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2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information
- Major Requirements
Required Major Course Component (32 credits)
Students must take courses from at least three departments, with no more than 20 credits from any one department. AS 100 is a required course for all major students. Some Freshman Seminar courses may qualify with the approval of the Program Director.
ADFA 306 Arts & Culture of Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania
ADFA 345 Art of India
ADFA 346 Art of the Silk Road
AS 100 Introduction to Asian Studies
AS 500 Asian American Experience
CJN 293 Hong Kong Cinema
EC141 Transition and Development Economics
EC 430 International Trade Theory & Policy
ENG 362 Asian American Literature
GVT 317 Korean Summer Institute: East Asian Governance
GVT 318 Korean Summer Institute: East Asian Peace Culture
GVT 388 The United States and East Asia
GVT 389 Politics of China
GVT 408 Political Economy of East Asia
GVT 411 Politics of Korea
GVT 487 Japan: Politics and Policy
GVT 489 Islam and Politics
HST 255 Films and Contemporary China
HST 305 Silk Road: Cross-Cultural Journeys
HST 341 The Emergence of Modern South Asia
HST 342 Modern Japanese History
HST 344 The Passages to the Modern World
HST 345 Chinese Civilization
HST 346 Modern Chinese History
HST 347 Japanese Civilization
HST 452 Ancient China Seminar
HST 453 The Chinese Classics and the Western Thought
HST 454 Cracks on the Great Wall
HST 486 The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film
PHIL 261 Eastern Philosophy
PHIL 262 Buddhism
PSYCH 247 Asian Perspectives on Health and Work
RS 112 Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions
Language Requirement
To qualify for admittance to the major, students must demonstrate proficiency in one Asian Language at the advanced-intermediate level. This can be fulfilled by successful completion of an Intermediate Level II Asian language course with an average grade of “B” or by passing the same level language test offered by the Modern Language Department.
CHIN 202-Intermediate Chinese II
or
JPN 202-Intermediate Japanese II
Study Abroad or a Local Asian American Community Experience
Students must complete either option A or B:
A. A Semester, Summer or Short-Term Study Abroad in Asia (which must bear at least 4 credits).
or
B. AS 500 – Asian American Community Experience (4 credits).