East Asian Studies Minor

Core Course

• EAST 165 - Introduction to East Asia

Language

Two semesters of Chinese or Japanese language

History, Religion, Culture and Society

Two courses from the following, with at least one at the 300-level:

• CHST 105 - China Today
• CHST 205 - Understanding China
• HIST 230 - East Asian Thought
• HIST 260 - Chinese History
• HIST 265 - Japanese History: From Samurai to Sony
• HIST 267 - Twentieth-Century East Asia: Industry, Empire and War
• HIST 370 - Asia’s Rapid Industrialization
• IDEA 393 - The Evolution of Daoism
• JPST 240 - Japanese Culture and Society
• JPST 280 - Japanese Pop Culture
• RELG 215 - The Global Buddha: Permeating Space-Time
• RELG 255 - Spiritual Liberation in India
• RELG 260 - Religious Harmony in China
• RELG 265 - Religious Pluralism in Japan

Electives

Four credits from the following list:

• Any course from the History, Religion, Culture and Society section above
• Study abroad courses related to East Asia (taken at North Central or abroad)
• ARTH 100 - World Art Histories I
• ARTH 102 - World Art Histories II
• BUSN 201 - Global Business, Ethics and Politics
• CHST 106 - The Chinese Path to Living Well
• CHST 107 - Introduction to Chinese Art and Culture
• EAST 397 - Internship
• EAST 399 - Independent Study
• HIST 150 - Global History and Geography
• HIST 155 - Going Global: World History
• IDEA 100 - Authority and Freedom
• IDEA 210 - Cultures in Contact
• IDEA 220 - Power and Statecraft
• IDEA 230 - Revolutions
• PHIL 363 - Science and Religion: Conflict or Dialogue?
• PSYC 310 - Cultural Psychology
• RELG 227 - Jesus and Buddha in Dialogue
• SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society
• Other courses with the approval of the EAST program coordinator