Majors
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers the following Major programs. Please click on each program of study below for more information.
Asian Humanities BA
Asian Humanities majors choose their main language concentration in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, or Southeast Asian languages, while simultaneously acquiring broad cultural competence by taking courses from at least […]
Asian Languages and Linguistics BA
As Asia continues to shape global economics, technology, and culture, understanding its languages, culture, and societies through linguistic insights provides deep access to one of the world’s fastest-growing and most […]
Asian Religions BA
About the Asian Religions Major Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA offers undergraduate students the rare opportunity to study religion—arguably among the most important categories of human experience—through a focus […]
Chinese BA
The Chinese major offers rigorous training in Chinese language, literature, linguistics, religion, archaeology, and film studies. Through our comprehensive curriculum, you will develop advanced proficiency in modern spoken and written […]
Japanese BA
Japanese is a very popular major offering a broad range of courses in Japanese language, literature, linguistics, theater, religion, and film. Students are required to achieve advanced levels of proficiency […]
Korean BA
UCLA offers the widest range of undergraduate courses on Korea of any university in North America. In addition to achieving advanced levels of proficiency in modern spoken and written Korean, […]