Course sequence - Minor in Asian Studies

The course offering varies from year to year, and courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence as needed while respecting the course prerequisite(s).

Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 calendar for the previous requirements.

The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

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Suggested Course Sequence

Year	Fall (15 course units)	Winter (15 course units)
1^st year Mandatory per term	n/a	n/a
1^st year Other requirements based on term availability.	n/a
2^nd year Mandatory per term	n/a	n/a
2^nd year Other requirements based on term availability.	6 course units from : Option 1: Chinese CHN1901, CHN1902, CHN2901, CHN2902, CHN3901, CHN3902 or Option 2: Japanese JPN1901, JPN1902, JPN2901, JPN2902, JPN3901, JPN3902 6 optional course units from the list of optional courses
3^rd year Mandatory per term	n/a	n/a
3^rd year Other requirements based on term availability.	6 course units from : Option 1: Chinese CHN1901, CHN1902, CHN2901, CHN2902, CHN3901, CHN3902 or Option 2: Japanese JPN1901, JPN1902, JPN2901, JPN2902, JPN3901, JPN3902 6 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses
4^th year Mandatory per term	• n/a	n/a
4^th year Other requirements based on term availability.	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses

Suggested Course Sequence 2023

Year	Fall	Winter
1^st year (30 course units)	N/A	N/A
2^nd year (30 course units)	3 course units from: CHN1901 or JPN1901¹	3 course units from: CHN1902 or JPN1902¹
3^rd year (30 course units)	3 course units from: CHN2901 or JPN2901 3 course units from: CHN2101 or JPN2101	3 course units from: CHN2902 or JPN2902 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses^2,3
4^th year (30 course units)	6 optional course units from the list of optional course^2,3	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses^2,3

Notes

Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary Chinese or Japanese, as established by a placement test, will either take 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level or 6 course units in the other language.
Advanced standing for courses taught in Asian languages other than Chinese or Japanese may count towards the optional course.
Students who select Option 1: Chinese may take courses from Option 2: Japanese to fulfill the optional course requirements, and vice-versa.

Suggested Course Sequence 2022

Year	Fall	Winter
2nd year	3 course units from: CHN1901 or JPN1901^{2 3}	3 course units from: CHN1902 or JPN1902^{2 3}
3rd year	3 course units from: CHN2901 or JPN2901^{2 3} 3 course units from: CHN2101 or JPN2101	3 course units from: CHN2902 or JPN2902^{2 3} 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses⁴
4th year	6 optional course units from the list of optional course⁴	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses⁴

Notes

1. This table includes only discipline-specific courses. (See References - Program Structures)

2. Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary Chinese or Japanese, as established by a placement test, will take either 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level, or 6 course units in the other language.

3. Students who select Option 1: Chinese may take courses from Option 2: Japanese to fulfill the optional course requirements, and vice-versa.

4. See References - Program Requirements for the list of possible courses.

Suggested Course Sequence 2021

Year	Fall	Winter
2nd year	3 course units from: CHN1901 or JPN1901	3 course units from: CHN1902 or JPN1902
3rd year	3 course units from: CHN2901 or JPN2901 3 course units from: CHN2101 or JPN210	3 course units from: CHN2902 or JPN2902 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses
4th year	6 optional course units from the list of optional course	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses

Notes

This table includes only discipline-specific courses. (See References - Program Structures)
Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary Chinese or Japanese, as established by a placement test, will take either 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level, or 6 course units in the other language.
Students who select Option 1: Chinese may take courses from Option 2: Japanese to fulfill the optional course requirements, and vice-versa.
See References - Program Requirements for the list of possible courses.

Suggested Course Sequence 2020

Year	Fall	Winter
2nd year	3 course units from: CHN1901 or JPN1901	3 course units from: CHN1902 or JPN1902
3rd year	3 course units from: CHN2901 or JPN2901 3 course units from: CHN2101 or JPN2101	3 course units from: CHN2902 or JPN2902 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses
4th year	6 optional course units from the list of optional course	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses

Notes

This table includes only discipline-specific courses. (See References - Program Structures)
Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary Chinese or Japanese, as established by a placement test, will take either 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level, or 6 course units in the other language.
Students who select Option 1: Chinese may take courses from Option 2: Japanese to fulfill the optional course requirements, and vice-versa.
See References - Program Requirements for the list of possible courses.

Suggested Course Sequence 2019

Year	Fall	Winter
2nd year	3 course units from: CHN1901 or JPN1901	3 course units from: CHN1902 or JPN1902
3rd year	3 course units from: CHN2901 or JPN29012 3 3 course units from: CHN2101 or JPN2101	3 course units from: CHN2902 or JPN2902 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses 4
4th year units)	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses	6 optional course units from the list of optional courses

Notes

This table includes only discipline-specific courses. (See References - Program Structures)
Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary Chinese or Japanese, as established by a placement test, will take either 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level, or 6 course units in the other language.
Students who select Option 1: Chinese may take courses from Option 2: Japanese to fulfill the optional course requirements, and vice-versa.
See References - Program Requirements for the list of possible courses.

References

Program structures

Program requirements

Course timetable