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Bachelor of Arts – Major in Asian Studies

Multi-disciplinary Core Requirements

Select course from each topic as indicated, for a total of 18 credits.

History & Culture
Political Science / Geography
Economics & Development

Note: Other Asian courses than those listed below may be appropriate. Please contact the Program Director if you have any questions.

History & Culture

Select three courses, for a total of nine credits.

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 179: Japanese Culture through Film (same as JAPN 162)
CHIN 136: Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film (same as WSTU 136)
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 006: Asian Humanities
KOR 162: Korean Culture through Film
REL 002: Intro to World Religions: East
REL 156: The Goddess in India & Beyond
REL 160: Buddhism
REL 183: Confucian Literature in East Asia
REL 185: Daoism in East Asia
REL 186: Shamanism in East Asia
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

Political Science / Geography

Select two courses, for a total of three credits.

GEOG 165: Geography of South Asia
PSC 173: Comparative Politics of 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

Economics & Development

Select one course, for a total of three credits.

ECON 169: Introduction to the Economy of China
ECON 170: Introduction to the Economy of Japan

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