Undergraduate

At Boston University, there are numerous opportunities for students to learn about Asia, through courses, research and extracurricular activities. Boston University is home to one of the most extensive East Asian Studies interdisciplinary undergraduate programs in the country, as well as a number of student organizations, from the student-run Asian Studies Initiative at Boston University (ASIABU) to all kinds of other social, athletic and cultural clubs and groups with an Asian focus.

Language & Literature Studies

The College of Arts and Sciences at BU offers a broad range of courses in modern foreign languages, including a major or minor in Japanese, a minor in Chinese, and courses in Korean languages and literatures.

To visit the Modern Languages and Comparative Literature department website, click here.

International Relations East Asia Track

In the College of Arts and Sciences, students who major in International Relations must choose a regional and a functional track. The East Asia regional track focuses on East Asian international relations topics and issues.

Please visit the Department of International Relations page on the East Asia Regional Track by clicking here.

Chinese and Japanese Houses

Two brownstones on Bay State Road host our student language-learning communities in Chinese and Japanese:

• Chinese House, 172 Bay State Road: 13 residents and one Resident Assistant
• Japanese House, 206 Bay State Road: 23 students and one Resident Assistant

The houses are not conceived as cultural houses, but as language-learning communities. Students must be majors or minors or, at a minimum, enrolled in MLCL language courses. Native speakers are welcome if they are also taking MLCL classes.

For more information, please see the BU Housing Website for Specialty Community Residences.