Why do we need to study asian history?
• Asia is home to half the world's population.
• Studying the culturally and historically diverse areas of Asia provides opportunities for students to discover new global perspectives.
• Economic transformations in Asia have reshaped our global economic and political environment.
• Knowledge of Asia combined with other disciplines enhances employment prospects and possibilities of working internationally.
Students who complete an Asian Studies Minor often work in the following types of fields:
• Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State.
• Criminal Justice
• International companies and organizations
• Journalism/Mass Comm. with international focus.
• Education/Academia
• English language teaching abroad
• Information Systems/ Libraries
• Asia is home to half the world's population.
• Studying the culturally and historically diverse areas of Asia provides opportunities for students to discover new global perspectives.
• Economic transformations in Asia have reshaped our global economic and political environment.
• Knowledge of Asia combined with other disciplines enhances employment prospects and possibilities of working internationally.
Students who complete an Asian Studies Minor often work in the following types of fields:
• Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State.
• Criminal Justice
• International companies and organizations
• Journalism/Mass Comm. with international focus.
• Education/Academia
Asia is home to the majority of the world's population. The peoples of Asia have produced some of the world's most ancient and sophisticated cultures, many of which continue to thrive in the 21st century. Today Asia plays a major role in shaping the global environment—economic, political, natural—that we all share.
