Major in Asian Studies

The Major is offered as a track within the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program. The course requirements are as follows:

Lower-Division Preparation
HIST 130 – Introduction to East Asia (3)
PHIL 175 – Asian Philosophy (3) OR THRS 112 – World Religions (3)
Intermediate Mandarin or Intermediate Japanese, or equivalent; or fourth-semester or equivalent in another Asian language

Major Requirements
12 units of Asian civilizations courses chosen from the following courses:
HIST 364 – Topics in Asian History (3)
HIST 365 – History of China (3)
HIST 366 – History of Japan (3)
POLS 358 – Politics in South Asia (3)
POLS 367 – Politics in Japan (3)
POLS 368 – Politics in China (3)
SOCI 351 – China in the 21st Century (3)

Asian civilizations courses offered by the Languages and Literatures department or appropriate upper-division topics courses in these disciplines.

12 units of Asian cultures courses from the following:
ENGL 364 – Postcolonial Studies (3)
ENGL 494 – Special Topics: Sanskrit (3)
MUSC 440 – Topics in World Music (3)
PHIL 476 – Studies in Asian Philosophy (3)
THRS 312 – Hindu Faith and Practice (3)
THRS 314 – Buddhist Faith and Practice (3)
THRS 315 – Islamic Faith and Practice (3)

Asian literatures courses offered by the Languages and Literatures department or appropriate upper-division topics courses in these disciplines

12 units of electives in the Humanities disciplines
HUMN 490 (1) and 495W (3)

For more information, please see:

Interdisciplinary Humanities website

USD Undergraduate Bulletin: Interdisciplinary Humanities