Asian Studies (Minor)

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International and Area StudiesUndergrad MinorMIN

Program Information

Minimum Credit Hours

Maximum Credit Hours

Learning Outcomes

Title

Regional and Disciplinary Literacy

Learning Outcome

Discuss the historical, cultural, and political traditions and perspectives of Asia and successfully analyze specific topics within these traditions using the concepts, theories, and methodologies associated with research in social science and the humanities. Courses that Contribute: ASIAN 200 ASIAN 342 ASIAN 495 IAS 301R Linked to BYU Aims: Intellectually Enlarging

Title

Language Proficiency

Learning Outcome

Communicate in the target language at the "intermediate" level according to ACTFL proficiency guidelines-i.e. "handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations . . . limited to those predictable and concrete exchanges necessary for survival." Comprehend "simple, sentence-length speech . . . in a variety of basic personal and social contexts." Read "short texts that convey basic information and deal with basic personal and social topics." Courses that Contribute: None Linked to BYU Aims: Intellectually Enlarging

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Effective Communication

Learning Outcome

Speak and write clearly, logically, and persuasively. Courses that Contribute: ASIAN 200 ASIAN 342 IAS 301R Linked to BYU Aims: Intellectually Enlarging

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Life-Long Learning

Learning Outcome

Develop intellectual curiosity that will lead to continued engagement with Asia in professional, personal, and ecclesiastical contexts.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course

course - Intro to East Asian History 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 4 Options

8 hours of another Asian language may be substituted for this requirement with faculty coordinator approval. See Kennedy Center Advisement (273 HRCB) for further details.

Option 2.1 — Complete 4 Courses

course - Beginning Mandarin 4.0

course - Intermediate Mandarin 4.0

Option 2.2 — Complete 4 Courses

course - 1st-Year Japanese 4.0

course - Second-Year Japanese 4.0

Option 2.3 — Complete 4 Courses

course - First-Year Korean 1 4.0

course - First-Year Korean 2 4.0

course - Second-Year Korean 1 4.0

course - Second-Year Korean 2 4.0

Option 2.4 — Complete 1 of 11 Courses

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Cebuano 3.0

course - Advanced Mandarin 4.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Hmong 3.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Indonesian 3.0

course - Japanese Reading & Culture 4.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Khmer 3.0

course - Third-Year Korean 1 4.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Mongolian 3.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Tagalog 3.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Thai 3.0

course - Adv Lang & Cult: Vietnamese 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 8 hours

Study Abroad / Internship credit may be substituted for this requirement with faculty coordinator approval. See Kennedy Center Advisement (273 HRCB) for further details.

Option 3.1 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Ethnonationalism and SE Asia 3.0

course - Chinese Culture & Society 3.0

Option 3.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Asian Art Survey 3.0

Option 3.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Intr Asian Studies 3.0

Option 3.4 — Complete up to 3 hours

Option 3.4.1 — Complete up to 3 hours

Classes in translation

course - Chinese Film in Translation 3.0

course - Chin Lit inTranslation--Poetry 3.0

course - Chin Lit inTranslation-Prose 3.0

course - Chinese Culture - You may take once 3.0

course - Chinese Philosophy 3.0

course - Japanese Culture 3.0

course - Lit in Tran: 8th-16th Century 3.0

course - Lit in Tran: 17th-19th Century 3.0

course - Lit in Translation: Modern Era 3.0

course - Korean Literature to 1900 3.0

course - Korean Culture 3.0

course - North Korean Culture 3.0

Option 3.4.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

Classes not taught in English

course - Classical & Literary Chinese 3.0

course - Modern Chinese Literature 3.0

course - Intro to Classical Japanese 3.0

course - Toward Superior Japanese: Lit 3.0

course - Sino-Korean Character Workshop 3.0

course - Classical Korean (Hanmun) 3.0

course - Korean Literature after 1900 3.0

Option 3.5 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - East Asia 3.0

Option 3.6 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Pre-modern Korea 3.0

course - Modern Korea 3.0

course - Traditional China 3.0

course - China Since 1200 3.0

course - Early Japan 3.0

course - Modern Japan 3.0

course - Chinese Cultural History 3.0

course - Modern Southeast Asia 3.0

course - Asian Religion & Thought 3.0

Option 3.7 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Asian Lit Trads 3.0

course - Humanities of East Asia 3.0

course - Humanities of South Asia 3.0

Option 3.8 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - World Music Cultures 3.0

course - Balinese Gamelan - You may take once 1.0

Option 3.9 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Southeast Asian Politics 3.0

course - Government & Politics of Asia 3.0

course - China: Government & Politics 3.0

course - Intrntl Relations of Asia 3.0

Option 3.10 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Prof Dev International Studies 1.0

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

course - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0