University of Nevada, Las Vegas  
 

 
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AT UNLV

 
ASIAN STUDIES CENTER (ASC)
&
ASIAN STUDIES DEGREE PROGRAM
Contact
Spring 2009 Asian Studies Courses
Asian Studies Center
Program Information
The Asian Studies Major
The Asian Studies Minor
Participating Faculty
Study Abroad
Internships
Student Associations & Scholarships
Career Opportunities
UNLV Course Selections in Asian Studies
Professional Advising for Asian Studies Students
Links to Asian Studies Websites
College of Liberal Arts Website

 


CONTACT:
Jonathan Strand
Chair, Asian Studies Committee

Assistant Professor, Political Science
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455027
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5027
Tel. (702) 895-3356
Campus Office: 
Wright Hall B-210
email strand@unlv.nevada.edu

 

 
SPRING SEMESTER 2009 COURSES IN ASIAN STUDIES

AIS 101: Intro to Asian Studies

Introduction to the cultures of Asia and the discipline of Asian Studies

for the beginning student.

AIS 499: Asian Studies Independent Study
To be arranged in consultation with Professor Felicia Campbell

See also Class Schedule Spring 2009
for full listing of courses that count toward the Asian Studies degree.

 
ASIAN STUDIES CENTER (ASC):
The Asian Studies Center, founded at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in January 2004, functions as a new center of excellence, serving to promote the contemporary and historical relevance of Asia and of Asian political and cultural life to the campus and the community of Las Vegas. 
In 2004, the Asian Studies Center was the recipient of an National Endowment for the Humanities Focus Grant in 2004, for two faculty development seminars: "Asia and America" and "Asia and the World."
For further information, contact: 
Felicia Campbell, Asian Studies Program Committee.

 
 
ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM INFORMATION:
East and West are no longer separated by vast distances and differences, but are becoming integral parts of the emerging global village and of the world community in the making.  Asia's economic, cultural, and political influence is growing steadily, and today's students need training in diverse areas of Asian civilization for future careers in an increasingly globalized marketplace.  The Asian Studies program at UNLV is dedicated to enhancing knowledge about the traditions and contemporary societies of China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines, and other Asian countries.  UNLV's participating faculty in the Asian Studies program offer a wide selection of teaching and research interests in multiple disciplines, aimed at communicating and sharing the distinctive cultural, political, linguistic, literary, artistic, and historical aspects of Asian life.

 

THE ASIAN STUDIES MAJOR AT UNLV:
Admission to the Major:
GPA: 2.50

Asian Studies:
English Composition..........6 credits
ENG 101 and ENG 102
Literature Requirement........3 credits
ENG 231 or ENG 232
Constitutions Requirement....3-6 credits
Mathematics Requirement....3 credits
Distribution Requirement (Humanities & Fine Arts)

Life & Physical Sciences & Analytical Thinking...9-10 credits

PHIL 102 and two courses from life & physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab

Social Science.................9 credits
Multicultural & International Requirements 
(see Note 1).............6 credits
Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture......6 credits

Humanities..............6 credits

Fine Arts...................6 Credits
Asian Studies Major Requirements..33 credits
(at least 21 credit hours at the upper-division level)
 1) Take AIS 101.
 2) Select 18 credits from approved courses with at least one course from each of the first three groups: 
Group 1: ANTH 401B, HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 449,

HIST 450, PSC 405L, PSC 407B, AND PSC 407O
Group 2: PHI 117, PHI 124, PHI 225, PHI 452, PHI 467, PHI 468, PHI 469 
Group 3: ART 481, ART 480, Art 495X (see note 3) CHI 331, ENG 416C, ENG 473, ENG 426A, ENG 485A, and JPN 331 
Group 4: AIS 499, ENG 478C, HIST 455, PHI 352, PHI 472, SWK 461, SWK 471, SWK 493
Electives ...........32-38 credits 
TOTAL:..............124 credits
Notes: 
1) Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements many simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements, except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
2) Courses taken in any one Asian language with a grade of C or better may be applied toward the needed electives with a total of eight to ten credits for the major and three to six credits for the minor.

