Global Asian Studies, Minor

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Core Course

One of:
- ASNS 1150 — East Asian Studies
- HIST 1150 — East Asian Studies

Elective Courses

From the catalog
Complete four of the following (they may include up to two courses taken as part of an approved study-abroad program and up to two language courses):
Language dialogues or language immersion courses in Asian languages may count toward the language requirement. Students who demonstrate advanced proficiency may also substitute advanced language courses, including special topics in Japanese and Chinese, toward the language course requirement:

Choose 0 semester hours from:
- CHNS 1101 — Elementary Chinese 1
Choose 16 semester hours from:
- Nonlanguage Courses
  - One of:
    - ANTH 4220 — South Asian Diasporas
    - ASNS 4220 — South Asian Diasporas
  - ANTH 4350 — Ethnography of Southeast Asia
  - ANTH 4410 — Economy and Culture in Asia
  - ANTH 4515 — Culture and Politics in Modern India
  - ARCH 2310 — History of Chinese Architecture
  - ARCH 2320 — Modern Chinese Architecture
  - ASNS 2245 — Introduction to Asian American Studies
  - ASNS 3100 — Asian American Cinemas
  - CLTR 4944 — Cultural Engagement Abroad
  - ECON 3290 — History of the Global Economy
  - ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
  - One of:
    - HIST 1246 — World War II in the Pacific
    - ASNS 1246 — World War II in the Pacific
  - HIST 1252 — Japanese Literature and Culture
  - One of:
    - HIST 1500 — Modern China
    - CLTR 1500 — Modern Chinese History and Culture
  - HIST 2011 — Capitalism and Business: A Global History
  - HIST 2308 — Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
  - HIST 2351 — Modern Japan
  - HIST 2360 — History of Capitalism in East Asia
  - HIST 3330 — The Global Cold War
  - INTB 2501 — Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
  - PHIL 1130 — Comparative Ethics
  - PHIL 1275 — Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
  - PHIL 1290 — Chinese Philosophy and Religion
  - PHIL 2395 — Japanese Buddhism
  - One of:
    - POLS 2290 — Asian American Politics
    - ASNS 2290 — Asian American Politics
  - POLS 2378 — Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
  - POLS 3482 — East Asian Politics
  - One of:
    - POLS 3485 — China: Governance and Foreign Policy
    - ASNS 3485 — China: Governance and Foreign Policy
  - POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
- Language Courses
  - CHNS 1102 — Elementary Chinese 2
  - CHNS 2101 — Intermediate Chinese 1
  - CHNS 2102 — Intermediate Chinese 2
  - CHNS 2301 — Intermediate Chinese Immersion 1
  - CHNS 2302 — Intermediate Chinese Immersion 2
  - CHNS 3101 — Advanced Chinese 1
  - CHNS 3102 — Advanced Chinese 2
  - CHNS 3301 — Advanced Chinese Immersion 1
  - CHNS 3302 — Advanced Chinese Immersion 2
  - CHNS 3800 — Special Topics in Chinese
  - CHNS 4800 — Special Topics in Chinese
  - JPNS 1101 — Elementary Japanese 1
  - JPNS 1102 — Elementary Japanese 2
  - JPNS 2101 — Intermediate Japanese 1
  - JPNS 2102 — Intermediate Japanese 2
  - JPNS 3101 — Advanced Japanese 1
  - JPNS 3102 — Advanced Japanese 2
  - JPNS 3800 — Special Topics in Japanese
  - JPNS 1260 — Japanese Film
  - JPNS 1700 — Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
  - KORE 1101 — Elementary Korean 1
  - KORE 1102 — Elementary Korean 2
  - KORE 1800 — Introduction to Korean Pop Culture

GPA requirements

2.000 GPA required in the minor

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ANTH 4220 ↔ ASNS 4220 (tier B)
ASNS 1150 ↔ HIST 1150 (tier B)
ASNS 1246 ↔ HIST 1246 (tier B)
ASNS 2290 ↔ POLS 2290 (tier B)
ASNS 3485 ↔ POLS 3485 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under global-asian-studies-minor, and the official page is the authority.