The interdisciplinary minor program in Asian studies consists of nine courses distributed as follows: (1) four courses in one Asian language, normally two years of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Hindi; (2) three courses in Asian studies, specifically 01:098:321,322, and 444 (when these three specific courses in Asian studies are not offered, other courses from the following approved list of courses may be substituted); (3) two courses from the list given below, selected from two different discipline areas (e.g., humanities, social sciences, ecological sciences); and (4) a substantial paper written in 01:098:444 Seminar on Asian Societies or an approved equivalent. Students interested in the minor program should see the program director for advising on selection of courses.
Courses in other disciplines approved for minor requirements include:
01:070:244 Anthropology of South Asia (3)
01:070:246 Anthropology of Southeast Asia (3)
01:070:248 Anthropology of China (3)
01:070:389 Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)
01:082:109 East Asian Art (3)
01:082:321 Art of Early China (3)
01:082:322 Survey of Japanese Art (3)
01:082:323 Buddhist Art of Asia (3)
01:082:324 Japanese Painting (3)
01:082:325 Chinese Painting (3)
01:082:326 Chinese Sculpture (3)
01:082:480 Buddhist Cave Temples of China (3)
01:082:481 Seminar on Buddhist Religion and Art of China (3)
01:082:483 From Text to Image in Japanese Art (3)
01:165:101,102 Elementary Chinese (4,4)
01:165:103 Elementary Chinese Conversation (2)
01:165:111,112 Chinese Calligraphy (2,2)
01:165:121 Intensive Reading and Writing in Chinese (3)
01:165:125 Introduction to Chinese Civilization (3)
01:165:201,202 Intermediate Chinese (4,4)
01:165:205 Intermediate Chinese in China (4)
01:165:210 Characteristics of the Chinese Language (3)
01:165:220 Chinese Classics and Thought: I-Jing, Taoism, and Confucianism (3)
01:165:222 Intensive Reading and Writing in Chinese II (3)
01:165:241 Chinese Literature in Translation I: Prose and Poetry (3)
01:165:242 Chinese Literature in Translation II: Popular Fiction and Drama (3)
01:165:262 The Chinese Cinema (3)
01:165:264 Chinese Drama and Performing Arts (3)
01:165:301,302 Advanced Modern Chinese (3,3)
01:165:305 Advanced Chinese in China (4)
01:165:310 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature in Translation (3)
01:165:321,322 Introduction to Literary Chinese (3,3)
01:165:341,342 Major Traditions in Chinese Thought (3,3)
01:165:361 Business Chinese (3)
01:165:362 Business Chinese II (3)
01:165:371 Contemporary Expository Chinese (3)
01:165:401 Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition (3)
01:165:402 Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition II (3)
01:165:410 The Chinese Novel (3)
01:165:412 Chinese Poetry (3)
01:165:419,420 Readings in Classical Chinese Literature (3,3)
01:165:424 The Origin and Development of Chinese Writing (3)
01:165:425 Chinese Dialects (3)
01:165:430 Advanced Chinese Grammar (3)
01:165:451,452 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3,3)
01:165:490 Seminar in Chinese Literature and Thought (3)
01:195:243 Introduction to the Literatures of India (3)
01:195:249 Modern Literatures of India (3)
01:195:329 Modern Japanese Novel and the West (3)
01:195:331 The Novel, East and West (3)
01:195:332 Love, Honor, and Suicide in Japanese Literature (3)
01:195:333 Modern Writers and East Asia (3)
01:214:241 East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era (3)
01:214:242 East Asian Civilizations: Modern Era (3)
01:214:310 Writing and Literacy in East Asia (3)
01:214:338 Religious Themes in East Asian Literature (3)
01:220:357 Economics of India (3)
01:220:358 Economics of Japan (3)
01:220:359 Economics of Asia (3)
01:450:341 South Asia and the Middle East (3)
01:450:342 East Asia (3)
01:505:101,102 Elementary Hindi (4,4)
01:505:201,202 Intermediate Hindi (4,4)
01:508:230 South Asian History: 600 BCE-1950 CE (3)
01:508:240 Classical Asia (3)
01:508:242 Modern East Asia (3)
