Asian Studies

Chair:  Emily Stow

Program Coordinator: Michael Rich

Interdisciplinary Minor

A total of twenty-one semester hours required, of which nine hours must be from a single area.

1. Language (6 hours)
   • JPN201 (Intermediate JPN I)
   • JPN202 (Intermediate JPN II)
   • or other Asian language to intermediate level with approval of program coordinator.
2. Liberal Arts – 15 hours, including HIS 11 or HIS 1. At least one course must be taken from a discipline other than Japanese and History, i.e. Philosophy/Religion, Economics, Political Science or other discipline from approved topics course (such as Art, Theatre, etc.).
   • HIS211 (Asian Civilization I)
   • HIS213 (Asian Civilization II)
   • HIS316 (Modern China)
   • HIS321 (History of Japan)
   • JPN320 (Traditional Japanese Literature) *CA/W
   • JPN322 (Modern Japanese Literature) *CA/W
   • JPN335 (Traditional Japanese Theatre) *CA/W
   • JPN355 (Doing Business in Asia) *CA
   • PHI/REL301 (Philosophies/Religions of India)
   • PHI/REL303 (Philosophies/Religions of Asia)
   • Any topics courses subject to approval of program director, such as ART 470 (Arts of Asia), etc.
   • Participation in an internship program (MCLC 60 or other with approval of program director).
   • Study abroad program such as Kentucky Institue for International Studies (KIIS) or Aichi Institute of Technology (AIT) exchange subject to approval of program director.
   • Possible history or political science options—see program director for details.

No more than one of the following courses may also be counted towards the minor and the disciplinary distribution requirement.

• ECO410 (International Economics) (Please note – this course has two prerequisites.)
• POS300 (World Politics)
• POS307 (Comparative Politics)
• POS407 (International Law and Organization)
• POS430 (International Political Economy)

Flags

CA & W: JPN 320, JPN 322, JPN 335,

CA: JPN 355

Recommended Sequence of Courses