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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LAASNCERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate requires 24 credit hours of approved coursework, in addition to proficiency in a language relevant to the study of Asia. Fifteen credit hours of upper-division area studies coursework must be chosen from at least four different disciplines, e.g., language and cultures, history, religious studies, anthropology, geography, political science, global studies, art and music. Courses from other disciplines may be used by approval. The remaining nine credit hours may be chosen in any combination.
At least six upper-division hours in the certificate must be in courses offered by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in the Class Search. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for each course that is used to fulfill the certificate requirements.
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AFR 373 Islam and World Affairs ANTHROPOLOGY ASB 325 Peoples of Southeast Asia ART HISTORY ARS 201 Art of Asia (GCSI) ARS 394 Topic: Anime ARS 394 Topic: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art ARS 444 Films of India ARS 472 Art of China (HUAD) ARS 473 Art of Japan (HUAD) ARS 475 Chinese Painting CIVIC AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND LEADERSHIP CEL 395 Leadership and Service Global Intensive Experience: India CEL 494 Topic: Political Thought: Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GCU 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia GCU 326 Geography of Asia GCU 432 Geography of China GCU 433 Geography of Southeast Asia DANCE DCE 114 Dances of India I DCE 116 T'ai Chi Chuan I DCE 194 Topic: Intro to Chinese Classical Dance DCE 216 T'ai Chi Ch'uan II ENGLISH ENG 466 Topic: Studio Ghibli Films FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES FMS 426 Films of India GLOBAL STUDIES SGS 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia SGS 245 Introduction to India and South Asia SGS 381 Modern Southeast Asia HISTORY HST 108 Introduction to Japan HST 111 Introduction to Asia (GCSI) HST 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia HST 245 Introduction to India and South Asia HST 302 Topic: Envisioning Peace HST 302 Topic: Women, War and Peace HST 303 Studies in Asian History HST 336 Islamic Civilization (HUAD) HST 339 Islam in the Modern World (GCSI) HST 383 China HST 384 Modern China: 1700 to the Present HST 386 Interpreting China's Classics HST 387 Japan HST 388 Japan HST 391 Modern Southeast Asia HST 392 Modern India HST 394 Topic: Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan: Peace Challenges HST 396 Islam and Politics (CIVI) HST 456 The Vietnam War (HUAD) LANGUAGE AND CULTURES CHI 120 / SLC 120 Introduction to Chinese Culture (HUAD) CHI 205 Chinese Calligraphy CHI 294 / SLC 294 Topic: Chinese Ghost Stories CHI 307 Introduction to Literary Chinese I CHI 308 Introduction to Literary Chinese II CHI 321 Power and Poetry: Classical Chinese Literature in Translation (HUAD) CHI 322 Self, Society and the Drive for Modernity: Classical Chinese Literature in Translation CHI 333 / SLC 333 China CHI 336 / SLC 336 Interpreting China's Classics CHI 338 Daode Jing: Way to the West CHI 343 Daoism (HUAD) CHI 345 Chinese Film and Civilization CHI 346 Chinese Religions (GCSI) CHI 348 Pathways into Chinese Culture CHI 394 / SLC 394 Topic: I Know Kung-fu: Chinese Martial Arts, Lit and Film CHI 394 / SLC 394 Topic: Labor & the Environment in Chinese Writing CHI 451 / SLC 451 Chinese Cultural History I CHI 452 / SLC 452 Chinese Cultural History II CHI 470 Modern Chinese Literature and Culture JPN 115 Japanese Popular Culture: Anime, Manga and Film (GCSI) JPN 315 The Language of Japanese Popular Culture I: Gender and Onomatopoeia/Mimesis JPN 316 The Language of Japanese Popular Culture II: Honorifics and Dialects JPN 333 Japanese Civilization from the Ice Age to Last Thursday JPN 354 / SLC 354 Zen and Japanese Culture JPN 355 / SLC 355 Religious Practice of People in Modern Japan (GCSI) JPN 367 / SLC 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) JPN 370 / SLC 370 Japanese Aesthetics: