Benefits of a Minor Degree Asian Interest in Asian Studies Organizations at JMU
Asian Student Union beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/ASU
Chinese Students Association orgs.jmu.edu/csa/
Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/cssa
Filipino Americans at Madison (FAM) beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/FAM
Students who choose to minor in Asian Japanese Language and Culture Club (Japan Club) beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/JapanClub Studies benefit from broad geographical and topical course offerings. Education Korean Christian Fellowship (KCF) Asian Studies at received in these courses, combined with beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/KoreanChristian the student’s major degree, offers students James Madison cultural breadth to distinguish themselves Korean Students Association in the job market, provides them with the beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/orgs_jmu_edu_KSA basis for future graduate study, or lays a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) foundation for overseas employments be beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/link it in Business, Communications, English in- struction, or International finance. Vietnamese Student Association orgs.jmu.edu/vsa
Asian Studies Program Coordinator Dr. Yongguang Hu History Phone: (540) 568-3607 E-mail: [email protected] Asian Studies Minor Asian Studies Minor Courses Asian Studies Faculty
This minor offers students a broad, inter- ANTH 197. Archaeology Dr. Morgan Benton, Assistant Professor of ANTH 295. Peoples and Cultures of East Asia Integrated Science and Technology (Japan) disciplinary perspective on the cultures, ARTH 430. Far Eastern Art history, political institutions, economy and CHIN 101. Elementary Chinese Dr. Shah M. Hanifi, Associate Professor of History geography of Asia. The program provides CHIN 102. Elementary Chinese (Afghanistan, South Asia) CHIN 231. Intermediate Chinese students a background in the most populous CHIN 232. Intermediate Chinese Dr. Yongguang Hu, Coordinator Assistant Professor of History and economically dynamic region of the CHIN 300. Chinese Grammar and Communication (China) CHIN 397. Intensive Reading and Writing in Chinese , Professor of Religion world. CHIN 490. Special Studies in Chinese Dr. Sallie B. King ECON 312. Comparative Economic Systems (Japan, Thailand) Studies in South Asian Literature ENG 378. , Assistant Professor of GEOG 334. Geography of East and Southeast Asia Dr. Alan Levinovitz Philosophy and Religion (Daoism) GEOG 338. Geography of the Philippine Islands: Problems and Possibilities , Associate Professor of Great Works – Asia Dr. Richard B. Meixsel HUM 200. History (India) HUM 252. Cross-Cultural Perspectives – East Asian Humanities Dr. Sushil Mittal, Professor of Religion (India) HUM 252. Cross-Cultural Perspectives – Global South Asia Dr. Debali Mookerjea-Leonard, Associate Professor HIST 273. East Asia to 1600 of English (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) HIST 274. Modern East Asia HIST 311. China to 1600 Dr. Ken Rutherford, Director, Center for HIST 312. Japan since 1600 International Stabilization and Recovery HIST 371. India (Vietnam, Laos) HIST 375. History of Modern Southeast Asia HIST 377. History of Korea Dr. Michael J. Seth, Professor of History (Korea) HIST 378. China in the Modern World HIST 379. Family and Gender in East Asia Dr. Kimiko Tanaka, Assistant Professor of Sociology The minimum requirement for a minor in HIST 460. Modern Japan (Japan) Asian Studies is 18 credit hours. These can IBUS 298-I. Business Environment in China and Southeast Asia Dr. Megan Tracy, Associate Professor of include any of the approved minor courses IBUS 298-II. Doing Business in China Anthropology (China) listed with maximum of seven to eight JAPN 101. Elementary Japanese JAPN 102. Elementary Japanese Dr. Johnathan Walker, Assistant Professor of hours of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or JAPN 111. Intensive Japanese I Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (Philippines, Hindi language applied (but not mandatory) JAPN 112. Intensive Japanese II Taiwan) JAPN 231. Intermediate Japanese toward the minor. JAPN 232. Intermediate Japanese Dr. Ping Wang, Associate Professor of CIS/MS JAPN 300. Japanese Grammar and Communication (China) KOR 101. Elementary Korean Students are also encouraged to partici- Elementary Korean Dr. Yi Edward Yang, Associate Professor of Political KOR 102. Science pate in study abroad programs available KOR 231. Intermediate Korean (China) Intermediate Korean to experience Asia first hand. Students KOR 232. , Lecturer of Management POSC 355. East Asian Politics Dr. Daniel Zisk (China) may receive academic credit with the prior REL 310. Hindu Traditions approval of the program coordinator. For REL 312. Religions of East Asia REL 313. Hindu Ethics further information concerning the Asian REL 314. Gandhi, Nonviolence and Global Studies minor, please contact Yongguang Transformation Hu, History, by phone at (540) 568-3607, or REL 317. Exploring Gandhian Philosophy of Nonviolence REL 318. Exploring Contemporary India email [email protected]. REL/PHIL 385. Buddhist Thought