The Asian Studies minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of course work, at least 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level). All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

No more than 10 hours from any individual department may be counted toward the minor.

Asian Studies Topic Areas (9 credit hours)

Complete at least one course from three of the four topic areas listed below.

History and Geography of Asia

HIST 1120 - Asian History: The Indian Subcontinent
HIST 1130 - Asian History: China
HIST 1140 - Asian History: Japan
HIST 1600 - Making of the Modern Middle East I
HIST 1610 - Making of the Modern Middle East II
HIST 3680 - Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches
HIST 4730 - Early China
HIST 4760 - Shoguns, Samurai and Seppuku

Philosophies and Religions of Asia

AH 4470 - Art and Ritual of the South Pacific
ANTH 3460 - Anthropological Approaches to Global Christianity
PHIL 1300 - Introduction to Philosophies of Asia
PHIL 3100 - World Religions
PHIL 3490 - Philosophies of China
PHIL 3500 - Buddhist Philosophy
PHIL 3690 - Islamic Philosophy

Asia in Modernity

AH 3450 - Art of Japan
AH 3460 - Islamic Arts
ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
HIST 3890 - History of Colonial India
HIST 3980 - The Vietnam War Through Film
HIST 4050 - From the Harem to the War Zone
HIST 4710 - Asian American History
HIST 4770 - Vietnam and the Global Sixties
SOC 3280 - Asian American Communities
or
WEST 3280 - The Asian American Community

Languages of Asia

ARBC 1010 - Beginning Arabic I
ARBC 1020 - Beginning Arabic II
CHIN 1010 - Beginning Chinese I
CHIN 1020 - Beginning Mandarin Chinese II
JPNS 1010 - Beginning Japanese I
JPNS 1020 - Beginning Japanese II
JPNS 2110 - Intermediate Japanese I
JPNS 2120 - Intermediate Japanese II
JPNS 3000 - Advanced Japanese I
JPNS 3010 - Advanced Japanese II
JPNS 3200 - Japanese Culture and Civilization
JPNS 3210 - Special Topics in Japanese

Asian Studies Electives (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 additional credit hours of UNUSED courses from the lists above to meet total and upper-division requirements.

Portfolio

Submit a portfolio of papers or projects from relevant coursework to the program director, as well as a reflection statement elaborating on how the coursework has provided a broader understanding of Asian history, geography, and culture.

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