Interdisciplinary Minors

Asia-Pacific Studies

Faculty

Butler, Chang, Cheng, Cuong, DeCaroli, H. Nguyen (coordinator), Lin, Liu, Paden, Platt, Ro, Wan, Zhang

The interdisciplinary minor in Asia-Pacific Studies is designed for students whose interests focus on the humanities and social sciences and Asia's role in global systems and the cultural mosaic of human experience. In particular, a new type of transregionalism is explored (i.e., the links between Asia and North America).

Requirements

To receive the minor in Asia-Pacific Studies students must complete a minimum of 21 credits distributed as follows.

1. 3 required courses (9 credits)

GOVT 333 Government and Politics of Asia
HIST 251 & 252 Survey of East Asian History

2. 4 electives (12 credits) chosen from

ANTH 306 Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia
ANTH 311 Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia
ARTH 320 Art of the Islamic World
ARTH 382 Arts of India
ARTH 383 Arts of Southeast Asia
ARTH 384 Arts of China
ARTH 385 Arts of Japan
GOVT 433 Political Economy of East Asia
GOVT 444 Issues in International Studies (if topic is on Asia)
GOVT 490 Seminar (if topic is on Asia)
HIST 353 History of Traditional China
HIST 354 Modern China
HIST 356 Modern Japan
RELI 314 Chinese Philosophies and Religious Traditions
RELI 315 The Buddhist Tradition
RELI 337 Mysticism: East and West
RELI 376 Special Topics in Religious Thought (if topic is on Asia)

Approved study abroad and/or internships or other courses as approved by the coordinator of the interdisciplinary minor in Asia-Pacific Studies

Language courses in Chinese or Japanese are strongly recommended.