Minor in Asian Studies
Requirements And Courses
The minor is administered by the Institute of Asian Studies. Students who wish to qualify for the minor in Asian Studies must file an approved minor program declaration with the director of the Institute of Asian Studies and complete the following requirements.
Requirements
The Asian Studies Minor requires a total of 15 credit hours: 12 credits must be taken at the 300-400 level; 3 credits must be taken at the lower level (HIST 101H or CHIN 111, 211, or JAPN 111F, 212, 250). No more than two courses may be taken from any one discipline.For completion of the minor, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all courses taken toward the minor.
In addition to the Asian Studies core and Asian Studies topics courses, courses with significant Asian content are offered regularly in the following disciplines: Business Management/Marketing, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. Still others are offered from time to time in Anthropology, Art, Economics, English, Ethnic Studies, Women’s Studies, and other departments.
All students including Arts, Natural Science, Social Science, and Engineering majors would find the minor field in Asian Studies an important asset for their future careers in this rapidly changing world.
COURSE LISTING FOR ASIAN STUDIES MINOR |
| ASIAN STUDIES |
| ASIA 495 |
Topics in Asian Studies |
| ANTHROPOLOGY |
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| ANTR 300U |
Human Cultures Around the World |
| ARTS |
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ART 395/396
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Topics: Asian Arts |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING |
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MGMT 463
MKTG 496 |
Study Abroad (Korea, Philippines, China and or other Asian Countries)
Topics in Business Management and Marketing (Asian Content) |
| COMMUNICATIONS |
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COMM 300
COMM 400W
COMM 407/507
COMM 495/496 |
Intercultural Soujourning
International Communications
Communication and Culture in SE Asia
Topics in Communications (Asian Content) |
| ECONOMICS |
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ECON 450
ECON 454
ECON 495 |
International Economics
Economic Development
Topics in Economic (Asian Content) |
| ENGLISH |
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ENGL 396
ENGL 466W |
Topics: Contemporary Filipino/Filipino-American Writers
Asian American Literature |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
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CHIN 111
CHIN 211
CHIN 311
CHIN 312
CHIN 395
JAPN 111F
JAPN 212
JAPN 250
JAPN 311
JAPN 312
JAPN 495
FLET 310W |
Beginning Chinese
Intermediate Chinese
Advanced Chinese
Advanced Chinese Language and Culture
Topics in Chinese
Beginning Japanese I
Intermediate Japanese
Kanji I
Advanced Japanese
Advanced Japanese Language and Culture
Summer Study in Japan
Faces of Japan (Culture Class in English) |
| GEOGRAPHY |
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GEOG 453U
GEOG 456
GEOG 495/496 |
Asia
Geography of Southeast Asia
Topics in Geography (Asian Content) |
| HISTORY |
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HIST 101H
HIST 331
HIST 332
HIST 336U
HIST 338U
HIST 392U
HIST 395/397
HIST 439 |
Asia in a World Setting
Colonialism and Nationalism in SE Asia
South Asia since Independence
Emergence of a New China
Japan's Era of Transformation since 1800
Special Topics in History (Asian Content)
Topics in History (Asian Content)
Politics and Society in East Asia since 1945 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS |
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INBU 333/433
INBU 433 |
Doing Business in Asia
Doing Business in SE Asia |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
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PHIL 352
PHIL 353U
PHIL 354
PHIL 480U
PHIL 481U
PHIL 482U
PHIL 485
PHIL 495/496 |
Islam
Asian Religions
Comparative Philosophy: East and West
Hinduism
Buddhism
Chinese religion and philosophy
Japanese religion and philosophy
Topics in philosophy (Asian Content) |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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POLS 338W
POLS 435
POLS 436
POLS 437
POLS 495/496 |
Politics of East Asia
Chinese Politics
Japanese Politics
International Relations in East Asia
Topics in Political Science (Asian Content) |
| PSYCHOLOGY |
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PSYC 420/520
PSYC 495 |
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Topics in Psychology (Asian Content) |
| SOCIOLOGY |
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SOC 306
SOC 395/396
SOC 395
SOC 395 |
Religion and Society
Topics: Mind and Body Healing
Topics: Issues in the Filipino Community
Topics: The Filipino American Experience |
| WOMEN'S STUDIES |
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WMST 401U
WMST 495 |
Women, A Global Perspective
Topics: Courses with Asian Content |
