Asian Studies

Requirements

Carthage offers a major and minor in Asian Studies.

Please note: Current students should follow the printed version of the College Catalog, and work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

The Asian Studies Major

The Asian Studies major consists of 40 credits:

16 credits in a single Asian language
ASN 4000 Senior Seminar in Asian Studies — 4 credits
HIS 1200 Issues in Asian History — 4 credits
Four additional courses from the list below, or approved by the Director of Asian Studies

A further requirement is that the courses, other than the Senior Thesis, must be drawn from at least four different academic departments.

The Asian Studies Minor

The minor consists of six 4-credit courses. Students are required to take HIS 1200: Issues in Asian History, and five other courses from the list below. These six courses must be from at least three departments. Students may choose their other courses from among the following:

The Courses

Students may choose courses to fulfill major and minor requirements from among the following:

Asian Studies Courses
ASN 4000  Senior Seminar in Asian Studies

Art Courses
ART 3730  Masterpieces of Asian Art and Architecture

Economics Courses
ECN 200T  Topics in Economics (when the course has substantial Asian content)
ECN 3100  Political Economy of the Pacific Rim
ECN 4030  International Political Economy

History Courses
HIS 3400  Modern China
HIS 3450  Modern Japan

Modern Language Courses
CHN 1010  Intoductory Chinese I
CHN 1020  Introductory Chinese II
CHN 2010  Elementary Chinese I
CHN 2020  Elementary Chinese II
CHN 3010  Intermediate Chinese I
CHN 3020  Intermediate Chinese II
JPN 1010  Introductory Japanese I
JPN 1020  Introductory Japanese II
JPN 2010  Elementary Japanese I
JPN 2020  Elementary Japanese II
JPN 3011  Intermediate Oral Japanese I
MLA 3060  East Asian Civilization and Culture
MLA 3100  East Asian Literature in Translation

Political Science Courses
POL 1030  Introduction to Comparative Politics (when the course has substantial Asian content)
POL 200T  Topics in Political Science (when the course has substantial Asian content)
POL 3390  Politics of Rapid Growth East Asia
POL 3400  Chinese Politics
POL 3580  American Foreign Policy

Religion Courses
REL 3110  Hinduism
REL 3120  Islam
REL 3130  Buddhism
REL 3140  East Asian Religion
REL 3360  Religion and Society in Modern India

Other courses may also be counted toward the major or the minor. These courses must have substantial Asian content, and be approved by the Director of Asian Studies.

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