亚洲研究是一个跨学科计划，汇集了新墨西哥大学与亚洲有关的各个系的资源和教职员工。该计划为本科的主要和次要课程提供便利，支持具有亚洲内容的特殊课程和讲座，并为希望进一步提高其亚洲语言水平的学生提供奖学金。优秀的大学培养具有全球视野的文化综合课程。亚洲是世界上最大，历史最悠久，人口最多的部分，应该在课程中占主导地位。亚洲研究还强调从亚洲国家和文化的历史和日常经验的角度来理解全球乡村概念。
East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program bringing together the resources and faculty of various departments at the University of New Mexico relating to China and Japan. The program facilitates undergraduate major and minor courses of study, supports special courses and lectures with Chinese and Japanese content, and provides scholarships for students wishing to further their Chinese and Japanese language proficiency. An excellent university fosters a culturally comprehensive curriculum with a global perspective. Asia--the largest, historically oldest, and most populous segment of the world--should be prominent in the curriculum. East Asian Studies also emphasizes understanding the global village concept from the perspective of historical and everyday experiences of Chinese and Japanese countries and cultures. Minimum course grade of "C" or better is required to satisfy the East Asian Studies major requirements.<br><br>A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of East Asia, defined as including China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, related borderlands and island groups, and including the study of the East Asian diasporas overseas.