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Major (10 courses)

  • One introductory course chosen from  ASCL 1: Thinking through Asia offerings
  • Two language courses beyond the first-year level (or the equivalent)
  • Three Interdisciplinary, Interregional, Transnational or Diaspora (IITD) courses
    • note: Students can substitute an additional ASCL 1 for one of these requirements
    • note: ASCL 10.XX and 11.XX courses also fulfill this requirement
  • Three Discipline Specific (DS) courses
  • One ASCL 80.XX Advanced Seminar (serves as the Culminating Experience)

Language Track Major (10 courses)

  • One introductory course chosen from ASCL 1: Thinking through Asia offerings
  • Five language courses beyond the first-year level (or the equivalent)
  • Three Interdisciplinary, Interregional, Transnational or Diaspora courses and Discipline Specific courses
    • note: Students can substitute an additional ASCL 1 for one of these requirements
    • note: at least one course from each category (IITD and DS) is required.
    • note: ASCL 10.XX and 11.XX courses also fulfill this requirement
  • One ASCL 80.XX Advanced Seminar (serves as the Culminating Experience)

Modified Major (11 courses)

ASCL Modified Majors require seven ASCL courses combined with four from another program or department. Students wishing to pursue a Modified Major must submit a proposal to the ASCL Steering Committee that includes: 

1) Your list of the courses comprising your modified major. Your list must include:

  • ASCL 1
  • an ASCL 80-level course (i.e. a culminating experience)
  • a selection of the remaining five ASCL courses that represent an equitable mix of DS (discipline specific) and IITD (interdisciplinary, interregional, transnational, and diaspora) courses
  • four courses from the modifying department or program
  • Include the ORC descriptions of all the courses you plan to use for your modified major

(2) A rationale for the proposed major:

In keeping with the College's requirements for all modified majors, your rationale must show that the proposed major is "unified and coherent" by explaining the reasons for including the four modifying courses within your major plan of study.  The reasons may be related to (1) particular geographic subfields of Asian Studies (i.e. China Studies, South Asian Studies); (2) particular academic disciplines (i.e. Literary Studies, Anthropology, History); and/or (3) specific topics or categories of study (i.e. development, political violence, borderlands, visual art).  The rationale should argue for the unity and coherence of the major on intellectual grounds; it should not be based on your post-graduation career plans.

Students who are interested in proposing an ASCL modified major should contact the ASCL Vice Chair to discuss their plans and get feedback on their draft rationale.  When the application is completed, the student should submit it to the Vice Chair and ASCL Department Administrator for review by the ASCL Curriculum Committee.

NOTE:
ASCL 10.XX and 11.XX courses count as IITD courses.
DS (Discipline Specific) courses are numbered in the 50s and 60s.
IITD (Interdisciplinary, Interregional, Transnational, Diaspora) courses are numbered in the 70s.
Advanced Seminars (which count as the culminating experience) are numbered in the 80s.

 

 

Last Updated 12/2023