Asian Studies Minor

The minor in Asian Studies at Kean University is an 18-credit interdisciplinary program that can be taken in conjunction with any major academic curriculum. The program cultivates knowledge of Asian culture, worldview, history, economics, and politics. Asian Studies minors develop the skills and dispositions needed for global cooperation in the diversity of the Asian world, making them attractive to employers. Graduates with an Asian Studies background could succeed in discipline-related careers in education, government, journalism, public service, and in nonprofit organizations; or they can go on to pursue post baccalaureate degrees.

 

Requirements 18

Foundation Courses 6

AS 2000	INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN STUDIES	3
AS 3451	IMAGES OF ASIANS AND ASIAN-AMERICANS	3

Program Related Elective Courses 12

Select 12 credits from list of approved courses below; at least 2 of the courses must be at the 3000-4000 level:

AS 2110	SURVEY OF CHINESE CULTURE	3
AS 2260	ASIAN THEATRE	3
AS 3116	INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CIVILIZATION	3
AS 3211	SURVEY OF CHINESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION I	3
AS 3212	SURVEY OF CHINESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION II	3
AS 3215	CHINESE LITERTAURE ACROSS MEDIA	3
AS 3231	INDIAN BHAKTI POETRY	3
AS 3233	INDIAN CINEMA: NATION AND IMAGINATION	3
AS 3416	CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE AND FILMS	3
AS 4991	INTERNSHIP: FIELD EXPERIENCE IN ASIAN STUDIES	3
AS 4999	ASIAN STUDIES; INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
AH 3750	THE ART OF CHINA	3
AH 3751	THE ART OF JAPAN	3
AH3720	BAROQUE ART	3
COMM 3613	INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MEDIA	3
COMM 3623	INTERNATIONAL NEWS	3
ENG 3365	LITERATURES AND THEORIES OF COLONIALISM AND POST-COLONIALISM	3
ENG 3725	ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
ENG 3750	WRITERS OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA	3
HIST 2471	HISTORY OF EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION TO 1600	3
HIST 3400	DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF FAR EAST	3
HIST 3410	CHINA IN THE 20TH CENTURY	3
HIST 4410	RISE OF MOD JAPAN: 1600-1970	3
HIST 4430	GENOCIDE IN ASIAN HISTORY	3
PHIL 2203	PHILOSOPHIES OF ASIA	3
PS3320	POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST	3
PS3330	FAR EASTERN POLITICS	3
PS 3430	INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM	3
PS 3450	CONDUCT OF US FOREIGN POLICY	3
PS 3455	CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY	3
PS3470	POLITICS OF INTL ECON RELATION	3
PS 3490	US-CHINA RELATION SINCE WWII	3
REL 2700	EASTERN RELIGIONS	3
SOC 3061	CHINA: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH	3