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Asian Studies students must complete a minimum total of 15 credits for the minor. Students must have 6 credits in Asian languages. The following courses count toward the Asian language requirement:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Language Courses | ||
| Students must complete 6 credits of Asian Language courses from the list below: | 6 | |
CHIN 1010 | Elementary Chinese I: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 1020 | Elementary Chinese II: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 2010 | Intermediate Chinese I: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 2020 | Intermediate Chinese II: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 3000 | Oral and Visual Communication in Chinese | |
CHIN 3010 | Proficiency in Chinese I: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 3020 | Proficiency in Chinese II: Language and Culture | |
CHIN 3030 | Chinese for Professional Use | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| 3 credit hours must be at the 3xxx/4xxx level. | ||
| Students must select 3 credits with the Asian Area Studies attribute | 3 | |
| Students must select 3 credit with the Asia in the World attribute | 3 | |
| Students must select 3 credits with either the Asian Area Studies or Asia in the World attributes | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Continuation Standards
A grade of “C" or better is required in every course counting for the Minor. Students who do not achieve the “C” or better grade in any required course for the Minor will be expected to repeat the course in an attempt to achieve the “C” or better grade. Students may repeat a required course one time. Students who fail to achieve the “C” or better grade after one repeat attempt will not be permitted to complete the Minor.
Asia Area Studies courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN 3100 | Modern Chinese Fiction and Film | 3 |
| CHIN 3150 | Global Sinophone Fiction and Film | 3 |
| CHIN 3200 | ||
| ENGL 3180 | Film | 3 |
| HIST 1700 | China and Japan To 1600: Histories, Cultures, Identities | 3 |
| HIST 1710 | China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs | 3 |
| HIST 3840 | From Sunzi’s Art of War to Dragon Ball: Cultures of Violence in China and Japan | 3 |
| HIST 3900 | Global Interconnections before the Nation States | 3 |
| IB 3040 | Asian Business | 3 |
| POLS 3500 | East Asian Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 2560 | The Politics of Asia | 3 |
Asia in the World Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar (What title?) | 2,3 |
| ENGL 3500 | Literature of the Postcolonial World | 3 |
| ENGL 4670 | Contemporary Postcolonial Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 4902 | Seminar in World History | 3 |
| THEO 2520 | Comparative Religious Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 2710 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| THEO 2755 | Islam: Religion, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| THEO 3720 | Intuition, Spontaneity, and Flow: Daoism in Comparative Context | 3 |
For additional information about this program, please contact languages@slu.edu or call 314-977-2617.