AS 202 The East-West Encounter, 3u.
Imperialism, neo-colonialism, intellectual and cultural developments.
AS 203 Nationalism and National Development, 3u.
The connection of the rise of nationalism with the broader social, political, and economic process of modernization in Asia, using case studies, quantitative data, and research methods from various social sciences.
AS 204 Agrarian Development and Peasantry in Asia, 3u.
The political and economic role of peasants and the rural population in general, the nature of traditional agrarian society; the impact of modernization, rural-urban relations, and different forms of organization in rural society.
AS 205 Industrialization and Urban Development in Asia, 3u.
Social, economic and political implications of rapid industrialization and contemporary urbanization in selected Asian countries.
AS 206 Philosophies and Religions of Asia, 3u.
Development and functions of philosophies and religions in Asian societies.
AS 207 Arts of Asia, 3u.
Development and functions of the arts in Asian societies.
AS 208 Socialism and Capitalism in Asia, 3u.
Review and critical analysis of various types of socialistic and capitalistic theories and the manner of their implementation in Asia.
AS 211 Security Issues in the Asia Pacific, 3u.
Seminar on contemporary problems in the security of the countries and peoples of the Asia Pacific since the end of the Cold War.
AS 212 Regionalism and Community Building in Asia, 3u.
Study of the growing trend towards higher forms of association surpassing nation-state boundaries, affecting both state actors and non-state actor.
AS 220 Modern Chinese Texts, 3u.
Selections from contemporary writing with emphasis on the social sciences. Reading knowledge of Chinese presupposed.
AS 221 Modern Japanese Texts, 3u.
Selections from contemporary writing with emphasis on the social sciences. Reading knowledge of Japanese presupposed.
AS 234 Special Topics: Northeast Asia, 3u.
Focused thematic approaches to the study of Northeast Asian Countries.
AS 241 Modern Indonesian Texts, 3u.
Selections from contemporary writing with emphasis on the social sciences. Reading knowledge of Malay presupposed.
AS 262 Independent Study on South Asia, 3u.
Readings on the region, a group of countries, or a country about a specific topic within the student’s interests and program of study.
AS 264 Special Topics: South Asia, 3u.
Focused thematic approaches to the study of South Asian Countries. Can be taken twice provided the topics are different.
AS 282 Independent Study on West Asia, 3u.
Readings on the region, a group of countries, or a country about a specific topic within the student’s interests and program of study
AS 284 Special Topics: West Asia, 3u.
Focused thematic approaches to the study of West Asian Countries. Can be taken twice provided the topics are different.
AS 298 Special Topics: Asian Studies, 3u.
Focused thematic approaches to the multidisciplinary field of Asian Studies.
