Asian Studies Minor

A minor in Asian Studies allows students to enhance their major academic program with an understanding of Asian history, politics, and/or culture. A minor may consist of, but does not require, language courses. A minor in Asian studies consists of five courses from the EAS curriculum. No more than three courses may be taken in any one department.

 

 
ART 252Arts of China and Japan

4

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese II

4

CHIN 214Contemporary Chinese Cinema

4

CHIN 245Advanced Intermediate Chinese

4

CHIN 246Advanced Intermediate Chinese II

4

CHIN 250Masterpieces in Chinese Literature

4

CHIN 260/ AS 260Chinese Calligraphy

4

CHIN 320Reading Chinese Newspapers

4

CHIN 325Masterworks of Chinese Modern Literature

4

ECON 222Comparative Economies of East Asia

4

HIST 201Japanese History: Politics, Society, and Everyday Life

4

HIST 202Asia to the Eighteenth Century

4

HIST 203Power & Culture: East Asia

4

HIST 204Japanese Culture: Gender, Family and Society

4

HIST 206Rise of Modern China

4

HIST 207Family, Gender, and Sexuality in Chinese History

4

HIST 362Reform and Revolutions in Asia

4

HIST 364Rape of Nanjing

4

JAPN 202Intermediate Japanese II

4

JAPN 245Composition and Conversation

4

JAPN 310MJapanese Civilization

4

JAPN 320Newspaper Kanji and Translation

4

JAPN 325Japanese Fables and Onomatopoeia

4

PHIL 133Asian Philosophy

4

Department Contact

Shirong Luo, Ph.D

Philosophy Department 

Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities

shirong.luo@simmons.edu