Asian Studies Minor
Coordinator: Assistant Professor Runestad
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
| ARH2120 | Art History of the Modern World | 4 sh |
| ARH3200 | Issues in Contemporary Art | 4 sh |
| COR3050 | Interdisciplinary Zen | 4 sh |
| COR3330 | Religion and Art of Asia | 4 sh |
| COR3990 | Environmental Issues in Southeast Asia | 4 sh |
| ENG 2320 | LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG2350 | Asian-American Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3820 | Postcolonial Asian Literature and Globalization | 4 sh |
| ENS3100 | Environmental Issues in Southeast Asia | 4 sh |
| GBL2880 | Business, Culture, and Economics in East Asia | 4 |
| GEO3100 | Development and the Environment in Latin America, Africa and Asia | 4 sh |
| HST1310-1490 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 2-4 sh |
| HST3210 | China: Empire and Revolution, 1800-Present | 4 sh |
| POL3620 | India and South Asia | 4 sh |
| REL1810 | Buddhist Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL1820 | Yoga, Karma, and Dharma: Hindu Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL3120 | Religion Goes Global: Fanatics, Frauds, and Peacemakers | 4 sh |
| REL3500 | Silk Road: Then and Now | 4 sh |
| REL3560 | Chinese "Religions" from Confucius to Mao | 4 sh |
| REL3570 | Sages and Samurai: Religion in the Japanese Experience | 4 sh |
| REL3580 | Sites and Rites: Sacred Space and Ritual in World Religions | 4 sh |
| REL3590 | Religion and Healing | 4 sh |
| REL3600 | Hindu Goddesses: From Myths to Movies | 4 sh |
| REL3610 | Women, Religion and Ethnography | 4 sh |
| REL3620 | Religion and Storytelling in Hindu Worlds | 4 sh |
| REL3630 | Women in Islam: Veneration, Veils and Voices | 4 sh |
| REL4650 | Ghosts, Demons, and Ancestors in Asian Religions | 4 sh |
- HST 1310-1490 only applies when offered with a topic on Asia.
Asian Foreign Language Courses
Study Abroad Winter Courses
| BUS2810 | 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 2880 | BUSINESS, CULTURE, AND ECONOMICS IN EAST ASIA | 4 |
| GBL3620 | India and South Asia: Democracy, Development, Diplomacy and Conflict in Historical Perspective | |
BUS*2810: BUSINESS IN THE PACIFIC RIM (Multiple countries, varies by year).
Electives not listed above may be approved on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the program coordinator.
Total Credit Hours: 20