• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Global Asian Studies Requirements

Required Courses
ASNS 1150East Asian Studies4
or HIST 1150 East Asian Studies
HIST 1215Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues4
or HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
Asia in Global Context
Complete one of the following:4
Introduction to Asian American Studies
China: Governance and Foreign Policy
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
Neoliberalism in Asia
Culture and Politics in Modern India
Chinese Society and Culture
History of the Global Economy
Asian-American Literature
Capitalism and Business: A Global History
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Japanese Buddhism
Politics of Developing Nations
Afro-Asian Relations in the Americas
Capstone
ASNS 4900Asian Studies Capstone Directed Study4
International Experience
Complete a professional or academic experience abroad in consultation with your advisor.

Global Asian Studies Elective Requirements

Elective Courses
Complete six courses from the following focus areas (choose at least three courses from one focus area):24
History Focus Area
Modern Chinese Architecture
Introduction to Asian American Studies
World War II in the Pacific
Japanese Literature and Culture
Modern Chinese History and Culture
Modern Chinese History and Culture
Capitalism and Business: A Global History
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China (Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China)
Modern Japan
History of Capitalism in East Asia (History of Capitalism in East Asia)
The Global Cold War
Society and Politics Focus Area
Global Markets and Local Culture
South Asian Diasporas
South Asian Diasporas
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
Culture and Politics in Modern India
Chinese Society and Culture
History of Chinese Architecture
Modern Chinese Architecture
History of the Global Economy
Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
Special Topics in International Business
Asian American Politics
Asian American Politics
Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
East Asian Politics
Politics of Developing Nations
Afro-Asian Relations in the Americas
Language, Literature, and Culture Focus Area
Asian American Cinemas
Japanese Film
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
Introduction to Korean Pop Culture
Asian-American Literature
20th- and 21st-Century Literatures
Religious Studies Focus Area
Comparative Ethics
Selling Spirituality
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Japanese Buddhism

Global Asian Studies Foreign Language Requirement

Complete coursework in an Asian language (Japanese or Chinese) through at least intermediate-level two. Note: Completing this requirement satisfies the language requirement for the BA degree. Students may test out of this requirement at the discretion of the director of global Asian studies. Those credits must be fulfilled through the electives listed under the global Asian studies electives. 

Global Asian Studies Major Credit Requirement

56 semester hours required in the major

Experiential Liberal Arts

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

Program Requirements

128 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CLTR 10001Global Asian studies elective 14Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114Global Asian studies elective 24Elective4Elective4
ASNS 11504Elective4  
HIST 12154Elementary language 24  
Elementary language 14   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Global Asian studies elective 34EESH 20001Elective4Co-op0
Elective4Asia in global context elective4Elective4 
Elective4Elective4  
Intermediate language 14Elective4  
 Intermediate language 24  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Global Asian studies elective 44Advanced Writing in the Discipline4Co-op0
 Global Asian studies elective 54Elective4 
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ASNS 49004  
 Global Asian studies elective 64  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130