Asian Studies Languages & Programs
Languages Offered Courses Majors & Minors Senior Honors Thesis
Languages offered in Asian Studies
The Department of Asian Studies offers instruction in the following languages, any of which can be used to satisfy foreign language requirements: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, Korean, and Persian.
Courses offered in Asian Studies
For information on Asian language courses, click on any language from the list above. For courses taught in English, see the interdisciplinary concentration page for a complete list of courses in English on Asian Studies topics. To know which courses are actually being offered in a current or upcoming semester, consult the course schedule pages. The numbers in brackets after the course numbers are the old (pre-fall 2006) course numbers.
Majoring or minoring in Asian Studies
The B.A. in Asian Studies provides an intellectual challenge as well as sound training for students who intend to go on to graduate school in the social sciences or humanities and focus their research on Asia. It also provides an essential background for students who are contemplating careers involving work in Asia.
Students majoring in Asian Studies can choose from several concentrations within the major:
Interdisciplinary Concentration
Concentration in Arab Cultures
Concentration in Chinese
Concentration in Japanese
An additional concentration is being developed and planned for the future:
Concentration in South Asian Studies
FAQ for students interested in majoring or minoring in Asian Studies
The Department also offers several options for a minor in Asian Studies:
Interdisciplinary Minor in Asian Studies
Minor in Arabic
Minor in Chinese
Minor in Hebrew
Minor in Hindi-Urdu
Minor in Japanese
Senior Honors Thesis
Asian Studies majors have the opportunity to participate in the Senior Honors program. Working under the guidance of a faculty member, a senior enrolls in a two-semester course during which the student researches and writes an honors thesis and defends it before an examining committee. A rising senior must have an overall GPA of at least 3.2 to be eligible to write a Senior Honors thesis. Students are advised to begin planning in the spring of junior year. To embark on this process, or simply to find out more about it, students should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Asian Studies.
Last updated: 18 August 2008