Asian Studies Minor
Goal 1: Students will explore Asia's importance in the world through interdisciplinary investigation.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to apply a variety of tools, methods, and perspectives to understand Asian societies.
Goal 2: Students will conduct research about Asia and present their findings.
Outcome 2: Students will produce research using the methods and scholarly conventions of one or more Asian Studies disciplines to present their findings.
Students completing the Minor in Asian Studies fulfill a six-course requirement. To ensure the interdisciplinary nature of the program, courses must be taken from at least three departments, and no more than three courses from any one department may count for credit toward the minor. Although language competency is not required for the minor, language study is encouraged.
List of Approved Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHN 101 | Beginning Chinese I | 4 |
| or CHN 102 | Beginning Chinese II | |
| CHN 201 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 |
| or CHN 202 | Intermediate Chinese II | |
| CHN 301 | Chinese Conv and Comp I | 3 |
| or CHN 302 | Chinese Conv and Comp II | |
| CHN 310 | Selections in Chinese Lit | 3 |
| CHN 470 | Selected Topics - Chinese | 3 |
| JPN 101 | Beginning Japanese I | 4 |
| or JPN 102 | Beginning Japanese II | |
| JPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 3 |
| or JPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | |
| JPN 301 | Japanese Conversation | 3 |
| or JPN 302 | Japanese Conversat & Compos II | |
| JPN 310 | Selections in Japanese Lit I | 3 |
| ARH 105 | East Asian Art & Architecture | 3 |
| ARH 111 | Art & Arch of Islamic World | 3 |
| ART 149 | Japanese Pottery & Tea Culture | 3 |
| ARH 216 | Curating an Exhibition When Content focuses on Asia | 3 |
| ECN 475 | Asian Economies | 3 |
| ECN 476 | Women & Econ Dev in South Asia | 3 |
| ECN 477 | Chinese Economics | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Literature of South Asia | 3 |
| ENG 415 | Postcolonial Studies | 3 |
| HIS 208 | Historical Intro to Asian Civs | 3 |
| HIS 350 | Exchng & Conq in Mod E. Asia | 3 |
| HIS 351 | Gndr, Ideolgy & Rev in E. Asia | 3 |
| HIS 352 | Late Imperial China | 3 |
| HIS 353 | Modern China | 3 |
| HIS 354 | Japan Since 1600 | 3 |
| HIS 356 | Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HIS 357 | History of Islam in Asia | 3 |
| HIS 358 | Contemporary China | 3 |
| HIS 359 | India & Pak: Colony to Nation | 3 |
| HIS 476 | Seminar in Asian History | 3 |
| HIS 478 | Seminar Global Comparative His When Content focuses on Asia | 3 |
| HIS 481 | Readings in Asian Hist | 3 |
| PHL 309 | Personhood in Islamic Phil | 3 |
| POL 333 | Asian Democ at the Crossroads | 3 |
| POL 339 | Asian Dictators | 3 |
| POL 350 | Haunted by the Past | 3 |
| POL 364 | IR of East Asia: War and Peace | 3 |
| REL 241 | Islam | 3 |
| REL 261 | Hinduism | 3 |
| REL 265 | Daoism | 3 |
| REL 343 | Reason Science&Faith in Islam | 3 |
| REL 351 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 352 | East Asian Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 356 | Death & Afterlife Chinese Rel | 3 |
| REL 360 | Religion & Art in East Asia | 3 |
| REL 370 | Spec Topics in Relig Studies When Content focuses on Asia | 3 |