CEAS M.A. Program

Global & International Studies Core Knowledge and Skills. (One course from the following list, plus GIST 220.)

Issues in Global Studies. (9 hours/3 units)  Majors must take 3 courses from an approved list of GIST courses focusing on contemporary global themes on subjects such as human trafficking, the global environment, terrorism, transnational migration and borders, global issues in gender, citizenship, indigenous peoples, the global economic system, and globalization.  Courses offered as: GIST 550: Issues in Global Studies:__________ are always approved to fulfill this requirement. Students intending to apply to the Accelerated CEAS MA program should make every effort to complete these courses in their 2^ndand 3^rdyear.

Global & International Studies International Electives

Majors must take 3 courses from the list of approved international elective courses. Students in the Accelerated CEAS MA should consult with a faulty advisor to select courses that will develop their knowledge of a specific area in East Asian Studies.Students must take two of the three courses (6 credit hours) after approved to begin coursework in the Accelerated program.  They will count toward both undergraduate and graduate requirements. The following list shows many of the approved East Asia-related international electives that also fulfill the CEAS MA requirements. To see a full list of approved courses for the international electives, consult our website.  Other courses may also be approved in consultation with the department.

Major Hours & Major GPA

While completing all required courses, majors must also meet each of the following hour and grade-point average minimum standards:

Major Hours
Satisfied by 11 units (minimum of 31 credit hours) of major courses.

Major Hours in GIST
Satisfied by a minimum of 6 GIST courses in the major. 

Major Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 15 hours of KU resident credit in the major. 

Major Junior/Senior Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 21 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the major.

Major Junior/Senior Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in junior/senior courses (300+) in the major. GPA calculations include all junior/senior courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator

Students in the Accelerated CEAS MA program must complete the BA 4th semester language proficiency requirements in an East Asian Language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, or Uyghur).  In addition, these students are required to complete one additional language course (300 level or above) in their target East Asian Language. 

The following courses must be completed after the student has been approved to begin coursework in the Accelerated program.  Students must complete GIST 610 in the penultimate semester of undergraduate study, and CEAS 710 and GIST 698/GIST 699 in the final semester of undergraduate study.  GIST 610 will count toward both BA and MA degree requirements.  CEAS 710 will count toward MA degree requirements. 

• GIST 610: Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Global Contexts
• CEAS 710: Research Design for International Area Studies
• GIST 698: Capstone seminar or GIST 699: Capstone Seminar, Honors 

• CEAS 704: Contemporary East Asia
• CEAS 898: Thesis & Research Project Writing
• CEAS 892: Reserach Seminar 

Seven (7) Elective Courses must meet the following criteria. These elective criteria also apply to the two (2) elective graduate courses taken during the 4^thyear:

• At least three (3) courses on the student’s declared country of concentration (China, Korea, or Japan)
• Four (4) of the courses must be in the social sciences 
• No more than two (2) courses can focus on periods prior to the 20th century
• No more than three (3) hours of directed readings can be counted