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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Asian Studies

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Minor Requirements — 22 Credits

This minor is designed to provide students with a broad-based interdisciplinary understanding of Asian culture through a coordinated program of studying language, history, philosophy, art, geography, or political science. The program is administered by a faculty coordinator in the School of Modern Languages & Cultural Studies. All Asian Studies Minors are required to see an advisor to work out a program of study that will meet their specific needs and interests. A minimum of 6 credits in the minor must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Degree Requirements

Choose either Chinese or Japanese:

Take ten credits:

CHIN 101Elementary Chinese I

5

CHIN 102Elementary Chinese II

5

or

JAPN 101Elementary Japanese I

5

JAPN 102Elementary Japanese II

5

Students who demonstrate first-year-language competency in either Chinese or Japanese may bypass the 102 course and take 15 credits of electives rather than 12.

Choose at least two different prefixes and at least two courses at 300 level or above:

Take 12 credits from the following courses:

ANT 313Modernization and Development

3

ANT 395Topics in Cultural Anthropology

3

ANT 408Workshop in Anthropology

3 - 12

ANT 470Seminar in Anthropology

3

ART 391Japanese Art

3

ART 392Chinese Art History

3

CHIN 116Introduction to Chinese Civilization

3

CHIN 201Intermediate Chinese I

3

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese II

3

JAPN 116Contemporary Japan

3

JAPN 201Intermediate Japanese I

3

JAPN 202Intermediate Japanese II

3

ENG 236Ethnic American Literature

3

ENG 262Masterpieces of World Literature

3

FILM 320Special Topics in Film

3

GEOG 344Asia: Special Topics

3

HIST 112Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500

3

HIST 113Asian Civilization II: From 1500 to the Present

3

HIST 211History of Asian America

3

HIST 307History of China to 1500

3

HIST 309History of Southeast Asia

3

HIST 310History of China Since 1500

3

HIST 311History of Japan

3

MIND 181Great Traditions of Asia

3

PHIL 300Topics in Philosophy

3

PSCI 319Asian Politics

3

WS 285Global and Cross Cultural Perspectives of Women

3

Independent Study

1-4

The following courses have prerequisites not included in the minor.

ANT 313Modernization and Development

3

ANT 395Topics in Cultural Anthropology

3

ANT 408Workshop in Anthropology

3 - 12

ANT 470Seminar in Anthropology

3

ART 391Japanese Art

3

ART 392Chinese Art History

3

FILM 320Special Topics in Film

3

GEOG 344Asia: Special Topics

3

The following variable topic courses must be relevant to Asian Studies and approved by the student’s minor advisor

ANT 395Topics in Cultural Anthropology

3

ANT 408Workshop in Anthropology

3 - 12

ANT 470Seminar in Anthropology

3

ENG 236Ethnic American Literature

3

ENG 262Masterpieces of World Literature

3

FILM 320Special Topics in Film

3

PHIL 300Topics in Philosophy

3

NOTES: Independent Study projects and special courses must be approved by the minor advisor. These projects may be taken in any of the following departments: Anthropology, Art, Business, Economics, English, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Mind/Honors.

Students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in those courses that count toward the minor.