East Asian Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

Requirements

(1) Six courses, including

• a.  Either

• CHI 120 - Introduction to Modern Chinese Culture
• CHI 121 - Introduction to Traditional Chinese Culture

• OR

• HIS 184 - East Asian History, 1800-Present

• b.  Five other courses, drawn from the list below or approved by the Director of the East Asian Studies interdisciplinary minor.

(2) Study of an East Asian language. This can be satisfied in one of four ways:

a.  By completing two semesters of Chinese at Davidson, or the equivalent.

b. By completing two semesters of another East Asian language through Davidson’s Self Instructional Languages Program. (Japanese and Korean have been offered in recent years.)

c. By studying an East Asian language other than Chinese during a semester or summer program, with the approval of the interdisciplinary minor director.

d. By demonstrating proficiency in an East Asian language.

(3) An international Experience in East Asia of at least one month’s duration

Notes

1. No more than two 100-level courses can be counted toward the interdisciplinary minor.
2. No more than two courses may also be applied to a departmental major.
3. A grade of “C” or higher is required for a course to count toward the interdisciplinary minor.
4. Courses taken in the Davidson in Shanghai Program will count for the interdisciplinary minor.

East Asian Studies Courses