Nov 28, 2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 [Archived Catalog]

Global Studies - Asia Major (B.A.)

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Major code BA4406

Center for International Studies
Yamada International House 102
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/

Catherine Cutcher, contact person

Program Overview

The interdisciplinary nature of the global studies–Asia major is designed to provide you with a broad understanding of Asia in general, East Asia or Southeast Asia applicable for a wide variety of professions. Majors are required to study at least one Asian language and study abroad or intern in Asia. Students must consult with their advisor and the Education Abroad Office before committing to an internship or study abroad program.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirement beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Global studies–Asia alumni find meaningful post-bachelaureate opportunities in their chosen fields of education, the non-profit world, public policy, the business sector and more.

Requirements

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement

View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .

Global Studies Core Requirements

Complete 45 hours, including the following courses:

ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2500 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
One of the following:
ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Global Studies Electives

Complete 12 hours from the following courses (GLC courses for GLC students only):

AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
AH 2130 - History of World Art Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 3400 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3500 - Economic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3510 - Political Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3550 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3570 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3760 - Culture Contact and Change Credit Hours: 3
BA 3290 - Current Global Business Issues Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
BUSL 3850 - International Business Law Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 1810 - Introduction to the Study of Religion Credit Hours: 3
DANC 3550 - Dance Cultures of the World I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4750 - Dance in Non-Western Expressive Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3120 - Economics of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3400 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3500 - Development Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3550 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
FILM 2010 - Introduction to Film: History of World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
FILM 4210 - International Film I Credit Hours: 3
FILM 4220 - International Film II Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3220 - Geography of Religious Space and Place Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3530 - Environmental Planning and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2110 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2150 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GLC 2010 - Building Cross-National Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 2020 - Business and Communication in Transitional Societies Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3010 - Global Economic Trends and Strategic Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3020 - Global Competition and Industry Trends Credit Hours: 4
HIST 3160 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1776-1898 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3162 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1898-1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
LING 2750 - Introduction to Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1210 - Introduction to World Music Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4400 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2300 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4210 - Comparative Studies of Family Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
WGS 4100 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 3
WGS 4110 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 3

Asian Studies Core Course

Complete the following course:

HIST 2460 - The Rise of Modern Asia Credit Hours: 3

Asian Studies Electives

Course Studies Options

Complete 12 hours from three departments from one of the three following options:

Option 1: Asian Studies Courses

If this option is selected, then complete 12 hours from the following courses. Courses must be from three different departments.

AH 2130 - History of World Art Credit Hours: 4
AH 3400 - Asian Art History Credit Hours: 3
AH 3410 - History of Chinese Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3420 - 20th-Century Art of China Credit Hours: 3
AH 3430 - History of Japanese Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4161 - Arts of Medieval China (400-1300) Credit Hours: 3
AH 4171 - Arts of Early Modern China (1500-1700) Credit Hours: 3
AH 4180 - Contemporary Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4190 - Visual Culture of China Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3800 - Cultures of South Asia Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3860 - Problems in Southeast Asian Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3990 - Special Studies in Chinese Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
CHIN 4110 - Advanced Reading and Conversation Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 4120 - Advanced Chinese: Myth and Traditional Values Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3330 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3340 - Hinduism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3350 - Buddhism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4350 - Women in Buddhist Traditions Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4730 - Economics of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4750 - Economics of China Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3310 - Studies in Asian Literatures I: Beginnings to 1850 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3320 - Studies in Asian Literature II Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3450 - Southeast Asia to c. 1750: The Creative Synthesis Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3451 - Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3452 - Southeast Asia, 1945 to the Present: The Search for Stability Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3460 - Ancient China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3461 - Imperial China: 1200-1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3462 - Modern China Since 1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3480 - Traditional Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4907 - Colloquium in East Asian History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4904 - Colloquium in the History of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3400 - Traditional Literature of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3450 - Modern Literature of South East Asia Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3890 - Women in Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
INDO 3930 - Special Topics-Indonesian Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
INST 1114 - Introduction to Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
INST 3201 - Focus on Malaysia Credit Hours: 3
INST 3202 - Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-10.0
JPC 2500 - Introduction to Japanese Culture Credit Hours: 3
JPC 3100 - Field Study in Japan Credit Hours: 0
JPC 4500 - Japan:A Sociocultural Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3380 - Spoken Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3390 - Spoken Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3410 - Business Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3480 - Readings in Japanese Culture I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3490 - Readings in Japanese Culture II Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3990 - Special Studies in Japanese Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
JPN 4110 - Fourth-Year Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 4120 - Fourth-Year Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 3220 - Tropical Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4440 - East Asia in World Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4450 - Government and Politics of Japan Credit Hours: 3

Option 2: East Asian Studies Courses

If this option is selected, then complete 12 hours from the following courses. Courses must be from three different departments.

