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Courses on East & SouthEast Asia

Undergraduate:

ETS 235	Classics of World Literature I 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Readings from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, Greece, Israel, Rome, and Arabia investigate notions of literary merit, and their social, religious, and political ramifications in relations to historical context (ca. 2500 BCE-1000 CE).
ETS 236	Classics of World Literature II 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Readings from great women writers of Japan and from Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare; and from world oral and written traditions that investigate notions of literary merit and their ramifications in historical context (ca. 1000 CE-present).
HST 320	Traditional China 3 Credits - Offered every year Political, economic, social and cultural history before 1650. Emphasis on sources of change and stability. Main themes: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism; invasion and rebellion: conquest and consolidation. May not be repeated for credit.
HST 321	Modern China 3 Credits - Offered every year Political, economic, social and cultural history since 1650. Main themes: Social change in city and countryside, impact of Western nations, enduring legacies of traditional China.
PSC 335	Politics of East Asia 3 Credits - Offered every year Domestic and international politics of East Asia broadly defined. Political development and structure of major countries: Japan, Korea, and China. Politics of public policy, international, and transnational relations in the region. PREREQ: PSC 123
MES 345 PSC 345	Islam and Politics in Asia 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Survey of the diverse and protean role Islam plays in Asian public life by analyzing the variegated cultural, political, religious, and social milieu that it has encountered in Central, South, and Southeast Asia.
HOA 391	Survey of Asian Art 3 Credits - Offered in even years (E.g. 2010-11) Major masterpieces of Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese art and architecture from prehistoric times to the present. Influence of Asian art on modern artists in the West, including Chinoiserie and Japonisme. Comparison of Eastern/Western aesthetics also considered.
HST 393	East Asia and the Socialist Experience 3 Credits - Offered every year Examines the adoption of socialism in East Asia. Historical account of how socialist China, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam arose, developed, "failed" and responded to globalization in the 20th century.
HST 395	Modern Japan 3 Credits - Offered in odd years (E.g. 2011-12) Examines Japanese society from early-modern times (1600-1868) through modern (1868-1945) and postwar Japan (1945-today). Topics include: urbanization, mass culture and nationalism, popular protest, imperialism and empire, gender, war and occupation and globalization.
HST 397	Modern Korea 3 Credits - Offered in even years (E.g. 2010-11) Examines political, economic and social history from 1860 until today. Topics include: colonialism, modernity, division, the Korean War, nation-building, nationalism, democratization, North Korean society, inter-Korean affairs, nuclear issues, Korean Diaspora and "Korea Wave."
HUM 403	China: Past, Present and Future 2 Credits - Offered every year Presemester, two-week field studies seminar taught in Kunming or Xi'an, Beijing, and Shanghai. Introduction to the diversity of cultures and economies within China, overview of social conditions and forces that shape people's lives in the Peoples Republic of China.

Graduate:

PSC 760	Track to Diplomacy & Korean Peninsula 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Taught by professor Frederick Carriere
PSC 760	Contemporary Foreign Policy: Korea 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Taught by professor Frederick Carriere
PSC 782	Politics of China 3 Credits - Offered every year Political development, political institutions, and political economy of China and Chinese foreign relations, emphasizing the reform era.

Offered only in Hong Kong:

ECN 363	Economic Development of China 3 Credits - Offered each semester Examines the economic development of China since 1949, including impact of such policies as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Deng's Open Door commitment, and current strategies.
REL 385	Religion in Chinese Society 3 Credits - Offered in even years (E.g. 2010-11) Surveys the diversity of religious practice in mainland China and Taiwan focusing on the lived experiences of ordinary adherents both within institutionalized religions and through localized folk beliefs and practices.
PSC 425	Hong Kong in the World Political Economy 3 Credits - Offered each semester Role of Hong Kong in world political economy since creation by British after Opium Wars, to position as leading export economy and its retrocession to China in 1997.
PSC 442	Democratization in East Asia 3 Credits - Offered every year Examines the efforts at democratization in East Asia, including such early efforts as the May Fourth Movement in China (1920s-1930s) and the Taisho Democracy in Japan (1920s). Comparisons are made with current situations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.
GEO 443 INB 443 IRP 443 PSC 443	Southeast Asia in the World Political Economy 3 Credits - Offered every year Explores the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped the South East Asian region and its unique cultural, social, political and economic characteristics.
HST 444 INB 444 IRP 444 PSC 444	Culture, Business and Political Economics in East Asia 3 Credits - Offered every year Examines the historical and contemporary forces that shape the cultural, social and economic institutions in East Asia and how these institutions affect one another.
SOC 447	Social Change and Conflict in Modern China 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Social and economic transformations in China in terms of social classes, cultural patterns, urban change, family patterns, ethnic tensions, and struggles over political rights. Questions of Taiwan and Tibet. How China's development affects the U.S.
REL 686	Zen Master Dogen 3 Credits - Offered irregularly Selected writings of the thirteenth-century Japanese Zen master dogen Zenji. Related Mahayana Buddhist texts.

