Program Details
Asian & Mid Eastern Studies, Global Studies - Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of ArtsWilliam & Mary
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) is a multidisciplinary program that aims to enrich the understanding of a broadly conceived “Asia” in relation to other parts of the world. The AMES curriculum includes the study of history, politics, religion, literature, fine and media arts, performance, expressive and ritual culture, and the major languages of the region. Its curriculum consists of course offerings encompassing a diverse range of topics that involve East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. Students select a track in either East Asian Studies or Middle Eastern Studies. The AMES curriculum includes four minor programs of study including minors in East Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, South Asian Studies and Comparative and Diaspora Studies of Asia and the Middle East. AMES concentrators and AMES minors are encouraged to combine their academic study with service learning, study away, or study abroad.
Program Overview & Guidance
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| Considerations for Selecting Degree | Alumni of Global Studies pursue varied career and academic paths. Our graduates traverse all the career paths, sometimes not having to do with a specific region of the world such as medicine, but where students knowledge base in Global Studies proved crucial in medical school admission. From education to law, doctors of philosophy to doctors of medicine, the Global Studies is a liberal arts degree that is even more attractive to employers and graduate schools because of the creative, literary, interpretive, research, and analytical skills not to mention the cultural competency and linguistic ability that goes with being a graduate of Global Studies. |
| Program Requirement Notes | Program Requirement Notes Students who major in AMES have the option of adding one of the following concentrations: East Asian Studies; Middle Eastern Studies |
| Considerations When Selecting Courses |
University level language courses are crucial to a majority of the majors in Global Studies. We strongly encourage prospective majors to study their chosen languages across their first two years in college in order to meet the level of proficiency required for all of the Global Studies majors, except for Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies, which has language electives in Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic, but does not require any language proficiency. Any course work on the regions of the world, even on a country level, is helpful preparation for the Global Studies majors. Faculty encourage students to enroll in a variety of disciplines spanning the world in order to assist them not only in selecting a global region but the disciplinary framework/s through which they may want to study and research these locations. The more diverse the fields you study, from the arts to the humanities and social science and even the technology, mathematics, and science when available, the more prepared you will be to pursue a focused degree in Global Studies that prepares you for your career path or advanced graduate study.
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| Program Successes & Highlights | Majors of Russian and Post Soviet Studies organize and participate in diverse events such as a film festival, an academic olympiad, and various lectures from renown scholars. Asian & Middle Eastern Studies and Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies collaborate on the Freeman Intern Fellowship program which provides funded opportunities for students to live and intern in East Asia during summers. European Studies students produce and present their research in the spring semester in a symposium where esteemed scholars are invited. Latin American Studies students have opportunities to travel and research in the southern borders of the US with Mexico. |
Program Credit Requirements
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Applicable Admissions Agreements
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What If I Have An Associate Degree Or Credit For Prior Learning?
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| Associate Transfer Degree Completion | If you are applying to W&M as a true transfer student, meaning you have graduated from high school AND have at least one full time semester in college SINCE your high school graduation, AND you have earned an Associates of Arts, Associate of Sciences, or Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program from the Virginia Community College System or Richard Bland College you are granted junior academic status (you'll get at least 54 transfer credits). You will also have some of our general education requirements met via your Associates degree. An associate's degree in General Studies is not considered a baccalaureate-oriented program, unless approved as such by the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia. Students transferring (not new freshmen) who have earned an Associates degree after their High School graduation date, with an Associate of Arts, Associate of Sciences, or Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program from the Virginia Community College System or Richard Bland College are granted junior academic status (defined as at least 54 credits). An associate's degree in General Studies is not considered a baccalaureate-oriented program, unless approved as such by the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia. |
Completion of Associate Degree Concurrent with High School | Students entering as new freshmen, who have earned an Associates degree concurrent with their High School graduation date, will NOT have the same guarantees as a Transfer student who has earned an Associates degree post their High School graduation date. |
| Credit for Prior Learning | William & Mary does accept as transfer credit, credit for prior learning. Please check out this webpage to view the places where we do award transfer credit. https://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/studentsandalumni/transfercredit/apib/index.php |
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College Level Information
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| Is This College Right For Me? | Answer these questions to help you decide if William & Mary is right for you! Do you want to go to school in a small-ish town, but has easily accessible larger cities nearby (like Washington DC, Richmond, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach)? Do you want to conduct research with a factulty member as an undergraduate? Do you want to have (mostly) small class sizes? Do you want to take part in service activities? Do you want to have fun, like take part in the "Seventh Grade Comedy Club", or participate in club sports and organizations? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then William & Mary might be right for you. Our students work hard and play hard. Be sure to dig deep into our web page to find out more about all there is to learn and do at W&M! |
| Transfer Student Catalog Year | Catalog year determined by first semester of attendance. Https://catalog.wm.edu |
| First Year Student Catalog Year | Catalog year determined by first semester of attendance. |
| Applying for Guaranteed Admissions | https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/how-to-apply/transfers/vccs_students/index.php |
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