Department of History

Minor in Asian Studies

Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. It is designed to facilitate an academic concentration in South, Southeast or East Asian civilization. Students who pursue a minor field in asian studies will be required to take ASN 3003 Introduction to asia (or its equivalent) and to identify a thematic sequence of courses totaling 12 additional credit hours. Students will determine this sequence in consultation with a faculty member in asian studies, choosing either to focus on a specific geographical area (e.g., East Asia or South Asia) or on a particular discipline (e.g., religion or literature).

The faculty in Asian studies includes professors of religion, literature, philosophy, history, sociology, political science, business and education. Together, they offer a broad range of courses conceived to provide students both with the opportunity to encounter Asia from the perspective of its inhabitants and to employ a comparative perspective on the Asian contribution to world civilization.

Students minoring in Asian Studies must have the approval of a member of the Asian Studies Faculty.

Required:  
ASN 3003
Introduction to Asia
 
Plus four courses from the following:
ASH 3400
Chinese Civilization
ASH 3403
China Before 1600
ASH 3405
China After 1600
ASH 3440
Japanese Civilization
ASH 3443
Japan Before 1600
ASH 3444
Japan After 1600
ASH 4936
Seminar: Critical Issues/Asia
GEO 2420
Cultural Geography
HIS 4936
Asian Religions
LIT 3193
Literature of the East
PHI 3071
Japanese Mind
PHI 3072
Chinese Mind
MAN 4600
Managing International Business
CPO 4930
Topics in Comparative Politics
SYP 4351
Social Movement/Change
SYP 4442
Mod. in Developing Nations
Total
15 Hours