Asian Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor

Three core courses:

ASN 210Introduction to Asia

3

ASN 310Asian Humanities

3

REL 130Asian Religions

3

One history course chosen from:

HIS 333Chairman Mao's China

3

HIS 342Modern Japan: Samurai to Sony

3

One politics course chosen from:

POL 345Politics of South Asia

3

POL 346Politics of East Asia

3

or topics courses approved by the program committee

3

Language:

ARB 120Elementary Arabic II

4

OR

CHN 120Fundamentals of Chinese-II

4

OR

JPN 120Fundamentals of Japanese-II

4

Or Equivalent

One elective chosen from:

ASN
An additional ASN course

3

ECO 315The Chinese Economy

3

EDU 256/ENS 256Environmental Conservation & Education in Asia

3

ENG 374Unmaking Asian America

3

ENG 385Postcolonial Literature of Resistance

3

ENS 254/ASN 254Thailand: Aquaculture and the Environment

3

HIS 321World War I in the Middle East

3

HIS 340Age of the Samurai

3

HIS 39120th-Century Vietnam

3

HIS 434Creating the Orient

3

HIS 435Spirits, Gods and Ghosts of East Asia

3

PSY 451/ENS 257The Roots of Mindfulness

3

REL 131Introduction to Hinduism and Hindu Traditions

3

REL 132Introduction to Buddhism and Buddhist Traditions

3

REL 311Holy Lands: Sacred Realities and Political Stories

3

REL 379Sacred Space in South Asia

3

REL 381Shari’a Justice: Visions of Rights and Responsibilities in Islam

3

REL 385Sufism and Islamic Spirituality

3

REL 456Life and Death in Varanasi

3

or any course not utilized in the above categories, or other courses approved by the program committee.

NOTES:

  1. Upon program committee approval, additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling minor requirements.
  2. Several courses listed above are not offered regularly or are offered only once every two or three years. Students interested in the minor are encouraged to consult with a program committee member early on to plan their preparation for the minor and to discuss course offering schedules.