Art and Beauty in Japan JPN 394 / SLC 394 Topic: Anime, Manga, and Religion in Japan JPN 401 Reading Modern Japanese Texts (GCSI) JPN 414 Introduction to Classical Japanese JPN 415 Advanced Classical Japanese JPN 421 / SLC 421 Japanese Literature in Translation JPN 424 / SLC 424 The Art of the Ninja JPN 430 / SLC 430 Buddhist Meditation in East Asia JPN 445 Readings in Modern Japanese Letters and Culture JPN 485 Japanese Literature and the Art of Translation JPN 494 / SLC 494 Topic: Film and Religion in Japan KOR 250 Korean Culture and Society KOR 321 / SLC 321 Modern Korean Literature KOR 347 Korean Film and Literature (HUAD) KOR 350 Women of Korea KOR 354 Religions of Korea KOR 375 / SLC 375 Intercultural Communication in Korea (SOBE) KOR 415 / SLC 415 Korean Popular Culture KOR 420 / SLC 420 Emotions Across Languages, Cultures and History (SOBE) KOR 457 / SLC 457 Premodern Korea in a Global Context SLC 245 Introduction to India and South Asia SLC 294 / VTN 294 Topic: Vietnam: Beyond the War SLC 334 Modern China: 1700 to the Present SLC 494 Topic: Religions and Conflicts in Southeast Asia SLC 498 Topic: Chinese Flagship VTN 321 Advanced Vietnamese and Literature I VTN 322 Advanced Vietnamese and Literature II MUSIC MUP 489 Topic: Gamelan POLITICAL SCIENCE POS 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia POS 245 Introduction to India and South Asia POS 357 South Asia Politics POS 358 Southeast Asia POS 452 China POS 468 Comparative Asian Foreign Policies RELIGIOUS STUDIES REL 111 Introduction to Asia (GCSI) REL 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia REL 245 Introduction to India and South Asia REL 338 Daode Jing: Way to the West REL 343 Daoism (HUAD) REL 345 Asian Religious Traditions REL 346 Chinese Religions (GCSI) REL 347 Religions of India REL 348 Religion and Culture in Southeast Asia REL 350 Hinduism (GCSI) REL 351 Buddhism (GCSI) REL 352 Modern Buddhism REL 353 Zen and Japanese Culture REL 354 Religions of Korea REL 357 Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia REL 363 Islam and World Affairs REL 364 Islam in Eurasia and Central Asia REL 365 Islamic Civilization (HUAD) REL 366 Islam in the Modern World (GCSI) REL 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) REL 394 Topic: Art & Religion in Jain Culture REL 396 Islam and Politics (CIVI) 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AFR 373 Islam and World Affairs ANTHROPOLOGY ASB 325 Peoples of Southeast Asia ART HISTORY ARS 394 Topic: Anime ARS 394 Topic: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art ARS 444 Films of India ARS 472 Art of China (HUAD) ARS 473 Art of Japan (HUAD) ARS 475 Chinese Painting CIVIC AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND LEADERSHIP CEL 395 Leadership and Service Global Intensive Experience: India CEL 494 Topic: Political Thought: Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GCU 326 Geography of Asia GCU 432 Geography of China GCU 433 Geography of Southeast Asia DANCE ENGLISH ENG 466 Topic: Studio Ghibli Films FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES FMS 426 Films of India GLOBAL STUDIES SGS 381 Modern Southeast Asia HISTORY HST 302 Topic: Envisioning Peace HST 302 Topic: Women, War and Peace HST 303 Studies in Asian History HST 336 Islamic Civilization (HUAD) HST 339 Islam in the Modern World (GCSI) HST 383 China HST 384 Modern China: 1700 to the Present HST 386 Interpreting China's Classics HST 387 Japan HST 388 Japan HST 391 Modern Southeast Asia HST 392 Modern India HST 394 Topic: Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan: Peace Challenges HST 396 Islam and Politics (CIVI) HST 456 The Vietnam War (HUAD) LANGUAGE AND CULTURES CHI 307 Introduction to Literary Chinese I CHI 308 Introduction to Literary Chinese II CHI 321 Power and Poetry: Classical Chinese Literature in Translation (HUAD) CHI 322 Self, Society and the Drive for Modernity: Classical Chinese Literature in Translation CHI 333 / SLC 333 China CHI 336 / SLC 336 Interpreting China's Classics CHI 338 Daode Jing: Way to the West CHI 343 Daoism (HUAD) CHI 345 Chinese Film and Civilization CHI 346 Chinese Religions (GCSI) CHI 348 Pathways into Chinese Culture CHI 394 / SLC 