Asian Studies Minor
The Asian studies minor involves courses from multiple departments in the College of Arts
and Letters and the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education. The Departments of Government, History
and Sociology, Languages and Linguistics, and Philosophy and Religion all contribute required courses to the minor.
Minor in Asian Studies
The minor in Asian studies focuses on the history, culture, and politics of East Asia,
Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. It provides students with an
understanding of the interdisciplinary field of Asian studies. Students take 24
credit hours of courses from lists of eligible electives. The minor helps prepare students for careers in business, government, and
nonprofit/non-governmental organizations, and is designed to enhance the
marketability of those applying to law schools, MBA programs and graduate
schools in various disciplines.
Requirements for the minor in Asian studies:
24 credit hours, distributed as follows from lists (A), (B), and (C), and possibly (D) and (E):
A. Asian History Foundation
Requirement (at least 4 credit hours). Students must take one or more of the
following courses:
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HIS
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217
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China’s Modern Centuries
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4
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HIS
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221
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Japan’s Modern Centuries
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4
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HISH/GWAH
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317
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China’s Revolutionary Twentieth Century
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4
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B. Asian Philosophy/Religion
Foundation Requirement (at least 4 credit hours). Students must take one or
more of the following courses:
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PHLREL
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237/217
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Indian and Asian Philosophy
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4
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PHL
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320
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Chinese Philosophy
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4
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PHL
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330
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Asian Philosophy Special Topics (may be taken and counted toward the
minor more than once, if the particular topic varies)
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4
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C. Asian Language Requirement (8
or more credit hours, unless proficiency is demonstrated in one of the other
allowable ways):
Students must
either (i) successfully complete at least 8 hours of the following courses,
(ii) demonstrate proficiency in an approved Asian language by attaining the
“novice advanced” level on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) administered by
the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) or (iii) receive an
official waiver for this requirement by being determined to be a native speaker
of an approved Asian language by the chair of the Department of Languages and
Linguistics. (Students who take options (ii) or (iii) must take the 8 or more
credit hours they would otherwise have taken to meet the Asian Language
requirement by taking additional courses from lists (A) [above], (B) [above],
or (D) [below]):
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CHI
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101
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Elementary Chinese I
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4
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CHI
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102
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Elementary Chinese II
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4
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CHI
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201
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Intermediate Chinese I
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4
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CHI
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202
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Intermediate Chinese II
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4
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CHI
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351-359
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Topics in Chinese
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8
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JPN
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101
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Elementary Japanese I
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4
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JPN
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102
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Elementary Japanese II
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4
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JPN
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201
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Intermediate Japanese I
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4
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JPN
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202
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Intermediate Japanese II
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4
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JPN
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351-359
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Topics in Japanese
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8
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D. Asia-Focused Electives:
Students do not
need to take any courses off of this list, but they may count up to 8 credit
hours of coursework from the following list toward the 24 credit hours required
for the Asian studies minor. (However, those students who complete the Asian
language requirement by demonstrating proficiency via an OPI interview or by
receiving an official “native speaker” waiver may count up to 16 credit hours
from the following list.)
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ART
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278
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Far East
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4
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ENG
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324
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Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
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4
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ENG
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326
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Buddhism and Literature
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4
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THR
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330
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Special Topics in Theatre: Asian Theatre
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4
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GWA
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365
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Politics of East Asia
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4
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HIS/GWA
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296
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America and Vietnam
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4
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HIS
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227
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Traditional China
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4
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HIS
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293
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Special Topics: Traditional Japan
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4
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HIS
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327
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Women and Gender in East Asia
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4
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LAN
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100
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Language and Culture (only if the language/culture is Chinese,
Japanese, or some other language/culture of East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the
Indian Subcontinent)
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4
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LAN
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105
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Language for Travel (only if the language/culture is Chinese, Japanese,
or some other language/culture of East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
Subcontinent)
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4
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E. Asia-In-Comparison Electives
(up to 4 credit hours):
Students do not
need to take any courses off of this list, but they may count up to 4 credit
hours of coursework from the following list of eligible electives toward the
minor.
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COM
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261
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World Cinema
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4
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COM
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401
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Intercultural Communication
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4
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COM
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443
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Communication and Cultural Studies
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4
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ENG
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312
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Contemporary World Literature
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4
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ENG
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337
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Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature and Film
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4
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GWAH/HISH
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232
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Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa
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4
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HIS
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102
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World History to 1500
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4
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HIS
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103
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World History from 1500 to the present
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4
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See the course catalog for more information about the minor in Asian studies.