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

Language Requirement3-4
Electives15
Total Hours18-19

Language Requirement1

JAPN 202Intermediate Japanese II3-4
or CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II
Total Hours3-4
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

Select 15 credits from at least three of the following areas:15
Geography
GEOG 360Asia
Geology
GEOL 141Natural Environment of China
GEOL 455Field Studies in Geology
History
HIST 200Empires of the Ancient World
HIST 285World Civilizations: China 1
HIST 286World Civilizations: Japan 1
HIST 287World Civilizations: Southeast Asia 1
HIST 288World Civilizations: India 1
HIST 300Imperial China
HIST 301Modern China
HIST 303Modern East Asia
HIST 304Modern India
HIST 382The Vietnam War
HIST 400Gender and Culture in China
HIST 401Japan & the Pacific War, 1895-1945
HIST 493Special Studies: North American History
Japanese
JAPN 210Japanese Culture through Film
Art
ART 401Special Topics: History of Art 2
Dance
DNCE 152Topics in World Dance
Total Hours15
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.