Asian Studies Minor

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(21 Credits)

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 to the Minor

Languages

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) 390 - Special Topics Credits: 3 (with adviser approval)
JPN (0141) 111 - Level I Japanese Credits: 3
JPN (0141) 112 - Japanese Level II Credits: 3
JPN (0141) 390 - Special Topics Credits: 3 (with adviser approval)
Courses in other Asian languages that are not currently offered at Adelphi may be transferred from another institution and applied to the minor at the discretion of the Asian Studies Co-Directors.
With adviser approval, selected Special Topics courses in Chinese (0129), Hebrew (0132), Arabic (0135), and Languages (0139) can also be applied to the minor.

Humanities

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
COM (0108) 215 - Film: Then and Now Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 210 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 259 - Islamic History Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3 (with adviser approval)
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
With adviser approval, selected Special Topics courses from Music History (0196) can be applied to the minor.

Social and/or Natural Sciences

ANT (0103) 105 - Culture and Society Credits: 3
ANT (0103) 248 - Culture And Health Credits: 3
With adviser approval, selected Special Topics courses from Political Science (0158) can be applied to the minor.

Study Abroad Opportunities

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