Asian Studies Minor

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Required:

Students who wish to minor in Asian Studies will be required to choose a specific major, such as History, Political Science, Anthropology, or International Studies and must meet the credit requirements of the major, general education, and the minor in Asian Studies. NOTE: Most courses that meet the distribution requirements for this minor also meet the corresponding distribution requirement for General Education, but a few courses do not meet the General Education distribution requirements. Check on CLASS or with your adviser for information on which requirements are met by a specific course.

Students wishing to complete the Asian Studies minor must take a minimum of 21 credits by following one of the four program tracks.

Track A

(21 Credits)

Languages Credits: 6 *
Humanities Credits: 9
Social and/or Natural Sciences Credits: 6

Track B

(21 Credits)

Languages Credits: 6 *
Humanities Credits: 6
Social and/or Natural Sciences Credits: 9

Track C

(21 Credits)

Languages Credits: 12 *
Humanities Credits: 3
Social and/or Natural Sciences Credits: 6

Track D

(21 Credits)

Languages Credits: 12 *
Humanities Credits: 6
Social and/or Natural Sciences Credits: 3

Note:

*The language requirement can be waived at the discretion of the Director of Languages for students who demonstrate significant fluency in an Asian language; native speakers will be prohibited from taking entry-level courses, as in all language courses offered by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Chinese and Japanese are the languages of study offered at Adelphi University for the Asian Studies program.

Undergraduate Courses applicable for fulfillment of the Minor

Courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise.

ANT (0103) 105 - Culture and Society Credits: 3
ANT (0103) 248 - Culture And Health Credits: 3
ARB (0135) 111 - Level I Arabic Credits: 3
ARH (0111) 245 - Art of Asia Credits: 3
ARH (0111) 246 - Art of The Near East Credits: 3
ARH (0111) 645 - Art of Asia Credits: 3
CHI (0129) 111 - Chinese Level I Credits: 3
CHI (0129) 112 - Chinese Level I I Credits: 3
CHI (0129) 121 - Level III Chinese Credits: 3
CHI (0129) 490 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 3
COM (0108) 215 - Film: Then and Now Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 111 - Level I Hebrew Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 112 - Level II Hebrew Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 121 - Level III Hebrew Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 122 - Level IV Hebrew Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 241 - Hebrew Conversation Credits: 3
HEB (0132) 273 - Masterpieces of Hebrew Literature Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 210 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 259 - Islamic History Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3
JPN (0141) 111 - Level I Japanese Credits: 3
JPN (0141) 112 - Japanese Level II Credits: 3
MUH (0196) 251 - Music, Culture and Society: Focus on China and India Credits: 3
MUH (0196) 255 - Music, Culture,and Society: Workshop on Major Traditions Credits: 3
Special Topics in HIS (0136) and POL (0158)
And with adviser’s approval, selected Special Topics courses from CHI (0129), HEB (0132), LAN (0139), and MUH (0196)

Study Abroad Opportunities

Students should contact the Center for International Education for Study Abroad Opportunities.