Requirements for a Major in Asian Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
ASTU 290 | Introduction to Asian Studies 1 | 3 |
ASTU 401 | Capstone Experience | 1 |
Language Requirement | ||
Two courses in Chinese or Japanese (211-level or above) | 6 | |
Electives | ||
Seven approved electives, no more than three of which may come from outside the Asian Studies Department | 21 | |
Total Hours | 31 |
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Students must complete as early as possible in their course of study.
Courses must come from the list below, or have the approval of the chair.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Departmental Electives | ||
ASTU 270 | East Asian Visual Culture | 3 |
ASTU 281 | Special Topics in Asian Studies | 3 |
ASTU 291 | Contemporary East Asia | 3 |
CHIN 221 | Chinese History and Culture | 3 |
CHIN 234 | Chinese Cinema | 3 |
CHIN 235 | Chinese Theatre | 3 |
CHIN 236 | Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
CHIN/FLET 237 | Chinese Tales and Legends | 3 |
CHIN/FLET 238 | Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
CHIN 281 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
CHIN 311 | Advanced Chinese | 3 |
CHIN 312 | Advanced Chinese II | 3 |
JAPN 220 | Culture of Japan | 3 |
JAPN/FLET 232 | Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 |
JAPN 260 | Contemporary Japan | 3 |
JAPN 270 | Weird Japan | 3 |
JAPN 281 | T:Special Topics | 3 |
JAPN 292 | Japanese Film as History:The Works of Kurosawa Akira | 3 |
JAPN 294 | Early to Premodern Japan | 3 |
JAPN 295 | Modern Japan | 3 |
Outside Electives | ||
ARTH 228 | Asian Art | 3 |
HIST 260 | East Asia to 1650 | 3 |
HIST 396 | Modern China, 1800-1949 | 3 |
HIST 397 | Modern China, since 1949 | 3 |
HONR 110 | Japanese Religion | 3 |
MATH 270 | Traditional Japanese Mathematics | 3 |
MUSC 243 | Film Music in Japan | 3 |
PHIL 220 | Philosophy East and West | 3 |
PHIL 343 | Confucian Tradition | 3 |
PSCI 330 | Comparative Legislatures | 3 |
PSCI 335 | Chinese Politics | 3 |
RELS 221 | World Religions:Indian, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese | 3 |
RELS 223 | Hinduism:History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
RELS 225 | Buddhism:History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
RELS 248 | Religions on Japan:Land of Kami, Land of Buddhas | 3 |