亚洲研究专业是一项跨学科课程，旨在为学生在亚洲专业领域的职业和进阶学习做准备，而该专业没有一个系的专业提供。在该计划中，学生将获得中文，日文，韩文或另一种认可的亚洲语言的工作能力，对亚洲文明的广泛了解以及在狭义上强调的专门知识：中国研究，日本研究或韩国研究。未成年人在中国赛道，日本赛道，韩国赛道或泛亚赛道中均提供。亚洲研究专业对那些打算在学术领域，私营企业或政府部门工作的人很有用。亚洲研究的强大背景将使学生为商业，法律和国际事务的高级培训做好准备。
The Asian Studies major is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for careers and advanced study in topics including language, history, geography, government, and culture in specific regions of Asia not comprehensively covered by a major in a single department.<br><br>Program Outcomes: Students demonstrate general factual knowledge of the literature, humanities, history, politics, economics, geography, and social conditions of East Asia. The courses that are the foundation for this knowledge are the core courses in the major: Asian 200, Intro to Asin Studies: Methods and Materials, Asin 342, Asian Literary Traditions, History 231, Introduction to East Asian History, either IHum 241, Humanities of Asia or IHum 243, Introduction to the Humanities of South Asia, and either Poli 348, Government and Politics of Asia or Poli 385, International Relations of Asia.