Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduates with an interest in Asia may currently pursue a coordinate major in Asian Studies.

Asian Studies

The coordinate major in Asian Studies is designed so that students may pursue their particular areas of interest within the Asian Studies program offerings. The major consists of nine courses; students may fulfill these course requirements with courses taken for either three or four credits.

Requirements

• 2 courses in an Asian language (students who demonstrate proficiency in an Asian language may substitute other Asian Studies courses).
• Language Courses at the 1000 and 2000 level, taken in fulfillment of the foreign language requirement, may not count toward a major.
  
• 7 additional courses within Asian Studies

Please note that all students must have at least 18 separate courses in the primary major and the Asian Studies coordinate major.  That is, if you make a list of all the courses that are used to complete your primary major requirements, and another list of all the courses used to complete the Asian Studies coordinate major requirements, and then count each course once, even if it appears on both lists, there should be at least 18 courses.  If a third major is added, there must be a total of 27 separate courses for the three majors; for 4 majors, there must be at least 36 separate courses, etc.

Requirements of the China Studies Concentration

Students choosing to pursue the China Studies track within the Asian Studies coordinate major must complete five Chinese classes as part of the overall requirements for the major. At least two Chinese language classes must in included within the five required courses. However, students who use Chinese language classes to fulfill the Newcomb-Tulane language proficiency requirement may elect to take five non-language courses to fulfill the track requirements. At least two of these courses must be at or beyond the 3000 level. At least half the course credits being counted toward the fulfillment of requirements must be taken on the Tulane campus or in an off-campus program taught by a Tulane faculty member. In the case of special topics courses, only China studies topics will be considered and approval of the Asian Studies Director is required.

Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with SLA rules and policy regarding foreign language courses. Students pursuing a concentration in China Studies should understand that 1000 and 2000 level language courses used to fulfill the language requirement cannot count toward the Asian Studies coordinate major. There is a limit of three 1000 level courses that can count toward the Asian Studies coordinate major. Students can count 3000 level courses for the foreign language requirement and for the Asian Studies coordinate major.

Specific measurable learning outcomes of students graduating with a coordinate major in Asian Studies.

1. Possess at least an elementary proficiency in Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, or Vietnamese.
2. Possess at least a basic understanding of the historical, social, and cultural background of at least two out of the three-targeted countries (China, Japan, and Vietnam).
3. Able to locate, evaluate and utilize research materials germane to Asian studies
4. Able to analyze and interpret specific issues and to develop arguments for research papers related to Asia.

Specific measurable learning outcomes of students graduating with a coordinate major in Asian Studies with a concentration in China Studies

1. Possess at least an elementary proficiency in Chinese (Mandarin)
2. Possess at least a basic understanding of the historical, social, and cultural background of China
3. Able to locate, evaluate and utilize research materials germane to China studies
4. Able to analyze and interpret specific issues and to develop arguments for research papers related to China.