Asian Studies Certificate

Asian Studies Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Asian Studies Certificate is for international studies majors. It provides a background in Asian studies and adds an official certificate to your academic transcript. A required course builds a strong foundation in international studies, and you choose electives that focus on topics related to Asia.

The certificate requires 12 credits. It includes one required course worth 3 credits, plus 9 credits of electives. Electives must concentrate on one world area, with options such as Asia. Two elective courses must be at the 300 level or higher, and course credits cannot be double-counted between the certificate and an international studies major or minor, or a second certificate.

Modules

• INTL 200 - Introduction to International Studies Concepts and Methods or an approved substitute
• GEOG 313 - Geography of South and Southeast Asia
• GEOG 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies*
• ENGL 385 - Studies in Postcolonial Literature*
• COST 315 - Asian-American Communication
• HIST 350 - History of Modern Japan
• HIST 353 - Modern Southeast Asia
• HIST 354 - Traditional China
• HIST 355 - History of Modern China
• HIST 454 - China and the Outside World
• INTL 284 - Selected Topics International Studies Asian Studies
• INTL 384 - Selected Topics in International Studies Asian Studies

The minimum requirements for admission in Asian Studies Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Asian Studies Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

For international studies majors.

• Majors, minors, and students adding a Certificate in a second world area must consult with the Director of International Studies to choose an appropriate substitute course and complete an Exception Form.
• GEOG 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies* requires an appropriate topic and an Exception Form signed by the Director of International Studies for approval.
• ENGL 385 - Studies in Postcolonial Literature* requires an appropriate topic and an Exception Form signed by the Director of International Studies for approval.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/asian-studies-certificate/

• Careers concerning Asia
• International education
• Business

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