Asian Studies Minor

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Minor Requirements

Seven (7) courses are required for the Asian Studies minor, two of which must be HIS 163 - Modern East Asia and REL 113 - Asian Religions . At least three (3) courses must come from the history and culture category, at least two (2) from political economy, and one (1) course is an Asian language at any level. No more than three (3) courses may be taken in any one department and no more than three (3) languages courses may be counted toward the minor. At least three (3) of the courses must be taken at Rollins, and of these at least two (2) must be upper division.

Required Courses

All Asian Studies minors must take the following courses:

HIS 163 - Modern East Asia Crs:
REL 113 - Asian Religions Crs:

History and Culture

At least three (3) courses from the following group:

ANT 205 - Topics in Anthropology Crs:
ANT 252 - Cultures of China Crs:
ASA 300 - Cinema and Society in China Crs:
CHN 301 - Advanced Chinese I Crs:
CHN 302 - Advanced Chinese II Crs:
CHN 401/402 - Advanced Chinese III/IV Crs:
HIS 120 - Decade of Decision Crs:
HIS 150 - Modern Japan Crs:
HIS 161 - Modern China Crs:
HIS 201 - Researching Asian History Crs:
HIS 349 - Mao and the Chinese Revolution Crs:
HIS 350 - U.S. and China Relations Crs:
HIS 361 - Contemporary China Crs:
HIS 375 - Aspects of War Crs:
REL 217 - Jewish Life and Thought Crs:
REL 230 - Buddhism: Theory and Practice Crs:
REL 240 - Buddhist Philosophy Crs:
REL 241 - Buddhist Ethics Crs:
REL 300 - Religion and the Body Crs:
REL 304 - Jerusalem: History, Religion, and Politics Crs:
REL 340 - Zen Buddhism Crs:

Political Economy

At least two (2) courses from the following group:

ECO 135 - The Global Economy Crs:
ECO 203 - Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics Crs:
ECO 263 - Pressing Issues in Chinese Reforms Crs:
ECO 323 - Political Economy of Chinese Development Crs:
ECO 327 - Comparative Economic Systems Crs:
ECO 351 - Economic Development Crs:
INB 200 - Introduction to International Business Crs:
INB 311 - Asian Business Environment Crs:
INB 312 - Asian Economic Tigers Crs:
INB 315 - Business and Economic Development in Modern China Crs:
or
SHA 315 - Business & Economic Development in Modern China
POL 130 - Introduction to International Politics Crs:
POL 302 - The Politics of Global Poverty Crs:
POL 325 - Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia Crs:
POL 331 - International Political Economy Crs:
POL 384 - East Asian Politics Crs:
POL 385 - Politics in China Crs:
or
SHA 385 - Politics and Society in Contemporary China
SEB 220 - Global Development Challenges and Opportunities Crs: 4

Foreign Language

One (1) course at any level in a single Asian language is required. Students are encouraged to take these foreign language courses in the host-country. Three Asian language courses may count toward the minor but at least one Asian language at any level is required. Students can take up to two (2) additional Asian languages which may count for history and culture or the political economy categories.

ARA 101 - Elementary Arabic I Crs:
ARA 102 - Elementary Arabic II Crs:
ARA 201 - Intermediate Arabic I Crs:
ARA 202 - Intermediate Arabic II Crs:
CHN 101 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I Crs:
CHN 102 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II Crs:
CHN 152 - Elementary Chinese Conversation II Crs:
CHN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I Crs:
CHN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II Crs:
CHN 251 - Chinese Conversation II Crs:
CHN 301 - Advanced Chinese I Crs:
CHN 302 - Advanced Chinese II Crs:
CHN 401/402 - Advanced Chinese III/IV Crs:
HBR 101/102 - Elementary Hebrew Crs:
HBR 201/202 - Intermediate Hebrew Crs:
JPN 101 - Japanese I Crs:
JPN 102 - Japanese II Crs:
JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I Crs: