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Asian Studies - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 287

For curriculum information, contact the English/World Languages Division–Room DH-239–443-518-1540.

This curriculum is designed for those students who want to use an interdisciplinary approach in the pursuit of knowledge. Asian Studies is designed to transfer to a four-year school where students would further their studies in a similar concentration. The curriculum gives students the flexibility to pursue a major interest and, at the same time, to fulfill the lower-division general education requirements for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program. Students should seek guidance from advisors and the institution to which they intend to transfer to determine appropriate coursework for specific transfer programs.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3
HUMN-223Cultures of Asia

3
-Mathematics Core Course

3
SPCH-115Intercultural Communication

3
World Languages -World Language with prefix CHNS, HNDI, JPNS, or KORE

4

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-219Asian Literature

3
HIST-211East Asian Civilization

3
MUSC-235Music of East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea

3
-Science Core Course

3
World Languages -World Language with prefix CHNS, HNDI, JPNS, or KORE

4

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHNS-222Cultures of China

3
POLI-202International Relations and Contemporary Foreign Policy

3
-Science Core Course

4
FILM-203Indian Film

3
-OR
FILM-208Asian Film

3
-OR
FILM-227Japanese Film

3
PHIL-110Introduction to Chinese Taoism

1
-OR
PHIL-111Introduction to Japanese Zen Buddhism

1

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARTT-287Far Eastern Art and Architecture

3
HIST-216History of India

3
GEOG-101Introduction to World Geography

3
-OR
GEOG-102Elements of Cultural Geography

3
PHIL-104Introduction to Religious Studies

3
-OR
PHIL-201Religions of the World

3

Select 2 or more credits from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH-105Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3
ARTT-229Chinese Brush Painting I

3
ARTT-230Chinese Brush Painting II

3
BMGT-150International Business Issues Seminar

1
BMGT-205Principles of International Business

3
FILM-203Indian Film

3
FILM-208Asian Film

3
FILM-227Japanese Film

3
HEED-116Fundamentals of Spiritual Awareness

3
HIST-123Western Civilization and the Modern World

3
LFIT-126Yoga I

1
LFIT-127Tai Chi

1
LFIT-128Martial Arts I

1
LFIT-130Mixed Martial Arts

1
LFIT-131Martial Arts of Southeast Asia

1
LFIT-132Yoga II

1
MUSC-163World Music

3
PHIL-101Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHIL-104Introduction to Religious Studies

3
PHIL-110Introduction to Chinese Taoism

1
PHIL-111Introduction to Japanese Zen Buddhism

1
PHIL-141Philosophy and Practice of Yoga

3
PHIL-201Religions of the World

3
POLI-202International Relations and Contemporary Foreign Policy

3
World Languages -World Language with prefix CHNS, HNDI, JPNS, or KORE

4

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning as it applies to Asian cultures.
  2. 2. Develop intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, and tolerance.
  3. 3. Demonstrate awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages, in different Asian cultures, have responded to themselves and their environment, by seeking to clarify the human experience.
  4. 4. Develop perceptual awareness and aesthetic sensitivity as well as a foundation for a life-long relationship with Asian arts and culture.

Total Credit Hours: 60