Asian Studies Minor and BIS Asian Studies Program

ASIAN STUDIES MINOR

 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.

Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement.

Course Requirements for Minor

Required Courses (15 credit hours)

Select 15 credit hours from at least four of the following areas

• 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)

*Acceptable when the emphasis and/or content are basically Asian Studies/Language or Middle East Studies/Language.

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.