The Asian Studies minor can complement any of the undergraduate majors available at Montclair State University. This minor offers students the opportunity to focus a segment of their university training on Asia and to engage in this dynamic global and interdisciplinary field of study. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of the cultural, social, political, economic, and global components of issues faced by Asian nations and identities. They will also learn to appreciate and analyze complex cultural objects (text, art, symbols, ceremonies, etc.) and the traditions behind them. Through this course of study, students can better understand the complexity of Asian nations and cultures and the diversity of Asian political and economic systems while gaining insights into global cultural movements of people and ideas and into the global challenges posed by a dynamically changing region.
This minor helps students see, through the lens of literature, religion, philosophy, culture, and politics, how worlds of diverse and interconnected meanings are formed. By concentrating on Asia in the context of multidisciplinary and inter-regional courses, students will have the opportunity to build a comparative understanding of Asia as a discrete, yet complex reality as a critical, dynamic global force.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirement | ||
| HUMN 217 | Reading Asian Cultures | 3 |
| Departmental Courses | ||
| Select 15 credits of the following from at least 2 different departments: | 15 | |
| Anthropology | ||
| Cultures of South Asia | ||
| Art | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| History | ||
| Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | ||
| Introduction to Indian Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Civilization | ||
| Modern Chinese Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Modern South Asia | ||
| Communist Revolution in China | ||
| Chinese Social History Through Literature | ||
| Development of Japanese Character and Culture | ||
| World Languages and Cultures | ||
| Beginning Chinese I | ||
| Beginning Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I | ||
| Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Spoken Chinese | ||
| Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society 1 | ||
or CHEN 210 | Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society | |
| Popular Music and Modern Chinese Culture | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Culture | ||
| Business Chinese | ||
| Chinese Study Abroad 1 | ||
or CHEN 375 | Study Abroad: China | |
| Beginning Japanese I | ||
| Beginning Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I | ||
| Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Japanese Conversation and Culture | ||
| Kanji through Reading | ||
| Reading in Japanese | ||
| Japanese Study Abroad | ||
| Beginning Korean I | ||
| Beginning Korean II | ||
| Intermediate Korean I | ||
| Special Topics in Chinese Culture | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Government and Politics of China and Japan | ||
| Government and Politics of India and South Asia | ||
| International Relations in Asia | ||
| Religion | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Asian Texts | ||
| Hinduism | ||
| Taoism | ||
| Asian Religions | ||
| Additional courses may be used with the approval of the Program Director. Contact Program Director for details. | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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CHIN are courses with student work in Chinese. CHEN are courses with student work in English.