Asian Studies Minor Requirements

The minor requires successful completion of 20 credits from among the following course which at least 10 to 12 credits are of upper division. The following are the course requirements:

1. One of the following: 
HIST 114      East Asia Before 1800
HIST 115      East Asia Since 1800
HIST 116      South Asia Before 1500
HIST 117      South Asia Since 1500

2. One of the following:
HIST 300      Topics: Asian/American History
HIST 315      Islam in South Asia Confronting Modernity
HIST 316      China in Revolution, 1800-1949
HIST 317      The People’s Republic of China
HIST 318      The United States and China Since 1800
HIST 319      Modern Japan, 1868-Present

3. Four of the following:
ART  106       Art Fundamentals (abroad)
ART  208       Non-Western Art Survey 
ECON329       Asian Economies
ENGL 385       Literature of the Indian Subcontinent 
MCLT315       Chinese Literature in Translation  
MCLT319       East Asian Literature in Translation
PHIL  272       Asian Philosophy
POLS 346       Asian Politics                           

Note: Courses taken while studying abroad at Southwest China Normal University and at Bunkyo Gakuin University also count toward the minor.

Students preparing for graduate study or an Asian-related career are advised to  fulfill the Core Curriculum language proficiency requirement by completing either in sequence CHIN 111,112 and 211 or JAPN 111,112 and 211.