Minor in East Asian Studies
Requirements
- Complete 9 hours related to one cultural group and 6 hours related to a second cultural group. For example, a student can complete 9 hours related to Chinese studies and 6 hours related to Japanese studies. The cultural group options are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- At least 6 credits must be numbered 2000 level or above.
- Nine of the required credits must be completed at MU.
- The elementary levels of language (Japanese, Chinese, and/or Korean) may NOT be used to fulfill minor requirements.
- Intermediate-level language courses may be used to meet minor requirements.
- A minimum grade of C- is required for each course taken in the minor. A minimum cumulative GPA in all minor coursework is 2.0.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| Course Options | ||
| Conversation & Composition Language Courses: | ||
| CHINSE 2100 | Everyday Spoken Chinese Level I | 3 |
| CHINSE 2160 | Intermediate Chinese I Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| CHINSE 3160 | Intermediate Chinese II Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| CHINSE 3180 | Advanced Chinese I | 3 |
| CHINSE 3190 | Advanced Chinese II | 3 |
| CHINSE 3085 | Problems in Chinese | 1-3 |
| JAPNSE 2160 | Japanese Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3160 | Intermediate Japanese Composition and Conversation | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3370 | Intermediate Readings in Japanese | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3380 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 |
| JAPNSE 4160 | Advanced Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPNSE 4180 | Advanced Japanese II | 3 |
| KOREAN 2160 | Intermediate Korean Language I | 3 |
| KOREAN 3160 | Intermediate Korean Language II | 3 |
| Courses Taught in English: | ||
| CHINSE 2310 | Chinese Civilization I | 3 |
| CHINSE 2330 | Chinese Language and Culture | 3 |
| CHINSE 3300 | Chinese Traditions and Global Integration | 3 |
| CHINSE 3310 | Chinese Poetry | 3 |
| CHINSE 3320 | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction (in translation) | 3 |
| or CHINSE 3320W | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction (in translation) - Writing Intensive | |
| CHINSE 3400 | Negotiating Chinese Culture | 3 |
| or CHINSE 3400W | Negotiating Chinese Culture - Writing Intensive | |
| CHINSE 3880 | Contemporary Chinese Film | 3 |
| GEOG 1200 | Regions and Nations of the World II | 3 |
| GEOG 4770 | Migration and Immigration | 3 |
| HIST 1830 | Survey of East Asian History | 3 |
| HIST 1871 | History of China in Modern Times | 3 |
| HIST 2820 | Taiwan: The First Chinese Democracy | 3 |
| HIST 4800 | Modern China and Japan: War, Imperialism and Memory | 3 |
| HIST 4870 | Southeast Asia Since the Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| HIST 4880 | Chinese Migration: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority | 3 |
| JAPNSE 2310 | Japanese Civilization I | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3360 | Modern Japanese Literature (in Translation) | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3850 | Traditional Japanese Theatre | 3 |
| JAPNSE 3880 | Japan and its Cinema | 3 |
| KOREAN 2310 | Korean Civilization I | 3 |
| KOREAN 2320 | Korean Civilization II | 3 |
| KOREAN 3800 | Korean Economic Development and US-Korean Free Trade Agreement | 3 |
| KOREAN 3890 | Korean Society Through Cinema | 3 |
| KOREAN 4220 | North Korean Politics | 3 |
| KOREAN 4260 | The Korean Diaspora in the U.S., Japan and China | 3 |
| PHIL 4800 | From Karma to Tao: Philosophies of Asia | 3 |
| REL_ST 2110 | Global Religions | 3 |
| REL_ST 2310 | Religions of China and Japan | 3 |
| REL_ST 3200 | Hinduism | 3 |
| REL_ST 3230 | Buddhism and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| REL_ST 3240 | Buddhism of South and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| Topics courses with content related to East Asian Studies are often available in the following subject areas and can be used to fulfill minor requirements: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies. | ||
For questions about the minor, please contact Professor Huichun Liang, Chinese program, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, 210C Arts & Science Building, lianghui@missouri.edu. Minors may be declared online; information available here: https://advising.missouri.edu/majors-minors/minors-certificates/.