 Course
Descriptions |
|
Chinese  |
CHI 101
|
Elementary
Chinese I: An introduction
to the language with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Four credits. Offered fall semester. |
| CHI 102 |
Elementary Chinese
II: Continuation of 101. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or
better in 101. Four credits. Offered winter semester. |
| CHI 180 |
Special Topics in
Chinese: Course content varies. Expectations of students
approximate those in other 100-level courses. May be repeated
for credit when content differs. Variable credit. Offered
on sufficient demand. |
| CHI 201 |
Intermediate Chinese
I: Continued study of grammar and vocabulary aimed
at the mastery of more difficult reading and conversation.
Prerequisite: C (not C-) or better in 102. Four credits. Offered
fall semester. |
| CHI 202 |
Intermediate Chinese
II: Continuation of 201. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or
better in 201. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement.Four
credits. Offered winter semester. |
| CHI 280 |
Special
Topics in Chinese: Course content varies. Expectations
of students approximate those in other 200-level courses.
May be repeated for credit when content differs. No more than
four credits can be applied to the minor or major. Variable
credit. Offered on sufficient demand. |
| CHI 321 |
Ancient Chinese
Culture: Explores the beautiful and rich lifestyle
of ancient China through arts, music, and literature in translation.
Covers archaic times (twelfth century B.C. through post-Han
dynasty (fifth century A.D.). Three credits. Offered fall
semester on demand. |
| CHI 322 |
Classical
Chinese Culture: Explores the beautiful and rich lifestyle
of classical China through art, music, and literature in translation.
Covers the Sui-Tang (sixth century A.D.) through the Qing
dynasty (nineteenth century). Three credits. Offered winter
semester on demand. |
| CHI 380 |
Special Topics in
Chinese: Three credits. Offered on sufficient demand. |
| CHI 399 |
Independent Reading:
One to four credits. Offered fall and winter semesters. |
| CHI 480 |
Special Topics in
Chinese: Course content varies. Expectations of students
approximate those in other 400-level courses. May be repeated
for credit when content varies. Variable credit. Offered on
sufficient demand. |
| East Asian Studies
|
EAS 180/280
/380/480 |
Special Topics in
East Asian Studies: A study of special topics not regularly
covered in the curriculum. Expectations of this course approximate
those in other 100- to 400-level courses. May be repeated
for credit when the content varies. Variable credit. |
| EAS 201 |
East Asia in the
Contemporary World: Prepares students for encountering
East Asia in various ways. Introduces East Asian cultures,
political and economic systems, international relationships,
recent developments, traditional customs and behavior patterns,
differences between regions, and historical roots of some
contemporary situations. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement.
Three credits. Offered fall semester. |
| EAS 301 |
Masterpieces of
East Asian Literature: Explores the literary masterpieces
of China and Japan. Students will sample representative genres,
such as poetry, dramas, novels, and short stories, from various
periods that introduce the East Asian ways of thinking and
living, namely, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist, and Shinto. Prerequisite:
201 or junior standing. Three credits. Offered winter semester
of odd-numbered years. |
| EAS 399 |
Independent Studies:
Before registering, students must arrange for supervision
by an East Asian studies faculty member and submit a contract
(available from the EAS coordinator) specifying the topic
and scope of the study. Ordinarily, no more than three credits
of EAS 399 may count toward the minor. Instructor approval
required prior to registration. One to three credits. Offered
every semester. |
| Geography of Asia |
| GPY 354 |
Geography of Asia:
Introduction to the physical and cultural geography of Asia.
The Indian subcontinent, China, the Koreas, Japan, Taiwan,
and Southeast Asia. Prerequisite: GPY 235 or consent of instructor.
Three credits. Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
|
| History of Asia |
| HST 340 |
A History of East
Asia to 1800: Introduces major themes of the history
of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam) from prehistory
to 1800. Explores cultural interactions among East Asian countries
as well as their indigenous cultural traits. Some basic skills,
such as critical reading and writing, will also be practiced.
Three credits. Offered in odd numbered years. |
| HST 341 |
A History of East
Asia since 1800: Introduces major themes of history
of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam), from 1800 to
the present. Explores socio-political interactions with the
West as well as the changing identities of East Asia in the
modern world. Also involves basic skills, such as critical
reading and writing. Three credits. Offered winter semester,
even-numbered years. |
| HST 342 |
History
of East Asian Religions: Introduces the major East
Asian religious traditions and their modern developments through
historical perspectives; also explores religious interactions
among East Asian countries as well as their indigenous traits.
Readings include primary materials and interpretative secondary
scholarship. Prerequisite: Completion of Historical Perspectives
Foundation or junior standing. Part of Religion theme. Three
credits. Offered fall semester, even-numbered years. |
| HST 345 |
The Ancient Mediterranean
and Orient: Examination of literate civilizations of
the ancient world from their origins in the Mesopotamian,
Nile, Indus, and Yellow River Valleys through Classical Greece
to the culmination in the great empires of Han China, Parthian
Persia, and Rome. Includes comparative study of institutional,
social, economic, intellectual, and religious developments
and trends. Prerequisite: Junior standing or 203. Three credits.
Offered fall semester, odd-numbered years. |
| Japanese |
| JPN 102 |
Elementary Japanese
II: Continuation of 101. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or
better in 101. Four credits. Offered winter semester. |
| JPN 180 |
Special Topics in
Japanese: Course content varies. Expectations of students
approximate those in other 100-level courses. May be repeated
for credit when content differs. Variable credit. Offered
on sufficient demand. |
| JPN 201 |
Intermediate Japanese
I: Continued study of grammar and vocabulary aimed
at the mastery of more difficult reading and conversation.
Prerequisite: C (not C-) or better in 102. Four credits. Offered
fall semester. |
| JPN 202 |
Intermediate Japanese
II: Continuation of 201. Prerequisite: C (not C-) or
better in 201. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement.Four
credits. Offered winter semester. |
| JPN 280 |
Special Topics in
Japanese: Course content varies. Expectations of students
approximate those in other 200-level courses. May be repeated
for credit when content differs. No more than four credits
can be applied to the minor or major. Variable credit. Offered
on sufficient demand. |
| JPN 380 |
Special
Topics in Japanese: Three credits. Offered on sufficient
demand. |
| JPN 399 |
Independent Reading:
One to four credits. Offered fall and winter semesters. |
| JPN 480 |
Special
Topics in Japanese: Course content varies. Expectations
of students approximate those in other 400-level courses.
May be repeated for credit when content varies. Variable credit.
Offered on sufficient demand. |
| Eastern Philosophy
|
| PHI 210 |
Eastern Philosophy:
Because the world is getting smaller, the scope of
our knowledge and vision must expand. This course introduces
students to major philosophies of the East, such as Hinduism,
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism, through the study of classic
texts. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement. Three credits.
Offered fall and winter semesters. |
| PHI 306 |
Eastern
Great Philosophers: A study of one or several Eastern
great philosophers, such as Lao Zi, Chuang Zi, Confucius,
Mencius, The Buddha, Nagarjuna, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming. Focus
will be on the philosophers’ writings, but attention
also will be given to context and tradition. Prerequisite:
Prior work in philosophy or permission of instructor. Three
credits. Offered Winter semester. |
| Chinese Politics |
| PLS 283 |
Chinese Politics
and US-China Relations: An historical and thematic
survey of Chinese politics by examining the patterns and dynamics
of its political, economic, and social developments, as well
as its interaction with the United States. Fulfills World
Perspectives requirement. Three credits. Offered fall semester. |
