The Undergraduate Certificate in Asian Studies provides students with a foundation of knowledge about Asia that will be useful for their lives and future careers. It is a comparative and interdisciplinary program that draws curriculum from a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to anthropology, international studies, geography, languages, linguistics, comparative literature, history, media studies, women and gender studies, postcolonial studies, sociology, and religion. It is designed for students whose career trajectories and life paths require broad knowledge about the diversity of cultures and societies that comprise Asia. It is also intended for students seeking a credential different from -- and supplemental to -- a major or minor in an Asian language.
Timothy Yang Associate Professor, Department of History Director, Center for Asian Studies timothy.yang@uga.edu 706-542-2053
15 hours
Courses must be selected from three different departments or disciplines.
PLEASE NOTE: Courses not listed below may count for the Certificate with the approval of the Director.
Choose 15 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ADSC 3950 | Food Production Systems in Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 3300 | Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 3310 | Cultures of Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 4262/6262 | Transitions from Foraging to Farming | 3 |
| ANTH(CMLT) 4235W/6235W | Writing Bali | 3 |
| ARHI 3008 | Late Antique Art and Architecture, 3rd to 7th c. CE | 3 |
| ARHI 3100 | Asian Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARHI 3150 | Introduction to Korean Art | 3 |
| ARHI 8872 | Seminar in Asian Art | 3 |
| CHNS 3010 | Advanced Chinese I | 3 |
| CHNS 3020 | Advanced Chinese II | 3 |
| CHNS 3800 | Reading and Translation in Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHNS 3990 | Directed Study in Chinese Language and/or Literature | 3-9 |
| CHNS 4110/6110 | Advanced Chinese III | 3 |
| CHNS 4120/6120 | Readings in Literary Chinese | 3 |
| CHNS 4500/6500 | Readings in Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 2400 | Asian-American Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 3000 | Masterpieces of the Indian Tradition | 3 |
| CMLT 3110 | Literature of the Self | 3 |
| CMLT 3120 | Love and Friendship in East Asia | 3 |
| CMLT 3130 | Korean Culture through Film | 3 |
| CMLT 3180 | Introduction to East Asian Cultures | 3 |
| CMLT 3200 | Contemporary World Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 3220 | Women and Writing in East Asia | 3 |
| CMLT 3280 | East Asian Thought | 3 |
| CMLT 3600 | Gods, Ghosts, and Demons in East Asian Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 3650 | Literary Foundations of East Asian Civilization | 3 |
| CMLT 4060/6060 | Global Chinese Foodways | 3 |
| CMLT 4190/6190 | Buddhism and Western Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 4200/6200 | Literature and the Visual Arts | 3 |
| CMLT 4220/6220 | East Asian Cinema | 3 |
| CMLT 4600/6600 | Pre-Modern East Asian Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 4610/6610 | Modern East Asian Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 4620/6620 | East Asian Novel | 3 |
| CMLT 4640/6640 | War in East Asian Film and Literature | 3 |
| CMLT 4680/6680 | Law and Culture in East Asia | 3 |
| CMLT 4690/6690 | Markets, Merchants, and the World of Trade in China | 3 |
| CMLT 4710/6710 | Health and Narratives in Global Asias | 3 |
| JPNS 3010 | Advanced Japanese I | 3 |
| JPNS 3020 | Advanced Japanese II | 3 |
| JPNS 4110 | Advanced Japanese III | 3 |
| JPNS 4500/6500 | Readings in Japanese Literature | 3 |
| KREN 3001 | Advanced Korean I | 3 |
| KREN 3002 | Advanced Korean II | 3 |
| KREN 3011 | Enhanced Advanced Korean I | 3 |
| KREN 3022 | Enhanced Advanced Korean II | 3 |
| KREN 4001 | Business Korean | 3 |
| KREN 4002 | Business Korean II | 3 |
| KREN 4010 | Special Topics in Korean Film | 3 |
| KREN 4011/6011 | Modern Korean Fiction | 3 |
| VIET 3007 | Introduction to Vietnamese Literature | 3 |
| VIET 4191 | Vietnamese Language and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2390H | Multicultural Literature in America (Honors) | 3 |
| ENGL 2400 | Multicultural Literature in America | 3 |
