Area Studies courses (2):

These classes, which parallel the interdisciplinary nature of the major, afford students the opportunity to explore other major Area Studies fields (Africana Studies, Latin American Studies, European Studies) taught at SJU. This component complements the major by exposing students to comparative perspectives on history, culture, politics and economics, broadening their understanding of the world and of the place of Asia within it. Note that some of these courses have pre-requisites. These two courses should be selected from any two of the following three areas:

African Studies:

ECN 460:	African Economies
ENG 482:	Literature of South Africa
HIS 357:	Colonialism & Culture
POL 335:	South Africa and the Politics of Transition
THE 1971	African and Caribbean Religions
THE 2811	Themes in African Theology

Latin American Studies:

HIS 203	Historical Introduction to Latin America
HIS 302	Colonial Mexico
HIS 303	History of Modern Mexico
HIS 2061	The Modern Caribbean
HIS 2071	Religion and Politics in Latin America
HIS 2081	Identity and Power in the Americas, 1350-1650
HIS 320	Social Protest in Latin American History
THE 356	Liberation and Political Theologies

European Studies:

HIS 217	Medieval Experience
HIS 318	Italian Renaissance
HIS 319	Revolutions 1517-1648
HIS 320	Absolutism and Enlightenment
HIS 321	French Revolution and Napoleon
HIS 322	Europe in the Twentieth Century, 1914-39
HIS 323	Europe in the Twentieth Century Since 1939
HIS 324	Modern International Socialism
HIS 325	France 1814-1914
HIS 328	European Diplomatic History 1814-1914
HIS 326	The Age of Empire
HIS 333	Victorian Britain, 1814-1901
HIS 334	Twentieth-Century Britain
HIS 335	Germany: From the French Revolution through World War I
HIS 336	The Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany
HIS 337	History of Russia, 1682-1881
HIS 338	History of Russia, Since 1881
POL 334	Russian Politics

Methodology Course (1)

Asian Studies majors must also take a methodology course. Students will select from a menu of courses designed to introduce them to fundamentals of social science theory. The intent of this course will be to equip students with analytic tools that they may make use of in their Asian Studies courses. Note that some of these courses have pre-requisites. This course may be selected from the following:

ECN 101	Intro. Micro
ECN 102	Intro. Macro
ECN 311	Economic Statistics
ECN 321	International Trade
ECN 322	International Macroeconomics
ENG 415	Postcolonial Studies
ENV 101	Environmental Science
ENV 102	Environmental Theory and Ethics
MAT 118	Intro. Statistics
POL 113	Intro. Comparative Politics
POL 115	Intro. International Politics
POL 117	Intro. Political Thought
POL 302	Modern Political Thought
POL 2321	Fundamentalism, Religion and Politics
POL 368	Global Gender Issues
POL 341	Revolution and Development
POL 342	Nationalism
POL 343	Internal War
POL 351	International Law & Organization
POL 361	Theories of International Relations
POL 2651	Ethics and Globalization
POL 2691	Global Environmental Politics
SOC 211	Classical Sociological Theory

Senior Seminar in Asian Studies

The senior experience is designed to enable students to synthesize what they have learned during their time at SJU, and will typically take the form of a research seminar and/or thesis. The expectation is that these papers would be nominated to be presented at the Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies consortium conference each spring.

Language Requirement

All majors are required to attain intermediate language competency in their area of concentration. The language requirement may be satisfied in one of three ways.

• Two sequential intermediate classes (1200-level) in the same Asian language (each course consisting of a minimum of three semester credit hours) at SJU or another US institution.
• Language examination confirming intermediate-level competency
• One semester language intensive study-abroad experience.

This requirement is seen as a minimum. The program encourages majors to attain fluency in an Asian language. Ideally, students will augment language study at SJU with an immersion experience of a semester or more. Part of the program’s endowment will be dedicated to funding student needs for study abroad.

For languages not offered at SJU (Hindi, Urdu, Korean, etc.), the program will help interested students find appropriate instruction at other institutions or abroad, unless and until SJU is able to offer these languages on campus.

Study Abroad

The Asian Studies program considers experience in Asia to be an essential means of understanding. All Asian Studies majors are expected to spend at least one term (fall, spring, or summer) in a study-abroad program in Asia. This requirement can frequently be met through programs with existing ties to SJU, including The Beijing Center (operated by a consortium of Jesuit universities) and Sofia University in Tokyo.

Minor

Students completing the Minor in Asian Studies fulfill a six-course requirement. To ensure the interdisciplinary nature of the program, courses must be taken from at least three departments, and no more than three courses from any one department may count for credit toward the minor. Although language competency is not required for the minor, language study is encouraged.

List of Approved Courses

ART 103	Non-Western Art: Arts of East Asia
ART 1731	International Cinema: Asia and Australia
CHN 101-102	First-year Chinese
CHN 201-202	Second-year Chinese
CHN 301-302	Chinese conversation and composition
CHN 310	Selections in Chinese literature
CHN 470	Experiencing China
ECN 475	Asian Economies
ECN 477	Chinese Economics
JPN 101-102	First-year Japanese
JPN 201-202	Second-year Japanese
JPN 301-302	Japanese conversation and composition
JPN 310-311	Selections in Japanese literature
HIS 1561	Historical Introduction to South Asia
HIS 206	Historical Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
HIS 326	* The Age of Empires
HIS 350	Exchange and Conquest in Modern East Asia
HIS 351	Gender, Ideology, and Revolution in Modern East Asia
HIS 352	History of Late Imperial China
HIS 353	History of Modern China
HIS 354	History of Modern Japan
HIS 355	Colonial Southeast Asia
HIS 356	Modern South Asia
HIS 2511	Modern South Asia
HIS 386	Colloquium/Seminar in Asian History
HIS 371	Directed Readings in Asian History
POL 2381	Japan and the U.S.
POL 335	China Emerging
POL 332	Politics of Japan
POL 343	The International Relations of East Asia
POL 363	The Viet Nam Wars
ECN 475	Asian Economies
REL 241	*Islam
REL 251	Religions of Ancient India
REL 261	Hinduism
REL 270	Special Topics: Confucianism & Daoism: Past and Present
REL 270	Special Topics: Japanese Religions
REL 351	Indian Buddhism
REL 352	Mahayana Buddhism
REL 355	Immortals, Ancestors, Ghosts and Gods, Superhumans in Chinese Religion
REL 356	Death and the Afterlife in Chinese Religion
REL 357	Food Practices in Chinese Religion

* These courses may be counted as auxiliary courses. To receive Asian Studies credit, a student must petition the committee on Asian Studies, which may approve the course if a substantial part of the student’s work in the course emphasizes Asia.

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