Asian Studies Program Requirements for Track II: South (24 credits) HNDI 304 Contemporary Indian Literature (in translation) THE ASIAN STUDIES FACULTY College of Humanities and Social Sciences HNDI 375 Indian Film All students must take of Faculty in the Asian Studies Program are distin- JPAN 301 Japanese Cultural Studies (ASN 280); 6 credits of Hindi (200-level or higher); and JPAN 302 Japanese Literature and Film (in translation) guished teacher-scholars who come from a wide 6 credits of Asian studies electives at the 200 level or JPAN 303 Japanese Society and Culture variety of disciplines. higher from any of the other two tracks. The remain- JPAN 316 Daily Life in Japan Jonathan Bone, History, [email protected] ing 9 credits may be completed by taking any of the JPAN 325 Women in Modern Japanese Literature Marina Budhos, English, [email protected] following elective courses: Maya Chadda, Political Science, [email protected] NOTE: For information regarding the timetable for activation of ARTH 337 Art of , , and Japan the Asian Languages Track, visit www.wpunj.edu/cohss/asia. Zhiyuan Cong, Art, [email protected] ASN 331 Theodore F. Cook, History, [email protected] ASN 359 Women and Islam Yingcong Dai, History, [email protected] ASN 468 Gandhi and Non-violence Asian Studies Minor Sharmila Pixy Ferris, Communication, [email protected] HIST 378 Mughal India All students minoring in Asian studies must take Marie Friquegnon, Philosophy, [email protected] HIST 394 Modern India Introduction to Asian Studies (ASN 201) and complete Ming Jian, Languages and Cultures, [email protected] PHIL 227 and Religion a total of 18 credits. Students should select either a Rajender Kaur, English, [email protected] PHIL 380 Indo-Tibetan Buddhism multidisciplinary track or an Asian language track for Anil Kumar, Languages and Cultures, [email protected] WS 356 Women and Gender in South Asia their course of study. David Lelyveld, History, [email protected] ECON 360 Economic Growth and Development SOC 391 Population and Development in Asia Pin-Shuo Liu, Geography, [email protected] GEO 331 Geography of Asia Requirements for a Multidisciplinary Minor Casey Lum, Communication, [email protected] POL 336 of Asia: India and China • 6 credits in Asian language, literature, or culture at the Scott McDonough, History, [email protected] 200 level or higher Ali Mir, Marketing and Management Sciences, NOTE: Hindi language or literature courses (200-level or higher) • 9 credits in Asian Studies electives courses from at least [email protected] may be applied toward fulfilling this requirement.) two different disciplines. Madhuri Mukherjee, Languages and Cultures, [email protected] Requirements for Track III: Asian Languages (24 credits) Requirements for an Asian Language Minor Balmurli Natrajan, Anthropology, [email protected] Keumjae Park, Sociology, [email protected] Pre-requisite: 12 credits of Chinese, Hindi, or Japanese • 6 credits of intermediate Chinese, Hindi, or Japanese language courses (210 and 211) Geoffrey Pope, Anthropology, [email protected] (110 through 211)—please note, these credits may not be Maiko Sato, Languages and Cultures, [email protected] "The interdisciplinary curriculum of our Asia used toward fulfilling the 24 credits required for the comple- • 9 credits of advanced Chinese, Hindi, or Japanese language courses (221, 222, and 223) Stephen Shalom, Political Science, [email protected] tion of this track. All students must complete three program provides students with a broad but Jebaroja Singh, Women’s Studies, [email protected] advanced language courses (221, 222, and 233); two comprehensive knowledge of South Asia and East Benjamin Villhauer, Philosophy, [email protected] advanced tutorials (310 and 311); and the civilization For Further Information Asia, along with the region's key languages. This Gabe T. Wang, Sociology, [email protected] course that corresponds to the student's selected lan- For new Asian Sudies courses or other information, curriculum enables students to lead future agendas, Hideo Watanabe, Languages and Cultures, guage, East Asian (ASN 270) for Chinese visit the program's Web site at www.wpunj.edu/ [email protected] programs, and corporate activities of national and and Japanese, or South Asian Civilization (ASN 280) cohss/asia or contact the following faculty members: Keumsil Kim Yoon, Languages and Cultures, international organizations in this