UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 3-1-11

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: ______Alice Ba_______________________phone number___x1937____

                               

Department:  _(East) Asian Studies Program  (Political Science is my home unit)

 

email address__aliceba@udel.edu__

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Date:   _28 October 2010

 

Action: Academic program name change, expanded course options to major reqs, update course listings for minor

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term_11F_______________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree_BA___________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: __Asian Studies minor (updating of courses.  Minor already exists)

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:____________Asian Studies __________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_______________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:__East Asian Studies ______________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

NONE

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

Revisions support the goals of undergraduate education but especially the areas of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

 

Revisions continue to support the Asian Studies program’s longstanding commitment to developing an international and comparative perspective (#10).  All courses (new and old) all focus on different aspects of East, Southeast Asia, and South Asia and/or processes of diffusion, migration, interaction, and exchange within and between Asia and other parts of the world.

 

The expansion of an “Asian Arts and Material Cultures” requirement is of particular relevance to goals #4, 5, 6, 8, and 9.  The original requirement was simply “Art History or Music” due to limited offerings.  We are now in the position to offer students the opportunity to learn about and engage different cultural expressions in literature and film, as well as art and music – areas that will give students better ability to appreciate the diversity of human and intellectual expression and creativity (#5 and 8), as well as value systems (#4) in the world and within Asia itself.  Such cultural context and the inevitable comparisons and contrasts that will be made with the United States will help students think more critically about their own systems and values in the US, as much those of Asia (#4 and 9).  Within this expanded section are also courses on Asian American history and literature (originally added and approved as an elective-course option in 2007) also draws explicit attention to global flows and migrations between the United States and Asia (#9).

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

ANTH

FLLT

ENG

 

See supporting letters (email) of support from department chairs.

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

There main changes being proposed:

1)      A program name change from “East Asian Studies” to “Asian Studies”

2)      A general updating of courses offered and available that may be taken towards the minor

 

The name change to “Asian Studies” has been made to better reflect our existing curriculum and faculty.  We began this process when we added a Southeast Asian component to the major.  That change was approved in 2007.  With the addition of South Asian courses and faculty, the name change is considered even more appropriate and necessary. The change is further justified by South Asia’s cultural and historical influence in Southeast Asia, especially.

 

The second key change to the major is an additional 3 credits required to a revised “Asian Arts and Material Cultures” requirement.  As noted above, the original requirement was limited to “Art History or Music” due to limited offerings.  We are now in the position to offer students the opportunity to learn about and engage different cultural expressions in literature and film, as well as art and music.  We are proposing that this particular requirement be increased an addition 3 credits for a total of 6 credits.  We have also expanded the menu of courses eligible towards fulfillment of this requirement.  This change is considered necessary in order to deepen our majors’ knowledge and exposure to cultures and arts of Asia.  With a larger program and more faculty, we are now able to address what had been a shortcoming of the program.  This change will add an additional 3 credits to the total number of credits, which is similar to some other majors in other programs (e.g., Latin American Studies and European Studies). 

 

Consistent with the inclusion of South Asia and also to give the program greater flexibility, an additional philosophy course (PHIL 309 Indian Philosophy and Religion) has also been added to the original Philosophy requirement, which previously consisted only of PHIL 310 (Chinese Philosophy and Religion).

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)  

 

[proposed updating of courses]

Minor in Asian Studies

 

This is an interdisciplinary program   for students wishing to focus their  interests on Asia as an enhancement and complement of their undergraduate majors.  Students have two possible options:  1) a minor in Asian Studies without Language or 2) Asian Studies minor with Language.

 

All Asian minors must complete the 18 requirements below.  In the case of the Asian Studies Minor with Language option, students must also complete either CHIN107 or JAPN107 or their equivalents in transfer credit or proficiency examination in addition to the 18 required credits below.  Students wishing to fulfill the language requirement with an Asian language other than Chinese or Japanese should consult the Director of Asian Studies.

Please note that in each group below, there must be at least TWO departments represented.  Any cross-listed courses will be identified as being from the instructor's home department, e.g., HIST/WOMS 3XX taught by a History professor is counted as a History course.


18 Required Credit hours for the minor:

GROUP I:  6 credits from the following required general courses:  
ANTH210 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia

ANTH211 People & Cultures of East Asia
HIST137 East Asian Civilization: China

HIST138 East Asian Civilization: Japan 

HIST270 History of Modern Asia
PHIL 309  Indian Philosophy and Religion

PHIL310 Chinese Region and Philosophy

POSC312 East Asian Political Systems

POSC429 Southeast Asia and the World

 

GROUP II: 6 credits in two disciplines from the following courses in art, music, literature and music:

ARSC130 East Asian in Film (can be repeated if topics varied)

ARSC 296 Honors Colloquium (only when Asia related)

ARTH233 Chinese Art
ARTH237 Art of Tibet
CHIN208 Contemporary Chinese Culture I
ENGL 381 (when Asian content)
ENGL 386 Literature and History of Asian America
FLLT321 Topics: Chinese Literature in Translation
FLLT328 Topics: Japanese Literature in Translation

FLLT330 Chinese Women Writers
FLLT331 Introduction to Chinese Film
FLLT338 Introduction to Japanese Film

FLLT 360 Visual Culture in Japan
FLLT380 Topics: Japanese Culture in Translation
FLLT381 Topics: Chinese Culture in Translation
HESC120 Taiji (Tai Chi) or Wushu (Martial art)
JAPN208 Contemporary Japanese Culture I
MUSC206 The Music of China, Korea, and Japan

   

GROUP III:  6 credits of elective course work that includes but are not exclusive to[1]:

ANTH310 Asian Women's Lives
ANTH312 Asian Women in the Globalized Workplace
ANTH 313 Anthropology of Elites: New Rich in Asia

ARTH 445 Seminar in East Asian Art and Architecture

CHIN455 Selected Authors and Works in Chinese
CRJU 467 Crime & Criminal Justice in East Asia

HIST268 Seminar (only when Asia related / restricted to HIST majors)
HIST 365 Topics in East Asian History (Taught in Study abroad only)
HIST367 (when Asia related)

HIST368 Modern China. 1600-1920s
HIST369 China Since 1900
HIST370 History of Modern Japan
HIST371 Postwar Japan
HIST372 Japan’s Global Pop Culture
HIST393 History of Modern Vietnam
HIST479 Seminar in Asian History
JAPN455 Selected Authors, Works, and Themes

PHIL 309 Indian Religion & Philosophy

PHIL 367 Topics in Comparative Philosophy (only when Asia related)
POSC427 Politics in China

POSC 312 Politics of East Asian Development (if not selected in Part A)
POSC429 Southeast Asia and the World (if not selected in Part A)
POSC443 China and the World

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs                                               Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 02/09/2009   /khs


[1] In courses where content varies, students should consult the Program Director.