Asian Studies
Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that includes language, literature, philosophy, history of art, politics, history, film, and culture.
Students take a minimum of 15 credits (five courses), including two semesters of consecutive Chinese or Japanese language.
Coordinator: Jean Amato
Requirements
Complete two language electives in a single language.
| Language Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| AB 111 Elementary Arabic I | |
| AB 112 ARABIC II | |
| CH 111 CHINESE I | |
| CH 112 CHINESE II | |
| CH 213 CHINESE III | |
| CH 214 CHINESE IV | |
| CH 122 CHINESE CONVERSATION I | |
| CH 223 CHINESE CONVERSATION II | |
| JA 111 JAPANESE I | |
| JA 112 JAPANESE II | |
| JA 213 JAPANESE III | |
| JA 214 JAPANESE IV | |
| JA 122 JAPANESE CONVERSATION I | |
| JA 223 JAPANESE CONVERSATION II |
Complete three liberal arts electives.
| Liberal Arts Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| EN 257/FI 244 Major Movements in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Film | |
| EN 273 LITERATURE OF INDIA | |
| EN 281/FI 245 CHINESE CINEMA | |
| EN 302 GENDER AND NATIONALISM IN WORLD FICTION (HONORS) | |
| EN 338 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE | |
| EN 371 CHINESE ODYSSEY: INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LITERATURE | |
| EN 381 REGIONAL SELECTIONS IN ASIAN LITERATURE (HONORS) | |
| EN 382/FI 343 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE CINEMA (HONORS) | |
| FI 200/SS 202 BOLLYWOOD AND THE MAKING OF INDIA | |
| FI 204/EN 230 MARTIAL ARTS CINEMA AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT | |
| FI 325 MAJOR DIRECTORS: AKIRA KUROSAWA | |
| FI 342 CONTEMPORARY KOREAN CINEMA | |
| HA 204 HISTORY OF EAST ASIAN COSTUME | |
| HA 211 ASIAN AMERICAN ART AND DESIGN | |
| HA 221 EAST ASIAN ART & CIVILIZATION | |
| HA 225 ART AND CIVILIZATION OF INDIA | |
| HA 226 ART AND CIVILIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD | |
| HA 229 KOREAN ART AND CIVILIZATION | |
| HA 240 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY KOREAN ART | |
| HA 271 JAPANESE ART AND CIVILIZATION | |
| HA 303 TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN ASIAN ART & DESIGN | |
| HA 383 ART OF THE SILK ROAD: CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS (HONORS) | |
| HI 206 PASTS IN THE PRESENT: MODERN CHINESE HISTORY SINCE 1800 | |
| JA 113 JAPANESE CONVERSATION IN JAPAN | |
| MC/FA 204 IMAGES OF THE MIND: INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CALLIGRAPHIC ART | |
| MC 305 Tang Poetry and Calligraphy: Classical Traditions of China (618-907 CE) | |
| PE/HA 210 DEVOTIONAL ART AND DANCE OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AND WEST ASIA | |
| PL 143 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | |
| SS 277 CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS OF NON-WESTERN DRESS & FASHION | |
| SS 306 KIMONO AND FASHION: A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| SS 356 ASIA IN MOTION: NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
| SS 374 CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES | |
| SS 378 ASIAN GLOBAL POPULAR CULTURE | |
| SS 386 YOUTH SUBCULTURE, IDENTITY, AND FASHION: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| SS 393 POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (HONORS) | |
| SS 397 RELIGION AND GLOBAL POLITICS |
Please check the Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions and any prerequisite information.