Chinese Studies, B.A. program

1. Core course

• IS 210 - Perspectives on China (4)

2. 16 credits drawn from the following

• AH 104 - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)
• AH 304 - Chinese Art (4)
• AH 307 - Buddhist Art (4)
• AH 357 - Chinese Architecture (4)
• AN 362 - Peoples and Cultures of China (4)
• HST 373 - China’s Last Dynasty: The Qing, 1644-1911 (4)
• HST 374 - China in Revolution, 1911-1949 (4)
• HST 375 - Women in China 1700 to the Present (4)
• HST 376 - China Since 1949 (4)
• HST 377 - China and Inner Asia (4)
• IS 381 - Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)
• LIT 100 - Introduction to Asian Literature (4)
• PHL 350 - Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)
• PS 328 - Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy (4)
• PS 334 - Political Systems of Asia (4)

3. 12 credits in complementary area - Japanese or South Asian studies

• IS 220 - Perspectives on Japan (4)
• IS 240 - Perspectives on India (4)
• AH 301 - Japanese Art (4)
• AH 307 - Buddhist Art (4)
• HST 370 - Origins of Modern Japan, 1568-1912 (4)
• HST 371 - Twentieth-Century Japan (4)
• IS 381 - Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)
• LIT 100 - Introduction to Asian Literature (4)
• PHL 350 - Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)
• PS 334 - Political Systems of Asia (4)
• IS 361 - Japan Exchange Program I (16 to 18)
• IS 362 - Japan Exchange Program I (16 to 18)
• IS 363 - Japan Exchange Program II (16 to 18)
• IS 364 - Japan Exchange Program II (16 to 18)
• IS 365 - Japan Program: Shiga I (4 to 18)
• IS 366 - Japan Program: Shiga I (4 to 18)
• IS 367 - Japan Program: Shiga II (4 to 18)
• IS 368 - Japan Program: Shiga II (4 to 18)

4. 8 credits in Chinese language at the 300-400 level

Other coursework

With the approval of the International Studies Program director or faculty adviser prior to enrollment, students may also use the following courses for major credit provided that the specific course topic to be studied in an given semester is consistent with their chosen major.

• IS 300 - Special Topics in International Studies (4)
• IS 390 - Directed Readings in International Studies (2 to 8)
• IS 410 - Global Arts Study Abroad (4)
• IS 490 - Directed Research in International Studies (2 to 8)
• LIT 251 - Studies In Foreign Film (4)
• LIT 375 - Topics in Foreign Literature (4)
• AH 390 - Special Topics in Art History (4)

Note

Students using this catalog to meet Chinese studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements #2 and #3 above and published in a later catalog.

Additional information

The International Studies Program periodically sponsors summer study tours to China including study at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing.