2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

Asian Studies, Bachelor of Arts (45 Hours)

Requirements for an Asian Studies major:

Language (18 Hours)

CHIN 101Elementary Conversational Chinese Level I

3

CHIN 102Elementary Conversational Chinese Level II

3

CHIN 201Intermediate Chinese I

3

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese II

3

CHIN 301Advanced Chinese I

3

CHIN 302Advanced Chinese II

3

Humanities (6 Hours)

ASN 361Asian Literature I: Pre-Modern China & Japan

3

Or

ASN 362Asian Literature II: Modern China & Japan

3

  

ASN 370East Asian Culture through Film

3

Or

CHIN 130Perspectives on Chinese Culture

3

History: Two of the following (6 Hours)

HIST 260Chinese Civilization

3

HIST 270/RELI 270History of Buddhism

3

HIST 359East Asian History to 1850

3

HIST 360East Asian History From 1800

3

Political Science and Economics:

Four of the following (12 Hours)

ECON 372Comparative Economic Systems

3

ECON 414International Economics

3

POLS 120Introduction to Comparative Politics

3

POLS 130Introduction to World Politics

3

POLS 207American Foreign Policy

3

POLS 312Political Systems of Developing Nations

3

POLS 325Middle East Politics

3

POLS 340International Political Economy

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

ASN 491Capstone: Directed Research on Asia

3

Approved Study Abroad (One semester)

A minimum of 18 credits at the 300-level or higher

Total Credit Hours: 45