This program provides a broad, interdisciplinary liberal arts education focusing on the language, culture, and the arts of Asia (with emphasis on China and Japan). We seek to equip students to pursue interest and careers that require exposure to global issues, particularly pertaining to Asia. The program approaches the intellectual inquiry of Asia with a broad overview, allowing students to pursue a particular topic of interest in an independent study after having taken a series of prerequisite courses that teach both social scientific and humanistic ways of viewing and analyzing the world. Asian Studies students learn quantitative and qualitative methods to engage with global issues, historically, politically, socially, and culturally. The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree and our graduates have gone on to careers in business, government service, law, education, the arts, journalism, or further study in graduate school.