The Bachelor of Arts in Global Asian Studies offers undergraduates a broad liberal arts education in the histories, cultures, societies, politics, economies, and languages of Asia, Asian America, and the global Asian diaspora. Global Asian studies majors complete at least two years of an Asian language in addition to pursuing a rigorous course of study covering a number of disciplines. The core coursework provides foundational knowledge in the history, politics, and societies of East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Asian diaspora; the place of Asia and Asians within a globalizing world; and skills in research and analysis. Majors are also required to develop expertise in one of the following focus areas: history; society and politics; language, literature, and culture; or religious studies. Finally, students are required to complete academic study or a professional experience abroad.
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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ASNS 1150 | East Asian Studies | 4 |
| or HIST 1150 | East Asian Studies | |
| HIST 1215 | Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| or HIST 2211 | The World Since 1945 | |
| Asia in Global Context | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Asian American Studies | ||
| East Asian Politics | ||
| China: Governance and Foreign Policy | ||
| Ethnography of Southeast 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 4900 | Asian Studies Capstone Directed Study | 4 |
| International Experience | ||
| Complete a professional or academic experience abroad in consultation with your advisor. | ||
Global Asian Studies Elective Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
or CLTR 1500 | 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 | ||
| Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
| Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
| Chinese Society and Culture | ||
| History of Chinese Architecture | ||
| Modern Chinese Architecture | ||
| East Asian Politics | ||
or POLS 3482 | East Asian Politics | |
| Development Economics | ||
| History of the Global Economy | ||
| Competing to Win in Emerging Markets | ||
| Special Topics in International Business | ||
| Politics of Developing Nations | ||
| Afro-Asian Relations in the Americas | ||
| Language, Literature, and Culture Focus Area | ||
| Japanese Film | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture | ||
| Introduction to Japanese 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CLTR 1000 | 1 | Global Asian studies elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Global Asian studies elective 2 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ASNS 1150 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| HIST 1215 | 4 | Elementary language 2 | 4 | ||||
| Elementary language 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Global Asian studies elective 3 | 4 | EESH 2000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| Elective | 4 | Asia in global context elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Intermediate language 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Intermediate language 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | Global Asian studies elective 4 | 4 | Advanced Writing in the Discipline | 4 | Co-op | ||
| Global Asian studies elective 5 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | ASNS 4900 | 4 | |||||
| Global Asian studies elective 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||