Academic Programs in Asian Studies
We offer an undergraduate major and minor in Asian Studies; undergraduate certificates in Chinese Language & Culture and in Japanese Language & Culture; and a graduate certificate in Asian Studies.
The Major in Asian Studies requires 36 credit hours, including 8 credits of second-year Asian languages (eg. CHIN and JAPN 2001-2002); 3 credits of Survey & Methods in Asian Studies (AIST 3050); 3 credits of Senior Project (AIST 5091 or another capstone class); 3 or more credits in Humanities (art history, culture, literature, history, music, religion, philosophy, etc); and 3 or more credits in Social Sciences (economics, geography, planning, political science, etc).
*Asian Studies Major Requirements
The Minor in Asian Studies requires 21 credits. Two typical options for the minor are i) 10 credits in language courses and 12 credits in non-language courses, or ii) 21 credits of non-language courses.
*Asian Studies Minor Requirements
The Certificate in Chinese Language and Culture requires 3 years of Chinese language, Introduction to Chinese Culture, and one elective in Asian Studies.
*Chinese Certificate Requirements
The Certificate in Japanese Language and Culture requires 3 years of Japanese language, Introduction to Japanese Culture, and one elective in Asian Studies.
*Japanese certificate requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies requires 12 credits including a survey course (AIST 7050) and two-three more graduate courses.
To sign up for the undergraduate major, minor, and certificates, students should declare the relevant program online.
See the Asian Studies Course List for our classes.