Major and Minor Requirements

Major Overview

International and Area Studies Major: Asian Studies Emphasis 
 First Experience 

• HUM 1010 Exploring Humanities Recommended 

IAS Preliminary Core I 

• HIST 1510 World History Since 1500 

IAS Preliminary Core II | Choose from: 

• HIST 1310 Latin American History Since 1820s 

• HIST 1220 Asian History Since 1500 (recommended) 

• HIST 1460 Middle East History, 1800-Now 

• MID E 1546 Middle East History, 1800-Now 

• POLS 2100 Intro to International Relations 

IAS Core Curriculum 

• INTL 3000 Foundations INTL 

• INTL 5000 International Studies Capstone 

Signature Experience 

• Complete 3 credits through a relevant study abroad program, internship, research course, community engaged learning course, or an honors thesis. The selection must be pre-approved by an advisor. 

Emphasis Requirements 

History 

• HIST 1210 Asian History to 1500 

Language and/or Methods 

• 16 credits of Asian language courses 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020
• 6 credits of upper-division Asian language courses, taught in the target language

or

• 6 credits of methods courses; choose from:

COMM 3700 Qualitative Communication Research	COMM 3710 Intro to Quantitative Communication Research
ECON 2010 Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 2020 Principles of Macroeconomics
ETHNC 5900 Interdisciplinary Research in Ethnic Studies	ETHNC 3910 Capstone: Advanced Explorations in Ethnic Studies
GEOG 3020 Geographical Analysis	GEOG 3100 Intro to GIS and Science
HIST 3100 The Historian’s Craft	HIST 4990 Senior Seminar
LING 5810 L2 Methodology	LING 5900 Senior Capstone
POLS 3001 Political Analysis	POLS 5001 Quantitative Analysis
PSY 3000 Statistical Methods in Psychology	PSY 3010 Research Methods in Psychology
SOC 3111 Research Methods	SOC 3112 Social Statistics

 Asia Exploration 

• 6 credits from: 

ECON 5430 Asian Econ Hist-Dev	GEOG 3640 Geography of China & Asia
JAPAN 4580 Japan/Korea Pop Culture	KOREA 4580 Japan/Korea Pop Culture
PHIL 4140 Classical Chinese Phil	POLS 5480 Intl. Rel. East Asia
RELS 3510 Intro to Buddhism

 Regional Focus 

• 6 credits from your choice of one regional focus 

• Choose a regional focus from: 

Asia Pacific	China
Korea	Japan
Southeast Asia	Russia & Central Asia
South & Central Asia

Asian Studies Major WORKSHEET	IAS: Asian Studies Major Worksheet (Fall 2026 and Later)
ASIAN STUDIES BA 4-YEAR PLAN 2024

Minor Overview

Asian Studies Minor

Minor Requirements: 18 Credits

• Core Courses ( 6 credit hours)
  • HIST 1210: Traditions OR 
    HIST 1220: Modern History/Societies
  • ASTP 3001: Exploring Asia 
• Four upper-division Asian Studies classes

Notes: No more than 3 credits from a Hinckley internship may count toward your major and no more than 3 courses from the same department may count toward your major.

Grade Requirements: All major courses must be taken for a minimum letter grade of C or better.

Asian Studies Minor WORKSHEET

Transfer Students

Major Requirements: 52 Credits

Asian Studies courses totaling 52 credit hours must be completed successfully.

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SLCC Transfer Students

A portion of these courses may be completed through transfer credit from Salt Lake Community College. See the below major worksheet.

SLCC WORKSHEET

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Transfer Students from Utah Institutions

A portion of courses may be completed through transfer credit from another university within the state of Utah. See the transfer guide below.

Utah Transfer Guide

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Transfer Students from Out-of-State

A portion of courses may be completed through transfer credit from another university. You will want to speak with an academic advisor to review your transfer coursework and discuss how these apply to the major requirements.

Meet With an Academic Advisor