Asian Studies Minor

Asian Studies Committee: Committee members:

Requirements for Asian Studies Minor:

A minor in Asian Studies consists of t21 semester-hours of credit taken from the list of approved courses. Asian Studies 201 and 202 are compulsory for the Minor. At least three semester-hours of credit must be taken from any two of the four groups of Asian Studies electives. Students must take at least six semester-hours of elective credit outside of their major area of study.

Go to UPEI Calendar listing of Asian Studies

Guidelines for Taking Core and Elective Courses:

Asian Studies at UPEI is a flexible interdisciplinary program. For this and other reasons, we have developed no formal regulations regarding when you should take the core and elective courses and how you can integrate them. But here are some flexible guidelines:

  1. Most of the elective courses are introductory courses, which can be completed in your second, third, and fourth years at UPEI.
  2. You can take the Asian language courses (AS 101 and AS 102) in any semester/year we offer them, but we encourage you to complete at least AS 101 (Introduction to Japanese I) by your second year.
  3. We also encourage you to take core courses (Asian Studies 201 and 202) in the first or second year, so that you can have a broad introductory preparation in Asian Studies before taking the electives offered by Religious Studies, Sociology/Anthropology, and Political Studies.
  4. If this is not possible due to your Major requirements and academic schedule, then you may take Asian Studies 201 and 202 even in the junior and senior years, while taking some of the electives or after completing them.
  5. The core courses will be offered every other year, alternating with the Japanese language courses: Asian Studies 201 in the first semester, and Asian Studies 202 in the second semester. But not all electives are offered every year because the participating departments have their own curriculum needs and plans. Accordingly, try to take the required number of electives as they are offered in different years.
  6. For any questions or further guidelines, see Ms. Susie Jay (Secretary of Asian Studies, Main 330), call her at (902) 566-0480, or e-mail to jay@upei.ca

Participating Departments and Faculty Members at UPEI

Our Asian Studies core and elective courses and the names of their instructors are listed below. All of these instructors are full-time faculty members, and each maintains a fine reputation of scholarship and teaching in his area of expertise. They are dedicated scholar-teachers who have various research and publication records on the national and international levels.

 

Core Courses

 

Course Title Instructor
Asian Studies 201 Introduction to West Asia team teaching by UPEI's Asia specialists
Asian Studies 202 Introduction to East Asia team teaching...
Asian Studies 451-452 Special Studies (various topics) to be arranged

 

Elective Courses Course Title Instructor
     
Religious Studies 221 Buddhism East and West E. Chung
     
Religious Studies 242 The Hindu Religious Tradition P. Davis
Religious Studies 251 Japanese Religion and Culture E. Chung
Religious Studies 261 Religion and Philosophy in China E. Chung
Religious Studies 321 Women in Eastern Religions E. Chung

 

Sociology/Anthropology 212 Peoples of South Asia S. Dasgupta
Sociology/Anthropology 241 Japanese Society and Culture tba
     
Political Studies 343 Comparative Politics of South Asia tba
Political Studies 363 Comparative Politics of the Middle East tba
     
Asian Languages 101 Introduction to Japanese I (or another Asian Language) to be arranged
Asian Languages 102 Introduction to Japanese II (or another Asian Language) to be arranged