Asian Studies Minor

Program of Study for the Minor in Asian Studies:

1. Students are required to complete a total of 16 credit hours (5 courses and a 1hr capstone) to be drawn from at least three different departments. At least 9 credits (3 courses) must be taken at the 4000-level, while no more than 6 hours can be at the 2000 level. We provide a list of courses that qualify for our program. In addition, other courses that contain at least 33% subject material on Asia will qualify for the minor, subject to approval by the Minor Committee. Per USG rules, courses taken to satisfy Core areas A-E may not be counted as coursework in the Minor.
2. The capstone, XIDS 4000, is a 1hr course required for completion of the minor

Have questions or would like to declare a Minor in Asian Studies?

Contact Dr. Ihor Pidhainy (ipidhain@westga.edu or 678-839-6508)

Courses that count for Asian Studies minor:

• ART 3210 - Non-Western Art 3 Credit Hours
• ECED 4285 - Special Topics 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• SPED 4785 - Special Topics in Special Education 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• EDUC 2120 - Exploring Sociocultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1598 - Elementary Arabic I 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1599 - Elementary Arabic II 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1698 - Elementary Chinese I 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1699 - Elementary Chinese II 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1798 - Elementary Japanese I 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 1799 - Elementary Japanese II 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 2200 - Survey of National Literatures 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 3111 - World Film 3 Credit Hours
• FORL 4300 - Seminar in Global Studies 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 1013 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 3315 - Civilization of India 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 3351 - Imperial Russia 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4419 - The Cold War 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4385 - Special Topics in World History 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4430 - The Vietnam War 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4433 - Introduction to Modern China 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4443 - Introduction to Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4446 - Soviet Russia 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 4485 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 4325 - Social Change in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 4999 - Special Seminars 3 Credit Hours
• PHIL 3250 - Islamic Thought 3 Credit Hours
• PHIL 4385 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours (When about Asia, such as Late Imperial China, Early China, Women in East Asia, Central Asia: Society and Culture)
• PSYC 4130 - Eastern and Transpersonal Psychologies 4 Credit Hours

Required Capstone:

• XIDS 4000 - Interdisciplinary Capstone 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours

Total: 16 Hours