Major Requirements (40 semester hours)
Lower-Division Requirements (8 semester hours):
- AAAS 1000 Exploring Asian History & Culture (formerly ASPA 2100 Asian Civilizations), 4 semester hours
- HIST 1800/ AAAS 1001 Modern Asia, 4 semester hours
Language Requirement (8 semester hours):
Study of an Asian language (competence expected is the equivalent of a one-year study, i.e., 8 semester hours). Native speakers of an Asian language may be exempted from the language requirement but will be strongly encouraged to study another language. At LMU, course credit may be obtained for CHIN 1101, CHIN 1102, CHIN 2103, CHIN 2104; JAPN 1101, JAPN 1102, JAPN 2103, JAPN 2104.
Upper-Division Requirements (24 semester hours):
- AAAS 2100 Exploring Asian Literature (formerly ASPA 3200 Intro to Asian Literature/Masterpieces of East Asian Literature), 4 semester hours
- AAAS 3200 Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia (formerly ASPA 3500 with the same title), 4 semester hours
Note: Choose the additional twelve upper-division semester hours from the representative ASPA-focused courses offered in the AAAS Department (listed below) or, in consultation with the Chairperson, from courses with substantial content on Asia and the Pacific region offered through other programs and departments within BCLA or other colleges across campus.
Minor Requirements (16 semester hours)
- AAAS 1000 Exploring Asian History & Culture (formerly ASPA 2100 Asian Civilizations), or a Foundations course in the University Core Curriculum with substantial content focused on Asia (e.g., FYS 1000 East Asian Cinema), 4 semester hours
- AAAS 5000 Senior Integrating Seminar (formerly ASPA 5000 with the same title), 4 semester hours
- Asia-focused courses (8 semester hours): Choose the additional eight semester hours from the representative ASPA-focused courses offered in the AAAS department (listed below) or, in consultation with the Chairperson, from courses with substantial content on Asia and the Pacific region offered through other programs and departments within BCLA or other colleges across campus.
Representative ASPA-focused courses offered in the AAAS Department:
AAAS 1000 Exploring Asian History & Culture (formerly Asian Civilizations)
AAAS 1001 Modern Asia
AAAS 2020 Maritime Histories of Southeast Asia
AAAS 2100 Exploring Asian Literature (formerly Into to Asian Literature/Masterpiece of East Asian Literature)
AAAS 2200 Exploring Asian Societies
AAAS 2800 Food in Asia, Asia in Food
AAAS 2991 SS: War and Soc in Ancient World
AAAS 2992 SS: Ancient Historians
AAAS 2993 SS: Ancient China in Classical Context
AAAS 3000 Buddhism
AAAS 3001 Christianity in Asia
AAAS 3002 Muslim Cultures of Asia
AAAS 3005 Asian Mythology
AAAS 3100 Popular Culture in East Asia
AAAS 3101 Arts of Asia
AAAS 3102 Modern Asian Literature
AAAS 3170 Contemporary Chinese Cinema
AAAS 3200 Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia
AAAS 3201 Environmental Justice in Asia
AAAS 3203 Politics of Asia
AAAS 3700 Performance Across Asia and Its Diasporas
AAAS 3860 Transpacific Korea
AAAS 3880 Transpacific Japan
AAAS 3980 SS: Arts of Japan
AAAS 4100 Topics in Asian Literature
AAAS 4110 East Asian Science Fiction
AAAS 4170 Hong Kong Cinema
AAAS 4201 Women and Gender in Asia
AAAS 4270 Gender and Family in China
AAAS 4700 Cities and Global Asian Cinema
AAAS 4701 Asian and Asian American Women Writers
AAAS 4901 SS: Modern China
AAAS 4920 SS: Arts of Southeast Asia
AAAS 4960 SS: Arts of Korea
AAAS 5000 Senior Integrating Seminar