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.

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 3703Cultures of the Pacific
ANTH 3704Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANTH 3705Anthropology of East Asia
ANTH 3709Japanese Culture Through Film
or JAPN 3162 Japanese Culture Through Film
ANTH 3791Topics in Regional Anthropology (Anthropology of South Asia)
ECON 2151Economic Development
ECON 2169Introduction to the Economy of China
GEOG 2000Sophomore Colloquium (Migrants and the City)
GEOG 3165Geography of South Asia
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Political Economy of China, India, and Beyond)
IAFF 2091East Asia-Past and Present
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (U.S.-Asia: Critical Issues)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies
IAFF 3186WSpecial Topics in Asian Studies
(All IAFF 3186 and IAFF 3186W topic offerings are approved for the Asia concentration Group A.)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (China and Africa)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Wartime Governance in Afghanistan)
IAFF 3201WChina’s Rise and Its Implications
IAFF 3753International Relations of South Asia
KOR 4190North Korean Society and Culture
PSC 2368Politics in the Two Koreas
PSC 2369Comparative Politics of South Asia
or IAFF 3186 (Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia)
PSC 2371Politics and Foreign Policy of China
PSC 2373Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia
PSC 2374Politics and Foreign Policy of Japan
PSC 2475International Relations of East Asia
PSC 3192WProseminar: Political Science (Protest and Participation in East Asia)
PSC 3500WAdvanced Topics in Political Science (China's Communist Party)
Group B:
CAH 2190East Asian Art
CAH 2191South Asian Art
CAH 2192Art of Southeast Asia
CHIN 3109Introduction to Classical Chinese I
CHIN 3110Introduction to Classical Chinese II
CHIN 3112Chinese Literature in Translation II
CHIN 3136WChinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film
or WGSS 3136W Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film
CHIN 3162Chinese Culture Through Film
CHIN 3172Poetry of the Tang and Song Periods II
CHIN 3841Religion and Politics in China
EALL 3811Confucian Literature in East Asia
or REL 2811 Confucian Literature in East Asia
EALL 3814Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or EALL 3814W Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or REL 2814 Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
EALL 3881Women, Gender, and Religion in China
or WGSS 3881 Women, Gender, and Religion in China
HIST 2005WMajors’ Introductory Seminar (US & Wars for Indochina 1920-79)
HIST 2305WMajors’ Introductory Seminar: United States (Cold War in Asia)
HIST 2601Topics: Asian History (WWII in Asia: History & Memory)
HIST 2630History of Korea
HIST 3001Special Topics (From Asia to America: Diasporas)
HIST 3035The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975
HIST 3301WTopics: U.S. History (The Cold War in Asia)
HIST 3601Topics: Asian History
HIST 3610Imperial China (Song-Qing)
HIST 3611History of Modern China
HIST 3614Writing Modern Chinese History
HIST 3615History of Chinese Communism
HIST 3621History of Modern Japan
HIST 3631History of Modern Korea
HIST 3640History of Southeast Asia
HIST 3650Modern South Asia, 1750-Present
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (North Korean Society and Culture)
or KOR 4190 (North Korean Society and Culture)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Uyghur History)
JAPN 3112Japanese Literature in Translation II
JAPN 3123Introduction to Japanese Linguistics I
JAPN 3162Japanese Culture Through Film
or ANTH 3709 Japanese Culture Through Film
KOR 3112Korean Literature in Translation II
KOR 3123Introduction to Korean Linguistics
KOR 3162Korean Culture through Film
KOR 3300Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing in Post-1950s Korean Art
KOR 4109Introduction to the History of the Korean Language
KOR 4190North Korean Society and Culture
PSC 3192WProseminar: Political Science
REL 2501Hinduism
REL 2562Mythologies of India
REL 2601Buddhism
REL 2802Introduction to Chinese Religions
REL 2814Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or EALL 3814 Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or EALL 3814W Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
REL 2831Introduction to Daoism
REL 2990Selected Topics (Religions of Asia)
or IAFF 3186 (Religions of Asia)
REL 3841Religion and Politics in China
REL 3989The Goddess in India and Beyond
WGSS 3136WChinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film
or CHIN 3136W Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film
WGSS 3881Women, 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.