Program Highlights
Includes a broad range of disciplines: anthropology, art history, business, geography, history, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Asian American literature and film, performing arts, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
Popular Electives
- Ethnography of Southeast Asia
- Modern China
- Music of the World’s Peoples
- Religion, Society, and Culture
- The Developing World
- World Religions and Contemporary Issues
Asian Studies
Why choose Asian studies at Geneseo?
With a broad definition of Asia extending from the Pacific Rim to the Arabian Sea, this minor gives students an opportunity to study Asia as an integral part of human civilization. It is especially designed to serve students interested in learning about the diversity of Asian cultures, religions, languages, and socio-political contexts and how they coexist and intermingle, both within Asia and between Asia and the West. In a world that has become increasingly interdependent and multicultural, this minor trains students to meet 21st century challenges as humane citizens.
Program Option
Sample Courses
- Asian Dance Survey
- Asian Theatre Survey
- Eastern Philosophy
- Elementary Arabic I and II
- Elementary Chinese I and II
- Elementary Japanese I and II
- History of East Asia to 1800
- History of Modern East Asia
- The Islamic World: 600–1800
- The Modern Islamic World: 1800–Present
- Traditional China
Contact Info
Becky Leathersich, Program Coordinator
bleathersich@geneseo.edu
Fraser 203A
585-245-5542