Asian Area Courses
Courses for Spring 2010
Introduction
(choose one course)
*Indicates course that satisfies Area 2 of the University Curriculum for Liberal Education
HUM 1914:Traditional Asian Cultures* - An introduction to salient cultural characteristics of the major pre-modern Asian civilizations of the Middle East, India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia. Differing visions of the human condition represented by these traditions are compared in case studies incorporating historical, literary, philosophical, and artistic works.
HUM 1924: Modern Asian Cultures* - An introduction to the cultural modernization of major Asian societies since the eighteenth century. The cultural transformation of the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia are exemplified and compared in case studies that incorporate modern Asian historical, literary, philosophical, sociopolitical, and artistic works.
REL 1014: Asian Religions* - Major world religions, the nature of religion, methods of study, traditional and present-day features: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confuciainsm, Taoism, Shinto.
History
(choose two courses)
HIST 2345: History of the Middle East (to 1914)
HIST 2346: History of the Middle East (since 1914)
HIST 2355: History of China (to 1850)
HIST 2356: History of China (Modern)
HIST 2364: History of Japan
HIST 2375: History of the Indian Subcontinent (to 1500 AD)
HIST 2376: History of the Indian Subcontinent (1500- present)
HIST 3654: The Arab-Israeli Dispute (satisfies Area 7 of the University Curriculum for Liberal Education)
HIST 3664: Revolutionary China
Culture
(choose two courses)
ART 3004: Topics in Art History (w/ appropriate topic; Pre: ART 2385 or ART 2386)
ART 3064: The Arts of China and Japan
REL 3214: Religion and Culture India*
REL 3224: Religions of China and Japan*
REL 3234: Islam (Pre: REL 1024)
REL 4324 (HUM 4324): Topics in Religion and Culture (w/ appropriate topic; Pre: 3 REL credits)
TA 3104: Japanese Theater
Courses in Asian languages may be substituted to satisfy the culture component.
Social Science/Capstone Project
(choose one course)
ECON 4124: Growth and Development (Pre: ECON 2006 and 3104)
ECON 4135: International Economics-Trade (Pre: ECON 3104)
ECON 4136: International Economics-Finance (Pre: ECON 3204)
ECON 4144: Economics of China (Pre: ECON 3104)
PSCI 3574: Government and Politics of Japan (Pre: PSCI 1024)
PSCI 3584: Government and Politics of Asia (Pre: PSCI 1024)
HIST, HUM, IS, PSCI, REL 4974: Independent Study (w/ appropriate topic). Course may be elected only by those with QCA of 2.5 or above.