The East Asian Studies Minor requires a total of 42 credits, with at least 6 credits drawn from each of the three Asian Studies distribution areas (Literary/Artistic Analysis, Humanistic Inquiry or Social Inquiry).
18 credits in core courses, drawn from at least two of the three Asian Studies distribution areas.
24 credits from additional courses, drawn from at least two of the three Asian Studies distribution areas, and including a designated East Asia-related capstone course.
Courses taken on off-campus programs may be applied to the minor.
Normally, at least one term of off-campus study in East Asia.
One year of study of an East Asian language, or its equivalent. For languages offered at Carleton, this will involve completion of a language through 103, or its equivalent. For languages not offered at Carleton, it will involve completion of the equivalent of 103.
Core Courses: 18 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas.
- ARTH 165: Japanese Art and Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 166: Chinese Art and Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 267: Gardens in China and Japan (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 321: Arts of the Chinese Scholar’s Studio (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 150: Politics of Art in Early Imperial China
- HIST 152: History of Late Imperial China (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 153: History of Modern China
- HIST 156: History of Modern Korea (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 231: Tradition and Modernity: Japanese Cinema in Translation (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 241: Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 232: PS Lab: Interview Techniques
- POSC 246: Contemporary Chinese Politics (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 248: Asian Communism: Politics of China, Viet & N Korea (not offered 2024-25)
- RELG 152: Religions in Japanese Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- RELG 153: Introduction to Buddhism (not offered 2024-25)
- RELG 257: Asian Religions and Ecology (not offered 2024-25)
Supporting Courses: 24 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas.
- ARTH 165: Japanese Art and Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 166: Chinese Art and Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 209: Chinese Painting (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 220: The Origins of Manga: Japanese Prints (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 266: Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 267: Gardens in China and Japan (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTH 321: Arts of the Chinese Scholar’s Studio (not offered 2024-25)
- ARTS 236: Ceramics: Vessels for Tea (not offered 2024-25)
- ASLN 111: Writing Systems
- ASST 285: Mapping Japan, the Real and the Imagined
- CHIN 206: Chinese in Cultural Context
- CHIN 240: Chinese Cinema in Translation
- CHIN 245: Chinese Vision of the Past in Translation (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 251: Heroes, Heroines, Exceptional Lives in Chinese Biographical Histories
- CHIN 252: The Chinese Language: A Linguistic and Cultural Survey (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 258: Classical Chinese Thought: Wisdom and Advice from Ancient Masters (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 347: Advanced Chinese: Reading the News
- CHIN 348: Advanced Chinese: The Mass Media
- CHIN 349: Tasting China: Regional Geography and Food Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 350: Reading Chinese Comics (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 355: Contemporary Chinese Short Stories (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 358: Advanced Chinese: Everyday Life in Ancient China
- CHIN 360: Classical Chinese (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 361: Advanced Chinese: Readings in Twentieth Century Literature (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 362: Advanced Chinese: Traditional Culture in Modern Language (not offered 2024-25)
- CHIN 364: Chinese Classic Tales and Modern Adaptation (not offered 2024-25)
- DANC 265: Performing the Orient (not offered 2024-25)
- ECON 240: Microeconomics of Development
- HIST 150: Politics of Art in Early Imperial China
- HIST 154: Social Movements in Postwar Japan
- HIST 156: History of Modern Korea (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 159: Age of Samurai (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 251: Japan and Europe: Worlds Apart?
- HIST 252: Social Movements in Modern China (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 253: Social Movements in Modern Korea (not offered 2024-25)
- HIST 254: Migration in Asia-Pacific History (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 206: Japanese in Cultural Context
- JAPN 231: Tradition and Modernity: Japanese Cinema in Translation (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 241: Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 248: Modern Japanese Literature: A Survey on Modern Japanese Aesthetics (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 249: Introduction to Contemporary Japan and Literature (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 254: World of Japanese Manga in Translation (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 343: Advanced Japanese: Nature in Popular Media
- JAPN 344: Japan Trends: Lifestyle, Society, and Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 345: Advanced Reading in Modern Japanese Literature: The Short Story (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 355: Advanced Reading: Contemporary Japanese Prose (not offered 2024-25)
- JAPN 357: Puppets, Dolls, Robots, and Vocaloids in Japanese Culture (not offered 2024-25)
- MUSC 182: Chinese Musical Instruments
- MUSC 182J: Chinese Musical Instruments (Juried)
- MUSC 213: J-Pop: Listening to Music in Modern Japan (not offered 2024-25)
- MUSC 282: Chinese Musical Instruments
- MUSL 182: Chinese Musical Instruments (not offered 2024-25)
- MUSL 282: Chinese Musical Instruments (Juried) (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 120: Democracy and Dictatorship
- POSC 170: International Relations and World Politics
- POSC 232: PS Lab: Interview Techniques
- POSC 246: Contemporary Chinese Politics (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 248: Asian Communism: Politics of China, Viet & N Korea (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 264: Politics of Contemporary China (not offered 2024-25)
- POSC 281: U.S.-China Rivalry: The New Cold War?
- RELG 153: Introduction to Buddhism (not offered 2024-25)
- RELG 257: Asian Religions and Ecology (not offered 2024-25)
- RELG 282: Samurai: Ethics of Death and Loyalty
- RELG 365: Mysticism (not offered 2024-25)
Capstone Course: To be determined in consultation with the director.