The East Asian Studies Minor

East Asian Studies Minor

Gettysburg College students have the opportunity to pursue an interdepartmental minor in East Asian studies, which is designed to provide a coherent understanding and basic competence in the major Asian civilizations of Japan and China. The minor may be pursued with a view to broadening the scope of any major, to acquiring a comparative perspective within any of the humanistic and social science disciplines, or as a basis for future graduate work or a career related to East Asia.

Requirements:

• One Core Introductory Course
  • Hist 222 or 221

• Area of Specialization Japan or China (3 Courses)
  • One from Humanities
  • One from Social Science
  • One additional course (from and additional discipline)

• Comparative Course (1 Course)
  • One comparative course in East Asian Studies or one covering another East Asian country outside the specialized area.

• Elective (1 Course)
  • One additional course with and East Asian focus.  May include JPN 201 or its Chinese equivalent, Phil 240, Psych 210, Rel 252, VAH 131

• Language
  • JPN 101 and 102 or equivalent courses in Chinese