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2025 Foreign Area Studies Major: East Asia Curriculum


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FSA1 Foreign Area Studies: East Asia Foreign Area Studies Major: East Asia Foreign Area Studies: East Asia 5 8

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Required Courses Choose 5 of 5
EV365 GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES 3.0  
EV372 GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA 3.0  
HI337 CHINA: EMPIRE, REPUBLIC, & MAO 3.0  
SS366 COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3.0  
SS372 POLITICS AND GOV OF CHINA 3.0  
AND

Chinese Electives Choose 4 of 19
LC371 INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE CHINESE 4.0  
LC372 CHINESE FOR ORAL & WRIT COMM 3.0  
LC470 SPECIAL TOPIC IN CHINESE 3.0  
LC475 CHINESE RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA 3.0  
LC476 MILITARY SPKG/RDG - CHINESE 3.0  
LC483 CHINESE CIVILIZATION I 3.0  
LC484 CHINESE CIVILIZATION II 3.0  
LC485 CHINESE LITERATURE I 3.0  
LC486 CHINESE LITERATURE II 3.0  
LC492 CHINESE LITERATURE III 3.0  
LN440C CHINESE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT 3.0  
LN451 ADV LANG & CULTURE IN CONTEXT 3.0  
LN487 ADV IND STUDY-FOREIGN LANGS 3.0  
LN488 ADV IND STUDY-FOREIGN LANGS 3.0  
LN491 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG & CULT I 3.0  
LN492 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG & CULT II 3.0  
LN493 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG&CULT III 3.0  
LN494 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG & CULT IV 3.0  
LN495 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG & CULT V 3.0  
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Complementary Support Courses Choose 3 of 17
Choose 3 of 17, each from a different discipline. If EV482 or SS486 is selected as a CSC, cadets must choose a different course from the Integrated Experience list (i.e. EV482 or SS486 cannot double-count as a CSC and the IE for the major).
DS455 COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY 3.0  
EN351 WORLD LITERATURE 3.0  
EV482 MILITARY GEOGRAPHY 3.0  
HI344 MODERN DIPLOMACY 3.0  
HI347 ASIAN WARFARE AND POLITICS 3.0  
HI358 POLICY, STRATEGY & GENERALSHIP 3.0  
HI391 WORLD RELIGIONS 3.0  
LW410 COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS 3.0  
LW473 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 3.0  
LW481 INTERNATIONAL LAW 3.0  
SS374 POL & GOV OF KOREAS & JAPAN 3.0  
SS381 CULTURAL/POLIT ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0  
SS465 TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES 3.0  
SS475 COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 3.0  
SS484 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 3.0  
SS486 STATE BUILDING 3.0  
SS487 INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY 3.0  
AND

Integrative Experience for the Major Choose 1 of 3
EV482 MILITARY GEOGRAPHY 3.0  
LN490 LANGUAGE & CULTURE CAP SEM 3.0  
SS486 STATE BUILDING 3.0  
AND
Science Depth  
Cadets in this major may choose any of the authorized courses to satisfy the Science Depth requirement.
CH102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4.0  
CH275 BIOLOGY 4.0  
PH202 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH252 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH256 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major must take CY305/355 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
AND

Curriculum Requirements  
This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements.
IT/CYBER Requirement  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY305/355.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
Core Engineering Sequence  
Cadets in this major may choose any approved three course engineering sequence.
Writing-in-the-Major  
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
LN490 LANGUAGE & CULTURE CAP SEM 3.0  





2025 Foreign Area Studies Major: East Asia w/ Honors Curriculum


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FSA1H Foreign Area Studies: East Asia w/ Honors Foreign Area Studies Major: East Asia w/ Honors Foreign Area Studies: East Asia w/ Honors 1 1

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Additional Elective  
Take an additional course in Chinese.
AND
Honors Thesis Choose 1 of 1
Take LN488 and complete an honors thesis under the direction of a senior faculty member.
LN488 ADV IND STUDY-FOREIGN LANGS 3.0  
AND
 
Complete the requirements of the major as shown above, AND attain a minimum APSC of 3.0 in the core curriculum and 3.5 in the major.