Asian Studies, Minor
Saint Louis University's Asian studies minor is a 21-credit interdisciplinary program involving several departments at SLU. The minor is open to all majors.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Asian Language | 9 | |
| Students who demonstrate proficiency in an Asian language without formal language course credits are exempt from the nine-credit language requirement, but will be required to take 15 credits from the list of electives below (one elective beyond the usual 12 credits). Proficiency in an Asian language is demonstrated via one of the standards outlined in the College of Arts and Sciences Policy for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency. Other Asian languages may be substituted through coursework elsewhere. | ||
| Chinese | ||
CHIN 1010 | Communicating In Chinese I | |
CHIN 1020 | Communicating In Chinese II | |
CHIN 2010 | Intermediate Chinese I | |
CHIN 2020 | Intermediate Chinese II | |
CHIN 3010 | Oral and Written Proficiency in Chinese I | |
CHIN 3020 | Oral and Written Proficiency in Chinese II | |
CHIN 3930 | Special Topics | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select four of the following below. One elective must be at the 3000 or 4000 level (Asian languages are excluded). Students are encouraged to take their elective credits in three of the six different disciplines included above. Students who are concentrating in one Asian country must take at least one elective that covers another or other Asian countries. | 12 | |
ENGL 3500 | Literature of the Postcolonial World | |
ENGL 4670 | Contemporary Postcolonial Literature and Culture | |
HIST 1700 | China and Japan To 1600 | |
HIST 1710 | China and Japan Since 1600 | |
HIST 3200 | China to 1644 | |
HIST 3210 | China Since 1644 | |
HIST 4902 | Seminar in World History | |
IB 3040 | Asian Business | |
POLS 2560 | The Politics of Asia | |
POLS 3500 | East Asian Political Economy | |
POLS 3660 | US Strategy in Asia | |
THEO 2520 | Comparative Religious Ethics | |
THEO 2710 | Religions of the World | |
THEO 3710 | Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | |
THEO 3720 | Intuition, Spontaneity, and Flow: Daoism in Comparative Context | |
THEO 3740 | Religions of Asia | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Continuation Standards
All Asian studies minor courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher in order to count for the minor and for the student to continue in the minor.