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The concentration in Asian Studies offers students an opportunity to pursue interests in the traditional and modern civilizations of Asia. The particular courses to be counted toward the concentration will depend on the individual student’s sub-concentration and field. Students choose a sub-concentration and then focus on a field of study. An intellectually coherent combination of fields is permitted.
The major tracks (sub-concentrations) are:
- Chinese Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- South Asian Studies
- Southeast Asian Studies
Suggested Fields of Study:
- Cultural Studies
- Film
- Gender Studies
- History/Civilization
- Linguistics
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Visual Culture
PREREQUISITES TO CONCENTRATION
One year (or first-year proficiency) of an Asian Language taught in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures-including Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu ; or Vietnamese.
CONCENTRATION PROGRAM
Language Requirement - All concentrators must have fourth-term proficiency in an Asian language appropriate to their sub-concentration. Concentrators are strongly encouraged to continue their language training beyond the second year requirement. This is particularly important, if not essential, for students contemplating a graduate program in a field of Asian Studies.
Course Requirements - 30 credits at the 200-level and above, 15 of which must be at the 300-leve or above. (At least 15 credits must be taken in residence at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.) The concentration plan is designed in consultation with and approved by, a departmental advisor.
- Sub-concentration requirement: At least 15 credits in courses in the student’s sub-concentration (e.g., South Asian Studies). Students are encouraged to plan their sub-concentration courses in relation to a chosen field of study. Up to 10 credits from language courses at the 300-level or above may be counted toward the sub-concentration requirement. 5 credits or more must be taken in Asian Studies in the student's sub-concentration; classical languages (Sanskrit, Classical Japanese, Classical Chinese, Javanese, Old Tibetan) may be used to fulfill this portion of the requirement.
- Breadth requirement: [9 credits]
(1) ASIAN 235, Introduction to the Study of Asian Cultures - 4 credits. This course must be taken as a prerequisite to Asian Studies 381. Important: this course is offered only once each academic year.
(2) Junior/Senior Colloquium for Concentrators: ASIAN 381 - 3 credits.
(3) At least three credits from either or both of the following two categories: (a) courses exclusively focused on one of the sub-concentrations outside the student’s chosen sub-concentration, or (b) transregional courses focused on more than one of the sub-concentrations (which could include the student’s sub-concentration).
- Cognate requirement. At least 6 credits elected outside the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures from either of both of the following categories: (1) theory or methodology courses in the student’s chosen field that are focused on a discipline rather than on Asia (e.g.,a student in the Japanese Studies sub-concentration whose field is linguistics could elect the course "Introduction to Linguistics), or (2) courses in the student’s chosen sub-concentration, but outside the student’s chosen field (e.g., the same student could elect the course “Japan Since 1700” from the Department of History).
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