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Asian Studies Minor

Required Courses

AST 102 - Introduction to Asian Studies (5)

First-year Chinese or First-year Japanese: (15 Credits)

  • CHIN 151 - First-year Chinese (5)
  • CHIN 152 - First-year Chinese (5)
  • CHIN 153 - First-year Chinese (5)

OR

  • JAPN 151 - First-year Japanese (5)
  • JAPN 152 - First-year Japanese (5)
  • JAPN 153 - First-year Japanese (5)

OR

  • KRN 151 - Elementary Korean I (5)
  • KRN 152 - Elementary Korean II (5)
  • KRN 153 - Elementary Korean III (5)

Choose three classes from the following list: (12-15 Credits)

You are required to choose a minimum of one class from each of the three groups. Elective courses may not be chosen from the student’s major area. (Note: Other courses may be included with advisor’s approval. At least two departments must be represented among selected courses.)

Group 1 (Social Sciences)

  • ANTH 344 - Cultures of Asia (4)
  • ANTH 345 - Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania (4)
  • AST 310 - Japan Today (3)
  • AST 348 - Contemporary China (4)
  • AST 350 - Korea Now (5)
  • GEOG 375 - Geography of Asia (4)
  • POSC 366 - Government and Politics of East Asia (5)
  • POSC 367 - Politics of Japan (5)
  • POSC 369 - Korean Politics (5)
  • POSC 373 - International Politics of the Pacific Rim (5)

Group 2 (Aesthetic Experience)

  • AST 301 - Chinese Literature in Translation (4)
  • CHIN 461 - Chinese Cinema (4)
  • JAPN 462 - Japanese Cinema (5)
  • KRN 311 - Korean Cinema and Culture (5)
  • TH 375 - Asian Drama (4)

Group 3 (Humanities)

  • HIST 380 - Modern East Asia (5)
  • HIST 383 - East Asian Civilization (5)
  • HIST 477 - Vietnam: Revolution in Full Circle (5)
  • HIST 479 - History of Korea (5)
  • HIST 483 - Modern China (5)
  • HIST 486 - Trauma, History, and Memory in East Asia
  • PHIL 345 - Chinese Philosophy (5)
  • RELS 350 - Korean Religion and Philosophy (5)
  • RELS 351 - Religions of China and Japan (5)
  • RELS 352 - Religions of India (5)
  • RELS 401 - The Daoist Tradition (5)
  • RELS 403 - Buddhist Thought and Practice (5)

 

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