College of Arts and Sciences

Sample Programs

asian studies

Students are free to take any combination of courses to satisfy the requirements for the minor. It is highly recommended, however, to select courses to form a coherent theme. Some possibilities are given below.


Chinese History

SL 061-2

Intermediate Chinese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

HS 303

Late Imperial China

HS 304

Greater China in the Modern Age, 1895-Present

One additional course


Chinese Language and Literature

SL 061-2

Intermediate Chinese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

SL 262

Gods and Heroes in Far Eastern Literatures

SL 357

History and Structure of the Chinese Language

One additional course


Japanese History

SL 064

Intermediate Japanese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

HS 308

Early Modern Japan, 1680-1890

HS 309

Modern Japan, 1890-2001

One additional course


Japanese Language and Culture

SL 064

Intermediate Japanese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

SL 167-8

Nihon no kokoro I & II

One additional course


Politics in Contempory China

SL 061-2

Intermediate Chinese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

HS 304

Greater China in the Modern Age, 1895-Present

PO 416

Introduction to Chinese Politics

PO 503

Chinese Foreign Policy


Chinese Literature and Culture

SL 061-2

Intermediate Chinese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

SL 262

Gods and Heroes in Far Eastern Literatures

PL 193

Chinese Classical Philosophy

One additional course


Politics in Contempory Japan

SL 064

Intermediate Japanese I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

HS 309

Modern Japan, 1890-2001

PO 514

East Asian Security

One additional course


East Asia (with attention to Korea)

SL 031-2

Intermediate Korean I & II

SL 263

Far Eastern Civilizations

HS 347

The Asia-Pacific War

PO 514

East Asian Security

One elective