Asian Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor

One of:

HIS 434Creating the Orient

3

OR

REL 130Asian Religions

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 333Chairman Mao's China

3

HIS 340Age of the Samurai

3

HIS 342Modern Japan: Samurai to Sony

3

HIS 39120th-Century Vietnam

3

HIS 393Popular Sport and the Modern World

3

HIS 434Creating the Orient

3

HIS 435Spirits, Gods and Ghosts of East Asia

3

PSY 451/ENS 257The Roots of Mindfulness

3

REL 103Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions

3

REL 130Asian Religions

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 334Islam in America

3

REL 356Holy Violence: From Saints to Suicide Bombers

3

REL 379Sacred Space in South Asia

3

REL 380Gender and Sexuality in Islam

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.