A minor in Asian Studies is a concentration of courses on the history, religion, and culture of the world’s most populated continent. Asian Studies courses at Abington offer you the opportunity to focus on China, Japan, and Korea. Earning a minor in Asian Studies gives you expertise in Asia and adds value to any major.
The minor signals to employers your ability to be sensitive toward Asian cultures and to think critically about some of the most strategically important issues in the modern world. It allows you to distinguish yourself from other students graduating with the same major.
Earning a minor in Asian Studies gives you expertise in Asia and adds value to any major. The minor signals to employers your ability to be sensitive toward Asian cultures and to think critically about some of the most strategically important issues in the modern world. It allows you to distinguish yourself from other students graduating with the same major.
Requirements
Twenty-one total credits, which must include at least two of the core courses marked with an asterisk (*), and two courses (6 credits) at the 400 level. Language courses are not required! You may also count any other course approved by the Asian Studies advisor.
Courses
AAS 100N: Intro to Asian American Studies
ARTH 120: Asian Art & Architecture
ASIA 3: Religions of the East
ASIA 103: Intro to Hinduism
ASIA 102: Asian Popular Culture
ASIA 106N: Asian Traditions of Health, Medicine, and the Body
ASIA 107N: Bollywood
ASIA 294/494: ACURA project
ASIA 296/496: Independent Study
ASIA/HIST/RLST 460Y: Research Seminar in Asian Religion & Medicine
ASIA 428: Asian American Literature
KOR 121N: K-Pop and Beyond
RLST 105N: Buddhism in the Western World