Requirements for Minor
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Required Courses:
ASST 270 – Topics in Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours)
At least one 400-level course related to Asia. (3 hours)
Three courses either from the lists below or chosen in consultation with an advisor. (9 hours)
Total Hours – Asian American Studies Minor (15 hours)
Anthropology (ANTH)
ANTH 273 – Ethnography of Southeast Asia (3 hours)
Asian Studies (ASST)
ASST 109 – East Asian Civilization: China (3 hours)
ASST 110 – East Asian Civilization: Japan (3 hours)
ASST 219 – Art and Architecture (3 hours)
ASST 220 – Buddhist Art and Architecture (3 hours)
ASST 228 – Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans (3 hours)
ASST 231 – Politics in China (3 hours)
ASST 270 – Topics in Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours)
ASST 271 – Late Imperial China: 1500 to 1911 (3 hours)
ASST 272 – China is 1911 (3 hours)
ASST 275 – History of South Asia (3 hours)
ASST 276 – Modern South Asia, 1857 to the Present (3 hours)
ASST 278 – Topics in the Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture of Asia (3 hours)
ASST 279 – South Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours)
ASST 471 – Topics in Asian Art and Architecture (3 hours)
ASST 472 – Issues and Events in 20th Century China (3 hours)
ASST 473 – Topics in East Asian History (3 hours)
ASST 478 – Women in Chinese History (3 hours)
ASST 479 – Culture and Colonialism in South Asia (3 hours)
Economics (ECON)
Econ 325 – Topics in Economic History (3 hours)
History (HIST)
HIST 497 – Topics in Cultural History (3 hours)
Linguistics and Languages (Only one course in either Chinese or
Japanese language may be counted toward the minor.)
CHIN 101 – Elementary Chinese I (4 hours)
CHIN 102 – Elementary Chinese II (4 hours)
CHIN 103 – Intermediate Chinese I (4 hours)
CHIN 104 – Intermediate Chinese II (4 hours)
CHIN 111 – Chinese for Students from Chinese Background I (4 hours)
CHIN 112 – Chinese for Students from Chinese Background II (4 hours)
JPN 101 – Elementary Japanese I (4 hours)
JPN 102 – Elementary Japanese II (4 hours)
JPN 103 – Intermediate Japanese I (4 hours)
JPN 104 – Intermediate Japanese II (4 hours)
JPN 200 – Advanced Spoken Language (3 hours)
JPN 215 – Japanese Language and Culture (3 hours)
Sociology (SOC)
SOC 268 – Introduction to Comparative Sociology (3 hours)
SOC 440 – Topics in Organizations and Institutions (3 hours)
SOC 448 – Sociology of Development (3 hours)
Theatre (THTR)
THTR 245 – East Asian Theatre (3 hours)
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Courses Description
AAST Courses
| ASST 109 | East Asian Civilization: China (3 hours) |
| ASST 110 | East Asian Civilization: Japan (3 hours) |
AAST 200
| ASST 219 | Art and Architecture (3 hours) |
| ASST 220 | Buddhist Art and Architecture (3 hours) |
| ASST 228 | Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans (3 hours) |
| ASST 231 | Politics in China (3 hours) |
| ASST 270 | Topics in Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours) |
| ASST 271 | Late Imperial China: 1500 to 1911 (3 hours) |
| ASST 272 | China is 1911 (3 hours) |
| ASST 275 | History of South Asia (3 hours) |
| ASST 276 | Modern South Asia, 1857 to the Present (3 hours) |
| ASST 278 | Topics in the Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture of Asia (3 hours) |
| ASST 279 | South Asian Cultures and Societies (3 hours) |
400 Courses
| ASST 471 | Topics in Asian Art and Architecture (3 hours) |
| ASST 472 | Issues and Events in 20th Century China (3 hours) |
| ASST 473 | Topics in East Asian History (3 hours) |
| ASST 478 | Women in Chinese History (3 hours) |
| ASST 479 | Culture and Colonialism in South Asia (3 hours) |