3) ART 495X may be taken only when the topic is Asian Art. Art Department pre-requisites may be waived for Asian Studies majors for upper division Asian Art courses by permission of instructor.

 












THE ASIAN STUDIES MINOR AT UNLV:
Degree Requirements:
Asian Studies Minor Courses: 18 credits
Includes AIS 101, and fifteen credit hours of approved course work, with at least twelve of these at the upper-division level.
See the Wilson Advising Center's Minor Requirements for Asian Studies.
The Asian Studies minor also counts as the College of Business' regional concentration requirement.

 

ASIAN STUDIES FACULTY:
Asian Studies Program Committee:

Felicia Campbell, Professor, English

Jiemin Bao, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Kathleen Bergquist, Assistant Professor, Social Work
Sue Fawn Chung, Associate Professor, History
Mel Jameson, Associate Dean, College of Business, & Professor, Finance
William Jankowiak, Professor, Anthropology
Aya Louisa McDonald, Associate Professor, Art
Naoko Takemaru , Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages
Satish Sharma, Professor, Social Work
Jonathan Strand, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Guo-ou Zhuang, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages
Participating Faculty in Asian Studies:
Kathleen Bergquist, Assistant Professor, Social Work
Satish Bhatnagar, Professor, Mathematics
David Christianson, Associate Professor, Tourism & Convention Administration
Yangcha Crabb, Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Work
Erika Engstrom, Associate Professor & Associate Dean, Urban Affairs

Emi Fujiyam, Japanese Program Coordinator
Zheng Gu, Professor, Tourism & Convention Administration
Karu Hangawatte, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Kate Hausbeck, Associate Professor, Sociology
Bill Leaf, Professor, Art
Greg Levitt, Professor & Chair, Curriculum & Instruction
Keong Leong, Professor & Chair, Management
Andy Nazarechuk, Assistant Professor, Tourism & Convention Administration
Mike Sullivan, Associate Professor, Finance
Naoko Takemaru, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages
Mehran Tamadonfor, Associate Professor, Political Science
Takashi Yamashita, Assistant Professor, Economics

 
STUDY ABROAD:
Summer & Semester Programs:
Chengdu, China
Tokyo, Japan
Rangsit, Thailand
Contact:
Office of International Programs, UNLV
Susan Thompson, Director
Campus office: CBC-B325
Tel. (702) 895-3896l

 

INTERNSHIPS:
Contact:
Mel Jameson, Associate Dean, College of Business
For internships during Study Abroad, contact:
Susan Thompson, Director
Office of International Programs, UNLV
 

STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS:
Asian Student Association
Chinese Student & Scholar Association
Filipino American Student Association
International Business Club
International Club
Japanese Social Club
Korean American Student Association
Muslim Students Association
South Asian Student Association
Vietnamese Student Association
Thomas C. Wright International Programs Scholarship
Wing-Lilly Fong Chinese Language Scholarship

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
An interdisciplinary degree in Asian Studies at UNLV gives students good preparation for careers in teaching, government, and the foreign service, as well as international business and marketing.  Asian Studies students can be employed as consultants and translators for international Asia-based companies that have offices in the USA.  Asia-related newspapers, publishers, associations, and media organizations also seek those with bicultural and bilingual backgrounds.
Contact:
UNLV Career Services
Tel. (702) 895-3495

 

UNLV COURSE SELECTIONS IN ASIAN STUDIES:
Courses with a focus on Asian Studies are presently taught at UNLV in a wide variety of departments.  Dr. Felicia Campbell, Chair of the Asian Studies committee, and the staff at Wilson Advising Center advise each student in Asian Studies in the selection and planning of coursework for the Major or Minor.
See UNLV's online Class Schedule for current course offerings.
See the online Undergraduate Catalog for full course descriptions.
Listing of Courses in Asian Studies:
Asian Studies:
AIS 101: Introduction to Asian Studies
AIS 499: Independent Study
Anthropology:
ANTH 306: Contemporary Chinese Society
ANTH 401B: Peasant Society & Culture

