Asian Studies BA Requirements

Below are the requirements for the Asian Studies Major, effective for all students declaring Fall 2016 or later. Students default to the catalog in effect when they declare the major. To elect to apply a later catalog year, please contact Danielle Salaz at cas@colorado.edu. To view previous catalog years, please click on the links below.

42 credits minimum, 18 of which must be upper division (College of Arts & Sciences minimum)

Gateway to Asian Studies: 1 course (3 credits, LD)
Asian Language: 4 semesters of a single Asian language (12 to 20 credits)
Traditional Asian Civilizations: Students take any 2 of the following introductory courses, focusing on 2 different civilizations (6 credits minimum, LD)
Modern Asian Civilizations: Students take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD)
Senior seminar: ASIA 4830 (3 credits, UD) Only offered Spring Semester
Electives Students take at least 3 courses (9 credits)
*Upper division credits are recommended for the electives, since the major as a whole requires 18 upper division credits.

For information about which courses are applicable toward which category, please click on the tabs below.

Students may also choose to focus in one of four cultural tracks within the Asian Studies major though this is not required. The three cultural tracks currently offered by the department are the Southeast Asia Track, Korea Track, the South Asia Track and the West Asia/Middle East Track. Information on the specific course requirements for each of these major tracks can be found . Courses that fulfill a requirement for these cultural tracks are also designated under the "Electives" tab below.

Other topics in special topics courses, as well as other courses not included here (including some study abroad courses), may be applicable towards the Asian Studies major, but must first be approved by the Asian Studies Program Director (lauren.collins@colorado.edu).

Students take any 2 introductory courses, focusing on 2 different civilizations (6 credits minimum, LD).

Traditional Civilizations courses can explore East Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Southeast Asian and Tibetan/Himalayan and other civilizations. These courses tend to be lower division introductory courses offered by the Asian Studies cognate departments (Anthropology, Asian Languages and Civilizations, Geography, History, Religious Studies and many other Departments and Programs across the University).

Please work closely with the Asian Studies academic advisor, Christine Luft (christine.luft@colorado.edu) for a comprehensive list of course offerings that will fulfill your degree requirements.

You can also contact Asian Studies Program Director, Lauren Collins (Lauren.Collins@colorado.edu)

You can find Asia-related courses that have been offered in past semesters here. 

Students take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD).

Modern Asian Civilizations courses can explore East Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Southeast Asian and Tibetan/Himalayan and other civilizations. These courses tend to be upper division courses that dive deeper into a variety of aspects of Asian civilization. Many of these are offered by Asian Studies cognate departments (Anthropology, Asian Languages and Civilizations, Geography, History, Religious Studies and many other Departments and Programs across the University).

Please work closely with the Asian Studies academic advisor, Christine Luft (christine.luft@colorado.edu) for a comprehensive list of course offerings that will fulfill your degree requirements.

You can also contact Asian Studies Program Director, Lauren Collins (Lauren.Collins@colorado.edu)

You can find Asia-related courses that have been offered in past semesters here. 

Students take at least 3 courses (9 credits). Upper division credits are recommended for the electives, since the major as a whole requires 18 upper division credits.

Students may also choose to focus in one of four cultural tracks within the Asian Studies major though this is not required. The four cultural tracks currently offered by the department are the Southeast Asia Track, Korea Track, the South Asia Track and the West Asia/Middle East Track. Information on the specific course requirements for each of these major tracks can be found .

These courses can be upper or lower division courses offered by the Asian Studies cognate departments (Anthropology, Asian Languages and Civilizations, Geography, History, Religious Studies and many other Departments and Programs across the University).

Please work closely with the Asian Studies academic advisor, Christine Luft (christine.luft@colorado.edu) for a comprehensive list of course offerings that will fulfill your degree requirements. You can also contact Asian Studies Program Director, Lauren Collins (Lauren.Collins@colorado.edu)

You can find Asia-related courses that have been offered in past semesters here.