394 Topic: I Know Kung-fu: Chinese Martial Arts, Lit and Film CHI 394 / SLC 394 Topic: Labor & the Environment in Chinese Writing CHI 451 / SLC 451 Chinese Cultural History I CHI 452 / SLC 452 Chinese Cultural History II CHI 470 Modern Chinese Literature and Culture JPN 315 The Language of Japanese Popular Culture I: Gender and Onomatopoeia/Mimesis JPN 316 The Language of Japanese Popular Culture II: Honorifics and Dialects JPN 333 Japanese Civilization from the Ice Age to Last Thursday JPN 354 / SLC 354 Zen and Japanese Culture JPN 355 / SLC 355 Religious Practice of People in Modern Japan (GCSI) JPN 367 / SLC 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) JPN 370 / SLC 370 Japanese Aesthetics: Art and Beauty in Japan JPN 394 / SLC 394 Topic: Anime, Manga, and Religion in Japan JPN 401 Reading Modern Japanese Texts (GCSI) JPN 414 Introduction to Classical Japanese JPN 415 Advanced Classical Japanese JPN 421 / SLC 421 Japanese Literature in Translation JPN 424 / SLC 424 The Art of the Ninja JPN 430 / SLC 430 Buddhist Meditation in East Asia JPN 445 Readings in Modern Japanese Letters and Culture JPN 485 Japanese Literature and the Art of Translation JPN 494 / SLC 494 Topic: Film and Religion in Japan KOR 321 / SLC 321 Modern Korean Literature KOR 347 Korean Film and Literature (HUAD) KOR 350 Women of Korea KOR 354 Religions of Korea KOR 375 / SLC 375 Intercultural Communication in Korea (SOBE) KOR 415 / SLC 415 Korean Popular Culture KOR 420 / SLC 420 Emotions Across Languages, Cultures and History (SOBE) KOR 457 / SLC 457 Premodern Korea in a Global Context SLC 334 Modern China: 1700 to the Present SLC 494 Topic: Religions and Conflicts in Southeast Asia SLC 498 Topic: Chinese Flagship VTN 321 Advanced Vietnamese and Literature I VTN 322 Advanced Vietnamese and Literature II MUSIC MUP 489 Topic: Gamelan POLITICAL SCIENCE POS 357 South Asia Politics POS 358 Southeast Asia POS 452 China POS 468 Comparative Asian Foreign Policies RELIGIOUS STUDIES REL 338 Daode Jing: Way to the West REL 343 Daoism (HUAD) REL 345 Asian Religious Traditions REL 346 Chinese Religions (GCSI) REL 347 Religions of India REL 348 Religion and Culture in Southeast Asia REL 350 Hinduism (GCSI) REL 351 Buddhism (GCSI) REL 352 Modern Buddhism REL 353 Zen and Japanese Culture REL 354 Religions of Korea REL 357 Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia REL 363 Islam and World Affairs REL 364 Islam in Eurasia and Central Asia REL 365 Islamic Civilization (HUAD) REL 366 Islam in the Modern World (GCSI) REL 367 Religion, Philosophy and Culture in Japan (GCSI) REL 394 Topic: Art & Religion in Jain Culture REL 396 Islam and Politics (CIVI) At least four different disciplines must be represented within the upper-division disciplinary electives (e.g., history, religious studies, global studies, anthropology). Crosslisted courses will only apply to the certificate under one discipline; students may choose the discipline that is most advantageous. 15 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	15

Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency in a language relevant to the study of Asia by completing the 201 and 202 course sequence, one year of study abroad at the intermediate level or satisfactory performance on a proficiency exam. Acceptable languages include Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. Students who are already proficient in one of these languages, or in another language relevant to the study of Asia that is not offered by ASU, such as Dutch, Tagalog or Urdu, may fulfill the requirement by passing a proficiency exam.
ASU Language Placement: Only true beginners are eligible for 101-level courses. All other students are required to take a placement exam, regardless of prior credit earned. Please go to: https://silc.asu.edu/student-life/academic-advising/language-testing. Students already proficient in a second language may take a proficiency exam.

Notes

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
Not all courses for this program are available every term. Students should consult the class schedule prior to each term to confirm course availability.

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