Asian Studies Minor
College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary
Web: www.kent.edu/cas
The Asian Studies minor allows students to focus study on this significant world region. Courses are available on the geography, political science, history and the arts of Asia. It is also possible to study the Japanese language.
| ASIAN STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS (16-24 credits) | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | |
|
Non-language courses Must be selected from three disciplines. |
16 | ||
| ANTH | 38096 | Individual Investigation in Anthropology (3) * | |
| ARTH | 42022 | The Arts of China (3) | |
| 42023 | The Arts of Japan (3) | ||
| GEOG | 37079 | Geography of South Asia (3) | |
| HIST | 31112 | Chinese Civilization (3) | |
| 41112 | History of Modern China (3) | ||
| 41116 | History of Japan (3) | ||
| 42297 | Colloquium on Contemporary China and Japan (3) | ||
| *49196 | Individual Investigation (2-3) | ||
| MUS | 42151 | Asian Music (3) | |
| *45311 | Chamber Music (1-2) | ||
| POL | 30530 | Asian Politics (3) | |
| 40995 | Selected Topics in Political Science (1-3)* | ||
| 40996 | Individual Investigation (1-3)* | ||
|
Language Courses Eight credit hours or equivalent required. |
8 | ||
| CHIN | 15101 | Elementary Chinese I (5) | |
| 15102 | Elementary Chinese II (5) | ||
| 25201 | Intermediate Chinese I (5) | ||
| 25202 | Intermediate Chinese II (5) | ||
| HRTG | 10101 | Elementary I (Variable Language) (4) | |
| 10102 | Elementary II (Variable Language) (4) | ||
| 20201 | Intermediate I (Variable Language) (3) | ||
| 20202 | Intermediate II (Variable Language) (3) | ||
| JAPN | 15101 | Elementary Japanese I (5) | |
| 15102 | Elementary Japanese II (5) | ||
| 25201 | Intermediate Japanese I (5) | ||
| 25202 | Intermediate Japanese II (5) | ||
| TOTAL | 16-24 |
*These and other selected topics courses that focus on Asia may be counted toward the
program if approved by the coordinator.
Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.