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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Global Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: East Asia
Sample Plan: East Asia
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
GLOS 3144 - Knowledge, Power, and the Politics of Representation in Global Studies : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
GLOS 3145 - Global Modernity, the Nation-State, and Capitalism : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EAS 3461 - Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age : 3.0 cr
Thematic Breadth Course 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Experiential Learning (study abroad, internship, or service learning)
Many students who study abroad for 1 semester also fulfill Regional and Thematic requirements abroad
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AMES 3371 - History of Chinese Cities and Urban Life : 3.0 cr
Thematic Ways of Knowing Course 3.0 cr
Thematic Elective Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GLOS 3910 - Topics in East Asian Studies : 3.0 cr
Thematic Elective Course 3.0 cr
Thematic Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
EAS 3462 - From Subjects to Citizens: The History of East Asia From 1500 to the Present : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP
GLOS 3981W - Capstone Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr