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Note: Admission to this program is temporarily suspended.
The Asian and Chinese studies minor consists of 21 credits. A minimum of 12 credits must be earned at the upper (300- or 400-) level.
Native speakers of Chinese may not use intermediate credit in the language to count toward the minor.
Note: Language Placement Test results cannot substitute for completion of course work.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of three credits of Chinese at the advanced level (300 or above) | 3 | |
| Select 15 credits from the following (no more than six credits can be earned within the same discipline): | 15 | |
| Intermediate Chinese II 1 | ||
Select a minimum of three credits from the following: | ||
| Survey of East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Survey of East Asian Civilizations | ||
| The Art of Historical Detection: ____ 2 | ||
HIST 379 | ||
| Early Modern China | ||
| Modern China | ||
| History in Film: ____ 2 | ||
| Topics in History 2 | ||
| Asian Governments and Politics | ||
| The Politics of Developing Areas | ||
| Vietnam | ||
Select a minimum of three credits from the following: | ||
| Survey of Asian Art | ||
| Studies in Asian Art | ||
| Topics in Foreign Literature in English Translation 2 | ||
| Taoism | ||
| Tibetan Buddhism | ||
| Zen Buddhism | ||
RELS 442 | ||
| Cultural Texts and Contexts: ____ 2 | ||
| Human Rights and Literature 2 | ||
| Topics in World Languages and Cultures 2 | ||
| Topics in World Languages and Cultures 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |