Students in the College of Letters and Science may complete one or more minors of their choice, normally in a field both academically and administratively distinct from their major. There are three minor program options in Asian Studies: Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, and Korean Studies. Each minor focus requires a minimum of five upper division courses with a "C" or better in each course.
For more information, visit the Group in Asian Studies web site.
The MES minor is open to all undergraduates except MES and NES majors.The program is designed to give students an introduction to the study of the modern Middle East (the Arab, Turkish, Persian, and Israeli nation-states) through social science and humanities courses. The minor requires the completion of one lower division and five upper division courses. Please consult the MES Student Handbook for more information. Students interested in emphasizing language, archaeology and/or ancient civilizations should investigate minors in the Department of Near Eastern Studies.
Peace and Conflict Studies ( PACS)
The PACS minor is open to all undergraduates except PACS majors. Students must complete six upper division courses. At least three must be upper division PACS courses. The remaining three all must be chosen from one of the six PACS survey areas. Only one course may overlap with your major course work. See the PACS minor application packet for current courses.
Students must complete six upper division courses. At least three must be upper division PACS courses. The remaining three all must be choosen from one of the four PACS survey areas. All courses must be taken for a letter grade. See the PACS minor application for current courses.
The PEIS minor in European Studies is open to all undergraduates except PEIS majors. Students must complete six upper-division courses including PEIS 100 and PEIS 101. The remaining four courses must be concentrated in two of three specified fields: (1) Politics and Society; (2) Culture and Society; and (3) Business andEconomics; and distributed evenly between the two chosen fields (two courses per field). See the minor application packet for lists of courses in each field.
Students must complete six upper-division courses including PEIS 100 and PEIS 101. The remaining four courses must be concentrated in two of three specified fields: (1) Politics and Society; (2) Culture and Society; and (3) Business and Economics; and distributed evenly between the two choosen fields (two courses per field). See the minor application packet for lists of courses in each field.