most dynamic for Hindi. The remaining 6 credits may be completed [email protected] by taking any of the following elective courses: Professor Maya Chadda Professor Ming Jian He Zhang, Art, [email protected] region of the twenty-first century.” South Asia Coordinator Asian Languages Coordinator CHIN 300 Introduction to Chinese Literature Raubinger 406 Atrium 247 CHIN 301 Modern Chinese Literature (in translation) 973.720.3435 973.720.3716 —Maya Chadda CHIN 302 Chinese Popular Culture Professor Theodore Cook Professor of Political Science and CHIN 375 Contemporary Chinese Cinema Director of Asian Studies ASN 300 Popular Culture and Modernity Atrium 206/Raubinger 450 Asian Studies Faculty Member 973.720.2243 Note: Required language credits for Asian Studies majors and in South Asia minors must be taken above the 110-111 basic level. HNDI 303 Literature of India (in translation) Since its founding in 1855, William Paterson Univer- sity has grown to become a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution The Asian studies Major Requirements committed to academic program at William Paterson To major in Asian studies, students must complete excellence and student a total of 30 credits as stipulated by track. success. Accredited by the University offers undergraduates the Middle States Association opportunity to learn about the arts, Required of all three tracks (6 credits): of Schools and Colleges, ASN 201 Introduction to Asian Studies it offers 32 undergraduate cultures, economies, geography, his- ASN 480 Asian Studies Senior Seminar and 19 graduate degree tory, languages, politics, and societies programs as well as Requirements for Track I: (24 credits) professional development of Asia. The interdisciplinary program All students must take Civilization of East Asia programs through its five colleges: Arts and Com- prepares students for careers in (ASN 270); 6 credits of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean munication; Christos M. Cotsakos College of Busi- ness; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; international organizations, business, language (200-level or higher); and 6 credits of Asian studies electives at the 200 level or higher and Science and Health. trade, government, teaching, and Nearly 11,000 full- and part-time students from from any of the other two tracks. The remaining 9 a diversity of backgrounds are enrolled at the Uni- communications. It offers an excel- credits may be completed by taking any of the fol- versity. Occupying a 370-acre, wooded campus, the lent foundation for graduate studies. lowing elective courses: University is located in the beautiful rolling hills of suburban Wayne, New Jersey, within an hour of the The program educates undergradu- ASN 331 Geography of Asia ocean, the mountains, and New York City. ates for a world in which Asia will ASN 338 Media in Asia ASN 341 Asian and American Cross-Cultural A state university, William Paterson offers a wide play an increasingly central role. Communication variety of student activities, modern on-campus ARTH 337 Art of India, China, and Japan housing, and the most up-to-date educational facili- HIST 360 Traditional Japan ties. Financial aid is available to qualified students. A unique program, the HIST 361 Modern Japan Life at William Paterson can be exciting and Asian studies major offers specializa- HIST 364 Japanese History through Cinema challenging. You are invited to visit our campus; HIST 365 The Pacific War telephone the Office of Admissions at 973.720.2125 tions in three tracks: East Asia, South HIST 366 The U.S. and the Pacific to make arrangements. Asia, and Asian languages. The HIST 370 Traditional China HIST 371 Modern China program also offers two minors, one B.A. in Asian Studies HIST460 Seminar in East Asian History multidisciplinary, the other a concen- PHIL 227 Eastern Philosophy and Religion College of Humanities and Social Sciences ECON 360 Economic Growth and Development tration in Asian languages. SOC 391 Population and Development in Asia ANTH 342 Ethnology of East Asia GEO 331 Geography of Asia POL 336 Politics of Asia: India and China On the Cover * Note: Language or literature courses (200-level and higher) “An understanding of Asia” in Chinese or Japanese may be applied toward fulfilling this is a central goal of William Paterson University’s requirement. broad-based and multidisciplinary Asian studies major. 2MMPR0906