Asian Studies Minor
https://cola.unh.edu/interdisciplinary-studies/program/minor/asian-studies
The aim of the interdisciplinary Asian studies minor program is to foster teaching and learning as well as research in all areas of Asia. The minor offers opportunities to develop proficiency in Asian languages and to study the histories, politics, literatures, cultures and religions of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and others) and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and others). Courses offered provide students the chance to explore a wide range of contemporary subjects such as foreign policy, language use, education, environment, the Asian-American experience, ethnic and religious conflict, literary and cultural production, and cross-border movements of industry and ideas.
For further information, please contact Lawrence C. Reardon, associate professor of political science, chris.reardon@unh.edu, (603) 862-1858.
To complete the minor in Asian Studies, students are required to take five courses (20 credits) or their equivalent, and no more than three can be counted from any one of the following disciplines:
- Anthropology (ANTH)
- Asian American or South Asian Literature (ENGL)
- Geography (GEOG)
- History (HIST)
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (either CHIN or JPN)
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Political Science (POLT)
The following are a list of courses that count toward the minor. Please note additional courses may also count. Visit the program website for the most up-to-date information.
Code | Title | Credits |
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ANTH 500 | Peoples and Cultures of the World (only topic D) Asia) | 4 |
ANTH 501 | World Archaeological Cultures (only topic F) Asia) | 4 |
ARTH 697 | Topics in Asian Art | 4 |
CHIN #400 | Conversational Chinese | 4 |
CHIN 401 | Elementary Chinese I | 4 |
CHIN 402 | Elementary Chinese II | 4 |
CHIN 425 | Introduction to Chinese Culture | 4 |
CHIN 503 | Intermediate Chinese I | 4 |
CHIN 504 | Intermediate Chinese II | 4 |
CHIN 521 | What does it Mean to be Modern? Lenses of Modern Chinese Literature and Film | 4 |
CHIN 632 | Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition II | 4 |
CHIN 795 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
CMN #770 | From Pokemon to K-Pop: East Asian Media and Popular Culture | 4 |
ENGL 581 | Reading the Postcolonial Experience | 4 |
ENGL 616C | Studies in Film/Culture and Ideology | 4 |
ENGL 738 | Asian American Studies | 4 |
ENGL 777 | The English Novel in the World | 4 |
GEOG 530 | China: People, Politics and Economy | 4 |
HIST 425 | Foreign Cultures | 4 |
HIST #444G | Voices from Modern China | 4 |
HIST 579 | History of China in Modern Times | 4 |
HIST 580 | History of Japan in Modern Times | 4 |
HIST 797 | Colloquium (American Century in Asia) | 4 |
HIST 797 | Colloquium (Chinese-Western Encounters) | 4 |
JPN 401 | Elementary Japanese I | 4 |
JPN 402 | Elementary Japanese II | 4 |
JPN 503 | Intermediate Japanese I | 4 |
JPN 504 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
JPN #631 | Advanced Japanese I | 4 |
JPN 795 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
JPN 796 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
PHIL 520 | Introduction to Eastern Philosophy | 4 |
POLT 545 | People and Politics in Asia | 4 |
POLT 546 | Wealth and Politics in Asia | 4 |
POLT 556 | Politics in China | 4 |
POLT 569 | The Rise of China | 4 |
POLT 742 | Politics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India | 4 |
POLT 797E | Seminar in International Politics (US/China Decision Making) | 4 |