives | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Asian Studies Arts requirement 5 | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Electives | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | 14 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 121-124 | |
| 1 | GE: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) also fulfilling Asian Studies major requirements: ASN200 Introduction to Asia (WRLD), ENG211 Great Bks Asian Classics (WRLD), HIS200 Ancient World (WRLD), HIS216 Modern China (WRLD), MUS253 Pop Culture of China (WRLD), PHI251 Indian Philosophy (WRLD), PHI252 East Asian Philosophy (WRLD), REL270 Religions of the World (WRLD). |
| 2 | GE: Foreign Languages (FLNG) also fulfilling Asian Studies major requirements: CHI101 Elementary Chinese I (FLNG), CHI102 Elementary Chinese II (FLNG), CHI201 Intermediate Chinese 1 (FLNG), CHI202 Intermediate Chinese II (FLNG), CHI310 Spoken Mandarin, JPN101 Elementary Japanese 1 (FLNG), JPN102 Elementary Japanese 2 (FLNG), JPN201 Intermediate Japanese I (FLNG), JPN202 Intermediate Japanese 2 (FLNG), JPN301 Japanese Comp and Conv (FLNG). |
| 3 | Courses that are eligible to fulfill distribution major requirements in Social Sciences (9-12 credits required): ANT370 Cultures of East Asia (WRLD), ANT414 The Anthropology of Performance, ECO493 Economics Selected Topics, GEO260 Understanding China, GEO308 Geography East Asia, HIS200 Ancient World (WRLD), HIS215 China to 1800, HIS216 Modern China (WRLD), HIS335 Modern Japan,HIS337 Ancient India, HIS339 Indian Ocean World, HIS393 History Selected Topic, HIS480 Women in China, POL363 Chinese Foreign Pol and US, POL365 International Politics of the Asia-Pacific, POL369 Governments and Politics of China and Japan, POL393 Pol Sci Selected Topic, SOC381 Immigration & Identity. |
| 4 | Asian Studies Perspectives courses: ASN200 Introduction to Asia (WRLD), HIS216 Modern China (WRLD), JPN320 Asian Americans (DIVR), POL393 Pol Sci Selected Topic. |
| 5 | Courses that fulfill distribution major requirements in Arts (9-12 credits required): ARH340 The Arts of Early China, ARH341 The Arts of Later China, ARH342 The Arts of Japan (WRLD), ARH343 Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, ARH344 History of Buddhist Art, ARH345 Art in Modern China, ARH378 Sacred Spaces, Divine Images, ARH393 Art History Selected Topic, CHI199 Chinese Modular, ENG211 Great Bks Asian Classics (WRLD), ENG254 Modern Asian Literature,ENG366 Contemporary Ethnic Literature of the United States (DIVR), JPN300 Japanese Aesthetics and Culture (HUM), JPN310 Japanese Poetry (HUM), JPN311 Japanese Fiction (WRLD), JPN320 Asian Americans (DIVR), JPN393 Japanese Selected Topic, PHI251 Indian Philosophy (WRLD), PHI252 East Asian Philosophy (WRLD), PHI330 Chinese Philosophy, PHI332 Buddhist Philosophy, REL270 Religions of the World (WRLD). |
| 6 | Non-China/Japan courses: ARH393 Art History Selected Topic, HIS200 Ancient World (WRLD), HIS337 Ancient India, HIS339 Indian Ocean World, PHI251 Indian Philosophy (WRLD). |
- Majors or minors in Asian Studies must receive no less than a C- in any course that is used to satisfy the major.
