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Nov 25, 2024
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American University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Asia, Pacific, and Diaspora Studies (BA)
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Offered by the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , the Asia, Pacific and Diaspora Studies (BA) is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of Asia and the Pacific, as well as their diasporic communities in a dynamic global context. Students critically examine historical and contemporary formations of global culture by extensive and intensive study of people, cultures, and ideas that move in and across Asia, the Pacific, and their diasporic communities spanning the Americas and beyond. Students explore the history and legacies of imperialism, colonialism, as well as gender/sexuality, class, and ethnicity/racial relations within and across local, national, and global frameworks. The program offers a lively academic study through interdisciplinary curriculum, internships, international exchange programs, and study abroad.
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Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and the approval of the program director. Major Requirements
- 36 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 18 credit hours at or above 300-level
Foundation (9 credit hours)
Complete 9 credit hours from the following with at least 3 credit hours from each area:
Concentration (9 credit hours)
Complete 9 credit hours from the following if not taken to fulfill Foundation, or other coursework approved by the program director: Knowledge and Power (3 credit hours)
Interdisciplinary Electives (12 credit hours)
Complete 12 credit hours from the following if not taken to fulfill Concentration, or other coursework approved by the major advisor: - AMST-220 Topics in American Popular Culture (3) (approved topic)
- AMST-225 Topics in American Studies (3) (approved topic)
- AMST-330 Contemporary American Culture (3) (approved topic)
- ANTH-439 Culture, History, Power, Place (3) (approved topic)
- ARTH-225 Buddhist Arts of Asia FA1 (3)
- ARTH-320 Introduction to the Arts of Japan (3)
- ARTH-325 Chinese Art: A History of Gender, Ethnicity and Class (3)
- ARTH-423 East-West Photography (3)
- ARTH-424 Envisioning the Nation: Modern and Contemporary Art in Asia (3)
- ARTH-425 Topics in East Asian Art (3)
- ARTH-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) (approved topic)
- ASIA-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- ASIA-340 Topics in Asia, Pacific, and Diaspora Studies (3)
- ASIA-350 Topics in Asian Society and Culture (3)
- ASIA-361 Modern Korean History (3)
- ASIA-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- ASIA-491 Internship in Asian Studies (1-6)
- ASIA-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- CHIN-312 Advanced Chinese I (3)
- CHIN-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) (approved topic)
- CHIN-450 Advanced Chinese Topics (3) (approved topic)
- HIST-247 Muslim Empires 1300-1920 (3)
- HIST-251 History of Modern China (3)
- HIST-252 The Japanese Empire: 1853-1952 (3)
- HIST-349 Modern Iran (3)
- HIST-447 Asian Studies (3) (approved topic)
- HIST-485 Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Beyond (3)
- KOR-302 Advanced Korean I (3)
- LIT-467 Advanced Studies in World Literature (3) (approved topic)
- PHIL-413 Studies in Asian Philosophy (3) (approved topic)
- PHIL-418 Chinese Philosophy (3)
- PHIL-419 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
- RELG-245 Stories of South Asia FA3 (3)
- RELG-470 Islam (3)
- RELG-473 Hinduism (3)
- SISU-212 China, Japan and the United States FA3 (3)
- SISU-217 Contemporary India (3)
- SISU-349 Topics in Global Inequality, Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Global Health (3)
- SISU-360 Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture (3) (approved topic)
- SISU-372 Human Rights in East Asia (3)
Capstone (3 credit hours)
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