Asian Studies

                             -Major in Asian Studies

Major Requirements (30 Credits if Option A; 33 Credits if Option B)
Note Sections I, II, III, and IV requirements

I. East Asian Languages
Option A:  3 credit hours at the 200-level or above in Chinese or Japanese (incl. CHIN200,CHIN205 or CHIN206; JAPN200, JAPN 205 or JAPN 206).
OR
Option B:  Joint Chinese/Japanese Concentration:  Six credit hours (three credit hours, each, of Chinese and Japanese) at the 200-level or above

II. Required General Courses on East Asia (15 credits) 
ANTH210 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia or ANTH211 Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (3 credits)
HIST137 East Asian Civilization: China (3 credits) 
HIST138 East Asian Civilization: Japan (3 credits) 
PHIL310 Chinese Religion and Philosophy (3 credits) 
POSC312 Politics of East Asian Political Development or POSC429 Southeast Asia & the World (3 credits)
 
III.  Art History & Music (3 credits)
ARTH237 Art of Tibet or ARTH267 Chinese Art, Architecture & Archaeology or MUSC206 Music of China, Korea, and Japan

IV. Elective Courses on East Asia (9 credits)
The 9 credits must draw from AT LEAST TWO departments, selected through prior consultation with the student's advisor.  Any cross-listed courses will be identified as being from the instructor's home department, e.g., HIST/WOMS 3XX, if taught by a History professor is counted as a History course. 

These courses include, but are not limited to: 

These courses include, among others:

ANTH 210   Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (If not selected as a required course in Section II)
ANTH 211   Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (If not selected as a required course in Section II)
ANTH 310   Asian Women's Lives
ANTH 312   Asian Women in the Globalized Workplace
ANTH 313   New Rich in Asia
ARSC 130    East Asia in Film (1-3 cr.)
ARSC 296    Honors Colloquium (only when East Asia related)
ARTH 237   Art of Tibet (if not selected as a required course in Section III)
ARTH 267   Chinese Art, Architecture & Archaeology (if not selected as a required course in Section III)
ARTH 445   Seminar in Topics in Asian Art
CRJU 467    Crime and Criminal Justice in East Asia
ENGL 382   Literature and History of Asian America
FLLT 321    Topics: Chinese Literature in Translation
FLLT 328    Images of Women in Japanese Literature
FLLT 330    Chinese Women Writers
FLLT 331    Introduction to Chinese Films
FLLT 338    Light and Shadow: Japanese Films
FLLT 380   Topics: Japanese Culture in Translation
FLLT 381   Topics: Chinese Culture in Translation
HESC 120   Taiji (Tai Chi) or Chinese Wushu (1 cr.)
HIST 268    Seminar (only when East Asia related)
HIST 270    History of Modern Asia
HIST 365    Topics in East Asian History
HIST 367    Literature and History of Asian America
HIST 368    Modern China: 1600-1920s
HIST 369    China Since 1900
HIST 370    History of Modern Japan
HIST 371    Post-war Japan
HIST 372    Popular Culture in Urban Japan
HIST 390    History of Modern Southeast Asia
HIST 391    World War II in Asia and the Pacific
HIST 392    Buddhism and Politics in Modern Asia.
HIST 393    History of Modern Vietnam
HIST 479    Seminar: Topics in Asian History
MUSC 206  Music of China (if not selected as a required course in Section III)
PHIL 367    Buddhist Philosophy
PHIL 367    Daoism
POSC 312   Politics of East Asian Development (If not selected as a required course in Section II)
POSC 427   Politics in China
POSC 429    Southeast Asia and the World (If not selected as a required course in Section II)
POSC 443    China and the World

For approval of independent studies and special problems, and for course substitutions in all the East Asian Studies degree programs, contact the program director before registering for them.


HONORS B.A. IN ASIAN STUDIES 
Students in this program must complete: 
1. All requirements for the B.A. in Asian Studies. 
2. All the University's requirements for the Honors Degree.  The Honors credits in the major shall come from at least two different participating departments, and at least two courses at the 300 level or above. 
3. The cumulative grade point average for all courses in major must be at least 3.400. 
4. For Honors Degree with Distinction: an additional 6 credits of  Thesis (UNIV401/402). 

Substitutions for the courses in all the East Asian Studies degree programs may be made with the
permission of the East Asian Studies Committee.  Independent Studies courses, Special Problems courses and Temporary /Experimental courses may also count towards these degrees with the Committee’s approval.  Requests for course substitutions or approvals should be addressed to the Director of East Asian Studies.  The course list will be updated from time to time.
Minimum of C- is required in all courses.
 

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