History Asian Studies, Certificate
Certificate in History – Asian Studies
Program Contact
Dr. Janet Klein
Certificate Director
330-972-2562
klein@uakron.edu
The following information has official approval of The Department of History and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.
The following courses constitute a “Certificate in History – Asian Studies” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the certificate to be noted on the student’s record. Students will need to complete the equivalent of a fourth semester level language class (South or East Asian language).
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Requirement | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 18-19 | |
Language Requirement1
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3-4 |
| or CHIN 202 | Intermediate Chinese II | |
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
- 1
Students must demonstrate proficiency in the language equivalent to Intermediate II. This can be done via coursework, appropriate test scores, or approval of an advisor.
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 15 credits from at least three of the following areas: | 15 | |
| Geography | ||
| GEOG 360 | Asia | |
| Geology | ||
| GEOL 141 | Natural Environment of China | |
| GEOL 455 | Field Studies in Geology | |
| History | ||
| HIST 200 | Empires of the Ancient World | |
| HIST 285 | World Civilizations: China 1 | |
| HIST 286 | World Civilizations: Japan 1 | |
| HIST 287 | World Civilizations: Southeast Asia 1 | |
| HIST 288 | World Civilizations: India 1 | |
| HIST 300 | Imperial China | |
| HIST 301 | Modern China | |
| HIST 303 | Modern East Asia | |
| HIST 304 | Modern India | |
| HIST 382 | The Vietnam War | |
| HIST 400 | Gender and Culture in China | |
| HIST 401 | Japan & the Pacific War, 1895-1945 | |
| HIST 493 | Special Studies: North American History | |
| Japanese | ||
| JAPN 210 | Japanese Culture through Film | |
| Art | ||
| ART 401 | Special Topics: History of Art 2 | |
| Dance | ||
| DNCE 152 | Topics in World Dance | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
- 1
Only one World Civilization class will be counted toward the certificate credits unless the course involves travel abroad. World Civilization classes do fulfill a General Education requirement.
- 2
Select one of the following topics; The Art of India, The Art of China, The Art of Korea and Japan, or The Art of Buddhist Japan.