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Undergraduate Program

Minor Study Requirements

An interdepartmental minor in Asian Studies consists of at least 18 credit hours in courses selected from the approved Asian Studies course list (below), including at least:

• 3 credit hours in History
• 3 credit hours in Philosophy or Religious Studies
• 3 credit hours in Anthropology, Geography, or Languages.

It is recommended that the student take appropriate language courses. No more than 9 credit hours may be selected in any one department.

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Approved Asian Studies Courses for the Minor

The following courses have been approved (see appropriate departmental listings for course descriptions and prerequisites):

• ANTH 328;
• ARAB 101, 102, 201;
• ARBC 301, 302, 320, 497;
• ARTH 323, 429 when the topic is appropriate;
• CHIN 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120, 301, 302, 320, 370, 497;
• CJ 314, 413 when topic is appropriate;
• COMP 331, 339, *480 when topic is appropriate;
• ECON *478 when topic is appropriate; 
• HIST 2255, 2256, 323, 341, 382, 384, 387, 492 and 496 when topic is appropriate;
• JAPN 1110 1120, 2110, 2120, 301, 302, 320, 339, *411, 497;
• PHIL 334, 336;
• POLS *478 when topic is appropriate;
• RELG 1110, 1123, 2110, 347 when topic is appropriate, *447 when topic is appropriate;
• SOCI 2340, *478 when topic is appropriate;
• UHON 301, 302 when topic is appropriate;
• WMST 331 when topic is appropriate;
• Asian Studies Thesis given as COMP, HIST, PHIL, POLS or RELG 453.

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