AH 2130 - History of World Art Credit Hours: 4
AH 3410 - History of Chinese Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3420 - 20th-Century Art of China Credit Hours: 3
AH 3430 - History of Japanese Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4161 - Arts of Medieval China (400-1300) Credit Hours: 3
AH 4171 - Arts of Early Modern China (1500-1700) Credit Hours: 3
AH 4180 - Contemporary Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4190 - Visual Culture of China Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3990 - Special Studies in Chinese Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
CLWR 3350 - Buddhism Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4750 - Economics of China Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3460 - Ancient China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3461 - Imperial China: 1200-1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3462 - Modern China Since 1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3480 - Traditional Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4907 - Colloquium in East Asian History Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3890 - Women in Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-10.0
JOUR 4230 - International and Cross-Cultural Advertising Credit Hours: 3
JPC 2500 - Introduction to Japanese Culture Credit Hours: 3
JPC 3100 - Field Study in Japan Credit Hours: 0
JPC 4500 - Japan:A Sociocultural Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3380 - Spoken Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3390 - Spoken Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3410 - Business Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3480 - Readings in Japanese Culture I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3490 - Readings in Japanese Culture II Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3990 - Special Studies in Japanese Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
JPN 4110 - Fourth-Year Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 4120 - Fourth-Year Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4440 - East Asia in World Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4450 - Government and Politics of Japan Credit Hours: 3

Option 3: Southeast Asian Studies Courses

If this option is selected, then complete 12 hours from the following courses. Courses must be from three different departments.

ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3860 - Problems in Southeast Asian Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3330 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3340 - Hinduism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3350 - Buddhism Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4350 - Women in Buddhist Traditions Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4730 - Economics of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3450 - Southeast Asia to c. 1750: The Creative Synthesis Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3451 - Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4904 - Colloquium in the History of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3400 - Traditional Literature of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3450 - Modern Literature of South East Asia Credit Hours: 3
INDO 3930 - Special Topics-Indonesian Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
INST 1114 - Introduction to Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
INST 3201 - Focus on Malaysia Credit Hours: 3
INST 3202 - Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0-10.0
PBIO 3220 - Tropical Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4470 - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3

Language Options

Complete 6 hours from one of the following language options listed below. In combination with your B.A. language requirement, complete a total of 3 years in one Asian language or 2 years of one Asian language and 1 year of another Asian language or equivalent.

Language Option 1: Asian

Complete 6 hours of one of the following languages:

CHIN 1110 - Elementary Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 1120 - Elementary Chinese II Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 2110 - Intermediate Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 2120 - Intermediate Chinese II Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 3110 - Advanced Chinese I Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3120 - Advanced Chinese II Credit Hours: 3
HIND 1110 - Elementary Hindi-Urdu I Credit Hours: 4
HIND 1120 - Elementary Hindi-Urdu II Credit Hours: 4
HIND 2110 - Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I Credit Hours: 4
HIND 2120 - Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II Credit Hours: 4
INDO 1110 - Elementary Indonesian/Malay I Credit Hours: 4
INDO 1120 - Elementary Indonesian/Malay II Credit Hours: 4
INDO 2110 - Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian I Credit Hours: 4
INDO 2120 - Intermediate Indonesian II Credit Hours: 4
INDO 3110 - Advanced Indonesian I Credit Hours: 3
INDO 3120 - Advanced Indonesian II Credit Hours: 3
INST 3909 - Special Topics in Southeast Asian Languages and Literature Credit Hours: 4
INST 3911 - Special Topics in Intermediate Southeast Asian Languages and Literature Credit Hours: 4
JPN 1110 - Elementary Japanese I Credit Hours: 4
JPN 1120 - Elementary Japanese II Credit Hours: 4
JPN 2110 - Intermediate Japanese I Credit Hours: 4
JPN 2120 - Intermediate Japanese II Credit Hours: 4
JPN 3110 - Advanced Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3120 - Advanced Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
KHMR 1110 - Elementary Khmer I Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 1120 - Elementary Khmer II Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 2110 - Intermediate Khmer I Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 2120 - Intermediate Khmer II Credit Hours: 4
MALA 3110 - Advanced Malaysian I Credit Hours: 3
MALA 3120 - Advanced Malaysian II Credit Hours: 3
THAI 1110 - Elementary Thai I Credit Hours: 4
THAI 1120 - Elementary Thai II Credit Hours: 4
THAI 2110 - Intermediate Thai I Credit Hours: 4
THAI 2120 - Intermediate Thai II Credit Hours: 4
THAI 3110 - Advanced Thai I Credit Hours: 3
THAI 3120 - Advanced Thai II Credit Hours: 3
VIET 1110 - Elementary Vietnamese I Credit Hours: 4
VIET 1120 - Elementary Vietnamese II Credit Hours: 4
VIET 2110 - Intermediate Vietnamese I Credit Hours: 4
VIET 2120 - Intermediate Vietnamese II Credit Hours: 4

