Coordinator: Dr. Greg Lewis 

 

Location: Social Science, Room 256

 

Telephone: 801-626-6707       Email: glewis@weber.edu

For a printable (PDF) version of the Asian Studies minor requirements, click here.

Asian Studies at Weber State offers a Minor in Asian Studies, supports the Foreign Language Department's Japanese Minor, oversees courses in the Middle East Track, and cooperates with the BIS Program to offer a Bachelor's degree "BIS Asian Studies Concentration." Asian Studies courses are offered through a number of cooperating departments including History, Political Science and Philosophy, Geography, Foreign Language, English, Honors, Sociology and Anthropology, Visual Arts, Health and Physical Education, and others.

Asian Studies Minor

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or above in each course used toward the Asian Studies Minor (a grade of C- is not acceptable).

 Asian Studies minor may be taken in conjunction with a History major.  Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement.

 » Credit Hour Requirements: Fifteen credit hours of courses must be taken from at least four of the areas listed below.

Course Requirements for Minor

Required Courses (15 credit hours)

• ARTH 2040 Art & Architecture of Asia (4)
• ARTH 3060 The Art & Architecture of India (4)
• ARTH 3070 The Art & Architecture of China (4)
• ARTH 3080 The Art & Architecture of Japan (4)
• ARTH 3100 The Art & Architecture of the Islamic World (4)
• ENGL DV3730* Literatures of Cultures & Places (3)
• ENGL HU/DV2710* Perspectives on Women's Literature (3)
• FL 1010* First Year I (4)
• FL 1020* First Year II (4)
• FL HU2010* Second Year I (4)
• FL 2020* Second Year II (4)
• FL 3060* Grammar & Composition (3)
• FL 3160* Intro to Literature Analysis (3)
• FL 3190* Foreign Language Journal (1)
• FL 3220* Phonetics & Phonology (3)
• FL 3320* Applied Language Study (1-3)
• FL DV3550* Cultural Heritage I (3)
• FL 3630* Literature Genres (3)
• FL 3650* Literature Periods (3)
• FL 3670* Literature Authors (3)
• FL 3690* Literature Special Topics in Literature (1-3)
• FL 3710* Business Language I (3)
• FL 3850* Study Abroad (1-6)
• FL 4190* Foreign Language Journal (1)
• FL 4400* Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language (4)
• FL 4620* Survey of Literature I (3)
• FL 4630* Survey of Literature II (3)
• FL 4710* Business Language II (3)
• FL 4850* Study Abroad (1-6)
• FL 4960* Senior Seminar & Theses (3)
• GEOG DV3640 Geography of Asia (3)
• GEOG DV3660 Geography of China & Japan (3)
• GEOG 3780* Geographic Area Studies (1-3)
• GEOG 4800* Individual Research (1-3)
• HIST DV4530 Far Eastern History (3)
• HIST DV4550 Southeast Asian History (3)
• HIST DV4590 Middle Eastern History (3)
• HIST 4740* Special Issues & Topics in Asian History (3)
• POLS 3220 Politics & Government of Asia (3)
• POLS 4830* Directed Readings (1-3)
• POLS 4920* Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, & Special Programs (1-3)
• PHIL DV3550 Philosophy of Eastern Religion (3)
• PE 1410-1447 Martial Arts (Karate) (1 each)
• SOC 4990* Seminar in Sociology (3)
• HNRS SS/HU2130 Great Ideas of the East (3)
• WS 2900/4900* Topics in Women's Studies (1-3)

Should other courses relating specifically to Asia or the Middle East, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as part of the Asian Studies Minor. To be a part of the Asian Studies curriculum, a course must have two-thirds Asian content.

For a printable (PDF) version of the Asian Studies minor requirements, click here.

Weber State University 2008-2009 Catalog