8.2 Asian Studies Centre

Director: William Lee
Centre Office: 357 University College
Telephone: (204) 474-7047
Web: umanitoba.ca/asian_studies
Email: asian_studies@umanitoba.ca

8.2.1 Academic Staff

8.2.2 Program Information
Asia is home to approximately 60 percent of the world’s population. Asian nations have emerged as major economic powers while their populations are asserting their own cultural and historical identities. With this comes an expectation that Western nations will take an interest not only in the economic potential of the continent but also in its rich cultural heritage.

The Asian Studies Centre was established in 1990 to stimulate and organize teaching and research on Asia. Faculty attached to the centre offer instruction in the languages and culture of China, India and Japan. As well, specialists in other departments offer Asia-related courses that can be used for a Major or Minor in Asian Studies.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Section 4:.Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Major, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in HIST 1410 or "C" or better in both ASIA 1420 (HIST 1420) and ASIA 1430 (HIST 1430). For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses that comprise the Major is required to graduate including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

Minor Program
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in HIST 1410 or "C" or better in both ASIA 1420 (HIST 1420) and ASIA 1430 (HIST 1430).

8.2.3 Asian Studies, Program Code: 150

UNIVERSITY 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4
GENERAL MAJOR    TOTAL: 30 CREDIT HOURS
HIST 1410 or both ASIA 1420 (HIST 1420) and ASIA 1430 (HIST 1430)	• 6 credit hours in one of the language courses numbered at the 1000 level from List A • ASIA 2070 or ASIA 2620 and ASIA 2630 • 6 credit hours in courses numbered at the 2000 level from List A	6 credit hours from courses in List A numbered above the 2000 level (Students may substitute up to 6 credit hours in Asian language courses numbered at the 2000 level.)
Students who wish to concentrate heavily on languages may take an Asian language course numbered at the 1000 level in University 1. Students with matriculation in an Asian language may do an Asian language course numbered at the 2000 level in Year 2 and are encouraged to take a language course numbered at the 3000 level language in Year 3.
MINOR   TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
HIST 1410 or both ASIA 1420 (HIST 1420) and ASIA 1430 (HIST 1430)	12 credit hours chosen from List A

List A: Courses Acceptable for Asian Studies Credit

Faculty of Arts
Anthropology		Credit Hours
ANTH 2450	Ethnology of China	3
Asian Studies - Asian Languages		Credit Hours
ASIA 1760	Introduction to Chinese (Mandarin)	6
ASIA 1770	Introduction to Japanese	6
ASIA 1780	Basic Sanskrit	6
ASIA 1790	Basic Hindi-Urdu	6
ASIA 2340	Special Studies in Epic and Pauranic Sanskrit 1	3
ASIA 2350	Special Studies in Epic and Pauranic Sanskrit 2	3
ASIA 2360	Mandarin Comprehension	6
ASIA 2760	Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin)	6
ASIA 2770	Intermediate Japanese	6
ASIA 2780	Intermediate Sanskrit	6
ASIA 2790	Intermediate Hindi-Urdu	6
ASIA 3660	Advanced Mandarin Comprehension	6
ASIA 3760	Advanced Chinese (Mandarin)	6
ASIA 3770	Advanced Japanese	6
ASIA 3790	Advanced Hindi-Urdu	6
Asian Studies - Other Asian courses		Credit Hours
ASIA 1420	Asian Civilizations to 1500 (Same as HIST 1420)	3
ASIA 1430	Asian Civilizations from 1500 (Same as HIST 1430)	3
ASIA 2070	South Asian Civilization	6
ASIA 2570	History, Culture and Society in Chinese Film	3
ASIA 2580	Women in Chinese Film	3
ASIA 2600	Japanese Film	3
ASIA 2620	Japanese Civilization	3
ASIA 2630	Chinese Civilization	3
ASIA 2650	Premodern Chinese Literature in Translation	3
ASIA 2660	Modern Chinese Literature in Translation	6
ASIA 2670	Modern Japanese Literature in Translation	3
ASIA 3480	Selected Topics in Asian Studies 1	3
ASIA 3490	Selected Topics in Asian Studies 2	3
ASIA 3600	Japanese Popular Culture	3
ASIA 3650	Masterpieces of Asian Literature	6
150.141*	Asian Civilizations (Same as HIST 1410)	6
150.211*	East Asian Civilization	6
History		Credit Hours
HIST 1410	Asian Civilizations (Same as the former 150.141)	6
HIST 1420	Asian Civilizations to 1500 (Same as ASIA 1420)	3
HIST 1430	Asian Civilizations from 1500 (Same as ASIA 1430)	3
HIST 2050	South Asia Since 1947	3
HIST 2130	Emergence of Modern South Asia: 1757-1947	3
HIST 2410	History of India	6
HIST 2650	Modern China and Japan	6
HIST 3090	Studies in Asian History	3
HIST 3580	Topics in Recent World History 1 [Acceptable for credit only when the topic is Asia-related]	3
HIST 3960	China, 1911 to the Present	3
HIST 3980	Nationalism on the Indian Sub-Continent in the Twentieth Century	3
HIST 4200	Modern South Asia: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Modernization	3
HIST 4940	Revolutionary China: A Century of Upheaval, 1870 to Present	6
Political Studies		Credit Hours
POLS 2020	Asian Politics	6
Religion		Credit Hours
RLGN 1320	Introduction to World Religions	6
RLGN 1321	Introduction aux religion du monde (CUSB)	6
RLGN 2540	Modern Movements in World Religions	6
RLGN 2570	Indian Religious Art and Architecture	3
RLGN 2700	Religions of China and Japan	6
RLGN 3750	Topics in Indian Religious Art and Architecture	3
020.266*	Religions of Indian Origin	6
020.374*	Studies in Asian Religions	6
020.441*	Masters of Spiritual Life	6
020.445*	Topics in Comparative Religion	6
Sociology		Credit Hours
SOC 3690	Sociology of the Developing Societies	3
School of Art		Credit Hours
FAAH 2100*	Survey of Asian Art	3
FAAH 3230	Chinese Art and Architecture	3
FAAH 3240	Japanese Art and Architecture	3
FAAH 3590	Islamic Art and Architecture	3
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Geography		Credit Hours
GEOG 2490	Geography of Modern China	3
GEOG 3590	Geography of Developing Countries	6

* Indicates course no longer offered.