University General Course Catalog 2012-2013

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Asian Studies, Minor

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A minor in Asian Studies is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and is coordinated by the International Affairs Program. It is supported by Chinese and Japanese language instruction on campus and by Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai language instruction available through the University of Nevada, Reno’s University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) programs in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand.

Students must complete 18 Asian regional credits, consisting of two or three lower division foundational and regional survey courses and three or four upper division regional content courses as listed below. Courses taken through USAC and other approved study abroad programs may be used to complete the minor.

I. Lower-division Foundational and Regional Survey Courses (6 to 9 units required)

A. Foundational Courses (0-3 units)

ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 units)
PSC 211 - Comparative Government and Politics (3 units)

B. Regional Survey Courses (6-9 units)

CHI 223 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (3 units)
HIST 211 - History of East Asia I (3 units)
HIST 212 - History of East Asia II (3 units)
JPN 221 - Japan and Its Culture (3 units)
PHIL 210 - World Religions (3 units)

II. Upper-Division Regional and Regional-Content Courses (9 to 12 units required)

ANTH 401D - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3 units)
ECON 305 - Comparative Economic Systems (3 units)
ECON 404 - Monetary and Financial Economics (3 units)
ECON 461 - Chinese Economy (3 units)
GEOG 489 - East Asia (3 units)
HIST 450A - Modern Chinese History (3 units)
HIST 494A - Medicine and Technology in Traditional China (3 units)
HIST 494B - Pathologies of Daily Life in Modern China (3 units)
HIST 494C - Topics in Chinese Culture and Society (3 units)
HIST 498 - Advanced Historical Studies (1 to 3 units)
MKT 456 - International Marketing (3 units)
PSC 405P - Global Political Economy (3 units)
PSC 407B - Political Systems of East Asia (3 units)
PSC 407F - Political Systems of China (3 units)
PSC 407J - Nationalism (3 units)
PSC 407S - Comparative Political Economy (3 units)

Asian Studies, Minor

I. Lower-division Foundational and Regional Survey Courses (6 to 9 units required)

A. Foundational Courses (0-3 units)

B. Regional Survey Courses (6-9 units)

II. Upper-Division Regional and Regional-Content Courses (9 to 12 units required)

Total Credits (18 units)