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Asian Studies
Degree ....BA
The Asian Studies Program offers a broad interdisciplinary undergraduate major in Asian studies. In addition, a number of departments offer graduate training with an emphasis on Asia.
Students planning to major in Asian studies may participate in study abroad programs with prior approval from the Asian Studies Program and the Office of International Education.
For additional information on the major program, contact Tim Weston at 303-492-3526.
Bachelor's Degree Program +
Students must complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences and the required courses listed below.
| Required Courses | Semester Hours |
| ASIA 1000 Introduction to South and Southeast Asian Studies or HIST 1408 Introduction to South Asian History | 3 |
| EALC 1011 Introduction to Traditional East Asian Civilizations or EALC 1021 East Asian Civilizations: Modern Period | 4 |
| Two courses in Asian history | 3/3 |
| Three semesters of a single Asian language | 9-15 |
| ASIA 4830 Senior Thesis in Asian Studies | 3 |
| Complete additional credit hours to accumulate the 40 credits needed for the major. At least 18 credit hours must be in upper-division courses and at least one course must be taken in both the humanities and social science. Select from the following approved Asian studies courses. | |
Approved Asian Studies Courses +
Most classes are offered for 3 credit hours. Not all classes are taught every semester or even every year. Other courses with primarily Asia-related content may be taken for major credit with the faculty advisor's approval.
| ANTH 1100 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Tamils | |
| ANTH 1110 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Japan | |
| ANTH 4690 Anthropology of Tibet | |
| ANTH 4750 Culture and Society in South Asia | |
| ANTH 4760 Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia | |
| ARTH 2409 Introduction to Asian Art | |
| ARTH 3619 Chinese Painting | |
| ARTH 3629 The Arts of Japan | |
| ARTH 4029 Art of Islam | |
| ARTH 4449 Art of India and Southeast Asia | |
| ARTH 4469/5469 Chinese Painting | |
| ASIA 1000 South and Southeast Asian Civilizations | |
| ASIA 4300 Open Topics | |
| ASIA 4830 Senior Thesis in Asian Studies | |
| ASIA 4840 Independent Study | |
| CHIN 1010, 1020 First-Year (Beginning) Chinese | |
| CHIN 1051 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature in Translation | |
| CHIN 1061 Voices and Images of Chinese Women | |
| CHIN 2110, 2120 Second-Year (Intermediate) Chinese | |
| CHIN 2441 Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture | |
| CHIN 3110, 3120 Third-Year (Advanced) Chinese 1 and 2 | |
| CHIN 3311 The Dao and the World in Medieval China | |
| CHIN 3321 Culture and Literature of Ancient China | |
| CHIN 3331 Culture and Literature of Late Imperial China | |
| CHIN 3341 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation | |
| CHIN 3351 Reality and Dream in Traditional Chinese Fiction | |
| CHIN 3361 Women and the Supernatural in Chinese Literature | |
| CHIN 3371 Topics in Chinese Film | |
| CHIN 3441 Language and Chinese Society | |
| CHIN 3451 Language and Gender in China | |
| CHIN 4110, 4120 Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese 1 and 2 | |
| CHIN 4210 Introduction to Classical Chinese | |
| CHIN 4220 Readings in Classical Chinese | |
| CHIN 4300 Open Topics in Chinese Literature | |
| CHIN 4750 Daoism | |
| CHIN 4900 Independent Study | |
| CHIN 4950 Honor Thesis | |
| EALC 1011 Introduction to Traditional East Asian Civilizations | |
| EALC 1021 Introduction to Modern East Asian Civilizations | |
| ECON 4433 Economics of the Pacific Area | |
| EMUS 1467/3467 Japanese Gamelan Ensemble | |
| EMUS 2772 World Musics - Asia | |
| FILM 2513 Major Asian Filmmakers | |
| FRSI 1010, 1020 Beginning Farsi | |
| FRSI 2010, 2020 Intermediate Farsi | |
| FRSI 3010, 3020 Advanced Farsi | |
| GEOG 3822 Geography of China | |
| GEOG 4822 Environment and Development in China | |
| HIND 1010, 1020 Beginning Hindi | |
| HIND 2010, 2020 Intermediate Hindi | |
| HIND 2441 Bollywood 101 | |
| HIND 3010, 3020 Advanced Hindi | |
| HIND 3811 Subversive Indo-Pakistani Literature | |
| HIND 3821 Mahabharata as Literature | |
| HIST 1408 Introduction to South Asian History | |
| HIST 1608 Introduction to Chinese History | |
| HIST 1708 Introduction to Japanese History | |
| HIST 2166 The Vietnam Wars | |
| HIST 2629 China in World History | |
| HIST 3628 Seminar in Recent Chinese History | |
| HIST 3718 Seminar in Japanese History | |
| HIST 4538 History of Modern India | |
| HIST 4618 Traditional China | |
| HIST 4628 Modern China | |
| HIST 4638 Contemporary China | |
| HIST 4648 History of Modern Chinese Intellectual Thought | |
| HIST 4718 Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Japanese History | |
| HIST 4728 Modern Japanese History | |
| INDO 1010, 1020 Beginning Indonesian | |
| INDO 2010, 2020 Intermediate Indonesian | |
| INDO 3010, 3020 Advanced Indonesian | |
| JPNS 1010, 1020 Beginning Japanese | |
| JPNS 1051 Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation | |
| JPNS 2110, 2120 Intermediate Japanese | |
| JPNS 2441 Film and Japanese Culture | |
| JPNS 3110, 3120 Advanced Japanese | |
| JPNS 3441 Language and Japanese Society | |
| JPNS 3811 Classical Japanese Literature in Translation | |
| JPNS 3821 Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation | |
| JPNS 3831 Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | |
| JPNS 3841 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | |
| JPNS 4030 Japanese Syntax | |
| JPNS 4070 Second Language Acquisition of Japanese | |
| JPNS 4080 Kanji in Japanese Orthography | |
| JPNS 4110, 4120 Readings in Modern Japanese | |
| JPNS 4210 Contemporary Japanese 1 | |
| JPNS 4220 Contemporary Japanese 2 | |
| JPNS 4300 Readings in Japanese Literature | |
| JPNS 4310, 4320 Classical Japanese | |
| JPNS 4900 Independent Study | |
| JPNS 4950 Honors Thesis | |
| INDO 1010 Beginning Indonesian 1 | |
| INDO 1020 Beginning Indonesian 2 | |
| INDO 2010 Intermediate Indonesian 1 | |
| KREN 1010, 1020 Beginning Korean | |
| KREN 1011 Introduction to Korean Civilization | |
| KREN 2110, 2120 Intermediate Korean | |
| KREN 3110 Advanced Korean 1 | |
| KREN 3120 Advanced Korean 2 | |
| KREN 3441 Religion and Culture in Korea | |
| KREN 4900 Independent Study | |
| PSCI 3072 Government and Politics in Southeast Asia | |
| PSCI 4028 Special Topics: Politics of Contemporary Japan | |
| PSCI 4052 Political Systems of China, Japan, and Korea | |
| RLST 2610 World Religions: India | |
| RLST 2620 World Religions: China and Japan | |
| RLST 3200 Hinduism | |
| RLST 3300 Foundations of Buddhism | |
| RLST 3400 Japanese Religions | |
| RLST 3600 Islam | |
| RLST 3800 Chinese Religions | |
| RLST 4200 Topics in Hinduism | |
| RLST 4250/5250 Topics in Buddhism | |
| RLST 4650 Islam and the Modern World | |
| RLST 4700/5700 Confucianism | |
| RLST 4750/5750 Daoism | |
| RLST 4760 Sufism |
