China Studies Minor Courses

The minor requires completion of a total of 18 credits:

  • One Foundation course from the following: 
    (a) AAS 220 China: Language and Culture 
    (b) AAS/HIS 219 Introduction to Chinese History and Civilization
  • 12 additional credits from the list below. 9 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
  • An Independent Research AAS 487

Clicking on course titles takes you to the relevant university bulletin pages.

DEC COURSE
CHI 111 Elementary Chinese I
S3 CHI 112 Elementary Chinese II
S3 CHI 210 Elementary Chinese for Chinese-Speakers
S3 CHI 211 Intermediate Chinese I
S3 CHI 212 Intermediate Chinese II
J&S3 CHI 311 Readings in Journalistic Chinese
J&S3 CHI 312 Readings in Classical Chinese
J&S3 CHI 321 Chinese Poetry and Short Stories
J&S3 CHI 322 Chinese Lyric Prose and Plays
B AAS/RLS 102 Eastern Religions
F AAS 211 Asian and Asian American Studies Topics in the Social Sciences (when topic is appropriate)
G AAS 212 Asian and Asian American Studies Topics in the Humanities (when topic is appropriate)
J AAS/HIS 219 Introduction to Chinese History and Civilization
J AAS 220 China: Language and Culture
J AAS/RLS 240 Confucianism and Taoism
K AAS 250 Languages and Cultures of Asian Americans
J AAS/RLS 256 Hinduism
J AAS/RLS 260 Buddhism
J AAS/RLS 280 Islam
  AAS 300 Intellectual History of East Asia
J AAS 339 Contemporary China: History, Politics, and Diplomacy (Post 1949)
J AAS/HIS 340 Topics in Asian History (when topic is appropriate)
J AAS/HIS 341 20th Century China
J AAS/HIS/WST 345 Women and Gender in Chinese History
J AAS 351 Revolutionary China: Politics, Culture, and Power
H AAS 352 Environmental History of China
J AAS/LIN 370 Intercultural Communication
J AAS/ANT 371 Ancient China
J AAS/ANT 372 Family, Marriage, and Kinship in China
J AAS/ANT 379 Ethnicity and Nation in China
G AAS 391 Humanities Topics in Asian and Asian American Studies (when topic is appropriate)
F AAS 392 Social Science Topics in Asian and Asian American Studies (when topic is appropriate)
AAS 447 Directed Readings
AAS 488 Internship (no more than 3 credits)
J ARH 203 History of Asian Art
J ARH 318 History of Chinese Painting
J CLT 220 Non-western Literature (when topic is appropriate)
G CLT 361 Literature and Society (when topic is appropriate)
HIS 431 Colloquium in Asian History (when topic is appropriate)
HIS 432 Colloquium in Asian History (when topic is appropriate)
D HUM 201 Film and TV Studies: Genres (when topic is appropriate)
J PHI 342 History of Chinese Philosophy
K PHI 378 Philosophical Topics in Asian-American History (when topic is appropriate)
J POL 413 Asian Security and Technology Issues
G RLS 390 Special Topics (when topic is appropriate)
G RLS 391 Special Topics (when topic is appropriate)
J THR 313 Asian Theatre and Drama