Asian Studies, B.A.

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Requirements for the Major

Fourteen courses including:

Six courses in either Chinese or Japanese language:

Two courses devoted to a senior project:

Three courses from AIS offerings in either the Humanities or the Social Sciences:

Two additional courses in the opposite division:

Note: One of those five courses must deal entirely with an Asian country outside the student’s language concentration. (For example, a student who takes a year of Japanese language must take one course that deals solely with China or another Asian country)

One core course is required from the following:

AMU 320 - Encounters with East Asian Music Cultures
HST 181 - Confucians and Conquerors: East Asian Traditions
HST 182 - Rebels, Reds, and Regular Folks: The Turbulent History of Modern Asia
MLT 204 - Literary Traditions in East Asia
MLT 205 - Perspectives in Modern East Asian Literature
PSC 246 - Asian Development: Industrialization Beyond the West
PSC 253 - International Relations of East Asia
Note: A core course is designed to give students more breadth in their study of Asia by dealing with both China and Japan over a substantial period of time. Majors must pass a comprehensive examination in the form of an oral defense of their senior project.

Term abroad to China or Japan, or in a mini-term to Asia:

Note: If necessary, accommodations will be made.

Requirements for Honors in Asian Studies:

To be eligible for honors in the program, the student must fulfill the following requirements: (1) a minimum index of 3.30 in the program; (2) a cumulative index of 3.30 or better; (3) a grade of “A minus” or higher on the senior project; and (4) superior performance in an oral exam based on the senior project.