2024-2025 Catalog

Asian Studies Minor

Asian Studies Minor Requirements: 5 courses, 17-20 credits

The minor requires a minimum of five courses from at least two departments, up to two of which may consist of Asian Language courses.

Choose five of the following:

AS-100Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas

4

AS-500Asian Studies Internship

4

AS-510Independent Study

4

CJN-281Asian Popular Culture

4

ENG-362Asian-American Literature

4

HST-103Cultures and Social Transformations in Asia

4

HST-251Modern East Asia

4

HST-256Exploring Asia

4

HST-260Asian Peoples and Cultures

4

HST-348Samurai: History, Literature and Film

4

PHIL-262Buddhism

4

PHIL-267Chinese Philosophy

4

POLS-389Politics of China

4

PSYCH-247Asian Perspectives on Health and Work

4

RS-112Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions

4

SF-190Asia in America Fiction and Fact

4

Language course options:

CHIN-101Elementary Chinese I

4

CHIN-102Elementary Chinese II

4

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy: A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.

About the Asian Studies Minor

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