ANTH 401F/ETS 425: Southeast Asian Americans

Art History:
ART 481: Art of Japan
ART 480: Art of China

ART 495: Special Topics in Art History, often explores Contemporary Asian Art
Criminal Justice:
CRJ 411: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRJ 407 / ANT 407: Law in Non-Western Societies
English:
ENG 416C: Special Problems in English
ENG 478C: Special Topics in Folklore
ENG 426A: Religion & Literature
ENG 485A: Asian Literature
Ethnic Studies:
ETS 107: Asian American Narratives & Films
ETS 295: Asians in America

ETS 407: Making Gender, Sexuality and Race
ETS 426 / WOM 426: Contemporary Asian American Families
ETS 430: The Chinese in America
Foreign Languages:
ARA 113 & 114: Elementary Arabic I & II
ARA 213 & 214: Intermediate Arabic I & II
ARA 321 & 322: Arabic Culture & Civilization I & II
CHI 113 & 114: Elementary Chinese I & II
CHI 213 & 214: Intermediate Chinese I & II
CHI 187, 287, 387, & 487: Study Abroad (China)
CHI 331: Chinese Literature in Translation
CHI 323: Chinese Popular Culture
JPN 113 & 114: Elementary Japanese I & II
JPN 213 & 214: Intermediate Japanese I & II
JPN 301 & 302: Third Year Japanese I & II
JPN 401 Advanced Japanese Composition

JPN 416 & 417 Japanese for Business I & II

JPN 425 Topics in Japanese Culture
History:
HIS 150: Introduction to Chinese Civilization
HIS 151: Introduction to Japanese Civilization
HIS 349: From Asia to America
HIS 448: Asian American History
HIS 449: History of Japan
HIS 450: History of China
HIS 455: Topics in Modern China
Honors College:
HON 400-11: Topics in Asian Studies: History, Art, & Science
HON 400-12: War and Peace: Japan and Iraq
Philosophy:
PHI 117: Indian Philosophy of Mind & Mental Health
PHI 120: Introduction to Religion
PHI 124: Philosophical Traditions of Asia
PHI 225: Introduction to Indian Philosophy
PHI 352: Special Topics
PHI 444: Philosophy of Art
PHI 467: Indian Philosophy
PHI 468: Chinese & Japanese Philosophy
PHI 472: Selected Topics in Religion
PHI 469 / SWK 469: Gandhian Welfare Philosophy & Culture
Political Science:
PSC 405K: International Relations of the Middle East & North Africa
PSC 405L: East Asia in World Politics
PSC 405M: The Pacific Rim &World Politics
PSC 454: Political Systems of East Asia
PSC 407D: Political Systems of the Middle East & North Africa
PSC 407O: Islamic Politics
PSC 407I: Politics of Developing Areas
Sociology:
SOC 415: World Population Problems
SOC 471: Racial & Ethnic Relations in America
Social Work:
SWK 461: Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare
SWK 471: Advanced Seminar: Special Problems
SWK 494: Eastern Conceptions & Social Work Practice
Tourism & Convention Administration:
TCA 449: International Tourism
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
PROFESSIONAL ADVISING FOR ASIAN STUDIES STUDENTS:
Lea Sexton, Director
Wilson Advising Center
Tel. (702) 895-1997
Fax. (702) 895-1999
Campus Office:
Wright Hall Building B131
Website: http://www.unlv.edu/Colleges/Liberal_Arts/WAC/

LINKS TO ASIAN STUDIES WEBSITES:
ASIANetwork
Asia-Pacific Media Network
Asian Studies Centers in higher education
Japan Information Network

 
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