Asian Studies - Minor
This interdisciplinary minor is offered through School of Arts and Sciences.
All students in this minor must be proficient in an Asian language. In order to fulfill the language requirement, a student must pass CHN 104 and CHN 203, or display proficiency at an equivalent level in another Asian language not currently offered at Catholic University (i.e. Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, etc.). Additionally, the minor requires four elective courses in at least two different disciplines and offered by at least two different departments. Two of the electives must be taken at Catholic University.
Core Courses - Take All
| CHN 104 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese | 4 |
| CHN 203 | Advanced Composition and Conversation I | 3 |
Elective Courses - Take Four
| CHN 250 | Chinese Migration around the World, 1500-Present | 3.00 |
| CHN 305 | Chinese Through Film | 3 |
| CHN 310 | Topics in Contemporary Chinese Society | 3 |
| DR 202 | Theatre Topics | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Medieval Japan | 3 |
| MKT 380 | International Business & Marketing in Asia | 3.00 |
POL 300
| Introduction to Asian Politics | |
| POL 436 | United States, China and International Relations of East Asia | 3 |
| POL 459 | Human Rights Politics in Asia | 3 |
| TRS 290 | World Religions | 3 |
| TRS 390/TRS 790 | Taoism & Confucianism | 3 |
| TRS 391 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3.00 |
| TRS 391A | Chinese and Japanese Buddhism | 3.00 |