Bachelor of Arts, Major in Asian Studies

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

The Bachelor of Arts, Major in Asian Studies degree will allow you to develop the competencies characteristic of a traditional BA program while preparing you to respond creatively to the challenges you will encounter in an increasingly interconnected world. In this four-year interdisciplinary program, you will not only acquire practical skills that you can employ in your multicultural communities locally, you will also develop the intellectual and cultural competencies required to operate successfully in a world where the nations of East and South Asia are increasingly influential.

As an Asian Studies student you will begin your first year of studies with courses that introduce you to Asian Studies as a discipline and to the countries and cultures of East and South Asia. These courses will begin to build the critical thinking, communication, and intercultural competencies that will allow you to succeed in more advanced courses. As you progress to more narrowly defined regional and thematic courses, you will examine in greater depth the societies, cultures, political systems, economies, and histories of the peoples and nations of South and East Asia, as well as their interactions with Canada and the rest of the world.

Asian Studies Major

Lower Level Requirement

18 credits of lower-level ASIA courses, with at least 12 of these credits at the 2000 level.

Upper Level Requirement

Select 30 credits of upper-level ASIA courses, with at least 6 credits at the 4000 level, including the following capstone course: ASIA 4350 Canadian East and South Asian Communities 3 credits.