Ethnic and Area Studies (B.A.) with Asian Studies Concentration
Major requirements
[COMM 342] Intercultural Communication
Three credits from the following:
[HIST 324] European Imperialism and Its Legacies:
1550 to the Present (3)
[POLI 320] Ethnic and Racial Politics in America (3)
[SOAN 212] Cultural Anthropology
[SOAN 335] Social Conflict, Justice and Peacemaking
[SOAN 356] Social Inequality
[HEAS 490] Senior Thesis*
[THEO 223] Global Christian Theology
Asian Studies Concentration (15)
15 credits from the following**:
[HIST 371] Premodern Civilizations of Asia (3)
[HIST 372] Modern Civilizations of Asia (3)
[HIST 373] History of India before 1500 (3)
[HIST 374] History of Modern India and Pakistan (3)
[HIST 375] Gandhi’s India (3)
[INTE 391] Internship (3)
[RELI 332] Christianity in Asia (3)
[RELI 333] Religions of India (3)
[RELI 334] Religions of China and Japan (3)
[PHIL 318] Asian Philosophy (3)
Credits
3
3
Experiential Learning requirement
QuEST requirements
First Year Seminar
Oral Communication
Created and Called for Community (W)
Mathematical Sciences
Laboratory Science
Science, Technology & the World
Two of the following (six credits total):
Social Science
European History
U.S. History
Literature
Philosophy and Religion
Arts
First Semester of Language
Second Semester of Language
Third Semester of Language/Cross Cultural
Non-Western Studies (SOAN 212)
Bible
Christian Beliefs (THEO 223)
Wellness
Ethics (SOAN 335), World Views or Pluralism
QuEST requirements
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)
Free electives
Total
3
3
3
3
3
15
*Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.
**Students may take topics courses in COMM, ENGL, or IDNW that
instructors certify will have a significant component of Asian Studies
emphasis. We currently offer courses that include such emphases in
both COMM and IDNW. As offerings in Mandarin are developed,
students may apply upper level language courses to this
concentration.
School of the Humanities
0
Credits
3
3
3
3 or 4
3 or 4
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
met/major
3
met/major
1
met/major
46-48
36
41-39
123
Note: Students are encouraged to seek out appropriate cross cultural/study
abroad experiences in their area of study.
67
Requirements for students matriculating in 2015-16