Asian Studies courses that fulfill General Education Requirements are found in the Class and Lab Schedule.
1. Asian Studies 121 Asian Cultures in Comparative Perspectives
2. Asian Studies 399 (Asian Studies Seminar)
3. Four courses in an Asian language (successful completion of Chinese 232, Japanese 232, or equivalent competency in another Asian language) or four courses on South or Southeast Asia for students with an area of emphasis in South/Southeast Asia
4. Three elective courses concerning Asia, with at least one in East Asia and at least one in South and/or Southeast Asia, with not more than two courses from the same department.
Optional Areas of Emphasis
Three optional areas of emphasis are offered for students majoring in Asian Studies to provide a more focused study of a particular region within Asia: China, Japan, or South/Southeast Asia.
An area of emphasis on China requires four courses in Chinese language above level I and a seminar paper or Independent Research project utilizing some Chinese material (in addition to the general requirements of the major).
An area of emphasis on Japan requires four courses in Japanese language above level I and a seminar paper or Independent Research project utilizing some Japanese material (in addition to the general requirements of the major).
An area of emphasis on South and Southeast Asia requires four courses (under requirement #3) specifically on South and/or Southeast Asia or intermediate competence in a South/Southeast Asian language (in addition to the general requirements of the major).
International Studies
Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities to study in Asia through St. Olaf programs and ACM programs. Courses taken abroad may be certified by the Director of Asian Studies as fulfilling the appropriate course requirements. Language study is offered through the Term in China (Shanghai), ACM Chinese Studies (Hong Kong), ACM Japan Study (Tokyo), and Kansai Gaidai (Osaka, Japan). The ACM India Studies program (Pune) offers area studies courses and intensive language instruction without prerequisites. There are also programs in Asia that do not require language study: Term in Asia, Global Semester, Biology in South India, and several study/service opportunities. (See the Index under "Off-campus Programs.") Students may apply three courses from Term in Asia or Global Semester to an Asian Studies major or concentration.
Graduate Study
Students planning to pursue graduate work in an area of Asian Studies are strongly advised to develop competence in one of the disciplines (such as history, literature, economics, anthropology, religion, etc.) by taking additional courses that teach the methods of the discipline.
Interim courses, Carleton courses, and other courses may be submitted to the Director of Asian Studies for approval.
East Asia
Phyllis Larson (Co-Director)
Associate Professor of Japanese, 1993-
Japanese language and literature
Stephen Blake
Associate Professor of History, Paracollege Tutor, 1986-
South Asian
History
Richard Bodman
Associate Professor of Chinese, 1980-
Chinese language and lliterature
Janet Contursi
Associate Professor of Anthropology, 1988-
South and Southeast Asia
Gerald Ericksen
Professor of Psychology, 1963-
Buddhist psychology
A. Malcolm Gimse
Professor of Art, 1970-
Asian art
Dana Gross
Associate Professor of Psychology,
1988-
Developmental psychology
Kristina Huber
College Librarian, Associate Professor, 1982-
Reference librarian, Asian studies
Gloria J. Kiester
Associate Professor of Music, 1967-
Asian music
Mark Linville
Assistant Professor of Philosophy,
1991-
Asian philosophy
Xun Pomponio
Assistant Professor of Economics, 1991-
Economics (China)
Anantanand Rambachan
Professor of Religion, 1985-
Hinduism
Gia Someya
Instructor in Japanese, 1995-
Japanese language
Pin P. Wan
Associate Professor of Chinese, 1987-
Chinese language and literature