Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies

As an Asian Studies major, youll become competent in some of the most important Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, or Hindi). Importantly, youll also develop an interdisciplinary knowledge of various fields relating to Asia: literature, film, art, history, anthropology, religious studies, politics, and economics. Finally, youll acquire a comparative context for your understanding of Asia in its relations with the US and other parts of the world.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies offers the essential tools to delve deeply into these complex cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. We teach the languages and scripts of East Asia. We offer our students ways to think about the experience of modernity, colonialism, nationalism, and state formation, and how they relate to traditional cultures. We train our students in techniques to discover old and new literatures and arts as well as introducing them to films, media, and popular culture. We discuss the religious traditions (including Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism) and intellectual discourses (including political thought and the sciences) that have shaped visions of the world and everyday life in East Asia for centuries, some have been rejected during modernization, but some are still alive and part of East Asian cultures.

Demonstrate English Proficiency By:
Score 24 or higher on the ACT English Language Arts (ELA)
Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition, or English Literature and Composition
Score 6 or 7 on an IB Standard Level examination in English (Language A only)
Score 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Higher Level examination in English (Language A only)
Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)* examination:
Internet-based test (iBT) or iBT Home Edition or iBT Paper Edition: Minimum score of 80 or better