This minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours from the courses listed below or other related courses that are pre-approved by the director of the program. It must include courses from at least 3 groups listed below. Of the 18 hours, at least 12 must be 300-level or above. One 3-credit hour 200-level course in Chinese or Japanese can be counted towards the minor.
Group I (History)
- HIST 105 - Introduction to East Asian Civilization (offered Fall 2017)
- HIST 357 - Japan to 1800: Aristocrats and Warriors
- HIST 358 - Japan since 1800
Group II (Political Science)
- POLI 103 - Controversies in the Politics of Global Regions - Asia
- POLI 444 - International Relations in Japan
- POLI 448 - Politics and Government of China (offered Fall 2017)
- POLI 489 - Politics and Government of Japan
Group III (Anthropology and Religious Studies)
- ANTH 316 - Southeast Asian Cultures
- RELG 351 - Yoga: The Art of Spiritual Transformation
- RELG 352 - Religions of East Asia
- RELG 220 - Introduction to Buddhism
- RELG 551 - Tradition and Transformations in Islamic Cultures or
- ANTH 515 - Tradition and Transformations in Islamic Cultures
Group IV (Literature, Culture and Film Studies)
- CHIN 398 - Selected Topics - Chinese Calligraphy
- JAPA 340 - Introduction to Japanese Culture and Literature
- JAPA 341 - Modern Japanese Literature
- JAPA 350 - Japanese Culture and Society through Film (offered Fall 2017)
- JAPA 351 - Japanese Culture and Society through Theatre
- CPLT 303 - Great Books of the Eastern World
- FAMS 598 - Special Topics in Global Film and Media - Films from China (offered Fall 2017)
Group V (New Courses)
- ARTH 345-History of Asian Art
- ARTH 390-20th Century Chinese Art (offered Fall 2017)
- ARTH 390-History of Chinese Art
- ARTH 390-History of Japanese Art
- ARTH 545-Special Topics in Modern Chinese Art
- ARTH 546-Special Topics in Asian Art: Buddhist Art in East Asia
- ARTH 546-Special Topics in Asian Art: Women in Chinese Art