01:508:244 China and the United States (3)
01:508:246 History of Chinese Civilization (3)
01:508:330 Early Modern South Asia, 1500-1800 (3)
01:508:331 Women in South Asian History (3)
01:508:332 Slavery in South Asian History (3)
01:508:333 Culture and Power in South Asia (3)
01:508:334 Passages to India: South Asia through Travel Narratives (3)
01:508:336 South Asia 1947-present (3)
01:508:340 Late Imperial Chinese Culture and Society (3)
01:508:342 China, 1800 to the Present (3)
01:508:344 China's Socialist Revolution (3)
01:508:346 Women in Chinese History (3)
01:508:350 Traditional Japan (3)
01:508:352 Japan's Rise to World Power (3)
01:508:442 China's Foreign Relations (3)
01:508:450 Society and Culture in Japan (3)
01:565:101,102 Elementary Japanese (4,4)
01:565:103 Introduction to Japanese Writing (3)
01:565:104 Speaking Elementary Japanese (3)
01:565:201,202 Intermediate Japanese (4,4)
01:565:213,214 Japanese Conversation and Culture (3,3)
01:565:241 Japanese Literature in Translation (3)
01:565:242 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3)
01:565:250 Language and Society in Japan (3)
01:565:301,302 Advanced Japanese (3,3)
01:565:303,304 Advanced Japanese for Business (3,3)
01:565:313,314 Advanced Japanese Conversation and Contemporary Issues (3,3)
01:565:315 Japanese Literature and the Atomic Bomb (3)
01:565:317 Love, Honor, and Suicide in Japanese Literature (3)
01:565:320 The Samurai Tradition in Japanese Literature and Film (3)
01:565:325 Advanced Japanese Grammar and Rhetoric (3)
01:565:350 Japanese Film (3)
01:565:360 Japanese Women Writers (3)
01:565:361,362 Japanese Popular Culture (in Japanese) (3,3)
01:565:370 Community and Difference in Japanese Literature and Film (3)
01:565:401,402 Advanced Readings in Japanese (3,3)
01:565:411 Readings in Classical Japanese: Bungo (3)
01:565:451,452 Translating Japanese Popular Media (3,3)
01:565:460 Seminar in Japanese Film (3)
01:565:470 Seminar in Japanese Language and Literature (3)
01:565:475 The Tale of Genji as World Literature (3)
01:565:483 From Text to Image in Japanese Art (3)
01:574:101,102 Elementary Korean (4,4)
01:574:201,202 Intermediate Korean (4,4)
01:574:210 Introduction to Korean Culture (3)
01:574:220 Korean Literature in Translation I (3)
01:574:221 Korean Literature in Translation II (3)
01:574:230 Introduction to Korean Cinema and Cinematic Language (3)
01:574:250 Korean Language in Culture and Society (3)
01:574:301,302 Advanced Korean (3,3)
01:574:303 Advanced Korean for Business I (3)
01:574:304 Advanced Korean for Business II (3)
01:574:401,402 Advanced Readings in Korean (3,3)
01:574:410,411 Readings in Korean Literature (3,3)
01:574:450 Korea in Translations: Modern Literature and Film (3)
01:574:451 Korea in Translations: Contemporary Media (3)
01:730:368 Hindu Philosophy (3)
01:730:369 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
01:790:353 Government and Politics of Southeast Asia (3)
01:790:354 Southeast Asia in World Affairs (3)
01:790:386 Political Change in China (3)
01:790:454 Political Development of Asia (3)
01:840:204 Hindu Scriptures (3)
01:840:205 Buddhist Scriptures (3)
01:840:211 Religions of the Eastern World (3)
01:840:322 Hinduism (3)
01:840:323 Buddhism (3)
01:840:324 Chinese Religions (3)
01:840:335 Buddhist Meditation Traditions (3)
01:840:337 Tibetan Religions (3)
01:840:338 Religious Themes in East Asian Literature (3)
01:840:345 Hindu Gurus in the West (3)
01:840:350 Women in Eastern Religions (3)
01:840:357 Krishna (3)
01:840:358 Bhagavad Gita (3)
01:840:368 Hindu Philosophy (3)
01:840:369 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
01:840:411 Seminar in the History of Eastern Religions (3)
01:840:423 Seminar in Buddhism (3)
01:840:481 Seminar in Buddhist Religion and Art of China (3)
01:925:103,104 Elementary Bengali (3,3)
01:925 :105,106 Intermediate Bengali (3,3)
01:988:310 South Asian Feminisms (3)
01:988:389 Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)
Courses offered to fulfill the minor requirements generally refer to courses of 3 or more credits.