¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

MENU

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Program Requirements

Total Units: 30

This minor program may be completed in conjunction with any major or honours bachelor’s degree, or within the bachelor of arts degree program that requires two minors.

  • The Global Asia program may be completed in conjunction with any major or honors bachelor's degree, or within the bachelor of arts degree program that requires two minors. 
  • Upper Dvision courses used toward completion of the Global Asia minor may not also be used to fulfill program requirements in another department or program.

Lower Division Requirements:

Students must complete at least 15 units, including

GA 101 - Introduction to Global Asia (3)

and two language courses from*

CHIN 100 - Mandarin Chinese I (3)
CHIN 110 - Mandarin Chinese II (3)
CHIN 200 - Mandarin Chinese III (3)
JAPN 100 - Japanese I (3)
JAPN 110 - Japanese II (3)
JAPN 200 - Japanese III (3)
PUNJ 100 - Introductory Punjabi I (3)
PUNJ 110 - Introductory Punjabi II (3)

* We recommend that students take language and non-language courses concurrently.

** Students who are fluent in any of the above languages, who possess fluency in a language not offered at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, or who wish to fulfil the language requirement by taking language courses elsewhere should get in touch with the program director to discuss alternatives.

and one of

GA 210 - How Asia Became Global: Empire, Migration, and Globalization in the Making of Modern Asia (3)
GA 211
- Asian Migrations Across the Globe (3)

* Students who complete both GA 210 and GA 211 may count one as an elective.

and one of

GA 202 - Studies in Global Asia (3)
GA 210
- How Asia Became Global: Empire, Migration, and Globalization in the Making of Modern Asia (3) *
GA 211
- Asian Migrations Across the Globe (3) *
HIST 206
- Imperial Japan (ca. 1868-1952) (3)
HIST 243
- A Brief History of Modern India - from British Colony to Independent Republic (3)
HIST 252
- Islamic India (3)
HIST 254
- China to 1800 (3)
HIST 255
- China since 1800 (3)
HUM 203
- Great Texts: Asian Thought and Literature (3)
IS 210
- Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges (3) **
IS 220
- Wealth and Poverty of Nations (3) **
IS 230
- Beyond the Nation-State: Identity and Belonging in a Globalized World (3) **
SA 275
- China in Transition (SA) (4)
WL 201
- East/West Encounters (3)

* Students who complete both GA 210 and GA 211 may count one as an elective.

** Students must consult their program advisor/Departmental Undergraduate Chair to ensure that content is appropriate.

Upper Division Requirements:

At least seven upper division units used toward satisfying the upper division requirement must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Students complete a total of at least 15 units and may complete other courses with variable content that have appropriate content that do not appear below.

CHINA

CMNS 445 - Media and Popular Culture in China (4)
GA 302
- Selected Topics in Chinese Studies (3)
HIST 366
- Social and Cultural History of Modern China (4)
HIST 367
- History of the People's Republic of China (4)
HIST 479W
- Contentious Problems in Modern Chinese History (4)
IS 333
- Chinese Development and Its Discontents (4)

JAPAN

GA 303 - Selected Topics in Japanese Studies (3)
HIST 371
- The Asia-Pacific War in Modern Japanese History (4)
HIST 447W
- The Nikkei Experience in North America (4)
HIST 471W
- Women in Japanese History (1600-1952) (4)
POL 381
- Japanese Politics (4)

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

IS 303 - Ethnic Minorities, Identity Politics, and Conflict in Southeast Asia (4)
IS 313W
- Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Modern India (4)
IS 314
- National, Regional, and International Politics in Southeast Asia (4)
IS 414
- Current Regional Issues in Southeast Asia (4)

TRANS-GLOBAL

BUS 431 - Business with East Asian Countries (3)
CMNS 443
- Comparative Asian Media Systems (4)
ENGL 361
- Diaspora Literatures in English (4) *
GA 300
- Asians and North Americans in Public Discourse (3)
GA 301
- Asia-Canada Identities: Experiences and Perspectives (3)
GA 388
- Topics in Queer Global Asias (4)
GA 400
- Selected Topics in Global Asia (3)
GSWS 312
- Immigrants, Women and Transnational Migration (4) *
GSWS 388
- Topics in Queer Global Asias (4)
HIST 358
- Development, Aid and Difference in Historical Perspective (4) *
HIST 368W
- Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World (4) *
HIST 425W
- Gender and History (4) *
HIST 464
- Problems in Modern Asian History (4)
HUM 331
- Special Topics in Asian Religious Traditions (4)
HUM 382
- Selected Topics in Asian Art and Cultures (4)
IS 322
- Central Asia: Conflict and Security (4)
PHIL 342
- Topics in Asian Philosophy (3)
POL 342
- Developing Countries in Global Politics (4) *
POL 446W
- International Relations in East Asia (4)
SA 328
- States, Cultures and Global Transitions (SA) (4) *
SA 329
- Sex, Work, and International Capital (SA) (4) *
WL 304
- Exile and Migration (4)

* Students must consult their program advisor/Departmental Undergraduate Chair to ensure that content is appropriate.