Asian Studies Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Asian Studies

Eighteen semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
Asian Core
Select eighteen semester hours from the following:18
The Peoples and Culture of Asia
Traditional China
Modern Japan
Geography of East Asia
Special Topics in Asian Studies
Special Studies and Projects
Modern China
Societies and Cultures of East Asia
Asian International Relations
Asian Economic Development
East Asian Philosophy
Topics in Asian Religions
Seminar in Asian Studies
The Governments and Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region
Governments and Politics of East Asia
Asian Literature in Translation
Contemporary Issues in Asian Studies
Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture
Reading Course in Political Science
Chinese Conversation, Composition, and Readings I
Chinese Conversation, Composition, and Readings II
Chinese for Business I
Chinese for Business II
Chinese Language and Culture through Films
Special Problems
Chinese Literature and Culture I
Chinese Literature and Culture II
Advanced Japanese I
Japanese Culture through Reading
Japanese Conversation and Composition
Japanese Civilization
Japanese for the Professions
Japanese Cinema
Government and Politics of Russia
Subtotal18
Required Courses in Other Fields
Twelve semester hours in a modern Asian language, satisfied by completing one of the following sequences:12
Chinese
Elementary Chinese
Elementary Chinese
Intermediate Chinese
Intermediate Chinese for Communication
Japanese
Introductory Japanese
Elementary Japanese
Intermediate Japanese
Exploring Japan
Korean
Elementary Korean
Elementary Korean
Intermediate Korean
Intermediate Korean II
Total Hours30