Asian Studies Minor

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The College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts offers an interdisciplinary minor in Asian studies. The minor provides students with a multifaceted understanding of Asian societies, histories, languages, political systems, and geographies. For additional information, students should contact the coordinator in the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

Admission Requirements

Current UNCW Undergraduate Students

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Requirements for a Minor in Asian Studies

A minor in Asian studies requires a total of 21 credit hours, distributed as 12 hours of core courses and 9 hours of designated electives.

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

HST 103 - Introduction to Global History 1500-1848
PAR 232 - Asian Religions
PLS 317 - Political Thought of Asia
or
PLS 337 - Chinese Politics
or
PLS 339 - Asian Politics
and
3 hours of a foreign language (either JPN 101 , CHN 101 , or transfer credit of study of another Asian language).

Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 21

Additional Information

At least six credits of the total 21 must be taken at the 300-level or above. No more than 9 hours in a single discipline may be counted towards the minor.
Substitutions may be approved for topic courses, seminars, directed individual study, field work, and/or study abroad that focus primarily on Asia. Students must have a grade of “C-” or better for each course counted towards the minor and an overall “C” (2.00) average or better for all courses counted for the minor.