Minor in Asian Studies

Students who have completed 60 semester hours may certify a minor in Asian studies. The minor requires:

• 2.0 GPA
• 20 hours of Asian studies course work, including:
  • At least 9 hours of upper-division courses
  • One semester of an Asian language (ARABIC, CHINESE, JAPANESE, or KOREAN 101, 102, 203, or 204), OR 4 hours of Asian study abroad credit may be substituted for the language requirement
  • At least 9 hours taken at WSU

Native speakers of an Asian language are exempt from the language requirement for the minor; they instead take 4 additional hours of ASIA courses.

Course Selections

• ASIA/CHINESE/JAPANESE 111: Asian Film [DIVR]
• ASIA/CHINESE/HUMANITY 120: Traditional Chinese Culture
• ASIA/CHINESE 121: Modern Chinese Culture [HUM]
• ASIA 122/JAPANESE 120: Traditional Japanese Culture [DIVR]
• ASIA/JAPANESE 123: Modern Japanese Culture [HUM]
• ASIA/CHINESE/HUMANITY/JAPANESE 131: Masterpieces of Asian Literature [DIVR]
• ASIA 201: Special Topics: Study Abroad
• ASIA/FOR LANG 220: Global Issues, Regional Realities [DIVR]
• ASIA/HISTORY 270: India: History and Culture [DIVR]
• ASIA/HISTORY 271: Southeast Asian History: Vietnam to Indonesia [DIVR]
• ASIA/HISTORY 272: Introduction to Middle Eastern History [DIVR]
• ASIA/HISTORY 273: Foundations of Islamic Civilization [DIVR]
• ASIA/HISTORY 275: Introduction to East Asian Culture [DIVR]
• ASIA/PHIL 280: Islam in Theory and Practice [HUM]
• ASIA 301: East Meets West [DIVR]
• ASIA/FINE ART 302: Arts of Asia [M]
• ASIA 303: Topics in Asian Studies
• ASIA/ANTH/HISTORY 306: Cultures and Peoples of the Middle East
• ASIA/PHIL 314: Philosophies and Religions of India [HUM] [M]
• ASIA/PHIL 315: Philosophies and Religions of China and Japan [HUM] [M]
• ASIA/CHINESE/HUMANITY/JAPANESE 320: Issues in East Asian Ethics [DIVR] [M]
• ASIA/CHINESE/JAPANESE 321: Gender and Love in East Asian Culture [M]
• ASIA/CHINESE/HUMANITY/JAPANESE 322: Ecology in East Asian Cultures [DIVR]
• ASIA/CHINESE 330: The Art of War [M]
• ASIA/HISTORY 370: History of Ancient and Medieval India
• ASIA/HISTORY 373: Chinese Civilization [HUM]
• ASIA/HISTORY 374: Japanese Civilization [HUM]
• ASIA/HISTORY 387: World War II in Asia and the Pacific
• ASIA 401: Topics: Study Abroad
• ASIA/HISTORY 472: The Middle East Since World War I [M]
• ASIA/HISTORY 473: The Middle East and the West
• ASIA/HISTORY 474: Modern South Asia: Community and Conflict [CAPS]
• ASIA/HISTORY/POL S 475: Mao to Deng: The People’s Republic of China, 1949 – Present
• ASIA/HISTORY/POL S 476: Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present [M]
• ASIA/HISTORY 477: Modern Japanese History [DIVR] [M]
• ASIA/HISTORY 479: History of East Asian Economic Development Since 1945
• ASIA 499: Special Problems

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For information about requirements and course offerings, see the links below.

• Show complete catalog information for Asian studies
• ASIA course list
• Schedules of classes