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The Asian Studies major requires the student to select both
an area emphasis (e.g., a country [China, Japan, Korea,
India, etc.] or region [East, Southeast or South Asia]) and
a disciplinary emphasis (e.g., art history, economics,
history, literature, politics, political economy, religious
studies, theatre, etc.).
Ten courses are required, including Asian Studies 190 and
191 (Senior Thesis),
distributed as follows.
- Six courses must be on Asia or have substantive
content on Asia. At least one course must be from each of
the following groups: (a) art/music/theatre/
dance; (b) advanced language/literature; (c)
philosophy/religion; and (d) social sciences
(anthropology, economics, history, politics, sociology).
Three of these courses must be in the selected country or
region.
- Two additional courses must be in both the selected
geographical area (country or region) and the chosen
discipline. At least one of these courses must be a
seminar or a discussion-based class other than the Senior
Thesis.
- Asian Studies 190 and 191 must be taken in the senior
year. Majors conduct research and complete a thesis in
their respective disciplines or multidisciplinary fields,
and on their chosen country or region.
In addition, at least two years’ (or the equivalent)
study of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean is required of
students emphasizing East Asia, China, Japan or Korea;
others are encouraged to study the relevant Asian language
when such courses are appropriate (and available) to their
overall plan.
A period of residence in China, Japan, or another Asian
country is normally required. A semester of study abroad
should normally follow the fourth semester (or equivalent)
of language instruction in an Asian language.
Asian Studies majors are asked to submit a proposed program
of study to the Asian Studies faculty no later than the fall
semester of their junior year. |
