Asian Studies

The Asian Studies minor offers the student multidisciplinary opportunities to study subjects concerning the peoples and cultures of Asia. Students are required to take 18 hours, selected from at least 3 departments, from a variety of courses focusing on the history and thought of the peoples in Asia. No more than nine hours may be taken in any one department, and at least nine hours must be at the 30000 level or above.

Pass/No Credit Option. Students minoring in Asian Studies are subject to the pass/no credit policy of their major department.

CURRENTLY APPROVED COURSES
 

ECON 40970 ASIAN ECONOMICS

HIST 10943 ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500
HIST 10953 ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500
HIST 20943 HONORS ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500
HIST 20953 HONORS ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500
HIST 30433 HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN TO THE 19TH CENTURY
HIST 30443 HISTORY OF CHINA FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT
HIST 30453 HISTORY OF JAPAN FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT
HIST 40843 THE VIETNAM WAR

ONE SEMESTER OF COLLEGE JAPANESE (selected from JAPN 10163, 20053, OR 20063)
JAPN 30113 JAPANESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

PHIL 20333 ASIAN PHILOSOPHY

POSC 30303 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EAST ASIA
POSC 30503 POLITICS OF CHINA

RELI 30523 EAST ASIAN RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
RELI 30533 BUDDHISM: THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
RELI 30513 HINDU RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
RELI 30573 DAOISM AND CHINESE RELIGIONS
RELI 30773 INDIA: TEXTS AND TRADITIONS

Course offerings may vary, and other courses may be allowed with approval of the minor coordinator when those courses focus on Asia.


For more information, contact the the Program Coordinator, Dr. Andrew O. Fort of the Department of Religion.