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Undergraduate Asian Studies
Undergraduate Asian Studies
2013 Fall Term
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CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
ASIANSTD 350
This course examines contemporary Japanese society. It includes a study of social institutions, processes, and culture of Japan. the course examines following areas, (a) culture (beliefs, customs, social identity); (b) social institutions (family, religion, education, work, media); (c) societal processes (socialization, deviance, urbanization); (d) inequalities (gender, income, race-ethnic, region), and (e) the politics, economy, and international position of Japan.
GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA (GS)
ASIANSTD 364
A study of contemporary and historical interrelationships between the natural envirnoment and economic, political and cultural activities in East Asia. Countries studied include: China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan, and North and South Korea.
MODERN JAPAN
ASIANSTD 386
A discussion of Japan's emergence into the modern world centering on the Japanese transformation from a secluded feudal nation to a powerful industrialized state.
EXCHANGE STUDY
ASIANSTD 497
Variable topics.