Requirements for the GLAS Minor
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Requirements for the Minor in Global Asian Studies
Students who want to minor in Global Asian Studies must complete 15 semester hours, including 3 semester hours at or above the 200 level (exclusive of GLAS 300), and 3 semester hours at the 400 level.
Required Courses for the GLAS Minor:
- GLAS 100—Introduction to Global Asian Studies (3 hours)
- GLAS 300—Global Asia in Chicago (3 hours)
- Three additional courses, one from each of the three categories below, one of which must be at or above the
200 level and one at the 400 level. Specific courses can be chosen in consultation with an advisor.
Categories: 1) Asian America, 2) Asia, and 3) Global and/or Comparative Asia (9 hours)
Total Hours—Global Asian Studies Minor: 15 hours
Partial List of Courses Approved for Global Asian Studies Minor
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GLAS 100—Introduction to Global Asian Studies (3 hours) GLAS 105—Asian and/or Asian American Studies Seminar (3 hours) GLAS 120—Introduction to Asian American Studies (1 hour) GLAS 123—Introduction to Asian American Literature (3 hours) GLAS 209—Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (3 hours) GLAS 228—Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans (3 hours) GLAS 230—Cultural Politics of Asian American Food (3 hours) GLAS 231—Introduction to Chinese Politics (3 hours) GLAS 232—Politics in Korea (3 hours) GLAS 250—Critical Issues in Community Engagement (3 hours) GLAS 271—Late Imperial China (3 hours) GLAS 275—History of South Asia to 1857 (3 hours) GLAS 279—South Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours) GLAS 280—China and Japan: Society and Culture (3 hours) GLAS 290—Special Topics in Asian American Studies (1 - 3 hours) GLAS 300—Global Asia in Chicago (3 hours) GLAS 328—Asian American Literature (3 hours) GLAS 400—Blacks and South Asians in London (3 hours) GLAS 441—Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture (3 hours) GLAS 471—Topics in Asian Art and Architecture (3 hours) GLAS 473—Topics in East Asian History (3 hours) GLAS 490—Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies (3 hours) GLAS 495—Independent Study (1 – 4 hours)
GLAS 100—Introduction to Global Asian Studies (3 hours)
GLAS 105—Asian and/or Asian American Studies Seminar (3 hours)
GLAS 120—Introduction to Asian American Studies (1 hour)
GLAS 123—Introduction to Asian American Literature (3 hours
GLAS 209—Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (3 hours)
GLAS 210 – Asian American Histories (3 hours)GLAS 217: Introduction to Filipino American Studies (3 hours).
GLAS 223 – Global Hip Hop and Asian Diasporas (3 hours)
GLAS 228—Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans (3 hours)
GLAS 229—Introduction to Asian Film (3 hours)
GLAS 230—Cultural Politics of Asian American Food (3 hours)
GLAS 231—Introduction to Chinese Politics (3 hours)
GLAS 232—Politics in Korea (3 hours)
GLAS 250—Critical Issues in Community Engagement (3 hours)
GLAS 263 – Asian American Gender and Sexual Diversity (3 hours)
GLAS 264—The Pacific Rim in Modern History (3 hours)
GLAS 271—Late Imperial China (3 hours)
GLAS 275—History of South Asia to 1857 (3 hours)
GLAS 279—South Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours)
GLAS 280—China and Japan: Society and Culture (3 hours)
GLAS 290—Special Topics in Asian American Studies (1 – 3 hours)
GLAS 300—Global Asia in Chicago (3 hours)
GLAS 328—Asian American Literature (3 hours)
GLAS 400—Blacks and South Asians in London (3 hours)
GLAS 441—Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture (3 hours)
GLAS 458 – Asian America and Transnational Feminism (3 hours)
GLAS 471—Topics in Asian Art and Architecture (3 hours)
GLAS 490—Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies (3 hours)