Program Overview
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Candelaria 0190
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/world-languages-cultures
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The program in Asian Studies prepares individuals who have a broad understanding of Asia as a region, and in-depth understanding of a particular region of Asia through the study of the languages, history, literatures, arts, and cultures of Asia. Upon completion of this course of study, students will have a highly individualized but broad familiarity with the region, and will also understand the history and culture of Asia, as well as how this history and the various cultures affect its current dynamics.
The program fosters knowledge and study of international, specifically Asian, issues, as well as national and local diversity by inclusion of courses on the Asian Diaspora. Courses in Asian civilizations, literature, history, and the arts train students in Asian culture, and develop their cultural competence. Because the program requires study of Asian languages and encourages study abroad to one of UNC’s direct exchange partner institutions in Asian countries, this program prepares student to work effectively with “diverse populations.”
Students completing this program will have linguistic competence in at least one Asian language, and an understanding in Asian cultures, literature, art and history. Students are further encouraged to take on a minor in other subjects that complement their understanding of Asia, and enable them to continue to graduate studies in Asian studies, or to broaden their career prospects. Suggested minors are: Business Administration, Chinese, Film, Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality, History, or Gender Studies.
Students demonstrate their cultural competence through completion of their senior research project in the ASIA 475, and 61 credit hours of work in Asia-related courses.
Program Admission Requirement:
Academic Good Standing.
Program Requirements:
- Students must achieve a rating of Intermediate in one Asian language demonstrated through an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).
- In accordance with University Policies, coursework earned more than 10 years prior to the date of matriculation to UNC may not be used to satisfy any major or minor requirements. Any exception to this policy is at the discretion of the academic program.
Program Recommendations:
Suggested minors are: Business Administration, Chinese, Film, Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality, History, or Gender Studies.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 61 required major credits.
Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
HIST 113 is recommended to fulfill History requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 61 credits
Take the following courses:
| ASIA 475 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500LAH1LAIS | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Asian Civilizations II: From 1500 to the PresentLAH1LAIS | 3 |
Choose six credits from the following courses:
| ASIA 216 | South and Southeast Asian LiteratureLAA2LAIS | 3 |
| CHIN 216 | Masterpieces in Chinese LiteratureLAA2LAIS | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American LiteratureLAA2LAMS | 3 |
| ENG 262 | Literary Voices from Around the WorldLAA2LAIS | 3 |
Advisor approval is required prior to registering for ENG 236 and ENG 262, which can only count toward this requirement if at least 1/3 of the course focuses on Asia.
Choose six credits from the following courses:
Language Requirement: 28 credits in Asian languages
Students may divide the 28 credits among more than one Asian language, but must also achieve at least intermediate level proficiency in one Asian language, demonstrated through the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) through Language Testing International. The following language courses are acceptable:
Note: WLC 195 must be in an approved Asian language to count towards Asian Studies.
Electives: 12 credits
Choose 12 additional credits from the following list, or from any other group of required Asian Studies courses listed above:
| ANT 313 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ASIA 116 | State, Society, and Culture in Contemporary AsiaLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| ASIA 499 | Asian Studies Thesis | 3 |
| CHIN 116 | Introduction to Chinese CivilizationLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| GEOG 218 | Emerging AsiaLAB2LAIS | 3 |
| GNDR 285 | Gender in the Contemporary Global OrderLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| JAPN 116 | Contemporary Japan | 3 |
| MUS 248 | Asian Musical CultureLAA1LAIS | 3 |
| PHIL 246 | Early Chinese Philosophy | 3 |
| PSCI 319 | Asian Politics | 3 |
Advisor approval is required prior to registering for the following courses, which can only count toward this requirement if at least 1/3 of the course focuses on Asia. A course adjustment form will need to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar for courses approved from this list.
3. University-Wide Credits — 28 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 28 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.
Accelerated (4+1) Asian Studies BA to Multilingual Education, World Languages with Licensure MA
Motivated students may seek to complete the requirements for the B.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Multilingual Education, World Language Licensure in five years. To obtain both degrees, students must complete all the requirements for the B.A. in Asian Studies, with a Liberal Arts Concentration, described in the Undergraduate Catalog (120 for Liberal Arts) and all of the requirements for the M.A. World Languages described in the Graduate Catalog (33 credit hours). However, the accelerated B.A./M.A. program involves shared credit hours distributed between the Bachelor's and Master's programs, so the total number of credit hours to complete the accelerated Master’s program is 144 for students.
Completing the requirements for both degrees is made possible by taking double-counted B.A./M.A. credits (ECLD 592, ECLD 523, and ECLD 594) during the Junior and Senior years (paid for at the undergraduate tuition rate) and graduate-level credits (online – graduate-level tuition rate) in the summer following the Senior year and completion of the undergraduate program. While this is the most efficient route, students may also elect to complete the program at a slower pace. Students remain eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate; any Graduate School aid is not available until students are admitted as a Graduate student after earning the BA.
To be fully admitted to the MAT program, students must graduate with a cumulative GPA at 3.00 and above for the BA. Students then take the remaining 7 graduate courses: ECLD 541, ECLD 501, ECLD 605, EDF 500, EDSE 510, SRM 600, and EDFE 555 (6 credits) to complete the MAT program.
