Sign up for the Asian Studies Listserv to receive regular email about Asian Studies activities. Temple University offers an undergraduate major and minor in Asian Studies. The curriculum is multi-discilinary, with courses in Anthropology, Art History, Critical Languages, Geography, History, Religion, Sociology, and Political Science. Faculty members specialize in and teach about China, Japan, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Students can tailor their course work to meet their specific interests and professional objectives.
Substantial study of an Asian language is required. Virtually all Asian Study courses at Temple are taught by regular professors, not by Teaching Assistants or graduate students. Most classes have fewer than 40 students and have a very exciting, diverse student body. A typical class will have students from the Philadelphia region, Japan, Korea, and American students back from study abroad. In addition, Temple has a campus in Tokyo, which gives students a unique opportunity to study in Japan.