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The following are approved introductory Asian civilization courses for the Asia minors in the Jackson School: JSIS A 207; JSIS 203; JSIS A/HSTAS 212 (Korea); JSIS A/HSTAS 241 (Japan); JSIS A 242 (Japan); JSIS A/HSTAS 221 (Southeast Asia); HSTAS 201 (India), HSTAS 202 (India); HSTAS 211 (China).
Requirements
[Conversion table: JSIS course numbers in effect through Sum 2012]
30 credits, to include the following:
JSIS A/HSTAS 241 or JSIS A 242 and one additional introductory Asian civilization course from those listed above (10 credits)
10 credits of electives taken at the UW, chosen from the Japan history/social science electives list*
5 credits of electives taken at the UW, chosen from the Japan history/social science list or the Japan arts/literature electives list*
5 additional credits in Japanese language beyond second-year level, or in upper-division transfer courses on Japan, or in additional electives chosen from the Japan history/social science electives list*
Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
Elective Lists
| *Japan: History/Social Science | |
| †SISEA/HSTAS 241 | Japanese Civilization (5) |
| †JSIS A 242 | Japan in the Contemporary World (5) |
| JSIS D/HSTAS 422 | History of Tokugawa Japan (5) |
| JSIS A/HSTAS 423 | History of Modern Japan (5) |
| JSIS A/POL S 435 | Government and Politics of Japan (5) |
| JSIS A 436/POL S 429 | Political Parties in Japan and East Asia (5) |
| JSIS A 437/POL S 424 | International Relations of Japan (5) [formerly SISEA 487] |
| JSIS A/HSTAS 424 | Emergence of Postwar Japan (5) |
| HSTAS 441 | Economic and Social Hist. of Japan to 1900 (5) |
| JSIS A 473 | Political Economy of Postwar Japan (5) |
| JSIS A 449/ANTH 443 | Anthropology of Modern Japan (5) |
| JSIS A 474 | Civil Society in Japan and East Asia (5) |
| JSIS A 475 | Japanese Society (5) |
| JSIS A 478 | Japanese Business and Technology (5) |
| JSIS A 487/POL S 418 | Japanese Trade Diplomacy (5) |
| † if not taken for requirement (1) above | |
| *Japan: Arts/Literature | |
| ART H 204 | Survey of Asian Art (5) |
| ART H 318 | Japanese Prints 1600-Present (5) |
| ART H 321 | Arts of Japan (5) |
| ART 419 | Japanese Architecture (3) |
| JAPAN 321, 322, 323 | Japan in Literature I, II, III (5, 5, 5) |
| Jackson School Advising | |
| University of Washington | |
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| Box 353650 | |
| Seattle, WA 98195 | |
| (206) 543-6001 phone | |
| (206) 616-3170 fax | |
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| James Donnen | |
| Director, Student Services; Undergraduate Adviser for Asian Studies (East Asia), European Studies, and Departmental Honors | |
| ► | jdonnen@uw.edu |
| Joni Marts | |
| Undergraduate Adviser for European Studies, JSIS minors, and general advising | |
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| Dr. Linda Iltis | |
| Undergraduate Adviser - Lead for International Studies: General, Comparative Religion, Jewish Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Canadian Studies, & Asian Studies: South Asia & Southeast Asia options | |
| ► | iltis@uw.edu |
| Paula Milligan | |
| Graduate Program Adviser for all JSIS Master's Programs | |
| ► | milligan@uw.edu |
| Kelly Voss | |
| Career and internship adviser for JSIS undergraduates, graduates and alumni | |
| ► | kvoss@uw.edu |
| Robyn Davis | |
| Fellowships Coordinator | |
| ► | rldavis@uw.edu |