Asian Studies Minor
Coordinator: Lecturer Gao
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
| ARH 2120 | Art History of the Modern World | 4 sh |
| ARH 3200 | Issues in Contemporary Art | 4 sh |
| COR 3050 | Interdisciplinary Zen | 4 sh |
| COR 3330 | Religion and Art of Asia | 4 sh |
| COR 3990 | Environmental Issues in Southeast Asia | 4 sh |
| ENG 2320 | Literature of East Asia | 4 sh |
| ENG 2350 | Asian-American Literature | 4 sh |
| ENS 3100 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| GEO 3100 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| HST 3210 | CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT | 4 sh |
| POL 3620 | India and South Asia | 4 sh |
| REL 1810 | BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 1820 | Yoga, Karma, and Dharma: Hindu Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL 3120 | RELIGION GOES GLOBAL: FANATICS, FRAUDS, AND PEACEMAKERS | 4 sh |
| REL 3500 | SILK ROAD: THEN AND NOW | 4 sh |
| REL 3560 | CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO | 4 sh |
| REL 3570 | SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| REL 3580 | SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 3600 | HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES | 4 sh |
| REL 3610 | WOMEN, RELIGION AND ETHNOGRAPHY | 4 sh |
| REL 3620 | RELIGION AND STORYTELLING IN HINDU WORLDS | 4 sh |
| REL 3630 | WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES | 4 sh |
| REL 4600 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
* REL 4600 only applies when offered as "Ghosts Demons and Ancestors in Asian Religions"
Asian Foreign Language Courses
Study Abroad Winter Term Courses
| BUS 2810 | Business in the Pacific Rim | 4 |
| GBL 2360 | INDIA: SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| GBL 2480 | BUSINESS AND CULTURE OF VIETNAM | 4 sh |
| GBL 2800 | CHINA: THE FLYING DRAGON | 4 sh |
| GBL 2860 | INDIA'S IDENTITIES: RELIGION, CASTE AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH INDIA | 4 sh |
| GBL 3620 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA: DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, DIPLOMACY AND CONFLICT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
BUS*2810: BUSINESS IN THE PACIFIC RIM (Multiple countries, varies by year).
Total Credit Hours: 20