Program Description
The Department of Asian Studies offers five minors open to any undergraduate student at Cornell. Students must declare the minor no later than the second semester of the junior year; after the start of the seventh semester will be by petition only. Students should prepare a coherent research statement to attach to the application. For further information and application, please visit the Department of Asian Studies website.
Minor Requirements
A minor in East Asian Studies may be achieved by meeting these requirements:
- Complete at least five courses for the required minimum of 18 credits.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ASIAN 2211 | Introduction to Japan | 3 |
| ASIAN 2218 | Introduction to Korea | 3 |
| ASIAN 2230 | Introduction to China: Outsiders in History | 3 |
| ASIAN 2231 | | |
| ASIAN 2232 | Introduction to China: Getting Rich in Modern China | 3 |
| ASIAN 2233 | | |
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Students normally take courses in East Asian Studies (China, Japan, Korea) bearing subject heading ASIAN or its cross-listings. Other courses with relevant East Asian content may also count, pending approval by the Department of Asian Studies. Typically, non-language courses are selected at the 2200-level or above.
- The following courses may also count towards the minor: two courses (of at least three credits each) in an East Asian language at the 1100-level or above and East Asian graduate courses. Language study is strongly encouraged; credits awarded for language cannot exceed six credits.
- Take at least one non-language class at the 3000-level or above.
- A maximum of 8 transfer credits from courses taken outside of Cornell may be applied to the minor.
- A minimum grade of B– must be received for all courses counted towards the minor. S/U courses are ineligible.
