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Minor in East Asian Studies

The Minor in East Asian Studies provides a comprehensive understanding of Eastern Asian countries by covering their culture, history, arts, philosophy, and traditional health maintenance standpoints. By taking courses in the minor, students will have the opportunity to build on knowledge of Eastern Asian civilization, improve their analytical and critical thinking skills, increase problem-solving abilities, and gain multiple perspectives of the world. Consequently, students will be trained to become creative innovators and problem solvers with issues related to Eastern Asian countries, reliable community contributors incorporating Eastern Asian perspectives, and effective communicators with Eastern Asian peoples. 

A minor in East Asian Studies requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:

  • Completion of properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school.
  • Completion of 15 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course.
  • At least six credit hours must be at the 300/400 level,
  • 9 credit hours must be completed at IU Indianapolis,
  • must come from two different departments,
  • to declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.

Minor Requirements
Courses must come from two different departments

Electives (9 credits, from this list or the 300/400 list below):

  • AMST-A 102: Asian American Studies (3 cr.)
  • EALC-C 131: First Semester Chinese (4 cr.)
  • EALC-C 132: Second Semester Chinese (4 cr.)
  • EALC-E 231: Japan: The Living Tradition (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 232: China Past and Present: Culture in Continuing Evolution (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 271: Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 282: East Asian Calligraphy (3 cr.)
  • EALC-J 131: Beginning Japanese I (4 cr.)
  • EALC-J 132: Beginning Japanese II (4 cr.)
  • *HPER-E 148: T’ai Chi Ch’uan(1 cr.) *can be repeated once 
  • HPER-E 248: T’ai Chi Ch’uan (1 cr.) 
  • HPER-E 260: Karate-Intermediate (1 cr.) 

Electives at the 300/400 level (6 credits, from):

  • EALC-E  301: Chinese Language and Culture (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 334: Contemporary Chinese Cinema (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 335: Studies in Chinese Martial Arts Culture (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 351: Studies in East Asian Culture (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 384: East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity (3 cr.) 
  • EALC-E 396 Chinese Culture and Civilization: the I Ching (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 397: Traditional Chinese Medicine (3 cr.)
  • HIST-G 451: The Far East I (3 cr.)
  • HIST-G 452: The Far East II (3 cr.) 
  • HIST-G 461: Imperial China (3 cr.) 
  • HIST-G 485: Modern China (3 cr.) 
  • PHIL-P 349: Philosophies of China (3 cr.)

Other courses may be acceptable with the consultation and approval by the program director of the East Asian Culture program.