Asian and Pacific Studies Minor

Program Details

Department: Asian and Asian American Studies
Modality: In-Person
Semester Hours: 16

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Lower Division Requirements
Select one of the following: 1		4
AAAS 1000	Introduction to Asian History
AAAS 2020	Maritime Histories of Southeast Asia
AAAS 2100	Introduction to Asian Literature
AAAS 2200	Introduction to Asian Societies
AAAS 2300	Introduction to Asian Cinema
HIST 1800	Modern Asia: China, Korea, and Japan since 1600
Subtotal
Upper Division Requirements
Select two of the following: 2		8
AAAS 3001	Christianity in Asia
AAAS 3002	Muslim Cultures of Asia
AAAS 3005	Asian Mythology
AAAS 3100	Popular Culture in Asia
AAAS 3102	Modern Asian Literature
AAAS 3170	Contemporary Chinese Cinema
AAAS 3200	Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia
AAAS 3201	Environmental Justice in Asia
AAAS 3700	Performing Arts of Global Asia
AAAS 3800	Food in Asia and Asian America
AAAS 3860	Transpacific Korea
AAAS 3880	Transpacific Japan
AAAS 4110	East Asian Science Fiction
AAAS 4170	Global Hong Kong Cinema
AAAS 4201	Women and Gender in Asia
AAAS 4270	Family and Kinship in Asia
AAAS 4700	City and Global Asian Cinema
Subtotal
Capstone Requirement
AAAS 5000	Senior Integrating Seminar	4
Subtotal
Total Semester Hours		16

¹

In consultation with the Chairperson, the student may choose courses in another College or School, if the courses prove to have substantial content focused on Asia and the Pacific region, etc.

²

Or from the following upper division courses offered by other departments: THST 3282 Buddhism; THST 3283 Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga; THST 3284 Sikhism; THST 3288 Traditions of Yoga; ARHS 3351 Arts of Asia; ARHS 4301 Arts of India; ARHS 4303 Arts of China; ARHS 4305 Arts of Southeast Asia; ARHS 4307 Arts of Japan; ARHS 4351 Modern and Contemporary Arts of Asia; FTVS 4437 Asian Cinema; FTVS 4467 South Asian Cinema; INBA 2880 Exploring Asian Culture; ART 3132 Eastern Immersion; or, in consultation with the Chairperson, from upper division courses with substantial content focused on Asia and the Pacific region not included in this list.