Asian Studies Minor

Recognizing that a basic understanding of Asia is a crucial component of an undergraduate education in any field, Asian Studies offers a minor and upper-level Asian Studies Certificate .

Minor Requirements

Minimum 18 credits
Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the minor

Course Requirements

Required Courses (3 credits)

Complete one of the following:

ASIA 100 - Introduction to Asian Studies (3)
HIST 103 - East-Asian Civilization (3)

Elective Courses (15-18 credits)

Complete 5 approved elective courses, including up to two semesters of an Asian language.

ASIA 207 - Asian Diasporas (3) (cross-listed as HIST 207 )
ASIA 214 - Focused Cultural Study: South Asia (3) (cross-listed as ANTH 214 )
ASIA 300 - Topics in Asian Studies (3)
ASIA 318 - Visual Culture of City and Cinema in South Asia (3) (cross-listed as ART 318 )
ASIA 330 - The Dao of Intermedia (3) (cross-listed as ART 355 )
ASIA 399 - Internship in Asian Studies (1-3)
ASIA 400 - Special Projects in Asian Studies (1-3)
AMST 365 - Asian American Fictions (3)
AMST 375 - Studies in Asian American Culture (3)
ART 329 - Topics in Art History and Visual Culture (3) (approved topics)
DANC 301 - Special Studies in Dance (1-3) (approved topic: Introduction to Indian Dance)
ECON 380 - The Global Economy (3)
ECON 382 - Asian Economic History (3)
ENGL 360 - The Literature of Minorities (3) (approved topics)
ENGL 448 - Seminar in Literature and Culture (3) (approved topics)
ENGL 469 - Studies in Race and Ethnicity (3) (approved topics)
GWST 342 - Gender in Modern South Asia (3)
GWST 380 - Women and Gender in Asia (3) (cross-listed as HIST 380 )
HIST 103 - East-Asian Civilization (3)
HIST 381 - From Samurai to “Salariman”: Japanese History through Film and Literature (3)
HIST 382 - Pacific Crossings: Race, War, and Gender in Asian Migrations (3)
HIST 383 - Japan in the Shogun Age (3)
HIST 384 - Viewing History through Maps: East Asia in Native and European Cartography (3)
HIST 386 - Hindus, Muslims, and their Others: The Construction of Identities in India and Pakistan (3)
HIST 388 - Society and Culture in China (3)
HIST 390 - Wars in 20th Century East Asia (3)
HIST 434 - The Vietnam Wars in International Context (3)
HIST 436 - The Rise of China and the United States’ Response (3)
HIST 458 - Japan to 1800 (3)
HIST 459 - The Rise of Modern Japan: From the “Black Ships” to Hatsune Miku (3)
HIST 479 - China’s Long Revolution (3)
HIST 480 - Mao and After: History of Contemporary China (3)
HIST 494 - Seminar in World History (3)
(approved topics)
HIST 497 - Historical Research: (3) (approved topics)
MLL 220 - Film and Society in China (3)
MLL 300 - Selected Topics in Modern Languages and Linguistics (3) (approved topics)
MLL 311 - Introduction to Korean Culture (3)
MLL 315 - Images of Society in Contemporary Korean Films (3)
MLL 316 - Japanese Language in Society (3)
MLL 317 - Images of Society in Contemporary Japanese Films (3)
MLL 327 - Modern Japanese Culture (3)
MLL 328 - Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama (3)
MLL 333 - Japanese Food Culture (3)
MLL 334 - Modern Chinese Poetry and Lyric Culture (3)
MLL 335 - Modern China: Culture, Society, and Environment (3)
MUSC 230 - Musics of the World (3)
MUSC 310 - Beginning Gamelan (1)
POLI 309 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3) (approved topic: Chinese Politics)
POLI 488 - Politics and International Relations of South Asia (3)