Asian Studies Minor
Coordinator: Assistant Professor Duan
The Asian Studies minor offers students an interdisciplinary program to study the history, geography, religion, languages, philosophy, economics and societies of this vast, diverse continent. Students can choose from a wide range of courses dealing with the culture and history of India, China and Japan, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, environmental issues in Southeast Asia, contemporary politics in India/Pakistan, Asian film and literature, and Chinese geography. They can study Chinese through the advanced-low level at Elon, and can study other Asian languages through the consortium and study abroad. The university also offers a unique series of Winter Term, summer and semester abroad opportunities in India, China, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and Bhutan.
Courses must be chosen from at least two disciplines. Students are strongly encouraged to consider appropriate foreign language study and studying abroad in the region. Up to 16 semester hours of language study can be counted toward the minor. With the approval of the program coordinator, up to 12 semester hours of study-abroad credit can be counted toward the minor.
Minor Requirements:
Select 20 semester hours from among the following: 20 sh
General Asian Studies courses
| APS 361-69 | | |
| APS 481 | | |
| ARH 212 | ART HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD | 4 sh |
| ARH 320 | ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | 4 sh |
| COR 305 | INTERDISCIPLINARY ZEN | 4 sh |
| COR 333 | RELIGION AND ART OF ASIA | 4 sh |
| COR 399 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 232 | LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 234 | HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM | 4 sh |
| ENG 248 | ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENS 310 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| GEO 310 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| HST 132 | GLOBALIZATION OF CHINA, 1500-1840 | 4 sh |
| HST 320 | FASHION, FOOD, AND FUN: MATERIAL CULTURE IN CHINA AND JAPAN | 4 sh |
| HST 321 | CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT | 4 sh |
| POL 362 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 201 | BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 202 | HINDU TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 312 | RELIGION GOES GLOBAL: FANATICS, FRAUDS, AND PEACEMAKERS | 4 sh |
| REL 350 | SILK ROAD: THEN AND NOW | 4 sh |
| REL 356 | CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO | 4 sh |
| REL 357 | SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| REL 358 | SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 360 | HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES | 4 sh |
| REL 361 | WOMEN, RELIGION AND ETHNOGRAPHY | 4 sh |
| REL 362 | HEROES, SAINTS AND DEMONS: HINDU TEXTUAL TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 363 | WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES | 4 sh |
| REL 460 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
* REL 460 only applies when offered as "Ghosts Demons and Ancestors in Asian Religions"
Asian Foreign Language Courses
Study Abroad Winter Term Courses
| | ACC/BUS/FIN 277 | |
| GBL 236 | INDIA: SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| GBL 248 | BUSINESS AND CULTURE OF VIETNAM | 4 sh |
| GBL 280 | CHINA: THE FLYING DRAGON | 4 sh |
| GBL 286 | INDIA'S IDENTITIES: RELIGION, CASTE AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH INDIA | 4 sh |
| GBL 362 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA: DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, DIPLOMACY AND CONFLICT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
ACC/BUS/FIN 277: BUSINESS IN THE PACIFIC RIM (Multiple countries, varies by year).
Total Credit Hours: 20