Asian Studies Minor

College of Arts and Letters
College of Professional Programs and Social Sciences
College of Science and Mathematics
Location: Harned Hall, 340
Phone: 931-221-7920

Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed to meet the needs of students interested in Asian languages, geography, history, and culture. It is hosted by the department of History and Philosophy and supported by the departments of Arts, Geosciences, Languages and Literature, and Political Science. Students must take nine (9) credits of a core and must take an additional nine (9) credits from at least two (2) disciplines, totaling 18 credit hours.

Required Courses

Eight (8) credit hours of language and one (1) credit hour of portfolio

ASIA 4999 - Asian Studies Portfolio 1
CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I 4
CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II 4
JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I 4
JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II 4

Electives

Nine (9) credit hours from at least two (2) disciplines listed below:

ART 324X - Special Topics in Art History 3
ASIA 4900 - Special Topics in Asian Studies 3
CHIN 2010 - Intermediate Chinese I 3
CHIN 2020 - Intermediate Chinese II 3
GEOG 3130 - Geography of the Middle East 3
GEOG 450C - Special Problems in Regional Geography 3
Maximum of two (2) History classes listed below:
HIST 3430 - East Asia through the Ages 3
HIST 3520 - A History of Modern China 3
HIST 3620 - Modern Japan 3
HIST 3760 - The Middle East Since 1600 3
HIST 3820 - History of Modern Korea 3
HIST 4900 - Topics in History 3
HIST 4910 - History Abroad 3-6
JAPN 2010 - Intermediate Japanese I 3
JAPN 2020 - Intermediate Japanese II 3
MUS 2030 - World Music 3
MUS 4460 - Music of Many Cultures 3
PHIL 2200 - Religion and the World 3
POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics 3
POLS 451A - Selected Topics in Political Science 3