Dec 26, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Asian American Studies

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Certificate of Undergraduate Study

Coordination: Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising and Counseling Office

This certificate is designed to provide interested students with a strong sense of the Asian American experience and its impact on individuals, their communities, and this nation.

The certificate of undergraduate study is open to all students admitted to NIU. Students must maintain good academic standing within the university, achieve a minimum of C in each course applied toward the certificate, and complete all certificate work within a period of six calendar years. Some courses may have prerequisites that are not part of the certificate curriculum. Students are strongly encouraged to take HIST 378, Asian American History, early in the certificate curriculum. Students pursuing the certificate should meet with the coordinator for this certificate of undergraduate study early in their program of study.

Requirements

HIST 378 - Asian-American History Credits: 3

Two of the following (6)

ANTH 302 - Asian American Cultures Credits: 3
FCNS 384 - Asian American Families Credits: 3
HIST 470 - America and Asia Credits: 3

One of the following (3)

ANTH 407 - Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 408 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 422 - Gender in Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 294 - Art History Survey: Arts of Asia Credits: 3
ENGL 335 - Non-Western and Third-World Literature Credits: 3
(When a substantial part of the course is devoted to Asian or Asian American topics, with approval of the coordinator.)
ENGL 381 - American Ethnic Literature Credits: 3
(When a substantial part of the course is devoted to Asian or Asian American topics, with approval of the coordinator.)
GEOG 338 - Geography of Asia Credits: 3
HIST 346 - Women in Asian History Credits: 3
POLS 371 - Politics in Southeast Asia Credits: 3
POLS 372 - Politics of China, Japan, and Korea Credits: 3
A course in Asian music, with approval of the coordinator (3)
An independent study course on an Asian or Asian American topic, with approval of coordinator (3)
SEAS 225 - Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World Credits: 3