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Asian Studies, B.A.

Location(s): On Campus


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Program Description

The Asian Studies program at Kennesaw State explores diverse topics and themes on linguistic, literary, cultural, philosophic-religious, aesthetic, social, institutional-political, educational and other related spheres of Asian people and civilization. The program also endeavors to explain the complex interactions among them in terms of both tradition and transformation. Some emphasis is placed not only on the cultural diversity, unity and achievements of Asian countries but also on the comparative and interdisciplinary ways of promoting a broader and deeper understanding of the East. This enterprise may shed new light on Western civilizations, histories, traditions, cultures and modern changes.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

  1. Articulate the complexity of Asian civilizations.
  2. Critically examine historical and contemporary issues in Asian societies.
  3. Demonstrate moderate proficiency in Chinese, Japanese, and/or Korean language(s).
  4. Utilize interdisciplinary theories and methods to understand Asian intercultural context.
  5. Apply Asian cultural competencies in daily work life.

 This program is a part of the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences 

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

Admission to this program is open to all students who meet Kennesaw State University’s general admission standards. Visit the Admissions  section of the Catalog for more details.

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment criteria; however, students are expected to meet the requirements of Academic Policy 4.0 ACADEMIC STANDING, DISMISSAL, & REINSTATEMENT .

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

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Program Course Requirements

General Education Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) (42 Credit Hours)


  

Core Field of Study (18 Credit Hours)


Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses.

Required Courses (3 Credit Hours)


Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)


Select 6 credit hours from the following list of courses:

Major Requirements (6 Credit Hours)


Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses.

Major Electives (33 Credit Hours)


Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses.

Upper-Division Major Electives (24 Credit Hours)


Select 24 credit hours from the following list of courses:

Related Studies (9 Credit Hours)


Select 9 credit hours of 3000-4000 level coursework from the following prefixes: ARH, ART, ASIA, CHIN, GWST, HIST, ISD, JAPN, KOR, LING, MGT, MKTG, ORGC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, WLC, WLED.

University Electives (21 Credit Hours)


In accordance with KSU Graduation Policy, students must earn a grade of “D” or better in these courses while maintaining a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.

Free Electives (21 Credit Hours)


Select 21 credit hours of 1000-4000 level coursework from the University Catalog.

Program Total (120 Credit Hours)


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