About the Minor

To earn a minor in Asian Studies, students must:

• Complete 18 credit hours

• Minimum 2.0 average in the minor

• Eight credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above

• Six credit hours may be applied to a major/concentration

• No more than two courses in the major can count toward the minor 

• No more than two courses in an Asian language course can count toward the minor.

Note that courses on the Middle East might not count toward the minor. Please consult with the director of the Asian Studies Program ([email protected]) before you register for such course to count toward the minor.  

A course must contain at least 50% content on Asia to be considered to count as an Asian Studies course.

Consult the director of the Asian Studies Program to verify if a language is considered an Asian language to count toward the minor. 

Courses:    

• ANTH 3160 - Chinese Society and Culture  

• GEOG 3050 - Geography of Asia  

• HIST 2810 - East Asia from Antiquity to 1600  

• HIST 2820 - Modern East Asia  

• HIST 3620 - Modern China  

• HIST 3640 - Modern Japan  

• HIST 4620 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern East Asia  

• HIST4630 - Memories of WWII in East Asia  

• PHIL 2120 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy  

• PHIL 3430 - Philosophies of India 

• REL 1050 - Introduction to Islam  

• REL 1070 - Buddhism: Teachings, Practices, and Socio-cultural History  

• REL 2110 - Religions of the East  

• REL 3160 - The Qur’an  

• REL 3200 - Religions of India  

• REL 3210 - Religions of China  

• REL 4160 / WGSS 4160 - Gender and Sexuality in Religion

Contact the director of the Asian Studies Program ([email protected]) to verify if a course not listed here can be petitioned to count toward the minor requirement.

Review the Asian Studies Minor in the UTC Course Catalog here.

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