Asian Studies (Minor)

Requirements for the Asian Studies Minor (20 semester hours)

Twenty semester hours are required for the Asian Studies minor. Credits to be earned abroad should be approved by the Asian Studies faculty before the foreign study program begins.

One course from the following entry courses (4)

• course Gateway to East Asian Studies (4)

• course Introducing Asia to the World (4)

• course East Asian Civilization Since 1800 (4)

Four courses from the following list, two of which must be 300 or 400 level courses (16 semester hours)

• Any course with an ASIA prefix

• course Introduction to Chinese Art History (4)

• course Introduction to Japanese Art History (4)

• course Gender and Mass Communication in China (4)

• course Asian Visual and Creative Culture (4)

• course Asian Social Media in a Global Context: Critique and Design (4)

• course Topics in Chinese Studies (1-4)

• course Folklore and Identity (4)

• course Topics in Chinese Studies (1-4)

• course Rites of Passage in Chinese Society (4)

• course Topics in Chinese Studies (1-4)

• course Topics in Chinese Studies (1-4)

• course Culture, Power, Society (4) (topic dependent)

• course Asian Empires on the Silk Road (4)

• course Late Imperial China (4)

• course History of Modern Japan (4)

• course China in Revolution, 1911-1949 (4)

• course Asian Environmental History (4)

• course Studies in East Asian History (4)

• course Mao's China 1949-1979 (4)

• course Asia and the International System (4)

• course Asia Politics and Development (4)

• course Modern Japanese Society and Culture (4)

• course Japanese Literature in Translation (4)

• course The Japanese Cinema (4)

• course Topics in Asian Religion (4)

Note: Where scheduling difficulties resulting from participation in an overseas study program may arise, some course substitutions, including independent study courses, may be allowed, subject to faculty approval. For advising or information, contact one of the program faculty.