Language Option 2: East Asian

Complete 6 hours of one of the following languages:

CHIN 1110 - Elementary Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 1120 - Elementary Chinese II Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 2110 - Intermediate Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 2120 - Intermediate Chinese II Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 3110 - Advanced Chinese I Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 3120 - Advanced Chinese II Credit Hours: 3
JPN 1110 - Elementary Japanese I Credit Hours: 4
JPN 1120 - Elementary Japanese II Credit Hours: 4
JPN 2110 - Intermediate Japanese I Credit Hours: 4
JPN 2120 - Intermediate Japanese II Credit Hours: 4
JPN 3110 - Advanced Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 3120 - Advanced Japanese II Credit Hours: 3

Language Option 3: Southeast Asian

Complete 6 hours of one of the following languages:

INDO 1110 - Elementary Indonesian/Malay I Credit Hours: 4
INDO 1120 - Elementary Indonesian/Malay II Credit Hours: 4
INDO 2110 - Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian I Credit Hours: 4
INDO 2120 - Intermediate Indonesian II Credit Hours: 4
INDO 3110 - Advanced Indonesian I Credit Hours: 3
INDO 3120 - Advanced Indonesian II Credit Hours: 3
INST 3909 - Special Topics in Southeast Asian Languages and Literature Credit Hours: 4
INST 3911 - Special Topics in Intermediate Southeast Asian Languages and Literature Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 1110 - Elementary Khmer I Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 1120 - Elementary Khmer II Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 2110 - Intermediate Khmer I Credit Hours: 4
KHMR 2120 - Intermediate Khmer II Credit Hours: 4
MALA 3110 - Advanced Malaysian I Credit Hours: 3
MALA 3120 - Advanced Malaysian II Credit Hours: 3
THAI 1110 - Elementary Thai I Credit Hours: 4
THAI 1120 - Elementary Thai II Credit Hours: 4
THAI 2110 - Intermediate Thai I Credit Hours: 4
THAI 2120 - Intermediate Thai II Credit Hours: 4
THAI 3110 - Advanced Thai I Credit Hours: 3
THAI 3120 - Advanced Thai II Credit Hours: 3
VIET 1110 - Elementary Vietnamese I Credit Hours: 4
VIET 1120 - Elementary Vietnamese II Credit Hours: 4
VIET 2110 - Intermediate Vietnamese I Credit Hours: 4
VIET 2120 - Intermediate Vietnamese II Credit Hours: 4

Education Abroad/Internship

Complete one advisor-approved education abroad or internship experience which complements area and language of study; and is at least 5 weeks in duration.

Ohio University

Ohio University

Global Studies - Asia Major (B.A.)

Major code BA4406

Program Overview

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

Change of Program Policy

External Transfer Admission

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Requirements

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement

Global Studies Core Requirements

Global Studies Electives

Asian Studies Core Course

Asian Studies Electives

Course Studies Options

Option 1: Asian Studies Courses

Option 2: East Asian Studies Courses

Option 3: Southeast Asian Studies Courses

Language Options

Language Option 1: Asian

Language Option 2: East Asian

Language Option 3: Southeast Asian

Education Abroad/Internship