Curriculum
Mark DeStephano, Ph.D., Director
The program offers a major and minor in Asian Studies consisting of courses that are selected from throughout the University curriculum and that deal entirely or in more than half of their content with Asian and/or the Asian-American Diaspora. Experience abroad through participation in study abroad, a University travel course, or other credit-bearing experiences is not required but is strongly recommended.
Requirements for the Asian Studies Major
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Six of the required credits for the major count towards the Core Curriculum Requirements.
| AN-100 | Introduction to Asian Studies | 3 |
| Take the following four course sequences: 1, 2 | 12 | |
Chinese | ||
AN-113 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese I | |
AN-114 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese II | |
Japanese | ||
AN-130 | Elementary Japanese I | |
AN-131 | Elementary Japanese II | |
AN-134 | Intermediate Japanese I | |
| Select six Asian Studies Courses | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| 1 | Students who initially place above the introductory level should choose consult the Program Director to choose four suitable language courses. |
| 2 | The first two courses in the sequence fulfill the Core Language Requirement. |
Requirements for the Asian Studies Minor
| AN-100 | Introduction to Asian Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following two course sequences: 1 | 6 | |
Chinese | ||
AN-113 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese I | |
AN-114 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese II | |
Japanese | ||
AN-130 | Elementary Japanese I | |
AN-131 | Elementary Japanese II | |
| Select three Asian Studies Courses | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 1 | Students who initially place above the introductory language level should choose consult the Program Director to choose suitable language courses. |