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Asian Studies - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 287

For curriculum information, contact the Arts and Humanities Division–Room HVPA-200–443-518-1480.

This curriculum is designed for those students who want to use an interdisciplinary approach in the pursuit of knowledge.  Asian Studies is designed to transfer to a four-year school where students would further their studies in a similar concentration. The curriculum gives the student flexibility to pursue a major interest and, at the same time, to fulfill the lower-division general education requirements for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program. Students should seek guidance from advisors and the institution to which they intend to transfer to determine appropriate coursework for specific transfer programs.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

English Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

Arts & Humanities

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARTT-287Far Eastern Art and Architecture

3

SPCH-115Intercultural Communication

3

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
POLI-202International Relations and Contemporary Foreign Policy

3

GEOG-101Introduction to World Geography

3

-OR

GEOG-102Elements of Cultural Geography

3

Biological & Physical Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Science Core Course (must include lab)

4

-Science Core Course

3

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Mathematics Core Course

3

Core Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-219Asian Literature

3

MUSC-235Music of East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea

3

Required Courses Related to Major

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHNS-222Cultures of China

3

FILM-203Indian Film

3

-OR

FILM-208Asian Film

3

HIST-211Asian Civilization - China, Japan, and Korea

3

HIST-216History of the Indian Subcontinent

3

-OR

HIST-218History of Southeast Asia

3

HUMN-223Cultures of Asia

3

PHIL-104Introduction to Religious Studies

3

-OR

PHIL-201Religions of the World

3

PHIL-110Introduction to Chinese Taoism

1

-OR

PHIL-111Introduction to Japanese Zen Buddhism

1

World Languages -World Language Sequence with prefix CHNS, HNDI, JPNS, or KORE

8

World Language Sequence requirements vary by institution. At HCC, the World Language Sequence means two sequential world language courses in the same language (e.g. HNDI-101 and HNDI-102, or KORE-102 and KORE-201), excluding courses taught in English.

Electives – Select a minimum of 2 credits from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH-105Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

ARTT-229Chinese Brush Painting I

3

ARTT-230Chinese Brush Painting II

3

BMGT-150International Business Issues Seminar

1

BMGT-205Principles of International Business

3

FILM-203Indian Film

3

FILM-208Asian Film

3

HEED-116Fundamentals of Spiritual Awareness

3

HEED-140The Philosophy and Practice of Tai Chi

3

HIST-123Western Civilization and the Modern World

3

HIST-216History of the Indian Subcontinent

3

HIST-218History of Southeast Asia

3

LFIT-126Yoga I

1

LFIT-127Tai Chi

1

LFIT-128Martial Arts I

1

LFIT-130Mixed Martial Arts

1

LFIT-131Martial Arts of Southeast Asia

1

LFIT-132Yoga II

1

MUSC-163World Music

3

PHIL-101Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHIL-104Introduction to Religious Studies

3

PHIL-110Introduction to Chinese Taoism

1

PHIL-111Introduction to Japanese Zen Buddhism

1

PHIL-141Philosophy and Practice of Yoga

3

PHIL-201Religions of the World

3

POLI-202International Relations and Contemporary Foreign Policy

3

World Languages -World Language Sequence with prefix CHNS, HNDI, JPNS, or KORE

Total Credit Hours:2

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning as it applies to Asian cultures.
  2. 2. Develop intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, and tolerance.
  3. 3. Demonstrate awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages, in different Asian cultures, have responded to themselves and their environment, by seeking to clarify the human experience.
  4. 4. Develop perceptual awareness and aesthetic sensitivity as well as a foundation for a life-long relationship with Asian arts and culture.

Total Credit Hours: 60