Major in Asian Studies

Major Requirements (39 Credits)

Director: Dr. Kirk Larsen
Office: 1957 E Street NW, Ste 503
Email: kwlarsen@gwu.edu
Phone: 994-5253

Foundation Course (3 credits)

This course should be taken prior to the junior year.

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East Asia Past and Present

Language and Literature (9 credits)

Students must demonstrate competence, by either course work or examination, in a modern Asian language at the following level. For more information about the language examination, please visit the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures or the Elliott School Office of Academic Advising and Student Services

A. Foreign Language (6 credits)

Chin 105 and 106

Japn 105 and 106

Kor 105 and 106

B. Literature (3 credits)

Choose one:
Chin	111	Chinese Literature in Translation (I)
Chin	112	Chinese Literature in Translation (II)
Japn	111	Japanese Literature in Translation (I)
Japn	112	Japanese Literature in Translation (II)
Kor	111	Korean Literature in Translation (I)
Kor	112	Korean Literature in Translation (II)

Or any Asian literature course. Please contact the director if you have any questions.

Multidisciplinary Core (18 credits)

A. History and Culture

Choose three:
AH	190	East Asian Art
AH	191	South Asian Art
AH	192	The Art of Southeast Asia
Anth	173	Cultures of the Pacific
Anth	174	Cultures of Southeast Asia
Anth	175	East Asian Ethnography
Anth/Japn	179/162	Japanese Culture through Film
Chin/WSTU	136/136	Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film
Chin	162	Chinese Culture Through Film
Hist	101	The Korean War
Hist	101	The Cold War in Asia
Hist	101	Vietnam: Colonialism, War, Revolution
Hist	101	WWII in Asia: History and Legacy
Hist	101	Modern Southeast Asian History
Hist	101	World War II in Asia
Hist	118	China to 1800
Hist	126	U.S. and Wars in Indo-China, 1945-1975
Hist	187	History of Modern China
Hist	188	History of Chinese Communism
Hist	189	History of Modern Japan
Hist	190	History of Korea
Hist	196	The Modern Transformation of East Asia
Hmn	6	Asian Humanities
Kor	162	Korean Culture through Film
Rel	2	Intro to World Religions: East
Rel	160	Buddhism
Rel	156	The Goddess in India & Beyond
Rel	185	Daoism in East Asia
Rel	186	Shamanism with Emphasis on China
Rel	188	Confucian Religion
Rel	190	Mahabharata and Pali Buddhism
Rel	190	East Asian Religions and Philosophy
Rel	190	Zen Buddhism
Rel	190	Religion and Ethics in East Asia
Rel	190	Shamanism in Theory

Or other courses on Asia. Please contact the director if you have any questions

B. Economics and Development

Choose one:
Econ	169	Introduction to the Economy of China
Econ	170	Introduction to the Economy of Japan

Or other courses on Asia. Please contact the director if you have any questions

C. Political Science and Geography

Choose two:
Geog	165	Geography of South Asia
PSc	173	Comparative Politics of South and Southeast Asia
PSc	175	International Relations of East Asia
PSc	190	Japanese Politics
PSc	190	U.S.-Japan Relations
PSc	190	China’s Domestic Politics & Foreign Policy
PSc	190	Japan’s Domestic Politics & Foreign Policy
PSc	192	U.S.-Korea Strategic Relations

Or other courses on Asia. Please contact the director if you have any questions

Related Coursework (9 credits)

Three courses related to Asia (including South [India, Pakistan, and surrounding countries], Southeast, and Central Asia) from any discipline.  Program Director’s approval is required on the Related Coursework Form.