Asian Studies

Asia is home to half the world's population and much of its history. Bowdoin offers Asian Studies courses in anthropology, art, government, history, literature, music, religion, and sociology, as well as Chinese and Japanese language instruction. Majors focus on either South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal) or East Asia (China and Japan). We encourage students to study abroad during their junior year. Student-designed majors focusing on cross-cultural topics in the humanities and/or social sciences are also encouraged.

SoonHo Park '12 wins prize in Language Contest Organized by the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston

Fiction From Afar: Chinese Writers Tackle Tiananmen

Sri Lanka's Epic History, Culture Illuminated by Professor John Holt

Chinese Studies

Courses in language and culture including art, film, government, history, literature, religion, and sociology.

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