Cross-Cultural East Asian Studies Minor

Asian Studies Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Minor Requirements

Complete at least 21 credits from seven courses including one introductory course and six electives.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all minor courses.
Pass/fail: Only one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: Only two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor. At least two courses applied toward the minor must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Introductory Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ASIAN 160L East Asian Civilizations to 1850 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 161L East Asian Civilizations since 1850 3 Credit(s)

Electives (18 to 20 Credits)

Take six courses from the list below.

Students may choose to take two semesters of an East Asian language in place of one elective, otherwise all electives must be non-language courses.

At least two electives must be at the 300-level or higher.

ASIAN 104L Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 115L Survey of Contemporary Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 160L East Asian Civilizations to 1850 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 161L East Asian Civilizations since 1850 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 232L Asian Religions 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 356L Japanese Architecture 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 358L Psychology, Politics, and Philosophy in East Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 359L Women in Modern China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 360L Traditional China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 361L The History of Modern China 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 362L Japanese Art from 16th to 20th Centuries: Japan and the West 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 363L Modern Japan 3 Credit(s)
ART 256 The Arts of Japan 3 Credit(s)
ART 258 The Arts of China 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 297 Asian Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
POLSCI 202 Comparative Politics of Third World Countries 3 Credit(s)
POLSCI 387 The Government and Politics of China (C) 3 Credit(s)