Asian Studies Minor

Minor Requirements:

Minimum grade of C- required in all courses.

Fifteen credits from the following (including courses from at least two departments and at least one course at the 300-level or above):

• ANTH 209 - Peoples and Cultures of Contemporary South Asia Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 210 - Peoples and Cultures of Contemporary Southeast Asia Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 211 - Peoples and Cultures of Contemporary East Asia Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 307 - Nutritional Anthropology Credit(s): 3 **
• ANTH 312 - Asian Women in the Global Economy Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 330 - Development and Underdevelopment Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 233 - Art and Architecture in China Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 237 - Art of Tibet Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 323 - World Heritage Sites: Art, Architecture, Material Culture Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 332 - Art and Archaeology of Asia Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 333 - Art of Asia in the Age of Exploration Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 433 - Seminar in Orientalism and Postcolonial Art History Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 445 - Seminar in East Asian Art and Architecture Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 456 - Seminar in Contemporary Architecture Credit(s): 3 **
• ASIA 136 - Topics in East Asia in Film Credit(s): 1-3
• ASIA 266 - Special Problem Credit(s): 1-6
• ASIA 366 - Independent Study Credit(s): 1-3
• ASIA 367 - Seminar Credit(s): 1-6
• ASIA 466 - Independent Study Credit(s): 1-3
• CHIN 2xx
• CHIN 3xx
• CHIN 4xx
• CRJU 357 - Seminar on the Police Credit(s): 3 **
• ENGL 386 - Asian America: Culture and History Credit(s): 3
• GAME 351 - Videogames and Japanese Culture Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 228 - Geography of China Credit(s): 3
• HIST 103 - World History to 1400 Credit(s): 3
• HIST 104 - World History since 1400 Credit(s): 3
• HIST 137 - East Asian Civilization: China Credit(s): 3
• HIST 138 - East Asian Civilization: Japan Credit(s): 3
• HIST 139 - Introduction to Indian Civilization Credit(s): 3
• HIST 140 - History of Modern Asia Credit(s): 3
• HIST 145 - Gandhi’s India Credit(s): 3
• HIST 230 - The United States and China Credit(s): 3
• HIST 268 - History Methods Seminar Credit(s): 3 */**
• HIST 362 - Canton, London, and Boston: The Opium Wars and the World Credit(s): 3
• HIST 364 - Confucius, Emperor, and Lama: Eurasian China since 1300 Credit(s): 3
• HIST 365 - Topics in Asian and Pacific History Credit(s): 3 *
• HIST 368 - Modern China: 1600s to Present Credit(s): 3
• HIST 369 - China Since 1949 Credit(s): 3
• HIST 370 - History of Modern Japan Credit(s): 3
• HIST 371 - Postwar Japan Credit(s): 3
• HIST 479 - Seminar in Asian History Credit(s): 3
• JAPN 2xx
• JAPN 3xx
• JAPN 4xx
• KORE 2xx
• LING 101 - Introduction to Linguistics I Credit(s): 3
• LING 203 - Languages of the World Credit(s): 3
• LING 418 - Meaning and Language Use Credit(s): 3 **
• LING 480 - Sociolinguistics Credit(s): 3 **
• LLCU 321 - Topics: Chinese Literature in Translation Credit(s): 3
• LLCU 328 - Topics: Japanese Literature in Translation Credit(s): 3-6
• LLCU 330 - Topics: World Literatures and Cultures Credit(s): 3
• LLCU 331 - Introduction to Chinese Films Credit(s): 3
• LLCU 338 - Light and Shadow–Japanese Films Credit(s): 3
• LLCU 360 - Humanities Colloquium Credit(s): 3 */**
• LLCU 380 - Topics: Japanese Culture in Translation Credit(s): 3
• LLCU 383 - Chinese Culture in Translation Credit(s): 3
• MUSC 206 - Music of China, Korea and Japan Credit(s): 3
• PHIL 309 - Indian Religion and Philosophy Credit(s): 3
• PHIL 310 - Chinese Religion and Philosophy Credit(s): 3
• PHIL 335 - Buddhist Philosophy Credit(s): 3
• PHIL 337 - Daoist Thought Credit(s): 3
• POSC 409 - Topics in World Politics Credit(s): 3 */**
• POSC 412 - The International Relations of Asia Credit(s): 3
• POSC 422 - The New Asia? The US, China, and a Changing East Asia Credit(s): 3
• POSC 428 - Topics in Asian Politics Credit(s): 3 *
• POSC 429 - Southeast Asia and the World Credit(s): 3
• POSC 443 - China and the World Credit(s): 3
• POSC 455 - Politics of East Asian Development Credit(s): 3
• WOMS 306 - Sex, Money, and Power Credit(s): 3 **
• WOMS 363 - Women Across Cultures Credit(s): 3 **

Credits to Total a Minimum of 15

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year