Asian Studies (Minor)
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Program Requirements
Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course
course - Intro to East Asian History 3.0
Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 4 Options
Option 2.1 — Complete 2 Requirements
A. China track:
Requirement 2.1.1 — Complete 4 Courses
Complete the following courses (or equivalent experience):
course - Beginning Mandarin 4.0
course - Beginning Mandarin 4.0
course - Intermediate Mandarin 4.0
course - Intermediate Mandarin 4.0
Requirement 2.1.2 — Complete 8 hours
Complete at least 8.0 credit hours from the following elective options:
Requirement 2.1.2.1 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Chinese Culture & Society 3.0
Requirement 2.1.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Chinese Film in Translation 3.0
course - Chin Lit inTranslation--Poetry 3.0
course - Chin Lit inTranslation-Prose 3.0
course - Chinese Culture - You may take once 3.0
course - Chinese Philosophy 3.0
course - Classical & Literary Chinese 3.0
course - Classical & Literary Chinese 3.0
course - Modern Chinese Literature 3.0
course - Contemporary Chinese Liter 3.0
Requirement 2.1.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - East Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.1.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Traditional China 3.0
course - China Since 1200 3.0
course - Chinese Cultural History 3.0
Requirement 2.1.2.5 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Government & Politics of Asia 3.0
course - China: Government & Politics 3.0
course - Chin Foreign Polcy 3.0
Requirement 2.1.2.6 — Complete up to 2 hours
course - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0
Note: Study Abroad / Internship credit is also applicable.
Option 2.2 — Complete 2 Requirements
B. Japan track:
Requirement 2.2.1 — Complete 4 Courses
Complete the following courses (or equivalent experience):
course - 1st-Year Japanese 4.0
course - 1st-Year Japanese 4.0
course - Second-Year Japanese 4.0
course - Second-Year Japanese 4.0
Requirement 2.2.2 — Complete 8 hours
Complete a minimum of 8.0 credit hours from the following elective options:
Requirement 2.2.2.1 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Japanese Art & Architecture 3.0
Requirement 2.2.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - East Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.2.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Early Japan 3.0
course - Modern Japan 3.0
Requirement 2.2.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Japanese Culture 3.0
course - Lit in Tran: 8th-16th Century 3.0
course - Lit in Tran: 17th-19th Century 3.0
course - Lit in Translation: Modern Era 3.0
course - Intro to Classical Japanese 3.0
course - Toward Superior Japanese: Lit 3.0
JAPAN 445 - Christianity in Japanese Lit - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 3.0
Requirement 2.2.2.5 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Government & Politics of Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.2.2.6 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0
Note: Study Abroad / Internship credit is also applicable.
Option 2.3 — Complete 2 Requirements
C. Korea Track:
Requirement 2.3.1 — Complete 4 Courses
Complete the following courses (may be waived with equivalent experience):
course - First-Year Korean 1 4.0
course - First-Year Korean 2 4.0
course - Second-Year Korean 1 4.0
course - Second-Year Korean 2 4.0
Requirement 2.3.2 — Complete 8 hours
Requirement 2.3.2.1 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - East Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.3.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Pre-modern Korea 3.0
course - Modern Korea 3.0
Requirement 2.3.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Sino-Korean Character Workshop 3.0
course - Korean Literature to 1900 3.0
course - Korean Culture 3.0
course - North Korean Lang. & Culture 2.0
course - Classical Korean (Hanmun) 3.0
course - Korean Literature after 1900 3.0
Requirement 2.3.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Government & Politics of Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.3.2.5 — Complete up to 2 hours
course - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0
Note: Study Abroad / Internship credit is also applicable.
Option 2.4 — Complete 2 Option
D. Pan Asia Track:
Requirement 2.4.1 — Obtain confirmation from your advisement center that you have completed the following:
Complete 8 hours of a single Asian language (excluding Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean).
Requirement 2.4.2 — Complete 8 hours
Requirement 2.4.2.1 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Peoples of India 3.0
course - Ethnonationalism and SE Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Asian Art Survey 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Asian Lit Trads 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - East Asia 3.0
course - Southeast Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.5 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Pre-modern Korea 3.0
course - Modern Korea 3.0
course - Traditional China 3.0
course - China Since 1200 3.0
course - Early Japan 3.0
course - Modern Japan 3.0
course - Modern Southeast Asia 3.0
course - Asian Religion & Thought 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.6 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Humanities of East Asia 3.0
course - Humanities of South Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.7 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - World Music Cultures 3.0
course - Balinese Gamelan - You may take once 1.0
Requirement 2.4.2.8 — Complete up to 3 hours
course - Southeast Asian Politics 3.0
course - Government & Politics of Asia 3.0
course - Intrntl Relations of Asia 3.0
Requirement 2.4.2.9 — Complete up to 2 hours
course - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0
Note: Study Abroad / Internship credit is also applicable.
