Program: Global Studies - Asian Studies (GSAS) - BA Major - Winona State University

Apr 06, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

49 S.H. (no minor required)

2.0 GPA required.

Global Studies Core

This major has two parts:

Part I (Global Perspectives) provides students a general framework that organizes the different aspects of globalization.
Part II (Regional Perspectives) offers students an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about one of the following regions of the world: Asia, Europe, Latin America, or North America.

Students can examine the impact of global developments on the region they choose to study, and conversely, the impact of regions in influencing global forces. The emphasis upon global-regional interaction is the distinguishing feature of this program.

Part I: Global Perspectives (21 S.H.)

Required Courses (6 S.H.)

GS 200 - Introduction to Global Studies (3 S.H.)
△ GS 400 - Global Studies Seminar (3 S.H.)

Major Electives (15 S.H.)

Electives are organized in four categories:

Global Environment: Courses in this category consider the wholeness of the physical environment of the globe, the potential of its resources to meet human needs, the effects of human activity on the global environment, and the ways in which its resources can be responsibly managed.
Global Governance: Courses in this category examine whether current international organizations can adequately cope with contemporary problems caused by globalization. These courses also examine efforts by various groups and countries to develop rules, norms, and institutions that can respond consistent with universal standards of human dignity and responsibility.
Global Society and Culture: Courses in this category explore the emergence of common norms, values, and behavior around the world as a result of globalization and the spread of technology. They also examine expression and culture in different parts of the world and the dynamic of conflict and cooperation between local and global cultures.
Global Economy: Courses in this category deal with the emergence of the global market economy, the way in which it operates, and the reaction of governments and non-governmental groups.

Students may not count more than 9 S.H. from each category toward major.

Part II: Regional Perspectives - Asian Studies (28 S.H.)

Required Course (3 S.H.)

GS 250 - Introduction to Asia (3 S.H.)

World Language & Cultural Immersion (16 S.H.)

Students must demonstrate intermediate language proficiency (202 or equivalent). The remaining four credits can be fulfilled by taking additional language courses or an equivalent number of approved elective credits.

Students who test out of lower-division language courses must complete remaining credits. See advisor.

Students who received a high school diploma from a Chinese or Japanese-speaking country cannot register for CHIN 101/102 or JPN 101/102.

With department chair approval, world language requirements may be waived if an Asian language is the student’s their first language and if the student takes an equivalent number of approved elective credits.

Chinese

CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I (4 S.H.)
CHIN 102 - Beginning Chinese II (4 S.H.)
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I (4 S.H.)
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II (4 S.H.)

Japanese

JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I (4 S.H.)
JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II (4 S.H.)
JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I (4 S.H.)
JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II (4 S.H.)

Additional Elective Options

See advisor.

GS 202 - Cultural Diversity Laboratory (1-2 S.H.)
GS 205 - Cultural Encounters (3 S.H.)
GS 350 - Cross-Cultural Field Experience (1-9 S.H.)
GS 450 - Global Studies Internship (1-21 S.H.)
GS 451 - Global Studies Internship (3 S.H.)
GS 460 - Independent Study (1-9 S.H.)

Electives - Regional Perspectives (9 S.H.)

Choose three:

CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese (4 S.H.)
CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese II (4 S.H.)
ECON 430 - Asian Economies in Transition (3 S.H.)
ENG 221 - Topics in World Literature (3 S.H.) (Women in Chinese Literature)
ENG 224 - The Bible as Literature (3 S.H.) (Changing role of Women in Asian Literature) (1-2 S.H. required)
GEOG 223 - Geography of Asia (3 S.H.)
GS 215 - Introduction to Japanese Culture (3-4 S.H.)
GS 255 - Cultures of South and Southeast Asia (3 S.H.)
GS 300 - Contemporary China (3-4 S.H.)
GS 315 - Special Topics in Japanese Studies (1-12 S.H.)
GS 325 - Readings in Japanese Literature (3-4 S.H.)
GS 345 - Media, Popular Culture, and Changing Chinese Society (3-4 S.H.)
△ GS 355 - Asian International Relations (3 S.H.)
◎ GS 360 - Contemporary Asian Issues (3 S.H.)
GS 375 - Ecuador Travel Study: Civic Engagement with Peoples and the Environment (3 or 6 S.H.)
◆ GS 433 - Global Societies and Climate Change (3 S.H.)
HIST 123 - East Asian Civilization (3 S.H.)
HIST 341 - Modern Japan (3 S.H.)
HIST 343 - Modern China (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 447 - America in the Vietnam War Era (3 S.H.)
JPN 301 - Advanced Japanese (4 S.H.)
JPN 302 - Advanced Japanese II (4 S.H.)
POLS 337 - Asian Political Systems (3 S.H.)

Note

These requirements can also be fulfilled by taking comparable study abroad courses with advisor consent.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning

Global Studies - Asian Studies (GSAS) - BA Major