Asia-Pacific Studies Minor

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Banner Code: APS

Phone: 703-993-2957

Faculty

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

The interdisciplinary minor in Asia-Pacific studies is 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 trans regionalism is explored: the links between Asia and North America.

This program of study is an interdisciplinary minor offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences .

For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies chapter of this catalog.

Course Work

Students pursuing this minor must complete a minimum of 18 credits, distributed as follows:

Two required courses (6 credits) chosen from:

Any single 200-level or higher course in an Asian language

ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art Credits: 3
GOVT 333 - Government and Politics of Asia Credits: 3
HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
HIST 252 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
RELI 212 - Religions of the Orient Credits: 3

Four elective courses (12 credits), chosen from:

Any course from the list of required course options not used to fulfill the requirement

ANTH 306 - Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 311 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 382 - Urban Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 385 - Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Latin America Credits: 3
GOVT 433 - Political Economy of East Asia Credits: 3
HIST 353 - History of Traditional China Credits: 3
HIST 354 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 356 - Modern Japan Credits: 3
HIST 357 - Postwar Japan Credits: 3
RELI 314 - Chinese Philosophies and Religious Traditions Credits: 3
RELI 315 - The Buddhist Tradition Credits: 3
RELI 337 - Mysticism: East and West Credits: 3

Note:

Special topics courses, study abroad courses, or internships, when relevant, may be used to fulfill this requirement with the prior written approval of the coordinator. Language courses in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese are strongly recommended.

Total: 18 credits