THE MINOR IN ASIAN STUDIES
For program coherence, candidates in the minor are encouraged to focus their course work in a theme (e.g., cultural and artistic traditions, economic development, history, language and literature, political systems, religions and philosophy, social systems) or in a geographic area (China, India, Japan, Korea, or Southeast Asia).
Students must select courses from at least three departments and take a minimum of 6 upper-division units.
Course Requirements for the Minor: 21 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be applied toward General Education.
1 course required:
| ASST | 490 | Capstone Course | 3.0 | SP WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
1 course selected from:
| ANTH | 200 | Cultures of Asia | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ASST | 200 | Cultures of Asia | 3.0 | FS *NW |
1 course selected from:
| AAST | 300 | Asian Studies: Contemp Probs | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ASST | 300 | Asian Studies: Contemp Probs | 3.0 | FS *NW |
12 units selected from:
| AAST | 152 | Intro Asian-American Exper | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| ABUS | 390 | World Food and Hunger Issues | 3.0 | FS *NW |
OR (the following course may be substituted for the above)
| PSSC | 392 | World Food and Fiber Systems | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ANTH | 373 | Pacific Cultures | 3.0 | Inq |
| ARTS | 103 | Far Eastern Art Survey | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ARTS | 408 | Chinese and Japanese Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ASST | 330 | Japanese Culture & Civ | 3.0 | FS NW |
| ASST | 352 | Sociology of Mainland SE Asia | 3.0 | Inq *NW |
| ASST | 399 | Special Problems1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| CHNS | 101 | First-Semester Chinese | 3.0 | FS |
| CHNS | 102 | Second-Semester Chinese | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHNS 101.
| CHNS | 103 | Third-Semester Chinese | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHNS 102.
| CHNS | 104 | Fourth-Semester Chinese | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHNS 103.
| ECON | 375 | Developing Countries | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
| ECON | 376 | Economics of the Pacific Rim | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or ECON 102 or faculty permission.
| GEOG | 370 | Pacific Rim Regions | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 275 | East Asia Before 1800 | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| HIST | 276 | East Asia After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 375 | Modern China | 3.0 | FA NW |
| HIST | 376 | Modern Japan | 3.0 | SP NW |
| HIST | 378 | Chinese Women & Social History | 3.0 | SP NW |
| INST | 446D | Intl Relations: Pacific Basin | 3.0 | SP |
| JAPN | 101 | First-Semester Japanese | 4.0 | FS * |
| JAPN | 102 | Second-Semester Japanese | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: JAPN 101 or faculty permission.
| JAPN | 201 | Third-Semester Japanese | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: JAPN 102 or faculty permission.
| JAPN | 202 | Fourth-Semester Japanese | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: JAPN 201 or faculty permission.
| JAPN | 330 | Japanese Culture & Civ | 3.0 | FS NW |
| PHIL | 202 | Philosophy: East and West | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| POLS | 413 | Politics of Developing Nations | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 415D | Comparative Government: Asia | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446D | Intl Relations: Pacific Basin | 3.0 | SP |
| RELS | 110 | Asian Religions | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| RELS | 210 | Chinese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 211 | Japanese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 366 | Mysticism: East and West | 3.0 | SP |
| SOCI | 152 | Intro Asian-American Exper | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| SOCI | 352 | Sociology of Mainland SE Asia | 3.0 | Inq *NW |
| VIET | 101 | First-Semester Vietnamese | 3.0 | FS |
| VIET | 102 | Second-Semester Vietnamese | 3.0 | FS |
| VIET | 103 | Third-Semester Vietnamese | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: VIET 102.
| VIET | 104 | Fourth-Semester Vietnamese | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: VIET 103.
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