Asian Studies Minor

Required Courses-13 hours, including:

• HIST 381 - Revolutionary China (3)
• PHIL 313 - Oriental Philosophy (3)
• POLS 369 - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia (4)
• RELS 280 - Asian Religious Traditions (3)

Choose 6-7 hours additional hours from the following courses. They must be chosen from at least two departments.

• HIST 380 - Imperial China (3)
• HIST 383 - Women in China (3)
• HIST 384 - History of Japan (3)
• HIST 388 - Introduction to Islam (RELS 388) (3)
• LIT 349 - Studies in Contemporary Literature (3)

•           Topic for LIT 349 must be Post-Colonial Literature

• PHIL 352 - Contemporary Philosophy (3)

•           Topic for PHIL 352 must be Ghandi and King: Peace &Non-Violence

• POLS 366 - Democracy in Asia (4)
• POLS 380 - Globalization and its Critics (4)
• RELS 381 - Religions of South Asia (3)
• RELS 386 - Buddhism (3)
• RELS 388 - Introduction to Islam (HIST 388) (3)

Additional Information

Appropriate courses may be substituted with the approval of the director. Students must earn a minimum 2.00 grade-point-average on all minor courses taken at UNC Asheville. One-half of the hours required for a minor must be completed at UNC Asheville, to include at least 6 semester hours of 300-400 level courses.