May 18, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Asian Studies Minor

The Asian studies minor consists of 15 credit hours at the 200-level and above.

Minor Requirements

Complete Section I (China), Section II (The Islamic World), Section III (Japan), or Section IV (South Asia).

I. China

Select 15 hours from any of the following courses, but from at least two different academic units/departments.

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - History of the Middle East in Global Context 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 313 - Premodern Japanese Culture 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 451 - Introduction to Classical Japanese 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours

II. Islamic World

Select 15 hours from any of the following courses, but from at least two different academic units/departments.

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - History of the Middle East in Global Context 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 313 - Premodern Japanese Culture 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Popular Media 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 451 - Introduction to Classical Japanese 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours
REST 376 - Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 436 - Seminar in Islamic Studies 3 Credit Hours

III. Japan

Select 15 hours from any of the following courses, but from at least two different academic units/departments.

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Premodern Japanese Culture 3 Credit Hours
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - History of the Middle East in Global Context 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Popular Media 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 451 - Introduction to Classical Japanese 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours

IV. South Asia

Select 15 hours from any of the following courses, but from at least two different academic units/departments.

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - History of the Middle East in Global Context 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 313 - Premodern Japanese Culture 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Popular Media 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 451 - Introduction to Classical Japanese 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 376 - Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 436 - Seminar in Islamic Studies 3 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .