Transnational Asian Studies, Certificate

(Code 380-630) 

Advisor:  R. Shinno (History).

The Transnational Asian Studies Certificate allows students to broadly explore Asia and the Asian diaspora and to gain knowledge of the experiences of people of Asian ancestry. 

Minimum of 15 credits from at least three course prefixes selected from the following list, of which at least two courses must be at the 300-400 level:15
CJ 319
International Communication
ECON 353
Economics of Pacific Asia
HIST 152
Modern East and Southeast Asia
HIST 212
Hmong and America
HIST 316
Studies in Asian/Pacific World History
HIST 384
The Vietnam War
HIST 388
History of China
HIST 389
History of Japan
HMNG 130
Hmong American Experiences in the U.S.
HMNG 391
Special Topics in Critical Hmong Studies
PHIL 234
Classical Chinese Philosophy
POLS 324
Politics of Asia
POLS 329
Political Violence
RELS 312
Buddhism: Past and Present
RELS 314
Hinduism
RELS 323
Chinese and Japanese Religions
SOC 304
Sociology of the Middle East
SOC 312
Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
SOC 366
Society in Contemporary China
Up to 4 credits of a course(s) on the first Asian language:
CHIN 101
Beginning Chinese
CHIN 102
Beginning Chinese
CHIN 201
Intermediate Chinese
CHIN 202
Intermediate Chinese
HMNG 101
Beginning Hmong I
HMNG 102
Beginning Hmong II
JAPN 101
Beginning Japanese I
JAPN 102
Beginning Japanese II
JAPN 201
Intermediate Japanese I
JAPN 202
Intermediate Japanese II
Up to 4 credits of a course(s) on the second Asian language, listed above. The first and the second Asian languages should be two different languages.
Up to 3 credits from travel abroad courses:
INTB 361
International Experience in India
INTB 362
International Experience in China

Note 1: With approval of the certificate advisor, courses such as the following may be applied to this certificate program when a substantial portion of the course covers topics on the lives of Asians, Asian Americans, and/or people of Asian ancestry outside of the U.S.:  ENGL 230, ENGL 268, ENGL 330, ENGL 368, ENGL 396 /WGSS 396, FLG 150, FLTR 392, HIST 317, HIST 319, IDIS 301, RELS 100, SOC 301, Honors courses, Special Topics courses.

Note 2:  A maximum of three credits may be applied to both the student's major and the certificate program.

Note 3:  Courses on Asian languages other than Chinese, Hmong, or Japanese may count toward the certificate, with approval of the certificate advisor.

Note 4:  With approval of the certificate advisor, courses taken during a study abroad program(s) may apply to this certificate.  Students are encouraged to communicate with the certificate advisor prior to the departure.

Program Learning Outcomes 

Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following learning outcome:

  • Develop a depth of knowledge about the experiences of the people of Asian ancestry.