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Asian Religions and Cultures Track within the Asian Studies Minor
The minor in Asian Studies (reference number 317) requires 21 credit hours. Students must pursue only one of two tracks—either the track in Asian Religions and Cultures or the South and East Asian track.
Students in the Asian Religions and Cultures track must take courses in Religion (9 credit hours), History and Politics (6 credit hours), and Electives (9 credit hours). Students must take courses from at least three different departments. At least 12 credit hours must be at the 300-level or above.
Requirement |
Courses |
| I. Religion courses (Three courses; 9 credit hours) |
RELS 103: Religions of Asia RELS 302: Buddhist Religious Traditions RELS 303: Hindu Religious Traditions RELS 306: Islamic Religious Traditions RELS 308: East Asian Religious Traditions RELS 320: Religions of the Middle East |
| II. History and Politics (Two courses; 6 credit hours) |
HIST 110: Introduction to Asian Civilization HIST 370: Modern South Asia HIST 460: Traditional East Asia HIST 461: Modern East Asia HIST 462: History of the Middle East HIST 471: Modern China HIST 472: Modern Japan PS 365: Government and Politics of the Middle East PS 366: Government and Politics in East Asia |
| III. Electives (Two courses from list or from courses in categories I-II; 6 credit hours) |
ANTH 341: Peoples and Cultures of Asia ARBC/RELS 386 and 387: Arabic ARC 401: Topics in Asian Religions and Cultures ARC 498: Independent Study in Asian Religions and Cultures ART 407: Islamic Art and Architecture CHIN 101/102: Elementary Chinese ENG 368: Japanese Film in Translation GEOG 465: Geography of Asia GEOG 467: Geography of the Middle East JAPN 101/102: Elementary Japanese PERF 105: Taiji (1 hour; may be taken up to three times for credit) RELS 100: New Testament RELS 101: Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures RELS 311: The Qur’an RELS 390/391: Pali SOC 353: Sociology of Modern Japan |
