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East Asian Studies Minor

Global Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
  • Students will no longer be accepted into this program after Fall 2013. Program requirements below are for current students only.
  • Students who are interested in area studies should contact the departmental adviser at glosuga@umn.edu to inquire about the Global Studies major and minor.
  • Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2013
  • Required credits in this minor: 15
  • This program requires summer terms.
Students take four semesters of an East Asian language and four East Asian culture courses. Additional information may be found at http://igs.cla.umn.edu.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
Courses must be drawn from at least three different departments. A maximum of 3 credits of directed studies or directed research may count toward the minor. The program must be approved by the global studies adviser.
Preparatory Courses
Note: these courses do not count toward the overall length in credits for the minor.
Chinese
CHN 1011 - Beginning Modern Chinese I (5.0 cr)
CHN 1012 - Beginning Modern Chinese II (5.0 cr)
CHN 3021 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I (5.0 cr)
CHN 3022 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II (5.0 cr)
or Japanese
JPN 1011 - Beginning Japanese I (5.0 cr)
JPN 1012 - Beginning Japanese II (5.0 cr)
JPN 3021 - Intermediate Japanese I (5.0 cr)
JPN 3022 - Intermediate Japanese II (5.0 cr)
or Korean
KOR 1011 - Beginning Korean I (5.0 cr)
KOR 1012 - Beginning Korean II (5.0 cr)
KOR 3021 - Intermediate Korean I (5.0 cr)
KOR 3022 - Intermediate Korean II (5.0 cr)
Minor Courses
Students must complete five courses for a minimum of 15 credits.
Take two 3xxx-5xxx courses in the humanities dealing with East Asia or a single East Asian society.
Take one 3xxx-5xxx course in social sciences or history dealing with East Asia or a single East Asian society.
EAS 3461 - Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age (3.0-4.0 cr)
EAS 3462 - From Subjects to Citizens: The History of East Asia From 1500 to the Present [HIS, GP] (3.0-4.0 cr)
 
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CHN 1011 - Beginning Modern Chinese I
Credits: 5.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chn 1011/Chn 4001
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice.
CHN 1012 - Beginning Modern Chinese II
Credits: 5.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chn 1012/Chn 4002
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese through structured practice. prereq: 1011 or equiv or instr consent
CHN 3021 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chn 3021/Chn 4003
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Modern standard Chinese skills developed further through conversations, writing, reading. prereq: 1012 or 1015 or equiv or instr consent
CHN 3022 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Chn 3022/Chn 4004
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Modern standard Chinese skills developed further through conversation/reading. prereq: 3021
JPN 1011 - Beginning Japanese I
Credits: 5.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies: Jpn 1011/4001
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Introduction to speaking, reading, writing Japanese.
JPN 1012 - Beginning Japanese II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Jpn 1012/4002
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Introduction to speaking, reading, writing Japanese. prereq: 1011
JPN 3021 - Intermediate Japanese I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Jpn 3021/4003
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in Japanese. prereq: 1012 or instr consent
JPN 3022 - Intermediate Japanese II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Jpn 3022/Jpn 4004
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in Japanese. prereq: 3021 or instr consent
KOR 1011 - Beginning Korean I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kor 1011/4001
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary, expressions of modern colloquial Korean. Introduces Korean writing system.
KOR 1012 - Beginning Korean II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kor 1012/4002
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary, expressions of modern colloquial Korean. prereq: 1011
KOR 3021 - Intermediate Korean I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kor 3021/4003
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Speaking, reading, writing at intermediate level in modern colloquial Korean. Simple narration/written reports. Some basic Chinese characters may be introduced. prereq: 1012
KOR 3022 - Intermediate Korean II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kor 3022/4004
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Speaking, reading, writing at intermediate level in modern colloquial Korean. Narration/written reports. Introduction of additional basic Chinese characters. prereq: 3021
EAS 3461 - Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: EAS 3461/Hist 3461
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Comparative survey of early history of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam; early Chinese thought; diffusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and other values throughout East Asia; political and social history of region to 1600.
EAS 3462 - From Subjects to Citizens: The History of East Asia From 1500 to the Present (HIS, GP)
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: EAS 3462/EAS 3462H/HIST 3462/H
Typically offered: Every Spring
How Asian states, societies, economies, and cultures linked with one another and with European powers. How period's historical effects still resonate. Covers India, China, Japan, Korea, and Indochina.