Asian Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor

Take 5 courses from the lists below:

HIS 333	Chairman Mao's China	3
HIS 340	Age of the Samurai	3
HIS 342	Modern Japan: Samurai to Sony	3
HIS 391	20th-Century Vietnam	3
HIS 393	Popular Sport and the Modern World	3
HIS 434	Creating the Orient	3
REL 103	Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions	3
REL 130	Asian Religions	3
REL 356	Holy Violence: From Saints to Suicide Bombers	3
REL 380	Gender and Sexuality in Islam	3
ENG 397	Gender, Nation, Modernity: South Asian Women's Literature	3

Courses are added to this list each year. Students can view additional courses that count towards the minor by viewing the schedule of classes published by the Registrar's office each semester. This list is only updated once an academic year. 

Second Language Courses

One of the five required courses for the minor may be fulfilled by one of the second language courses listed below

CHN 110	Fundamentals of Chinese-I	4
CHN 120	Fundamentals of Chinese-II	4
CHN 210	Intermediate Chinese-I	3
CHN 220	Intermediate Chinese-II	3
CHN 310	Advanced Intermediate Chinese-I	3
CHN 320	Advanced Intermediate Chinese-II	3
CHN 410	Advanced Chinese-I	3
CHN 420	Advanced Chinese-II	3
ARB 110	Elementary Arabic I	4
ARB 120	Elementary Arabic II	4
ARB 210	Intermediate Arabic-I	3
ARB 220	Intermediate Arabic-II	3
ARB 310	Conversational Arabic-I	3
JPN 110	Fundamentals of Japanese-I	4
JPN 120	Fundamentals of Japanese-II	4
JPN 210	Intermediate Japanese I	3
JPN 220	Intermediate Japanese II	3

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.