Asian Studies

  • While in China in summer 2009 to study the country’s economic and educational development, Professor Shiwei Chen and five students arrived in Beijing to find their site visit was canceled because of the H1N1 scare. The group decided to spend their week studying China’s response to the H1N1 outbreak and to Western media’s coverage of the outbreak.

Asian Studies

Students’ interests in Asian Studies are as diverse as the cultures of Asia. Designed so that students may focus on the geographical and topical area of their interest, the program can include coursework in history, philosophy, politics, religion, anthropology, or in language study of Chinese or Japanese.

Lake Forest has a tradition of off-campus study in Asia, from the College’s own programs in China to programs through ASIANetwork, a consortium offering programs in Asia for students and faculty. With ample opportunities for off-campus study, many students find the Asian Studies program to be suited to their interests in international business, education, communications, and economics.