Asian Studies Minor
The minor in Asian Studies is designed for students majoring in another discipline, yet interested in acquiring knowledge of Asian nations and cultures.
Requirements for the Asian Studies Minor
- Students must complete 21 units with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in each course.
- Lower-level courses: A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 9 units may be taken at the 100 or 200 level. At least two must be from different disciplines. One lower-level language course may be applied toward the lower-level courses.
- Upper-level courses: A minimum of 12 units from at least three different disciplines. Language courses above 202 may count as one of the disciplines.
- Foreign Language: There is no language requirement for the Asian Studies minor; however, students are encouraged to begin study of an Asian language.
Course List Code Title Units Required Courses (21 units) Lower-Level Courses Select a minimum of 6 and maximum of 9 units from at least 2 different disciplines: 6-9 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION TO THE 19TH CENTURY MODERN EAST ASIA SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC HISTORY: FROM THE RISE OF ISLAM TO THE RISE OF THE OTTOMANS MODERN MIDDLE EAST HISTORY INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHY INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM INTRODUCTION TO HINDUISM RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF ASIA Upper-Level Courses Select 12 or 15 units in at least 3 different disciplines: 12-15 Anthropology KOREA AND GLOBALIZATION ESKIMO ETHNOGRAPHY PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST Art History EAST ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE ART OF CHINA ART OF JAPAN SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (Topic: Arts of Modern China) Asian Studies ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES DIRECTED READINGS IN ASIAN STUDIES INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ASIAN STUDIES INTERNSHIP IN ASIAN STUDIES Foreign Languages CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHINESE DIR READ CHINESE I (Topic: Modern Chinese Literature) DIR READ CHINESE II (Topic: Chinese Cinema) JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II DIRECTED READINGS IN JAPANESE Geography GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST History HISTORY OF MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIA IMPERIAL CHINA: THE LAST DYNASTY REVOLUTIONARY CHINA JAPAN, 1830-1930 JAPAN, 1930-PRESENT THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL/PALESTINE: CONFLICTING PAST, CONFLICTING PRESENT CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN COLD WAR EAST ASIA HISTORY OF JAPANESE CINEMA THE SAMURAI Philosophy- Religious Studies PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA & JAPAN PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS (Topics: Confucianism; Taoism; Buddhism; or Neo-Confucianism) PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS (Topics: Confucianism; Taoism; Buddhism; or Neo-Confucianism) BUDDHISM IN TIBET SUFISM: ISLAMIC MYSTICISM ISLAM IN THE MODERN AGE Political Science GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF EAST ASIA: FOCUS ON CHINA AND JAPAN Foreign Language Courses (Recommended, not required) Only one lower-level language course can be counted toward the minor. ARABIC ELEMENTS I ARABIC ELEMENTS II ARABIC INTERMEDIATE I ARABIC INTERMEDIATE II ELEMENTARY CHINESE I ELEMENTARY CHINESE II INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II JAPANESE ELEMENTS I JAPANESE ELEMENTS II JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE I JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE II