Asian Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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 Department of World Languages and Cultures. 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.
Minor Requirements — 22 Credits
Choose either Chinese or Japanese:
Take ten credits:
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.
Take 12 credits from the following courses:
At least 6 credits must be at the 300 level or above.
Must be taken from two different prefixes.
| ANT 313 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 408 | Workshop in Anthropology | 3-12 |
| ANT 470 | Seminar in Anthropology | 3 |
| ASIA 116 | State, Society, and Culture in Contemporary AsiaLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| ASIA 216 | South and Southeast Asian LiteratureLAA2LAIS | 3 |
| CHIN 116 | Introduction to Chinese CivilizationLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| CHIN 201 | Intermediate Chinese ILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| CHIN 202 | Intermediate Chinese IILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| CHIN 216 | Masterpieces in Chinese LiteratureLAA2LAIS | 3 |
| JAPN 116 | Contemporary Japan | 3 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese ILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese IILAA4LAIS | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American LiteratureLAA2LAMS | 3 |
| ENG 262 | Masterpieces of World LiteratureLAA2LAIS | 3 |
| FILM 320 | Special Topics in Film | 3 |
| GEOG 218 | Emerging AsiaLAB2LAIS | 3 |
| GNDR 285 | Gender in the Contemporary Global OrderLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to 1500LAH1 | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Asian Civilizations II: From 1500 to the PresentLAH1 | 3 |
| HIST 307 | History to China to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 310 | History of China Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 311 | History of Japan | 3 |
| MIND 181 | Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and JapanLAA3LAIS | 3 |
| MUS 248 | Asian Musical CultureLAA1LAIS | 3 |
| PHIL 246 | Early Chinese Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 300 | Topics in Philosophy | 3 |
| PSCI 319 | Asian Politics | 3 |
| | Directed Study | 1-4 |
The following courses have prerequisites not included in the minor.
The following variable topic courses must be relevant to Asian Studies and approved by the student’s minor advisor prior to registration:
NOTES: Directed 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, World Languages and Cultures, 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.
In accordance with University Policies, coursework earned more than 10 years prior to the date of matriculation to UNC may not be used to satisfy any major or minor requirements. Any exception to this policy is at the discretion of the academic program.