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Undergraduate Asian Studies
Undergraduate Asian Studies
2014 Fall Term
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INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS (GH)
ASIANSTD 111
An introduction to the major religious traditions in the cultural areas of South, Southeast, and East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto.
EAST ASIA SINCE 1800 (GH)
ASIANSTD 131
A survey of China and Japan in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries centering on the process of modernization in both of these countries.
BUDDHISM: THE MIDDLE WAY (GH)
ASIANSTD 232
This course introduces the wide range of Buddhist ideas and practices that have developed in Asia. It considers the social context in which Buddhism developed, the philosophical bases of all Buddhist schools, the development of the Mahayana, Buddhist Tantra, and Buddhist practices in South, Southeast and East Asia.
GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (GS)
ASIANSTD 361
A study of contemporary and historical interrelationships between the natural environment and the economic, political and cultural activities in South and Southeast Asia. Countries studied include: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Phillipines.
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.
TOPICS IN JAPANESE STUDIES
ASIANSTD 488
An intensive study of selected topics in Japanese Studies. Subject matter will vary depending on the department and faculty member responsible for this course. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units in major/degree (for different topics only).
SPECIAL STUDIES
ASIANSTD 496
Variable topics. Group activity. Not offered regularly in the curriculum but offered on topics selected on the basis of timeliness, need, and interest, and generally in the format of regularly scheduled Catalog offerings.