Requirements for a Minor in Asian Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASTU 290 | Introduction to Asian Studies | 3 |
| Two courses in Chinese or Japanese (111-level and above). ‡ | 6 | |
| Two approved electives, no more than one of which may come from outside the Asian Studies Department. | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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For available courses, refer to Chinese Studies (CHIN) and Japanese Studies (JAPN).
Elective courses must come from the list below, or have the approval of the chair.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Departmental Electives | ||
| ASTU 181 | Special Topics in Asian Studies | 3 |
| ASTU 270 | East Asian Visual Culture | 3 |
| ASTU 281 | Special Topics in Asian Studies | 3 |
| ASTU 291 | Contemporary East Asia | 3 |
| CHIN 181 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHIN 221 | Chinese History and Culture | 3 |
| CHIN 234 | Chinese Cinema | 3 |
| CHIN 235 | Chinese Theatre | 3 |
| CHIN 236 | Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
| CHIN 237 | Chinese Tales and Legends | 3 |
| CHIN 238 | Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHIN 281 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHIN 311 | Advanced Chinese | 3 |
| CHIN 312 | Advanced Chinese II | 3 |
| JAPN 181 | T:Special Topics | 3 |
| JAPN 220 | Culture of Japan | 3 |
| JAPN 232 | Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 |
| JAPN 260 | Contemporary Japan | 3 |
| JAPN 270 | Weird Japan | 3 |
| JAPN 281 | T:Special Topics | 3 |
| JAPN 292 | Japanese Film as History:The Works of Kurosawa Akira | 3 |
| JAPN 294 | Early to Premodern Japan | 3 |
| JAPN 295 | Modern Japan | 3 |
| Outside Electives | ||
| ARTH 228 | Asian Art | 3 |
| HIST 260 | East Asia to 1650 | 3 |
| HIST 396 | Modern China, 1800-1949 | 3 |
| HIST 397 | Modern China, since 1949 | 3 |
| HONR 110 | Japanese Religion | 3 |
| MATH 270 | Traditional Japanese Mathematics | 3 |
| MUSC 243 | Film Music in Japan | 3 |
| PHIL 220 | Philosophy East and West | 3 |
| PHIL 343 | Confucian Tradition | 3 |
| PSCI 330 | Comparative Legislatures | 3 |
| PSCI 335 | Chinese Politics | 3 |
| RELS 221 | World Religions: Indian, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese | 3 |
| RELS 223 | Hinduism: History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
| RELS 225 | Buddhism: History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
| RELS 248 | Religions of Japan:Land of Kami, Land of Buddhas | 3 |