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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
Gen Ed Core 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
Gen Ed Core 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
Gen Ed Core 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