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The Asian Studies Program brings together faculty with research and teaching interests in the histories and cultures of Asia, and provides students with a curriculum that offers several different approaches to the study of Asia. The Asian Studies Program is interdisciplinary, drawing faculty and courses from such departments as Anthropology, Art History and Art, Economics, Modern Languages and Literatures, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. A current list of approved courses is available from a Program advisor. Several Asian Studies courses contribute to the completion of the Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements.
The undergraduate program in Asian Studies offers a major, minor, and sequence. Students are encouraged to take courses in different disciplines in order to obtain broad exposure to the languages, literature, art, culture, religious traditions, and political, economic, and social institutions of Asian countries. Asian Studies also offers an honors program to qualified majors.
In addition to course offerings, the Asian Studies Program sponsors extracurricular activities that enhance the formal study of Asia and give students additional opportunities for exploring and understanding the importance of Asia in the global community. Extracurricular activities include sponsorship of lectures, films, and the administration of a Website devoted to Asia. The Program also encourages students to study abroad in an Asian country and to utilize local Asian resources at the Cleveland Museum of Art and other area institutions.
Major (for B.A.)
The major in Asian Studies consists of two tracks. Students choose one of the two tracks. Track 1 requires a minimum of 37 credit hours and includes an Asian language requirement. Track 2, which does not require study of an Asian language, can only be taken as a second major. Both tracks require ASIA 133 and ASIA 134, and additional hours chosen from a list of approved courses available from a Program advisor. Students prepare a program of study, indicating specific course selections to meet the requirements for the chosen track. A Program advisor must approve a student's program of study.
Track 1 (first major) - 37 semester hours total
- ASIA 133 and ASIA 134 (cross-listed as: HSTY 133 and HSTY 134)
- at least 16 hours in an Asian language
- 3 hours in Anthropology (Asia-related)
- 3 hours in Political Science or Economics (Asia-related)
- 3 hours in Religion (Asia-related)
- 6 additional hours (Asia-related) selected in consultation with a Program advisor
Track 2 (can only be taken as a second major) - 36 semester hours total
- ASIA 133 and ASIA 134 (cross-listed as: HSTY 133 and HSTY 134)
- 6 hours in Anthropology (Asia-related - suggested: ANTH 352 and ANTH 353)
- 6 hours in Religion (Asia-related - suggested: RLGN 204 and RLGN 217)
- 3 hours in Comparative Literature (Asia-related)
- 3 hours in Political Science or Economics (Asia-related)
- 12 additional hours (Asia-related) selected in consultation with a Program advisor
Minor
The minor in Asian Studies consists of 18 semester hours of courses, including ASIA 133 or ASIA 134. The remaining 15 credit hours are selected in consultation with a Program advisor. Only one year (8 credits) of language study (Japanese or Chinese) counts toward the minor.
18 semester hours total
- ASIA 133 or ASIA 134 (cross-listed as: HSTY 133 or HSTY 134)
- 15 additional hours (Asia-related) selected in consultation with a Program advisor
- only one year (8 hours) of Asian language study counts toward the minor
Sequence (Engineering Core)
The requirements for an Asian Studies sequence are satisfied with the completion of ASIA 133 or ASIA 134 and six additional semester hours of Asia-related courses chosen in consultation with a Program advisor.
9 semester hours total
- ASIA 133 or ASIA 134 (cross-listed as: HSTY 133 or HSTY 134)
- 6 additional hours (Asia-related) selected in consultation with a Program advisor
Asian Studies Honors
Asian Studies Honors is a semesterlong program for Asian Studies majors, normally taken during the senior year, involving the research and writing of an Honors Thesis. Honors Program requirements include the completion of ASIA 133 and ASIA 134, at least two semesters of study of an Asian language and two further content courses in Asian Studies, and maintenance of GPAs of at least 3.0 overall and 3.2 in Asian Studies courses. A participating student enrolls in Asia 398: Honors Thesis, and writes a thesis under the direction of a faculty member designated as the thesis director, in association with a second reader, who must be a member of the Asian Studies Program. A third reader, who need not be a member of the Asian Studies Program, is optional. Each student must maintain regular contact with the supervising faculty member in the various stages of the research and writing of the thesis. Detailed guidelines and deadlines for the course are available from the director of the Asian Studies Program.
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