Asian Studies Minor

Spring 2010 Course Offerings for Asian Studies Minor:

-East Asian Survey
-Modern Japan
-Urban Japan
-Contemporary Chinese II

Asian Studies is an 18 credit hour U.S. and Global Studies Program that utilizes a distinct interdisciplinary approach to exploring Asian cultures. 


The interdisciplinary nature of the courses encourages an understanding of the distinctive nature of each Asian culture with an emphasis on their interconnections on a regional/ global level as well as discourse on historical and contemporary perspectives.

Required Courses:
Core Class-East Asian Survey (3 credits) AND five electives (at least 9 credits must be Upper-division).

Sample of Elective Courses:

Anthropology of China Art and Culture in China
Contemporary Chinese Language, I, II, III Vietnam Cultural/Historical Travel Program
Cross-Cultural Francophone Perspectives in Southeast Asia Vietnam War
Modern China Premodern Japan
Imaging Asia: Intercultural Encounters between the US and Asia Modern Japanese Women's History
Japanese History through Manga Vietnam War: Inquiry Through Literature and Film
World Literature: Places (Special Asian Topics) World Literature: People (Special Asian Topics)
Urban Japan



Contact:
Susan Stebbins, Department of Anthropology
(stebbisa@potsdam.edu)
119 MacVicar
(315) 267-2047