Asian Studies Minor

College of Arts and Letters
College of Behavorial Health 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

ASIA 4999 - Asian Studies Portfolio Credit Hours: 1
Select eight (8) credit hours from the courses listed below
CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II Credit Hours: 4
JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I Credit Hours: 4
JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours 9

Electives

Select nine (9) credit hours from at least two (2) disciplines from the list below

ART 324X - Special Topics in Art History Credit Hours: 3
ASIA 4900 - Special Topics in Asian Studies Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 2010 - Intermediate Chinese I Credit Hours: 3
CHIN 2020 - Intermediate Chinese II Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3130 - Geography of the Middle East Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 450C - Special Problems in Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
JAPN 2010 - Intermediate Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JAPN 2020 - Intermediate Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 2030 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 4460 - Music of Many Cultures Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2200 - Religion and the World Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 380A - Comparative World Religions 3
POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 451A - Selected Topics in Political Science Credit Hours: 3
Only select a maximum of two (2) History courses listed below
HIST 3430 - East Asia through the Ages Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3520 - A History of Modern China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3620 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3760 - The Middle East Since 1600 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3820 - History of Modern Korea Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4900 - Topics in History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4910 - History Abroad Credit Hours: 3-6