Asian Studies Minor

College of Arts and Letters
College of Behavioral Health and Social Sciences
College of Science, Technology, Engineering 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 1
Select eight (8) credit hours from the courses listed below
CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I 4
CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II 4
JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I 4
JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II 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 3
ASIA 4900 - Special Topics in Asian Studies 1
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
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
or
PHIL 380A - Comparative World Religions 3
POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics 3
POLS 451A - Selected Topics in Political Science 3
Only select a maximum of two (2) History courses listed below
HIST 3430 - East Asia through the Ages 3
HIST 4031 - Samurai Traditions 3
HIST 4081 - A History of Modern China 3
HIST 4082 - Modern Japan 3
HIST 4083 - History of Modern Korea 3
HIST 4910 - History Abroad 3 to 6