ASST - Asian Studies Minor

• Five courses with a focus on a country within South, Southeast, East, and Central Asia, as approved by the minor coordinator, subject to the following conditions:

  • The courses must come from three different academic fields and have a central topic or theme.

  • At least one of the courses must be at the 300 level or above and must be taken at Trinity's Hartford campus.

  • A maximum of two courses from a student's study-away experience may be included. No courses may be taken pass/fail.

  • A maximum of two Asian language courses may be counted toward this group of five courses.

• A final “capstone” course in Asian studies, taken during the student's final year, in which the student produces an expanded final paper that draws upon knowledge gained through other courses taken for the minor, in consultation with the instructor. This course must be an upper-level (300- or 400-level) course that fulfills the “writing intensive” requirement or involves the writing of a major research paper (more than 20 pages).

• One of the above six courses may fulfill the requirements for another minor; two of the above may fulfill any requirements associated with a major.

A student's minor program of courses must be approved by the coordinator before declaring the Asian studies minor, and students majoring in Asian studies are ineligible for the Asian studies minor.

For more information, students should contact the minor coordinator Professor Reo Matsuzaki.