Offered only in Beijing:

HUM 304

The Other China: Ethnic Minorities and Development
2 Credits - Offered every year
Examination of the impact of globalization and development on China's culturally diverse peoples, natural environment and animal habitats through onsite visits to tribal villages, water projects and nature preserves in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in Southwest China.

ANT 403 HST 443	Culture, Confucianism and Chinese Modernity 3 Credits - Offered every year Contemporary China from historical and cultural perspectives. Exploration of political and ideological conflicts between China and the West. Patterns of Chinese culture. Impact of Confucianism on Chinese society and its influence outside of China
HST 413	China Encounters the West: Qing Dynasty to Early Republic 3 Credits - Offered every year This course surveys the political, social, and cultural history of Qing China, using the great city of Beijing, the Qing capital, as its backdrop.
IRP 431	Environment and Development in China 3 Credits - Offered each semester Addresses challenges in the environment and development arena in contemporary China, with analysis of conflict and resolution from multiple public policy perspectives.
PAI 515 PSC 431	China in Transition 3 Credits - Offered each semester Seminar examines the unprecedented, multi-faceted transitional changes occurring in China since the late 1970s. Impact of reforms on China's external relations.

Language Courses:

CHINESE

CHI 102 Chinese II
4 credits - spring semesters only
 Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 101 or admission by placement testing.

 CHI 200 Conversation Practice
1 credit - fall and spring semesters

CHI 201 Chinese III
4 credits - fall semester only 
Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 102 or admission by placement testing.

CHI 202 Chinese IV
4 credits - spring semester only 
Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as bases for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 201 or admission by placement testing.

 CHI 300 Reading Practice Section
1 credit - fall and spring

 CHI 300 Writing Practice Section
1 credit - fall and spring

 CHI 300 Chinese for Heritage Speakers
4 credits - fall and spring 
This course is for students that are comfortable with Chinese in speaking and listening, but have little background in writing and reading, and who also want a more formal and complete knowledge of Chinese. This course is accordingly taught mostly in Chinese, and covers the written language, grammar, and literature; as well as Chinese culture and customs. Prereq: permission of Instructor.

 CHI 301 Chinese V
3 credits - fall semester only 
Fifth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 202 or admission by placement testing.

 CHI 302 Chinese VI
3 credits - spring semester only 
Sixth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 301 or admission by placement testing.

JAPANESE

JPS 101	Japanese I 4 Credits - Offered every year Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Japanese. No prior experience or admission by placement testing. Students cannot enroll in JPS 101 after successfully completing JPS102, JPS 201, or JPS 202 or higher
JPS 102	Japanese II 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Japanese. Students cannot enroll in JPS 102 after successfully completing JPS 201, JPS 202 or higher. PREREQ: JPS 101
JPS 201	Japanese III 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Japanese. Students cannot enroll in JPS 201 after successfully completing JPS 202 or higher. PREREQ: JPS 102
JPS 202	Japanese IV 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as a basis for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Conducted in Japanese. Students cannot enroll in JPS 202 after successfully completing a course higher than JPS 202. PREREQ: JPS 201
JPS 301	Japanese V 3 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Japanese PREREQ: JPS 202
JPS 302	Japanese VI 3 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Japanese. PREREQ: JPS 301
JPS 620	Language Training in Preparation for Research Using Japanese 3 Credits Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Japanese. Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

KOREAN

KOR 101	Korean I 4 Credits - Offered every year Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Korean.
KOR 102	Korean II 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Korean. Students cannot enroll in KOR 102 after successfully completing KOR 201, KOR 202 or higher. PREREQ: KOR 101
KOR 201	Korean III 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Korean. Students cannot enroll in KOR 201 after successfully completing KOR 202 or higher. PREREQ: KOR 102
KOR 202	Korean IV 4 Credits - Offered every year Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as a basis for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Activities conducted in Korean. Students cannot enroll in KOR 202 after successfully completing a course higher than KOR 202. PREREQ: KOR 201
KOR 620	Language Training in Preparation for Research in Korean 3 Credits - Offered each semester Language instruction to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of Korean. Permission of instructor. Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum

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CHI 102	Chinese II 4 credits - spring semesters only  Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 101 or admission by placement testing.
CHI 200	Conversation Practice 1 credit - fall and spring semesters
CHI 201	Chinese III 4 credits - fall semester only  Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 102 or admission by placement testing.
CHI 202	Chinese IV 4 credits - spring semester only  Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as bases for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Conducted in Chinese. Prereq: CHI 201 or admission by placement testing.
CHI 300	Reading Practice Section 1 credit - fall and spring
CHI 300	Writing Practice Section 1 credit - fall and spring
CHI 300	Chinese for Heritage Speakers 4 credits - fall and spring  This course is for students that are comfortable with Chinese in speaking and listening, but have little background in writing and reading, and who also want a more formal and complete knowledge of Chinese. This course is accordingly taught mostly in Chinese, and covers the written language, grammar, and literature; as well as Chinese culture and customs. Prereq: permission of Instructor.
CHI 301	Chinese V 3 credits - fall semester only  Fifth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 202 or admission by placement testing.
CHI 302	Chinese VI 3 credits - spring semester only  Sixth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 301 or admission by placement testing.