(See Proposed Plan of Study- below)
- Program Requirements (for new programs provide full detail of any program requirements. If update, just provide the updates needed)
BA Asian Studies Majors in Accelerated MAT ML WL 4+1 Program take 9 out of the 28 University-Wide Credits for the BA at the 500 levels in junior and senior years.
Students take the following as undergraduates as electives from the University-Wide credits:
University-Wide Credits – 28 credits
Complete additional credits, including ECLD 592, ECLD 523, ECLD 594 only for 4+1, to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 28 credits.
MA in Multilingual Education with World Language Licensure
EDF 592, ECLD 594, EDF 523 are courses in MA World Languages that would be taken at the Undergraduate level in the MA 4+1 Accelerated Program.
Required Courses — 33 Credits
| ECLD 501 | World Language Practicum | 3 |
| ECLD 523 | Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 541 | Methods of Language Teaching in Multilingual Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 592 | Second Language Acquisition Theory | 3 |
| ECLD 594 | Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators | 3 |
| ECLD 605 | Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDF 500 | Conceptions of Schooling | 3 |
| EDFE 555 | Supervised Student Teaching | 1-9 |
| EDSE 510 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Comprehensive Exam
Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive exam at the end of the master's degree program.
- Four CLDB courses are embedded in the MAT ME WL Program: ECLD 523, 592, 594, 541.
- Only four more courses are needed (ECLD 602, 504, 611, 612) for CLDB endorsement.
Students Complete the remaining 7 courses from one of the following plans:
Completion plan for Asian Studies 4+1:
ECLD 541, EDFE 501, SRM 600, ECLD 605, EDSE 679/510, EDF 500, EDFE 555 (6)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Timeline Narrative
Spring Semester, 2nd Year
Meet with faculty advisor or Director of Graduate Studies and apply for the program
Fall Semester, 3rd Year
ECLD 592 Second Language Acquisition Theory
Spring Semester, 3rd Year
Study Abroad
Fall Semester, 4th Year
ECLD 594 Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators
Spring Semester, 4th Year
Complete BA in Asian Studies
ECLD 523 Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings
Summer after Senior year
EDF 500 Conceptions of Schooling
SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research
Fall Semester, fifth year
ECLD 541 Methods of Language Teaching in Multilingual Settings
EDFE 501 Practicum
Spring Semester, fifth year
EDFE 555 (Student Teaching 6 credits)
Summer, fifth year
ECLD 605 Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education
Note: students can also apply in Fall for a spring start, and will take the third graduate course in the spring of 4th Year.
BA in Asian Studies and MAT ML WL 4+1 5-year plan with Option 3
Accelerated (4+1) Asian Studies BA to Multilingual Education, TESOL MA
Motivated students may seek to complete the requirements for the B.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Multilingual Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in five years. To obtain both degrees, students must complete all the requirements for the B.A. in Asian Studies, with a Liberal Arts Concentration, described in the Undergraduate Catalog (120 for Liberal Arts) and all of the requirements for the M.A. Multilingual Education, TESOL described in the Graduate Catalog (30 credit hours). However, the accelerated B.A./M.A. program involves shared credit hours shared between the Bachelor's and Master's programs, so the total number of credit hours to complete the accelerated Master’s program is 141 for students.
Completing the requirements for both degrees is made possible by taking double-counted B.A./M.A. credits (ECLD 592, ECLD 523, and ECLD 594) during the Junior and Senior years (paid for at the undergraduate tuition rate) and graduate-level credits (online – graduate-level tuition rate) in the summer following the Senior year and completion of the undergraduate program. While this is the most efficient route, students may also elect to complete the program at a slower pace. Students remain eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate; any Graduate School aid is not available until students are admitted as a Graduate student.
To be fully admitted to the MAT program, students must graduate with a cumulative GPA at 3.00 and above for the BA. Students then take the remaining 7 graduate courses: ECLD 504, ECLD 510, ECLD 601, ECLD 510, ECLD 605, ET 640, and SRM 600 to complete the MAT program.
(See Proposed Plan of Study- and Timeline Narrative below)
- Program Requirements (for new programs provide full detail of any program requirements. If update, just provide the updates needed)
BA Asian Studies Majors in Accelerated MA TESOL 4+1 Program take 9 out of the 28 University-Wide Credits for the BA at the 500 levels in junior and senior years.
Students take the following as undergraduates as electives:
Multilingual Education M.A. – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Degree Requirements — 24 Credits
| ECLD 504 | Field Experience in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education | 3 |
| ECLD 510 | Practices in ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| ECLD 590 | Communication and Technologies for Multilingual Education | 3 |
| or | |
| ET 525 | Learners and Curriculum in the Digital Age | 3 |
| or | |
| ET 640 | Applications of Multiliteracies | 3 |
| ECLD 592 | Second Language Acquisition Theory | 3 |
| ECLD 594 | Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators | 3 |
| ECLD 601 | Language, Linguistics, and Education | 3 |
| ECLD 605 | Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Elective Credits — 6 credits
Choose Two
| ECLD 523 | Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 593 | Language, School and Society | 3 |
| ECLD 596 | Effective Instruction in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education | 3 |
| ECLD 602 | Teaching Culturally Linguistically Diverse and Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| EDSE 679 | Interventions for Students with Cultural and Linguistic Differences | 3 |
Comprehensive Exam
Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive exam at the end of the master's degree program.
