Asian Studies

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The department offers a broad interdisciplinary major in Asian Studies and more focused studies with majors in Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies.

Programs

• Asian Studies, B.A.
• Chinese Studies, B.A.
• Japanese Studies, B.A.

Courses

• AST-150 China in Search of Sustainability
• AST-200 Introduction to Asian Studies
• AST-215 Archaeology of East Asia
• AST-220 Ramayana
• AST-221 South Asian Music and Popular Culture
• AST-225 Premodern Literature of India
• AST-240 Archaeology of the Silk Road
• AST-250 Human Development in Contemporary Asia
• AST-255 Poverty, Gender and Development in India
• AST-260 Environment and Health in India
• AST-270 Languages of Asia
• AST-470 Seminar in Asian Studies
• AST-504 Directed Independent Study

• CHN-110 Elementary Chinese I
• CHN-120 Elementary Chinese II
• CHN-201 Intermediate Chinese I
• CHN-202 Intermediate Chinese II
• CHN-225 Chinese Film
• CHN-230 Survey of Chinese Literature
• CHN-235 Classic Chinese Fiction
• CHN-240 Chinese Civilization
• CHN-245 Twentieth Century Chinese Literature
• CHN-246 Twentieth Century Chinese Popular Fiction
• CHN-260 Beijing and Suzhou: Urban Culture in China
• CHN-301 Intermediate Chinese III
• CHN-302 Intermediate Chinese IV
• CHN-320 Travel Study in Chinese Culture
• CHN-401 Advanced Chinese I
• CHN-402 Advanced Chinese II
• CHN-403 Chinese through Film and Media
• CHN-404 Classical Chinese
• CHN-470 Chinese Studies Thesis
• CHN-504 Directed Independent Study

• JPN-110 Elementary Japanese I
• JPN-120 Elementary Japanese II
• JPN-201 Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN-202 Intermediate Japanese II
• JPN-225 Japanese Cinema
• JPN-235 Classical Japanese Literature
• JPN-245 Modern Japanese Literature
• JPN-260 Japanese Architecture and Living Spaces
• JPN-301 Intermediate Japanese III
• JPN-302 Intermediate Japanese IV
• JPN-401 Advanced Japanese I
• JPN-402 Advanced Japanese II
• JPN-403 Advanced Japanese III
• JPN-404 Advanced Japanese IV
• JPN-470 Japanese Studies Thesis
• JPN-504 Directed Independent Study

• AST-180 Introduction to Korean Language

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