Program Overview

East Asian Studies Undergraduate Certificate

Program Requirements

The East Asian Studies Undergraduate Certificate requires a total of 15 hours of coursework. The program consists of the following courses:

• HIST 1043: Topics in East Asian History and Culture (3 hours)
• FGN LANG 2100: Languages and World View (3 hours)
• Select one course in three of the following areas:
  • Art and Art History
    • ART HS 1160: Introduction to the Art and Visual Cultures of Asia
  • Business Administration
    • INTL BUS 3281: Business in China
    • INTL BUS 3283: International Business and Society (when offered as a Japanese Study Tour)
  • History
    • HIST 2420: Maiko, Maids, and Masako: Women in Japanese Cultural History
    • HIST 2425: Food and Drink in Japan: A Cultural History
    • HIST 2430: Ghosts, Goblins, and Godzillas
    • HIST 3032: China's Rise: From the Opium Wars to Global Superpower
    • HIST 3218: Visual and Material Culture of Japan
    • HIST 2143: Korea: History, Culture, and Cinema
  • Philosophy
    • PHIL 1120: Asian Philosophy
  • Japanese Courses
    • JAPAN 1005: Practicum in East Asian Calligraphy
    • JAPAN 1011: Anime Nation: Popular Culture in Japan
    • JAPAN 2170: Kanji: A Radical Approach
    • JAPAN 2190: Special Readings
    • JAPAN 2191: Special Topics in Japanese Culture
    • JAPAN 3211: Topics in Japanese Culture
    • JAPAN 3280: Readings in Japanese
    • JAPAN 3290: Special Readings

Total Hours

The total hours required for the East Asian Studies Undergraduate Certificate is 15 hours.