Welcome to Asian Studies!
The Asian region, broadly defined here – including East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia – has a rich variety of languages, cultures, and literatures in the long history of their respective civilizations, and it is a region with continually growing importance in the contemporary global economy.
The concentration in Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program with a focus on Asia. It is based on a strong foundation of language, literature, and cultural studies. Students choose either Chinese (Mandarin) or Japanese, and take a minimum of 36 credit hours of coursework, including 3 years of study of the target language and elective East Asian literature and culture courses offered by CMLL faculty.
For the required 36 credit hours, students can also include courses offered outside CMLL in e.g. history, geography, and religion, with upper-division courses. Students in the Asian Studies concentration will thus build a strong foundation in one of the East Asian languages and literatures, have an understanding of the Asian region from multidisciplinary perspectives, and develop critical perspectives toward Asian literature, culture, and society. Students majoring in Asian Studies thus can pursue careers in a wide range of professional fields such as public service, journalism, international trade and manufacturing, information technology, education, media, law, and government.
Degree Requirements
123 total degree hours consisting of a combination of 36 credit hours through a combination of FLC, FLJ and East Asian-focused courses, in addition to College of Arts & Sciences and University requirements.
Advising Sheet
Clubs and Organizations
- Japanese Club
- Chinese Table
- Korean Popular Culture Club
Courses
*All of the literature/culture courses in Asian Studies are taught in English.
Spring 2024
Language Courses:
Chinese
FLC 1123: Chinese II
Section I MTWR 10:00am-10:50am
Section II MTWR 11:00am-11:50am
FLC 2143: Chinese IV MWF 9:00am-9:50am
FLC 3163: Chinese VI MWF 8:00am-8:50am
Japanese
FLJ 1123: Japanese II
Section I MTWF 10:00am-10:50am
Section II MTWF 11:00am-11:50am
FLJ 2143: Japanese IV MWF 9:00am-9:50am
FLJ 3163: Japanese VI TR 8:00am-9:15am
Literature/Culture Courses:
FLC 4403: Romantic Tales from China in Translation* TR 2:00pm-3:15pm
Fall 2023
Language Courses:
FLC 1113 Chinese I
Section I MTWR 10:00am - 10:50am
Section II MTWR 11:00am - 11:50pm
FLC 2133 Chinese III MWF 09:00am - 9:50am
FLC 3153 Chinese V MWF 08:00am - 08:50am
FLJ 1113 Japanese I
Section I MTWF 10:00am - 10:50am
Section II MTWF 11:00am - 11:50am
FLJ 2133 Japanese III MWF 09:00am - 9:50am
FLJ 3153 Japanese V TR 08:00am - 09:15am
Literature/Culture Courses:
FLC 3303 Survey of Chinese Culture* MW 02:00pm - 03:15pm
FLJ 3203 Survey of Japanese Literature* TR 02:00pm - 03:15pm
Spring 2023
Language Courses:
FLC 1123 Chinese II
Section I MTWR 10:00am-10:50am
Section II MTWR 11:00am-11:50am
FLC 2143 Chinese IV MWF 9:00am-9:50am
FLC 3163 Chinese VI MWF 8:00am-8:50am
FLJ 1123 Japanese II
Section I MTWF 10:00am-10:50am
Section II MTWF 11:00am-11:50am
FLJ 2143 Japanese IV MWF 9:00am-9:50am
FLJ 3163 Japanese VI TR 8:00am-9:15am
Literature/Culture Courses:
FL 4503 Ghost Tales from China and Japan, 14th-19th Centuries* TR 2:00pm-3:15pm
Fall 2022
Language Courses:
FLC 1113 Chinese I
Section I MTWR 10:00am - 10:50am
Section II MTWR 11:00am - 11:50pm
FLC 2133 Chinese III M W F 09:00am - 9:50am
FLC 3153 Chinese V M W F 08:00am - 08:50am
FLJ 1113 Japanese I
Section I MTW F 10:00am - 10:50am
Section II MTW F 11:00am - 11:50pm
FLJ 2133 Japanese III M W F 09:00am - 9:50am
FLJ 3153 Japanese V T R 08:00am - 09:15am
Literature/Culture Courses:
FLC 3203 Survey of Chinese Literature* M W 02:00pm - 03:15pm
FLJ 3303 Survey of Japanese Culture* T R 02:00pm - 03:15pm