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History and Asian Studies, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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History and Asian studies offers an interdisciplinary combined major. Students interested in the combined major in history and Asian studies integrate the exploration of human history with the rigorous study of Asian cultures, societies, languages, and economies. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

History Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
History Colloquium
HIST 1000History at Northeastern1
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
Introductory Level
Choose one course from the 1000 level except HIST 1215, which is required by Asian studies.4
History Seminar and Historical Writing
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Pre-1800 History Elective
Choose one course from the following: 4
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Advanced History
Complete one history course 3000 level or above4

History Cluster

In conjunction with your history advisor, define a history cluster by the first semester of your junior year of study. A cluster comprises four history courses with no more than two courses in the 1200–1299 range. These courses may double-count in the requirements above (except History Colloquium).

Asian Studies Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
ASNS 1150East Asian Studies4
HIST 1215Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues4
Asia in Global Context
Complete one of the following:4
ECON 3290
History of the Global Economy
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Complete a professional or academic experience abroad in consultation with your advisor.

Language and Elective Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Language Courses
Complete the following courses in either Chinese or Japanese:16
Chinese
CHNS 1101
Elementary Chinese 1
CHNS 1102
Elementary Chinese 2
CHNS 2101
Intermediate Chinese 1
or CHNS 2301
Intermediate Chinese Immersion 1
CHNS 2102
Intermediate Chinese 2
or CHNS 2302
Intermediate Chinese Immersion 2
Japanese
JPNS 1101
Elementary Japanese 1
JPNS 1102
Elementary Japanese 2
JPNS 2101
Intermediate Japanese 1
or JPNS 2301
Intermediate Japanese Immersion 1
JPNS 2102
Intermediate Japanese 2
or JPNS 2302
Intermediate Japanese Immersion 2
Asian Studies Electives
Complete three courses from the following focus areas. 12
Society and Politics Focus Area
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ANTH 4515
Culture and Politics in Modern India
ASNS 2245
The Asian-American Experience
INTB 2501
Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
MKTG 4220
Marketing in Asia
PHIL 1130
Ethics: East and West
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Language, Literature, and Culture Focus Area
CLTR 1260
Japanese Film
CLTR 1700
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
MUSC 2130
Music of Asia
PHIL 1130
Ethics: East and West
Religious Studies Focus Area
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism

Capstone

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
HIST 4701
Capstone Seminar
ASNS 4900
Asian Studies Capstone Directed Study

Integrative Requirement

Note: Public history concentrators satisfy this requirement within the concentration with Fieldwork in History 1 (HIST 4903).

Course List
Code Title Hours
HIST 2351Modern Japan4
or ASNS 2245 The Asian-American Experience

History and Asian Studies Major Credit Requirement

Complete 82 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirements

128 total semester hours required

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