Requirements for the concentration
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| For the BA in international affairs program: Five courses selected from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B. | ||
| For the BS in international affairs program: Three courses selected from the following. At least one course must be from Group A and at least one course must be from Group B. | ||
| Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines, e.g., literature, film, religion, etc. | ||
| Group A: | ||
| ANTH 3709 | Japanese Culture Through Film | |
| or JAPN 3162 | Japanese Culture Through Film | |
| ECON 2169 | Introduction to the Economy of China | |
| GEOG 2000 | Sophomore Colloquium (Migrants and the City) | |
| GEOG 3165 | Geography of South Asia | |
| IAFF 2091 | East Asia-Past and Present | |
| IAFF 2202W | Critical Issues in U.S.-Asia Relations | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies | |
| IAFF 3186W | Special Topics in Asian Studies | |
(All IAFF 3186 and IAFF 3186W topic offerings are approved for the Asia concentration Group A.) | ||
| IAFF 3201W | China’s Rise and Its Implications | |
| IAFF 3752W | Equitable Development in Southeast Asia | |
| IAFF 3753 | International Relations of South Asia | |
| IAFF 3754 | U.S.-China Relations | |
| IAFF 3758 | China and the World | |
| KOR 4190 | North Korean Society and Culture | |
| PSC 2336 | State–Society Relations in the Developing World | |
| PSC 2368 | Politics in the Two Koreas | |
| PSC 2371 | Politics and Foreign Policy of China | |
| PSC 2373 | Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia | |
| or IAFF 3186 (Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia) | ||
| PSC 2374 | Politics and Foreign Policy of Japan | |
| PSC 2475 | International Relations of East Asia | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Politics of China I) | |
| PSC 3500W | Advanced Topics in Political Science (China's Communist Party) | |
| Group B: | ||
| CAH 2190 | East Asian Art | |
| CAH 2191 | South Asian Art | |
| CAH 3181 | Special Topics in Asian Art (East Asian 20th-21st Century) | |
| or KOR 3300: (East Asian 20th-21st Century) | ||
| CHIN 3109 | Introduction to Classical Chinese I | |
| CHIN 3110 | Introduction to Classical Chinese II | |
| CHIN 3112 | Chinese Literature in Translation II | |
| CHIN 3136W | Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film | |
| or WGSS 3136W | Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film | |
| CHIN 3162 | Chinese Culture Through Film | |
| CHIN 3163 | Taiwanese Literature and Film | |
| CHIN 3172 | Poetry of the Tang and Song Periods II | |
| CHIN 3173 | Chinese Drama and Theatre | |
| EALL 3811 | Confucian Literature in East Asia | |
| or REL 2811 | Confucian Literature in East Asia | |
| or PHIL 3100 (Confucian Literature in East Asia) | ||
| EALL 3814 | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| or EALL 3814W | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| or REL 2814 | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| EALL 3831 | Introduction to Daoism | |
| or REL 2831 | Introduction to Daoism | |
| PHIL 3100 (Introduction to Daoism) | ||
| EALL 3881 | Women, Gender, and Religion in China | |
| or WGSS 3881 | Women, Gender, and Religion in China | |
| HIST 2005W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar (US and the Indochina Wars) | |
| HIST 2305W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: United States (Cold War in Asia) | |
| HIST 2601 | Topics: Asian History (WWII in Asia: History & Memory) | |
| HIST 2605W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: Asia (All topics offered under HIST 2605W are approved for this requirement) | |
| HIST 2630 | History of Korea | |
| HIST 3001 | Special Topics (From Asia to America: Diasporas) | |
| HIST 3001W | Special Topics (The Korean War) | |
| HIST 3035 | The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975 | |
| HIST 3601 | Topics: Asian History (All topics offered under HIST 3601 are approved for this requirement) | |
| HIST 3611 | History of Modern China | |
| HIST 3615 | History of Chinese Communism | |
| HIST 3621 | History of Modern Japan | |
| HIST 3631 | History of Modern Korea | |
| HIST 3640 | History of Southeast Asia | |
| IAFF 3756 | Christianity and Islam in East Asia | |
| JAPN 3112 | Japanese Literature in Translation II | |
| JAPN 3114 | Traditional Japanese Culture | |
| JAPN 3123 | Introduction to Japanese Linguistics I | |
| JAPN 3162 | Japanese Culture Through Film | |
| or ANTH 3709 | Japanese Culture Through Film | |
| KOR 3112 | Korean Literature in Translation II | |
| KOR 3123 | Introduction to Korean Linguistics | |
| KOR 3162 | Korean Culture through Film | |
| KOR 3300 | Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing in Post-1950s Korean Art | |
| KOR 3300 | Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing in Post-1950s Korean Art (East Asian 20th-21st Century) | |
| KOR 4190 | North Korean Society and Culture | |
| or IAFF 3757 | North Korean Society and Culture | |
| REL 2501 | Hinduism | |
| REL 2562 | Mythologies of India | |
| REL 2601 | Buddhism | |
| REL 2814 | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| or EALL 3814 | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| or EALL 3814W | Religion and Philosophy in East Asia | |
| REL 2831 | Introduction to Daoism | |
| REL 2990 | Selected Topics (Religions of Asia) | |
| WGSS 3136W | Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film | |
| or CHIN 3136W | Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film | |
| WGSS 3881 | Women, Gender, and Religion in China | |
| or EALL 3881 | Women, Gender, and Religion in China | |
| Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||