Students complete the 7 courses from one of the following plans:
Completion plan for Asian Studies 4+1
ET 525, ECLD 593, SRM 600, ECLD 504, ECLD 601, ECLD 605, ECLD 510
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Timeline Narrative
Spring Semester, 2nd Year
Meet with faculty advisor or Director of Graduate Studies and apply for the program
Fall Semester, 3rd Year
ECLD 592 Second Language Acquisition Theory
Spring Semester, 3rd Year
Study Abroad
Fall Semester, 4th Year
ECLD 594 Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators
Spring Semester, 4th Year
Complete BA in Asian Studies
ECLD 523 Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings
Summer after Senior year
ECLD 601 Language, Linguistics, and Education
SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research
Fall Semester, fifth year
ECLD 602 Teaching Culturally Linguistically Diverse and Bilingual Learners
ET 640 Applications of Multiliteracies
Spring Semester, fifth year
ECLD 510 Practices in ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment
ECLD 504 Field Experience in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
Summer, fifth year
ECLD 605 Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning
Note: students can also apply in Fall for a spring start, and will take the third graduate course in the spring of 4th Year.
BA in Asian Studies and MA TESOL 4+1 5-year plan with Option 3
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Fall
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Spring
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Summer
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BA-1
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CHIN/JAPN 101
HIST 112 (LAC4)
AS Elective
+LAC 1a
(14 credits)
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CHIN/JAPN 102
CHIN/JAPN/ASIA 116 (LAC7,LAC5c)
HIST 113
+ LAC 6
+LAC LB
(15 credits)
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BA-2
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CHIN/JAPN201 (LAC3d)
HIST 310/311/306/307
AS Elective
+LAC 1b
+LAC 2
(15 credits)
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CHIN/JAPN 202 (LAC3d)
CHIN/ASIA 216 (LAC3B, LAC7)
HIST 310/311/306/307
+LAC5
+LAC8
(15 credits)
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BA-3
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CHIN/JAPN 300+/400+
CHIN/ASIA 216
AS Elective
+LAC5
EDF 592
(15 credits)
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Study Abroad
CHIN/JAPN 300+/400+
CHIN/JAPN 300+/400+
+10 elective
(16 credits)
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Study Abroad
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BA4-MA1
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ASIA 475
CHIN/JAPN 450
ECLD 594
+6 elective
(15 credits)
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CHIN/JAPN 407
EDF 523
+9 elective
(15 credits) = 120 total UG
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SRM 600
ECLD 601
(6 credits)
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MA1
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ECLD 602
ET 525/640
(6 credits)
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EDFE 510
ECLS 504
(6 credits)
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ECLD 605
(3 credits)
=141 total UG+G credits
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Four Year Plan
This four year plan is a recommended schedule to complete this bachelor's degree in 4 years. Courses are subject to availability. Students must consult with their major advisor to receive information on any additional graduation requirements and course sequence guidance.
Year 1 – 32 credits
Fall Semester
| CHIN 101 | Elementary Chinese I | 5 |
| or | |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| | |
| ENG 122 | College CompositionLAW1 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500LAH1LAIS | 3 |
| | Liberal Arts Curriculum | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| CHIN 102 | Elementary Chinese II | 5 |
| or | |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| | |
| ENG 123 | Writing and Research MethodsLAW2 | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Asian Civilizations II: From 1500 to the PresentLAH1LAIS | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | Liberal Arts Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Year 2 – 34 credits
Fall Semester
| CHIN 101 | Elementary Chinese I | 5 |
| or | |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| | |
| CHIN 201 | Intermediate Chinese ILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| or | |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese ILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| | |
| | Asian History Elective | 3 |
| | Asian Literature Elective | 3 |
| | Liberal Arts Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring Semester
| CHIN 102 | Elementary Chinese II | 5 |
| or | |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| | |
| CHIN 202 | Intermediate Chinese IILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| or | |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese IILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| | |
| | Asian History Elective | 3 |
| | Asian Literature Elective | 3 |
| | Liberal Arts Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Year 3 – 27 credits
Fall Semester
| | Study Abroad Recommended | |
| | |
| WLC 296 | Study Abroad Experience | 1-3 |
| or | |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Spring Semester
| | Study Abroad Recommended | |
| | |
| WLC 296 | Study Abroad Experience | 1-3 |
| or | |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | |
| | Asian Language Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Pass PRAXIS Test | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Year 4 – 27 credits
Fall Semester
| ASIA 475 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| | Asian Language Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Spring Semester
| | Asian Language Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Advising Notes –
- Study abroad and internships abroad for summer, semester, or academic year are not required but are highly recommended. If student opts not to do study abroad, elective and language credits can be completed on UNC campus as well. Study and work abroad helps to deepen the Asian Studies learning experience overall, and improves résumé.