Asian Studies Major / Minor Requirements

Declaration in/or after Fall 2009

Jeff Kingston, Major Coordinator: (kingston@tuj.ac.jp)

Asian Studies draws on the resources of many departments to provide a comprehensive program of study on Asia (especially East Asia). Majors may concentrate on a geographic area, field, or theme(s). By combining language with the study of politics, history, society, art, religion and philosophy, and literature, each student can construct a major tailored to individual interests.

Temple's campus in Japan provides students an experience in the region while taking their coursework. It is possible for students to arrange internships for credit by making contact with an organization willing to accept them and working with a faculty supervisor. The Office of Career Development offers assistance in identifying internship opportunities.

The curriculum gives students a foundation for living or working in Asia, or continuing their studies through developing a knowledge base, cross-cultural sensitivity, analytical thinking, and communication and writing skills in English and an Asian language. After graduation, students find employment in media, government, financial services, trading companies, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions. Some enter graduate programs in law, business, or academic fields, including Asian Studies.

The Asian Studies program will assist students in:

• understanding the broad foundations of at least one major Asian culture, including the history, culture, and socio-economic-political organization,
• recognizing the utility of different humanistic and social science disciplines in understanding a culture,
• understanding the distinction between theory and data and the links between the two components while drawing generalizations from actual social experience,
• recognizing the way language serves as a foundation of culture,
• understanding the issues and requirements of cross-cultural communication, and
• taking more initiative in educating themselves, to make analytical generalizations, to make ethical choices, and to feel confident in these and other exercises of personal responsibility.

Asian Studies Major

Required Courses	Credits
I. Foundation: Two (2) of the following:
1. As St 1801 (C084)	3
2. As St 2074 (C086)	3
3. As St 2501 (0115)	3
4. As St 2502 (0116)	3
II. 6 Asian Studies electives from 3 different subject areas + 1 Writing Intensive *
1.	3
2.	3
3.	3
4.	3
5.	3
6.	3
7. WI. Asian Studies 2097(W191), 2098(W224), 2696(W260), 3696(W317), or 4696(W311)	3
III. Capstone
Asian Studies 4096 (W300)	3
IV. Language Requirement- 4th level
Chinese 2002 (Cr Lang 167), Japanese 2702/2002 (Cr Lang171), Korean 2002 (Cr Lang 173), or Hindi 2002	3-4

*East Asian language courses at 3000 level or higher (3000+) will count as major elective.

*Students majoring in both Asian Studies and Japanese Language are allowed to use a maximum of three (3) of 3000+ language courses in the requirement area of II. The rest of four (4) courses must be Asian Studies courses taken apart from Japanese Language Major requirements.

Asian Studies Minor

All courses must be completed with C- or higher.

Required Courses	Credits
Select two foundation courses from the list below.
1. As St 1801 (C084)	3
2. As St 2074 (C086)	3
3. As St 2501 (0115)	3
4. As St 2502 (0116)	3
Electives - Four electives from three different subject areas.
1.	3
2.	3
3.	3
4.	3
Completion of the second semester of one language below.
Hindi 1002	4
Chinese 1002	4
Japanese 1002	4
Korean 1002	4