Minor in Korea Studies

 

The following are approved introductory Asian civilization courses for the Asia minors in the Jackson School:  SISA 209, 210; SISEA/HSTAS 212 (Korea); SISEA/HSTAS 241 (Japan); SISEA 242 (Japan); SISSE/HSTAS 221 (Southeast Asia); HSTAS 201 (India), HSTAS 202 (India); HSTAS 211 (China).

Requirements

30 credits, to include the following:

  1. SISEA/HSTAS 212 and one additional introductory Asian civilization course from those listed above (10 credits)

  2. 20 credits of electives, 15 of which must be taken at the UW, to include:

a.  10 credits chosen from the list of core courses*

b.  5 credits chosen from the list of core courses or the list of electives*

c.  5 additional credits in Korean language beyond second-year level, or in upper-division transfer courses on Korea, or from the lists of core and electives*

3.   Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.

Elective Lists

 

*Korea Core Courses

 

SISEA/ANTH 448    Modern Korean Society (5)

HSTAS 481            History of Traditional Korea (5)

HSTAS 482            History of Modern Korea (5)

SIS/ANTH 449        Social Change in East Asia (5)

 

*Korea Elective Courses

 

All upper-division+ SISEA-prefix courses. Current courses include:

SISEA 370         Han Chinese Society and Culture (5)

SISEA 399         Study Abroad: East Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15)

SISEA 406         China's Environment (5)

SISEA 423         History of Modern Japan (5)

SISEA 424         Perspectives on East Asia for Teachers (3, max. 6)

SISEA 434         Demographic Issues in Asia (3-5) I&S

SISEA 435         Japanese Government and Politics (5)

SISEA 436         Political Parties in Japan and East Asia (5)

SISEA 437         International Relations of Japan [formerly SISEA 487] (5)
SISEA 439
        Politics of Divided Korea (5)

SISEA 440         The Emergence of Postwar Japan (5)

SISEA 441         Economic and Social History of Japan to 1900 (5)

SISEA 442         Political Economy of Postwar Japan (5)

SISEA 443         Class and Culture in East Asia (5)

SISEA 444         Politics of Representation in Modern China (5)

SISEA 445         Religion in China (5)

SISEA 448         Modern Korean Society (5)

SISEA 449         Government and Politics of China (5)

SISEA 454         History of Modern China (5)

SISEA 456         Topics in Chinese Social History (5)

SISEA 459         United States-China Relations (5)

SISEA 460         Cities in China: Past and Present (5)

SISEA 462         China and Globalization (5)

SISEA 468         China's Economic Reforms: Integration Into World

                            Economy (5)

SISEA 469         Law, Development, and Transition in East Asia (5)

SISEA 470         Minority Peoples of China (5)

SISEA 474         Civil Society in Japan and East Asia (5)

SISEA 475         Japanese Society (5)

SISEA 478-479   Readings in the Social Sciences in Japanese (3-5, 3-5)

SISEA 480         New Orders in East Asia (5)

SISEA 481         Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies in East

                            Asia (5)

SISEA 482         Japanese Business and Technology (5)

SISEA 486         Japanese Trade Politics (5)

SISEA 487         International Relations of Japan (5)

SISEA 490         Special Topics (1-5, max. 15)

SISEA 494         Economy of Japan (5)

 

+SISEA 213         Korean Peninsula and World Politics (5) also allowed

 

 

 


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