| ENGL 3240 | Asian American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 4685 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4860 | Multicultural Topics in American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 6685 | Post-Colonial Literature | 3 |
| GENE 4800 | Natural History of Asia | 4 |
| GEOG 4730/6730 | Geography of China | 3 |
| GEOG 4740/6740 | Geography of East and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| HIST 2600 | East Asia in the World | 3 |
| HIST 3421 | History of Ancient and Medieval Science | 3 |
| HIST 3550 | India: 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 3552 | South Asian Diasporas: History, Memory, and Imagination | 3 |
| HIST 3601 | Premodern Japan: Foundations of Culture and State | 3 |
| HIST 3602 | Modern Japan: From Shogun to Superpower | 3 |
| HIST 3610 | Imperialism in East Asia | 3 |
| HIST 3661 | China's Imperial Age | 3 |
| HIST 3662 | The Chinese Renaissance | 3 |
| HIST 3663 | Modern China | 3 |
| HIST 3690 | East Asian Cities: Urban Life in Premodern and Modern China and Japan | 3 |
| HIST(GLOB)(LACS) 3770 | Pandemic! Infectious Disease in Global History | 3 |
| HIST 4035/6035 | Race, Gender, and Empire | 3 |
| HIST 4600/6600 | Studies in Asian History | 3 |
| HIST 4610/6610 | The World of the Samurai | 3 |
| HIST 4620/6620 | The Chinese Industrial Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 4625/6625 | Everyday Life in Ming China | 3 |
| HIST 4630/6630 | Japan: The Golden Age of the Imperial Court | 3 |
| HIST 4640/6640 | Warriors and Warlords in Medieval Japan | 3 |
| HIST 8600 | Colloquium in Asian History | 3 |
| INTL(LACS) 4315 | Comparative Democracy, Democratization, and Civil Society | 3 |
| INTL 4330 | Post-Industrial Democracies | 3 |
| INTL 4336 | Central Asian Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4340 | Post-Communist Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4360 | East Asian Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4361 | Chinese Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4366 | Southeast Asian Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4369 | Japan and the United States | 3 |
| INTL 4370 | Middle Eastern Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4875 | Chinese Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective | 3 |
| MUSI 3021 | World Music Survey: Asia, Australia, and Oceania | 3 |
| MUSI 4420/6420 | Bollywood and Its Others: Cinema in South Asia | 3 |
| HPAM 3650 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| HPAM 7650 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| RELI 1002 | Religions of India, China, and Japan | 3 |
| RELI 2012 | Asian Religions in America | 3 |
| RELI 3300 | Introduction to East Asian Religions | 3 |
| RELI 4300/6300 | Islam and Its World | 3 |
| RELI(CMLT) 4307/6307 | Comparative Islamic Literature | 3 |
| RELI 4401/6401 | The Buddhist Tradition | 3 |
| RELI 4402/6402 | Confucianism and Chinese Tradition | 3 |
| RELI 4403/6403 | The Taoist Tradition | 3 |
| RELI 4404/6404 | Japanese Religion | 3 |
| RELI 4405/6405 | Buddhist Ritual Practices | 3 |
| RELI 4406/6406 | The Hindu Tradition | 3 |
| RELI 4407/6407 | East Asian Buddhism | 3 |
| RELI 4410/6410 | Gandhi and Nonviolence: History, Theory, and Practice | 3 |
| RELI 4510/6510 | Indian Religions | 3 |
| RELI 4910/6910 | Topics and Problems in Religions of India, China, and Japan | 3 |
| RELI 8490 | Seminar in Problems and Topics in Asian Religions | 3 |
| SOCI 4040 | Global Inequality and Social Change | 3 |
| SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280 | Global Perspectives on Gender | 3 |
| SOCI(WMST) 8290 | Seminar in Global Perspectives on Gender | 3 |
| THEA 4400/6400 | Asian Theatre and Drama | 3 |
| WMST 4070/6070 | North American Asian Feminisms | 3 |
| WMST 4130/6130 | Transnational Perspectives on Women and Gender | 3 |
| WMST 4250/6250 | Special Topics in Women's Studies | 3 |
Completion of the certificate requires 15 hours of course work from 3 different departments or disciplines. Up to 6 hours may be fulfilled by Asian language courses at the advanced level or above (for example CHNS 3010, JPNS 3010, KREN 3001, VIET 3001, or HINDI 2001). Up to 9 hours may be fulfilled by a non-UGA study away program with the approval of the Director. Courses that count towards a major or minor may also count towards the certificate.
After fulfilling all requirements, please contact the Director for approval for graduation. Students may be required to submit a short exit survey before approval.