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 units, 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.

Contact Information

Department of Political Science
Thompson Building 221
(775) 784-4601
polisci@unr.edu

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Thompson Building 101
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

Minor GPA| 2. 0
Minor Upper-Division Units| 9
Minor Residency Requirement| 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
Unit Limits: Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

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

1. Foundational Courses (0-3 units)

ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 units) CO11
PSC 211 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 units) CO6, CO11

2. Regional Survey Courses (6-9 units)

CHI 221 - China and Its Culture (3 units) CO11
CHI 223 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (3 units) CO11
CHI 224 - Culture Through Chinese Calligraphy (3 units) CO7, CO11
HIST 211 - History of East Asia I (3 units) CO11
HIST 212 - History of East Asia II (3 units) CO11
JPN 221 - Japan and Its Culture (3 units) CO11
PHIL 210 - World Religions (3 units) CO10, CO11
with advisor approval, other coursework not listed here (including coursework taken via study abroad) may be applied here when the content of such courses is relevant to this minor

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

ANTH 401D - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3 units) CO10, CO11
ANTH 441E - Archaeology of Eurasia (3 units)
CHI 310 - Chinese in Intercultural Communication (3 units)
ECON 305 - Comparative Economics (3 units) CO10, CO11
ECON 359 - Economic Development (3 units) CO11
GEOG 489 - East Asia (3 units)
HGPS 415 - Vietnam: Conflict and Consequences (3 units) CO13
HIST 306 - History of Korea (3 units) CO11
HIST 430A - Hereditary Dictatorships of the Modern World (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 448A - Korea and Empires (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 450A - Modern Chinese History (3 units) CO11
HIST 494A - Medicine and Technology in Traditional China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494B - Pathologies of Daily Life in Modern China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494C - Topics in Chinese Culture and Society (3 units)
HIST 498 - Advanced Historical Studies (1 to 3 units) (Only Ancient Chinese History topic)
MKT 456 - International Marketing (3 units) CO10, CO11
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 407S - Comparative Political Economy (3 units) CO11
PSC 408C - Emerging World Powers (BRICS) (3 units)
with advisor approval, other upper-division coursework not listed here (such as special topics courses or coursework taken via study abroad) may be applied here when the content of such courses is relevant to this minor