Asian Studies

Students at Lafayette have the opportunity to study the culture, traditions, history, and politics of the major regions of Asia through a variety of course offerings and related programs.

Students may pursue an interdisciplinary major or minor in Asian studies.

For a complete list of Asian Studies elective courses offered in Spring 2025, click here.

For a complete list of Asian Studies elective courses offered in Fall 2025, click here.

~~~~~~~~~~

The Asian Studies Program and Art Department host NYC-based artist and gallerist Margaret Lee as our 2025 AAPI Heritage Month keynote speaker. For more details, click here.

~~~~~~~~~~

Congratulations to Shawn Chew (Asian Studies & History, ’28) for being awarded the State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for the study of Korean. He plans to study abroad in Busan, South Korea, living with a host family this summer.

 Congratulations to Chris Byrnes (Asian Studies & Government and Law, ’26) for being awarded the prestigious Voyager Scholarship from the Obama Foundation! For more details, click here.

Check out this illustration of Asian Studies faculty by Isabella Lu (Anthropology and Sociology, ’25)!!

 

 

Courses

Core courses in the major are Introduction to Asian Studies, Capstone, and Honors Thesis, complemented by classes offered by academic departments.

Read our course list

Study Abroad

Asian studies students can experience other cultures firsthand through courses abroad over the January break and full semesters abroad.

Learn about study abroad opportunities

Faculty and Staff

Lafayette is fortunate to have renowned professors with Asian specialties in government and law, history, religion, music, art history, and Japanese and Chinese language.

See the list of faculty

Alumni Spotlight

Hear from our alumni about their experiences!

Events

The Asian Studies Program sponsors and collaborates with other departments, programs, and student organizations to plan and host campus events, such as the AAPI Heritage Month presentations in May.

From news.lafayette.edu

All Recent News