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Required Course (3 Credits)

• ASIAN 115L - Survey of South Asia 3 Credit(s)

Electives (18 Credits)

Take six electives from the list below. At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.

• ASIAN 215L - Introduction to Buddhism 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 226 - Becoming South Asians 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 233L - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 235L - Yoga in History, Philosophy, and Practice 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 239L - Hindu Myth and Narrative: the Epics and Puranas 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 251L - South Asia and the India Ocean World 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 280 - Southeast Asian Cultures 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 314L - Meditation Tradition of Asia 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 335L - Literature and the Arts of the Islamic World 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 345L - Gender, Religion, and Politics in South Asia 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 351L - Religion and the Arts 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 357L - Women in South Asian Religions: Gender Ideology and Practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 365L - Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in Modern History 3 Credit(s)
• ASIAN 488L - The Idea of Asia 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 336 - Economic Development 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 337 - Emerging Economies in Asia 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 364L - India since 1857 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 456 - Faith and Politics in Islam 3 Credit(s)
• PHIL 297 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
• SOCIOL 375L - Indian Cinema 3 Credit(s)
• WGS 355L - Gender, Development, & Globalization 3 Credit(s)

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the Academic Catalog.

Complete 21 credits from seven courses, including one required course and six electives.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.

Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor.

Shaman Hatley, PhD, Asian Studies Department Chair
Wheatley Hall, 6th Floor, Room 86
617.287.6492
Shaman.Hatley [@] umb.edu