Requirements for a Minor in Asian and Asian American Studies

A total of 20 credits Asian and Asian American Studies courses, approved by the program committee, and provided by three or more different departments and programs. No more than two courses may be at the 100 level.

The following are regular Asian and Asian American Studies electives: 

ASIA205/CHIN 205: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation 
ASIA206/CHIN 206: Introduction to East Asian Cultures 
ASIA207/PLAW207: Race and Ethnic Politics 
ASIA214/CHIN214: Introduction to Chinese Culture 
ASIA215/CHIN215: Gender in Chinese literature 
ASIA217/CHIN 217: Orientalism and Global Asia on Screen 
ASIA218/CHIN218: Taste and Power: Asia and Global Foodways 
ASIA220/CHIN220: Contemporary Chinese Cinema 
ASIA255/RELS255: Buddhism in Thai Society 
ASIA255/RELS255: Religion, Women, and Social Change in Asia
ASIA255/RELS255: Religion and the Asian City 
ASIA257/RELS255: Religions of Southeast Asia
ASIA255/RELS255: Buddhism
ASIA258/RELS258: Religion and Theatre in India 
ASIA260/INTS260: Maymester (Summer Study) in China
ASIA261/INTS261: Government and Politics of China 
ASIS262/INTS262: China’s Foreign Policy 
ASIA263/INTS263: Comparative Political Economy of East Asia 
ASIA264/INTS264: China-Taiwan-US Relations 
ASIA269/INTS269: Maymester (Summer Study) in Taiwan 
ASIA275/URBN275/CHIN275: Asian Urbanization Through Cinema 
ASIA276/URBN276/CHIN276: Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Urban Experiences  
                                                 Through Literature and Film 
ASIA282/HIST282: Traditional China
ASIA283/HIST283: Modern China
ASIA287/HIST287: Traditional Japan
ASIA288/HIST288: Japan Since 1800
ASIA301/RELS301: Socially Engaged Buddhism 
ASIA301/RELS301: Buddhist Meditation 
ASIA366/URBN366: Mapping Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral Histories and 
                                  Geographies in Memphis: Methods and Fieldwork
ASIA367/URBN367: Mapping Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral Histories and 
                                  Geographies in Memphis: GIS and Public Storytelling
ASIA381/HIST481: Cold War in East Asia

Additional Asian and Asian American Studies electives are:

RELS101: Sacred Journeys 
RELS102: Spiritual Experiences  
HIST102: The Bible, Christianity, and East Asia
HIST105: World War II in Asia
HIST105: The Two Koreas
HIST105: The British Empire Through Film
HIST293: Ancient and Medieval India 
HIST294: Modern India and Pakistan
HIST285: Cities of the Silk Roads
ENVS315: Water on the Silk Roads
HIST391: Gandhi 
URBN365/MST365: Urban Queer Cinema-A Global Approach 
URBN225/ENVS225: Introduction to Geographical Information Science 

*Additional eligible Asian and Asian American Studies courses shall be approved by the program committee. 

Please contact the Chair of Asian and Asian American Studies for more information.