The Foundations Track
Course Requirements
30-credits, including 24-credits of course work and 6-credits of thesis/project work. More specifically, students are required to take the following:
- A pro-seminar in Asian and Asian American Studies (3 credits)
- One course in each of five categories (15 credits):
- Language and Cross-Cultural Communication
- Religions and Philosophies of Asia
- Culture and Heritage
- Politics and Society
- Contemporary Asian Diaspora
- Two elective courses in any field of interest, chosen in consultation with and subject to approval of the Graduate Director (6 credits)
- A thesis or final project (6 credits)
Students who choose to pursue The Foundations track are not required to choose a focus area.
Focus Areas
Asian Languages
Students who have a strong interest in languages may take graduate level Asian language courses as their two elective courses (For “Requirement (3)”).
Graduate level Asian Language courses:
- CHI 501: Advanced Chinese I
- CHI 502: Advanced Chinese II
- CHI 511: Readings: Journalistic Chinese
- CHI 512: Readings in Classical Chinese
- CHI 521: Chinese Poetry & Short Stories
- JPN 501: Advanced Japanese I
- JPN502: Advanced Japanese II
- JPN510: Business Japanese
- JPN511: Advanced Japanese III
- JPN512: Advanced Japanese IV
- KOR 501: Advanced Korean I
- KOR 502: Advanced Korean II
- KOR 511: Advanced Korean III
- KOR 512: Advanced Korean IV
Faculty:
Chinese:Tingda (Hannah) Li, Dongmei Zeng, Yi Wang
Japanese: Eva Nagase, Chikako Nakamura, Atsuko Oyama, Eriko Sato
Korean: Jiwon Hwang, Heejeong Sohn
Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication
Students who have a strong background and interest in Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication may choose relevant courses for four of the five categories in “Requirement (2)” and for two elective courses in “Requirement (3).”
Courses:
- AAS 545: Learning of Asian Languages
- AAS 570: Intercultural Communication
- AAS 574: Accent and Language Justice
- AAS 575: Multilingualism & Communication in Asia
- AAS 576: Culture and Conversation
- AAS 577: Language, Culture and Social Change
- AAS 578: Chinese Sociolinguistics
- AAS 585: Translation Studies of Asian languages
- CHI 526: Structure of Mandarin Chinese
- JPN 526: Structure of Japanese
- KOR 526: Structure of Korean
* This MA degree qualifies as a "relevant MA degree" for teachers of Chinese, Japanese and Korean with initial certification
Faculty:
Agnes Weiyun He, Jiwon Hwang, Eriko Sato, Shikaripur N. Sridhar, Yi Wang
Competence in Globalization
Our CAAS M.A. degree can be earned with a NEW GLI Focus. This new, point-based credential focuses on giving students practical, competency based experience in issues pertaining to globalization alongside their academic study. Aimed at budding practitioners, the GLI Focus will expand your MA degree to put knowledge into practice and situate Asian-American Studies on the global scale.
Adding the GLI Focus to your MA is straightforward and does not require any extra credits. Alongside your CAAS MA degree, complete various GLI Tasks with the advising of the Institute for Globalization Studies. Read more here about the tasks required for a GLI Focus in your MA degree.
Students who have a strong interest in globalization and Asian diaspora studies may take relevant courses in AAAS and other departments (e.g., History, English, Sociology, etc.) as part of “Requirements (2) and (3).”
AAS courses pertaining to globalization and Asian diaspora
- AAS 533: The Unending Korean War
- AAS 570: Intercultural Communication
- AAS 573: Orientalism
Contact Dr. Andrea Fedi for more information.
Faculty: Nerissa S. Balce, Sandra So Hee Chi Kim