The Asian Studies Program at Temple University

©Harish Pathak

©Caryn Fisher

©Harish Pathak

©Caryn Fisher

©Harish Pathak

Asian Studies

Roman Cybriwsky, Program Director

335 Gladfelter Hall

215-204-7664

romancyb@temple.edu

Monte Hull, Faculty Advisor
630 Anderson Hall

215-204-7711
monte.hull@temple.edu

asianst@temple.edu
www.temple.edu/asian_studies

Asian Studies draws on the resources of many departments to provide a comprehensive program of study on Asia (especially East Asia). Majors may concentrate on a geographic area, field, or theme(s). By combining language with the study of politics, history, society, art, religion and philosophy, and literature, each student can construct a major tailored to individual interests.

Temple's campus in Japan can provide students experience abroad while taking their coursework. The East West Club offers lectures, films, and career development programs, as well as fun and fellowship through extracurricular activities.

The curriculum gives students a foundation for living or working in Asia, or continuing their studies through developing a knowledge base, cross-cultural sensitivity, analytic thinking, and communication and writing skills in English and an Asian language. After graduation, students find employment in private firms, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions. Some enter graduate programs in law, business, or academic fields, including Asian Studies.

The Asian Studies program will assist students in:

understanding the broad foundations of at least one major Asian culture, including the history, culture, and socio-economic-political organization,
recognizing the utility of different humanistic and social science disciplines in understanding a culture,
understanding the distinction between theory and data and the links between the two components while drawing generalizations from actual social experience,
recognizing the way language serves as a foundation of culture,
understanding the issues and requirements of cross-cultural communication, and
taking more initiative in educating themselves, to make analytical generalizations, to make ethical choices, and to feel confident in these and other exercises of personal responsibility.

Requirements for the Major

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
Select two foundation courses from the list below. May incorporate the study of South or Southeast Asia, Asian Studies 1051, Asian Studies 1052, if approved by the Asian Studies advisor.			6
Asian Studies Asian Studies Asian Studies Asian Studies	1801 2074 2501 2502	Chinese & Japanese Literature in Cultural Context Geography of East and South Asia Introduction to East Asia: China Introduction to East Asia: Japan		IS IS

**Completion of the fourth semester of a language below:***			3
Hindi Chinese Japanese Korean	2002 2002 2002 2002	Hindi Intermediate II Chinese Intermediate II Japanese Intermediate II Korean Intermediate II

*Select one writing-intensive elective from the following list:*			3
Asian Studies	2097	Asian Diaspora		WI
Asian Studies	2098	Japanese Popular Culture and Literature		WI
Asian Studies	2696	Introduction to Islam		WI
Asian Studies	3696	Asian Women in Transition		WI
Asian Studies	4696	Modern Japan: Empire, War, Society		WI

Asian Studies	Electives	Six electives from three different subject areas.	18

Asian Studies	4096	Seminar in Asian Studies	3	WI

Total			30-44
* The language requirement may also be satisfied by examination of oral/aural and reading skills in any Asian language approved by the Asian Studies head advisor.

All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are listed above and are identified by "WI" in the RCI column.

Distinction in Asian Studies Major

Asian Studies majors may graduate with distinction in the major if they have a GPA of at least 3.5 in the major and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Requirements for the minor

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
Select two foundation courses from the list below. May incorporate the study of South or Southeast Asia, Asian Studies 1051, Asian Studies 1052, if approved by the Asian Studies advisor.			6
Asian Studies Asian Studies Asian Studies Asian Studies	1801 2074 2501 2502	Chinese & Japanese Literature in Cultural Context Geography of East and South Asia Introduction to East Asia: China Introduction to East Asia: Japan		IS IS

Asian Studies	Electives	Four electives from three different subject areas.	12

**Completion of the second semester of a language below:***
Hindi Chinese Japanese Korean	1002 1002 1002 1002	Hindi Elements II Chinese Elements II Japanese Elements II Korean Elements II	4

Total			18-26

*The language requirement may also be satisfied by examination of oral/aural and reading skills in any Asian language approved by the Asian Studies head advisor.

Asian Business and Society Certificate

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
*Two required courses:*
Asian Studies	2001	Practical Asian Society and Culture	3
IBA Asian Studies	2501 2511	Fundamentals of Asian Business or Introduction to Asian Business	3
*(IBA 2501 and Asian Studies 2511 are cross-listed)*

*Select one economics course:*			3
Economics Economics GSM	3563 3564 3566	International Trade International Financial Economics Global Strategic Management

Asian Studies Country Elective (See Academic Advising Center for list of approved electives.) **			3

Asian Studies Writing Intensive Elective (See Academic Advising Center for list of approved courses.) **			3	WI

**Completion of the second semester of a language below:***			4
Hindi Chinese Japanese Korean	1002 1002 1002 1002	Hindi Elements II Chinese Elements II Japanese Elements II Korean Elements II

Total			15-23

* The language requirement may also be satisfied by examination of oral/aural and reading skills in any Asian language approved by the Asian Studies head advisor.

** The country of the Asian Studies Country Elective and the Asian Studies Writing Intensive Elective must match the country of the language studied. For example, if the language requirement is met with Chinese, then courses on China must be chosen for both the Country and Writing Intensive Electives.

Asian American Studies - Minor

For more information on the Asian American Studies Minor, please see the American Studies page.