Asian Studies students have the option of a specialization on the international relations of Asia (AsiaIR), which must be done in conjunction with one of the sub-regional Asian Studies concentrations. AsiaIR offers students a way to focus on Asia as a whole and on the international relationships and trends that are increasingly knitting the region together. In AsiaIR, students will take four courses on region-wide subjects while also meeting the language and course requirements of one of the four sub-regional Asian Studies concentrations. In addition to fulfilling the requirements of their sub-regional program (four sub-regional courses and a related Asian language), the AsiaIR specialization requirements are: a) four Asian Studies courses relevant to the region’s international relations taken from the list of courses for AsiaIR specialization credit --All AsiaIR students must take either International Relations of Asia: the Policy Process or International Relations of Asia After World War II. -- China. Korea and Japan Studies students are encouraged to take the companion course on the International Relations of Asia before World War II and/ or International Relations of Northeast Asia. -- SEA and SA Studies students are encouraged to take the IR courses for their areas, International Relations of Southeast Asia and International Relations of South Asia, respectively. b) at least six Asian Studies Department courses -- Many courses provide credit toward both the sub-regional program and AsiaIR requirements. -- Regional courses with a strong emphasis on the student’s sub-regional concentration may be given credit toward that area concentration requirement, with the approval of the sub-regional program’s director. c) Passing the core exam in Theories of International Relations. The student’s sub-regional program advisor will provide advice on the AsiaIR requirements. Interested students should also meet with Professor Carla Freeman who serves as coordinator for the AsiaIR specialization. The oral exam for students pursuing the AsiaIR specialization will be conducted by a professor from their sub-regional program and an economics professor. The oral exam will remain one hour and will include examination on the sub-regional area, AsiaIR and economics. As students selecting AsiaIR are meeting the requirements of both the AsiaIR specialization and one of the China/Korea/Japan/SA/SEA concentrations, their transcripts will reflect both, when the requirements of both are fulfilled. d) AsiaIR specialists are encouraged to participate in the annual Asian Studies crisis simulation. List of Courses for AsiaIR specialization credit 755.701 International Relations of Asia before WWII
755-705 International Relations of Asia after WWII
755.708 Advanced Seminar on the International Politics of Asia
755.704 Current Asian Security Issues
755.706 Asian Economic Development
755.510 Asian Energy Security
755.702 International Relations of Asia: The Policy Process
755.712 Covert Action and Foreign Policy in Asia
755.714 Risk Management in Asia
755.707 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia
755.703 Contentious Politics in Asia: From Riots to Terrorism
760.710 Northeast Asia and the Islamic World 750.702 Chinese Foreign Policy
750.716 China and Global Issues in the 21st Century
750.717 US-China Relations
750.729 Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations
750.904 China’s Reforms and Changing Role in the Global Economy 760.749 The US-Japan Relationship in Global Context
760.751 History of Japan’s Emergence as a World Power
760.738 Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
760-742 Japanese and International Finance 755.713 International Relations of Northeast Asia
765.710 US Diplomacy toward the Two Koreas
765.712 Two Koreas Research & Record 770.712 International Relations of Southeast Asia
770.630 Southeast Asia and the Rise of China
770.826 Politics of Indochina 790.701 International Relations of South Asia
790.715 South Asia, al Qaeda and the Rise of International Terrorism
790.717 India: Defense and Security Issues
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