Coordinator: Michael Seth
Email: sethmj@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-7801
Asian Studies Minor Website
Program Description
The purpose of this cross disciplinary program is to broaden the students' perspective by enhancing their understanding and appreciation of Asian culture and institutions. This program combines the offerings of several academic units, such as anthropology; art, design and art history; economics; English; geography; history; international business; world languages and cultures; political science; and religion and philosophy.
Minor Requirements
The minimum requirement for a minor in Asian studies is 18 credit hours. These 18 hours can include any of the following courses. Special topics courses not listed can be applied to the minor degree with approval of the program coordinator. A maximum of eight hours of Chinese, Japanese or Korean language may be included to satisfy credit hour requirements of the minor.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 18 |
| Archaeology | |
| People and Cultures of East Asia | |
| Japanese Society and Culture | |
| Far Eastern Art | |
| Elementary Chinese I | |
| Elementary Chinese II | |
| Intermediate Chinese I | |
| Intermediate Chinese II | |
| Language for Living | |
| Advanced Chinese | |
| Comparative Economic Systems | |
| Studies in South Asian Literature | |
| Geography of East and Southeast Asia | |
| Environmental Hazards: A Focus on Southeast Asia | |
| Geography of the Philippine Islands: Problems and Possibilities | |
| Political Geography | |
| Great Works [C2L] (Asia) | |
| Global Cultures [C2HQC] (Cross-Cultural Perspectives – East Asian Humanities) | |
| Global Cultures [C2HQC] (Cross-Cultural Perspectives – Global South Asia) | |
| Global Cultures [C2HQC] (Cross Cultural Perspectives – Gandhi, Non-Violence and Global Transformation) | |
| Modern East Asia | |
| China to 1600 | |
| Japan since 1600 | |
| India | |
| History of Korea | |
| China in the Modern World | |
| Special Topics in International Business (Business Environment in China and Southeast Asia) | |
| Special Topics in International Business (Chinese Business Operations) | |
| Elementary Japanese I | |
| Elementary Japanese II | |
| Intensive Japanese II | |
| Intermediate Japanese I | |
| Intermediate Japanese II | |
| Language for Living | |
| Culture and Communication in Context | |
| Special Topics in Japanese Literature | |
| Special Topics in Japanese Culture | |
| Elementary Korean I | |
| Elementary Korean II | |
| Intermediate Korean I | |
| Intermediate Korean II | |
| Language for Living | |
| Culture and Communication in Context | |
| Special Topics in Korean Culture | |
| East Asian Politics | |
| Politics of China | |
| Introduction to Ancient Chinese Wisdom Traditions | |
| (Re)thinking Order and Chaos: An Introduction to Hinduism | |
| The Mystery of the True Path: An Introduction to Daoism | |
| Introduction to Buddhism | |
| Hope or Terror? Gandhi and the Other 9/11 | |
| Dharma/Adharma: Hindu Ethical Reasoning | |
| Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Buddhism in the Modern World | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
