East Asian Studies Minor

Gateway Course

• EAST 165 - Introduction to East Asia /HIST 165 - Introduction to East Asia 

Core Courses

Eight credit hours from the following with at least four credit hours at the 300-level or above:

• CHST 105 - China Today
• CHST 205 - Understanding China
• HIST 230 - East Asian Thought
• HIST 260 - Chinese History
• HIST 265 - Japanese History: From Samurai to Sony
• HIST 267 - Twentieth-Century East Asia: Industry, Empire and War
• HIST 370 - Asia’s Rapid Industrialization
• JPST 240 - Japanese Culture and Society
• JPST 280 - Japanese Pop Culture
• SHMR 393 - The Evolution of Daoism
• SPRE 215 - The Global Buddha: Permeating Space-Time
• SPRE 255 - Spiritual Liberation in India
• SPRE 260 - Religious Harmony in China
• SPRE 265 - Religious Pluralism in Japan

East Asia in the World

Four credit hours from the following:

• Any course from the above list of Core Courses
• Up to Four credit hours in Chinese or Japanese Language
• Study abroad or May Term trip courses related to East Asia
• ARTH 100 - World Art Histories I
• ARTH 102 - World Art Histories II
• BUSN 201 - Global Business, Ethics and Politics
• EAST 397 - Internship
• EAST 399 - Independent Study
• HIST 150 - Global History and Geography
• HIST 155 - Going Global: World History
• SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society
• SHMR 119 - Authority and Freedom
• SHMR 219 - Cultures in Contact
• SHMR 229 - Power and Statecraft
• SHMR 239 - Revolutions
• PHIL 363 - Science and Religion: Conflict or Dialogue?
• PSYC 310 - Cultural Psychology
• SPRE 227 - Jesus and Buddha in Dialogue
• Other courses with the approval of the EAST program coordinator