Program Overview

Wayne State University Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs across various disciplines. Below are the details of the programs offered:

Asian Studies (ASN)

• ASN 1700 East Asia to the 1700s: This course explores the history of East Asia from antiquity to the 1700s, focusing on political, economic, social, and cultural developments in China, Japan, and Korea. It satisfies the General Education Requirement for Social Inquiry.
• ASN 1710 History of Modern East Asia: This course covers the history of East Asia from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present, emphasizing political, social, and economic developments in China, Japan, and Korea. It satisfies the General Education Requirements for Global Learning Inquiry, Historical Studies, and Social Inquiry.
• ASN 2500 Introduction to Asian American Studies: This course provides an overview of the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian Americans and Asian migrants in the United States, examining themes such as race and racism, exclusion and assimilation, and social movements. It satisfies the General Education Requirement for Diversity Equity Incl Inquiry.
• ASN 2800 Culture Studies in Japan (Homestay and Study Abroad Tour): This course is a survey of Japanese culture taught in English, introducing students to family and group organization, customs, pop culture, and aspects of daily life in Japan. It satisfies the General Education Requirement for Cultural Inquiry.
• ASN 3870 History of Japanese Pop Culture: This course explores the history of Japanese pop culture and its global spread, examining manga, anime, video games, sports, fashion, literature, music, film, and food.
• ASN 3995 Special Topics in East Asian Studies: This course covers special topics in Asian Studies, including language, literature, or culture.
• ASN 5000 Space and Everyday Life in Chinese Literature and Film: This course explores spaces and everyday practices represented in Chinese literature, film, and art, focusing on interactions among spaces, practices of daily life, and literary and cinematic representations.
• ASN 5855 Pre-Modern Japan: This course covers Japanese history from its mythical origins to the early nineteenth century, focusing on political, economic, social, and cultural developments.
• ASN 5865 Modern Japan: This course explores Japanese history from the early nineteenth century to the present, emphasizing political, economic, and social developments.
• ASN 5875 Gender in Modern East Asia: This course examines the history of gender in China, Japan, and Korea, covering topics such as Confucianism, nationalism, imperialism, marriage, family, labor, sexuality, and feminism.
• ASN 5993 Writing Intensive Course in Asian Studies: This course involves disciplined writing assignments under the direction of a faculty member, satisfying the University General Education Writing Intensive Course in the Major requirement.

Other Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs beyond Asian Studies, including but not limited to:

• Accounting (ACC)
• Art: Core (ACO), Ceramics (ACR), Special Seminars (ACS), Digital Art (ADA), Design (ADN), Drawing (ADR), and Design Exposure (ADX)
• Art Education (AED)
• Alternative Energy Technology (AET)
• Art: Design and Merchandising (AFA), Fibers (AFI)
• African American Studies (AFS)
• Art: Graphic Design (AGD), Interior Design (AIA), Industrial Design (AID), Metalsmithing (AME)
• Anesthesia (AN), Anatomy and Cell Biology (ANA)
• Anthropology (ANT)
• Art: Painting (APA), Photography (APH), Printmaking (APR)
• Arabic (ARB), Armenian (ARM)
• Art Courses (ART)
• American Sign Language (ASE)
• Art: Sculpture (ASL)
• Asian Studies (ASN)
• Astronomy (AST)
• Art Therapy (AT), Athletic Training (ATR)
• Audiology (AUD)
• Business Administration (BA)
• Bilingual/Bicultural Education (BBE)
• Basic Engineering (BE)
• Biological Sciences (BIO)
• Business Law (BLW)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)
• Biomedical Engineering (BME)
• Basic Medical Science (BMS)
• Cancer Biology (CB)
• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Counselor Education (CED)
• Chemical Engineering (CHE)
• Chinese (CHI)
• Chemistry (CHM)
• Classics (CLA)
• Construction Management (CMT)
• Communication (COM)
• Criminal Justice (CRJ)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Dance (DNC)
• Dispute Resolution (DR)
• Data Science and Analytics (DSA), Data Science for Business (DSB), Data Science for Engineering (DSE)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
• Economics (ECO)
• Education (ED)
• Educational Administration (EDA), Educational Psychology (EDP)
• English Education (EED)
• Educational Evaluation and Research (EER)
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)
• Engineering: Special Topics (EGR)
• Educational History and Philosophy (EHP)
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EI)
• Elementary Education (ELE)
• English Language Institute (ELI)
• Employment and Labor Relations (ELR)
• English (ENG)
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (EPS)
• Environmental Science and Geology (ESG)
• Engineering Technology (ET)
• Electrical Transportation Technology (ETT)
• Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (EVE)
• Finance (FIN)
• Fine Arts: Interdisciplinary (FPC)
• Family Public Health (FPH)
• French (FRE)
• First Year Seminar (FYS)
• German (GER)
• Greek: Ancient (GKA), Modern (GKM)
• Global Studies (GLS)
• Geography (GPH)
• Graduate School (GS)
• Global Supply Chain Management (GSC)
• Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSW)
• Health Administration (HA)
• Health Education (HE)
• Hebrew (HEB)
• History (HIS)
• Honors (HON)
• Health and Physical Education (HPE)
• Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (IBS)
• Industrial Engineering (IE)
• Immunology and Microbiology (IM)
• Information Sciences (INF)
• Italian (ITA)
• Japanese Studies (JPN)
• Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS)
• Kinesiology (KIN)
• Latino/Latina and Latin American Studies (LAS)
• Latin (LAT)
• Learning Design and Technology (LDT)
• Language Education (LED)
• Law (LEX)
• Life Fitness Activities (LFA)
• Language Learning (LGL)
• Linguistics (LIN)
• Mathematics Education (MAE)
• Mathematics (MAT)
• Mechanical Engineering Technology (MCT)
• Medical School: Year 1 (MD1), Year 2 (MD2), Year 3 (MD3), Year 4 (MD4)
• Medical Research (MDR)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Music Education (MED)
• Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MGG)
• Management (MGT)
• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Technology (MIT)
• Marketing (MKT)
• Med-Direct Community Learning (MLC)
• Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
• Mortuary Science (MS)
• Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
• Master of Studies in Law (MSL)
• Music Ensembles and General Courses (MUA)
• Music History (MUH)
• Music Private Instruction (MUP)
• Music Theory (MUT)
• Near Eastern Studies (NE)
• Nanoengineering (NEN)
• Neuroscience (NEU)
• Nutrition and Food Science (NFS)
• Nursing (NUR)
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Pathologists' Assistant (PAA)
• Physician Assistant Studies (PAS)
• Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS)
• Public Health (PH)
• Pharmacy (PHA)
• Pharmacology (PHC)
• Philosophy (PHI)
• Physics (PHY)
• Polish (POL)
• Pharmacy Practice (PPR)
• Political Science (PS)
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC)
• Physiology (PSL)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Physical Therapy (PT)
• Pathology (PTH)
• Psychiatry (PYC)
• Radiologic Technology (RDT)
• Reading, Language and Literature Education (RLL)
• Radiation Oncology (ROC)
• Research, Service and Engagement (RSE)
• Radiation Therapy Technology (RT)
• Russian (RUS)
• Sport Administration and Management (SAM)
• Science Education (SCE)
• Special Education (SED)
• Sport and Entertainment Management (SEM)
• Slavic (SLA)
• Speech and Language Pathology (SLP)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Spanish (SPA)
• Social Studies Education (SSE)
• Statistics (STA)
• Sustainable Engineering (STE)
• Study Skills (STS)
• Social Work (SW)
• Swahili (SWA)
• Systems Engineering (SYE)
• Teacher Education (TED)
• Theatre and Dance (THD)
• Theatre (THR)
• Technology, Information Systems and Analytics (TIS)
• Undergraduate Research (UGR)
• Urban Planning (UP)
• Urban Studies (US)
• Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Technology (WMT)