Asian Studies - Minor

This interdisciplinary minor is offered through School of Arts and Sciences.

All students in this minor must be proficient in an Asian language. In order to fulfill the language requirement, a student must pass CHN 104 and CHN 203, or display proficiency at an equivalent level in another Asian language not currently offered at Catholic University (i.e. Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, etc.). Additionally, the minor requires four elective courses in at least two different disciplines and offered by at least two different departments. Two of the electives must be taken at Catholic University.

Core Courses - Take All

CHN 104Intermediate Mandarin Chinese

4

CHN 203Advanced Composition and Conversation I

3

Elective Courses - Take Four

CHN 250Chinese Migration around the World, 1500-Present

3.00

CHN 305Chinese Through Film

3

CHN 310Topics in Contemporary Chinese Society

3

DR 202Theatre Topics

3

HIST 312Medieval Japan

3

MKT 380International Business & Marketing in Asia

3.00

POL 300Introduction to Asian Politics

POL 436United States, China and International Relations of East Asia

3

POL 459Human Rights Politics in Asia

3

TRS 290World Religions

3

TRS 390/TRS 790Taoism & Confucianism

3

TRS 391Introduction to Buddhism

3.00

TRS 391AChinese and Japanese Buddhism

3.00