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Asian Business and Society Certificate Program

With the globalization of companies and industries, students in business disciplines must have the knowledge, tools, and skills to function in a multinational and multicultural environment. As firms disperse their operations in various regions of the world, managers will be obliged to interact and conduct business in diverse economic and political environments, and with peoples of the world who are culturally and linguistically different. Therefore, managers must have competencies in three core areas: Business functions, Foreign language(s), and Area Studies Knowledge of the political, legal, social cultural, and economic environment of a geographic region of the world.

Asia is a dominant player in world markets. Eleven of the top 50 countires that export merchandise are in Asia, as well as ten of the top 50 countries in the commercial services industry. Asia is the largest trading partner of the U.S., with five of the U.S.'s top 15 trading partners located in Asia (Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore).Total trade in the year 2007 with these five countries alone amounted to over $700 billion. Its peoples account for three-fifths of the world's population; in 2006, Asia had an estimated four billion inhabitants.

This interdisciplinary certificate gives both business and non-business students the opportunity to study business in the Asian context through required courses in the Fox School of business, the Asian Studies Department, as well as an Asian foreign language and a variety of electives to choose from in several disciplines. The certificate will be noted on a student's transcript.

Course Requirements:

The certificate requires a total of 21 credit hours.

Business/Economics:

1. IB 2501 / AS 2511 Fundamentals of Asian Business ( prerequisite: Econ 1101 or 1102)

2. Econ 3563 International Trade

    or

    Econ 3564 International Financial Economics ( prerequisite: Econ 1101 or 1102 )

    or

    IB/GSM 3566 Global Strategic Management

Asian Studies:

3. AS 2001 Practical Asian Society

4. AS Country electives (choose from the list below)

5. AS Writing Intensive elective ( prerequisite : 2 Asian Studies Courses)

Language:

6-7. Two consecutive language courses in an Asian language or equivalent level determined by exam. The foreign language proficiency must be in the area of focus you have chosen for the elective courses.

Elective Courses:

There are three areas of focus you can choose from; China, Japan, or India/S.E. Asia. Students are required to select the Asian Studies electives that complement their foreign language study.

China
  • AS/Hist 2501 Intro to East Asia: China
  • AS/PolSci 3251 Chinese Politics & Revolution
  • AS/Anth 2374 Anthro of Modern China
  • AS/Hist 3251 Chinese Revolution
  • AS/Hist 3522 Contemporary China
  • AS 4096 Seminar in Asian Studies
  • AS 2102/Rel 2102 Intro to Buddhism
  • AS 3696/Hist 3969 Asian Women in Transition
Japan
  • AS 2502/Hist 2502 Intro to East Asia: Japan
  • AS 3252/PolSci 238 East Asia and the U.S.
  • AS 2373/Anth 2373 Japanese Culture
  • AS 3541/Hist 3541 Japan Today
  • AS 4696/Hist 4696 Mod. Japan
  • AS 4096 Seminar in Asian Studies
  • AS 2102/Rel 2102 Intro to Buddhism
  • AS 3696/Hist 3696 Asian Women
India/ S.E. Asia
  • AS 2503 Hist 2503 Intro to SE Asia: Insular
  • AS 2504 Hist 2504 Intro to SE Asia: Mainland
  • AS 3252 PolSci 3252 East Asia and the U.S.
  • AS 3551 Hist 3551 History of Vietnam
  • As 3531 Hist 3531 Modern Vietnam
  • AS 4096 Seminar in Asian Studies
  • AS 2102/Rel 2102 Intro to Buddhism
  • AS 2101/Rel 2101 Religion of India
  • AS 209/Hist 2097 Asian Diaspora
  • AS 2696/Rel 2696 Intro to Islam
  • AS 3696/Hist 3696 Asian Women

For more information on the Certificate Programs, please contact Kim Cahill, Director, Temple CIBER and IGMS, by telephone at 215.204.3778, or by    e-mail to kcahill@temple.edu.