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Thematic Focus – Film

Dept Number Title Credits Advisory Notes
CHN 151 Introduction to Chinese Film 4.00 cr. See ***Lower-division course note
CHN 452 Chinese Film and Theory 4.00 cr.
CINE 440 Top SE Asian Cinema 4.00 cr. See *Non-regularized course note
CINE 440 Top Transnat Asian Flm 4.00 cr. See *Non-regularized course note
CINE 151M Introduction to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr.
CINE 362M Contemporary Korean Film 4.00 cr.
COLT 212 Comparative World Cinema 4.00 cr. See ***Lower-division course note
COLT 380 Top Tokyo Cyberpunk 4.00 cr. See *Non-regularized course note
COLT 380 Top Asian Horror 4.00 cr. See *Non-regularized course note
ENG 381M Film, Media, & Culture 4.00 cr.
GLBL 448 Bollywood’s Lens on Indian Society 4.00 cr.
HIST 396 Samurai in Film 4.00 cr.
JPN 410 Japanese New Wave 4.00 cr. See *Non-regularized course note
JPN 471 The Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr.
KRN 151M Introduction to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. See ***Lower-division course note
KRN 362M Contemporary Korean Film 4.00 cr.

Advisory Notes

*Non-regularized course note: Courses with an asterisk in the Advisory Note may not be pre-coded into Degree Guide as Elective; may require advisor adjustment. Course topic and title varies. Course number only accepted as elective if listed in term course list.

**Upper-division language course note: The Regional Focus for the Asian Studies major requires 24 credits, inclusive of two (2) History courses, two (2) Social Science courses, and two (2) Humanities courses. As many as 15 credits of upper-division Asian language courses related to the chosen Regional Focus may be used for the Social Science and/or Humanities requirement for the student’s chosen Regional Focus. Courses not pre-coded into Degree Guide; require advisor adjustment.

***Lower-division course note: 40 out of 48 credits for the Asian Studies major must be upper-division (300-level or higher). Keep this in mind when considering using lower level courses for your Asian Studies major.