Requirements
Please reference the Undergraduate Bulletin for requirements and additional information for an interdisciplinary minor in Asian Studies. The minor requires a total of 18 credits of coursework with one required course-HIST 1701 (East Asia, formerly HIST 1501).
Things to keep in mind if when considering an Asian Studies Minor:
1) Students can add or drop any minor by completing the minor request/update
form at any point during their Marquette career (before graduation). Completing the declaration
form early helps us keep track of students, insures that students are
on track with coursework required for the minor, and informs students of employment, grant and study abroad opportunities.
2) Since there are constantly new Asia-related courses being
created at Marquette, not all of them will be listed in the Asian
Studies minor bulletin. But you can contact the coordinator of the
program, Michael Wert, to have those courses petitioned. The paperwork
for petitioning a course that you’ve taken at Marquette, or at another
institution, can be found under the minor/major waiver request form.
3) Course credit limitations: Under the new changes to the College of Arts and Sciences, nine credits have to be "unique" to the minor. This means that three courses can overlap between minors and majors. Under the current (spring 2015) curriculum, only two courses (6-8 credits) can double count towards a major and minor, or a minor and another minor. For example: If you take “Age of the Samurai” and “Modern China,” both courses can count towards both a History major and Asian Studies minor, but then taking “Modern Japan” only counts for one or the other. History and Political Science majors need to be particularly cautious about this issue.
4) Transfer and study abroad students: At least nine credits in the minor must be taken at Marquette.
