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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Asian Studies, BA Major in

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The Asian Studies program is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the student with a broad understanding of the traditional and modern civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia. The Asian Studies program offers both major and minor specialization. Study of an Asian language is strongly recommended for all majors and minors, and language courses beyond level 4 may be counted toward the major requirements.

Students majoring in Asian Studies will choose a core of four courses, concentrating on either traditional or contemporary Asia, and also take a seminar as part of the major. To assure that students receive training in a specific discipline, students are required to complete a minor (18 s.h.) in the discipline of their choice, in addition to their Asian Studies courses, as a requirement of the major.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 30

30 s.h. in Asian studies, selected from the courses below, and a minor consisting of 18 s.h. in an academic discipline. With permission of the program director, courses selected under advisement that are not listed below may count toward the BA major in Asian studies:

A. Choose From - Semester Hours: 12

12 s.h. from four different fields of study of the following:

AH 165 - (AA, CC) Asian Art and Archaeology Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 103 - (BH) Peoples and Cultures of Asia Semester Hours: 3
CLL 149 - (LT) Asian Literature Semester Hours: 3
CLL 150 - (LT) Asian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ECO 112 - Economic Development of China Semester Hours: 3
ECO 114 - Japan’s Modern Economy Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 113C - (CC) Geography of East and Southeast Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 114 - (BH, CC) Geography of South Asia Semester Hours: 3
HIST 071 - (CC) China and Japan to 1800 Semester Hours: 3
HIST 072C - (CC) China and Japan Since 1800 Semester Hours: 3
LIT 093 - (CC, LT) Japanese Literature of Mystery and Suspense Semester Hours: 3
LIT 094 - (CC, LT) Tanizaki’s Literary World Semester Hours: 3
LIT 095 - (CC, LT) Murakami Haruki’s Literary Vision Semester Hours: 3
PHI 017 - (CC) Introduction to Eastern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PSC 144 - (BH, CC) Asian Politics and Government Semester Hours: 3
RELI 015 - (CC) Introduction to Eastern Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3

B. Choose From - Semester Hours: 15

15 additional s.h. in courses chosen from the following:

AH 165 - (AA, CC) Asian Art and Archaeology Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 103 - (BH) Peoples and Cultures of Asia Semester Hours: 3
ASST 150 A-Z - Special Topics in Asian Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
CLL 149 - (LT) Asian Literature Semester Hours: 3
CLL 150 - (LT) Asian Literature Semester Hours: 3
CLL 190 - (LT) World Literature and the Anatomy of Cultural Difference Semester Hours: 3
ECO 112 - Economic Development of China Semester Hours: 3
ECO 114 - Japan’s Modern Economy Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 167 - (LT, CC) Post-Colonial Literature of South Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 113C - (CC) Geography of East and Southeast Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 114 - (BH, CC) Geography of South Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 131 - Japan Semester Hours: 3
HIST 071 - (CC) China and Japan to 1800 Semester Hours: 3
HIST 072C - (CC) China and Japan Since 1800 Semester Hours: 3
HIST 173 - (CC) Modern China Semester Hours: 3
HIST 174 - (CC) Modern Japan Semester Hours: 3-4
HIST 175 - Confucian China: Origins to the 18th Century Semester Hours: 3
HIST 177 A-G - Special Topics in History Semester Hours: 3
LING 007 - Linguistics of Asian Writing Systems Semester Hours: 3
LIT 080 - (LT) Chinese Literature in Translation Semester Hours: 3
LIT 088 - (LT, CC) Self and Society in Chinese Literature Semester Hours: 3
LIT 090 - (LT, CC) Beauty and Sadness in Japanese Literature and Culture Semester Hours: 3
LIT 093 - (CC, LT) Japanese Literature of Mystery and Suspense Semester Hours: 3
LIT 094 - (CC, LT) Tanizaki’s Literary World Semester Hours: 3
LIT 095 - (CC, LT) Murakami Haruki’s Literary Vision Semester Hours: 3
LIT 096 - (LT) Topics in Japanese Literature in Translation Semester Hours: 3
PHI 017 - (CC) Introduction to Eastern Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
PHI 060 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophical and Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3
PHI 102 - (CC) Mysticism, Wisdom, and the Spiritual Quest Semester Hours: 3
PSC 144 - (BH, CC) Asian Politics and Government Semester Hours: 3
PSC 146 - (BH, CC) China: Government and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PSC 154 A-Z - Special Topics in Comparative Politics Semester Hours: 1-4
RELI 015 - (CC) Introduction to Eastern Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3
RELI 103 - (CC) Warrior Saints: An Introduction to the Sikh Religion Semester Hours: 3
RELI 104 - (CC, HP) Buddhist Thought Semester Hours: 3
RELI 125 - (CC, HP) Buddhism and Psychology Semester Hours: 3
RELI 151 - Violence and Religion in South Asia Semester Hours: 3

C. 3 semester hour seminar

ASST 195 - Asian Studies Seminar Semester Hours: 3

D. A Minor, Consisting of 18 Semester Hours, Taken in an Academic Discipline

Courses taken in the major may not be applied toward the minor.

Complete BA Requirements

BA Requirements in HCLAS.