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For Students Entered in or after AY2008
Asian Studies

ANT203   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year
Culture and Economy

This course examines how cultural values, such as religious attitudes or ideas about the prestige or Stigma of commerce, have influenced the development of capitalism in the west and in east and southeast Asia.
ANT210   J CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Society and Culture in Asia

Analysis of historical development, the characteristics of change, and the present state of Asian society and culture.
ARC101   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
Introduction to Eastern Art

An introduction to the study methods and masterworks of East Asian art. The major focus will be on the arts of China, but within a broader Asian context that will include India, Korea and Japan.
AST101   J,E CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Invitation to Asian Studies

This course aims to analyze contemporary changes in Asia through an interdisciplinary approach. The course is taught by several instructors who have done research on Asia in various fields, so that students can discuss Asia from different perspectives.
DPS101   J,E CREDIT:3   SPRING+AUTUMN  
Introduction to Development Studies

Theories policies and problems of development in developing countries are considered. The concept and purpose of development, role of governments in development and economic, social and political factors are covered.
ECO351   J CREDIT:2   SPRING  
Analysis of Asian Economic Development

Theoretical analysis of economic develop-ment in ASEAN countries and Asian NIES countries. Various barriers for development will be discussed comparatively. Students will thus be prepared to carry out the integrated research necessary for policy making.
ECO360   J CREDIT:2   SPRING  
Special Topics in Asian Economy

This course analyzes economics of rapidly developing Asian countries. Countries studied in this course will be announced every year. Prerequisites: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS and PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS.
EDU221   E CREDIT:2   SPRING  
Education in Developing Nations

This course is focused on education in developing nations and relevant theories from the fields of economics, political science, international relations, anthropology, and postructural studies. Students will become familiar with the institutions involved with education policy and development, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the OECD, bilateral aid agencies, and transnational and grassroots NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and their activities in various regions and during different historical periods.
EDU306   E CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   Offered Alternate Year
Advanced Seminar in Sociology of Education: Education in Asia

This seminar course will introduce and familiarize students with advanced topics related to the interplay between societies and education with a comparative and international perspective. Topics such as “globalization” will be discussed to enable students to examine the relationship between education and society especially in the Asian region.The seminar theme will vary and include such topics as globalization, democracy and education, education in Asia, etc.
GSS101   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
Approaches to Gender and Sexuality Studies

As the foundation course of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, the general frameworks, basic concepts, and historical backgrounds of gender studies will be examined. Based on these understandings, the accumulation and possibilities of gender research and analyses in various disciplines will be described and discussed in order for students to obtain the basic analytical power in dealing with gender analysis in interdisciplinary fields.
HST101   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
History of Asia (China)

Description of major trajectories of Chinese history. A survey of pre-modern Chinese history up to the Opium war. Lectures will cover such topics as the Golden Age of Chinese Classics, the Han Unification, the arrival of Buddhism, the new empires under the Tang and Sung dynasties, the takeover by the Mongols, the rise and decline of the Ming dynasty, and the eastern encounter with the West.
HST221   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
History of Contemporary Japan

This course deals with events of recent Japanese history, roughly centering on Japan''s involvement in the Pacific War. Each year the course will take an in-depth look at one or more of the following sorts of topics: Japanese colonialism, Japanese-American relations in the 1930s, the Nanking Incident and other wartime atrocities, the decision behind Pearl Harbor, the role of propaganda in the United States and Japan, the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs, the occupation of Japan, the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, the preservation of the emperor system, and the meaning of postwar Japan.
HST222   E CREDIT:3   WINTER  
History of Japan in Asia

Designed to present a historical overview of Japanese cultural relations. Three broad periods will be dealt with in detail: Chinese-Japanese in the Nara-Heian periods; the encounter with Europe during the so-called Christian Century (1543-1639); and Westernization during and after the Meiji era.
HST233   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
History of South Asia (India)

An outline of the history of South Asia including India, focusing on constitutional and social aspects.
HST234   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
History of Southeast Asia

A general outline of the history of Southeast Asia, with some methodological considera-tions on the study of history. Several specific topics are selected for explanation and discussion.
HST235   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
History of the Middle East

A survey of the history of the Middle East, with topics relating to political, social and cultural histories.
HST236   J CREDIT:3   WINTER  
Society and Culture in Modern China

A description of Modern Chinese History
HST237   J CREDIT:3   SPRING  
History of Korea

An outline of Korean history, including topics relating to constitutional, social and cultural aspects.
HST331   J CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Colloquium in Asian History

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on Asian history.
IRL232   E CREDIT:3   WINTER  
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific

The course analyzes interactions among major powers of the Asia-Pacific region, including the United States, China and Japan with the help of existing theories of international relations. Also it explores how international relations in the region challenge those theories.
IRL234   E CREDIT:2   AUTUMN  
Politics and International Relations in China

The course analyzes contemporary Chinese politics and international relations, by paying attention to various factors such as historical background, economic and socio-cultural dynamics.
IRL236   E CREDIT:2   AUTUMN  
Politics and International Relations in Korea

Analyzes domestic politics of North and South Korea. Also examines international relations concerning the division and future unification of two Koreas.
IRL240   E CREDIT:2   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year
Politics and International Relations in South Asia

This course is designed to introduce students to the politics, history and international relations of modern South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka). Particular emphasis will be placed on communal (i.e. ethno-religious) conflict. Topics will include colonialism and the independence struggle, partition, development, communalism and secularism and the international politics of South Asia since independence.
IRL241   J CREDIT:2   AUTUMN  
Politics and International Relations in Southeast Asia

The course analyzes contemporary politics and international relations in Southeast Asia.
PHR105   J CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Introduction to Eastern Thought

General analysis of Chinese ethics with stress on its historical and structural aspects. The course also covers the methodology and the modern relevance of Chinese ethics.
PHR234   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year
History of Buddhism

A comparative and historical study of the world''s great religions: the main doctrines and theses of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Mohammedanism and other religions.
PHR240   J,E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
Religions in Japan

A survey of the religious traditions of Japan aimed at identifying and defining the most characteristic aspects of Japanese thought and belief. Language of instruction differs by section.
PHR242   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Offered Alternate Year
Religions of the East

The various religions of Asia will be examined both historically and topically. Emphasis will be on the religions of China, Korea, and Japan.
PHR323   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year
Comparative Thought

This course compares the patterns of thought found in the Western tradition and in the Eastern or Asian tradition.
PHR382   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN  
Seminar in Eastern Thought

Special Advanced studies under supervision in selected areas of Chinese ethics. Open to students with the approval of the instructor.
POL234   E CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Japanese Politics

This course aims at exploring political as well as historical, sociological, economic, and cultural aspects of the Japanese state and society.
PPL206   E CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Regionalism in East Asia

Globally, regional governance at both the transnational and national levels demonstrates that new forms of governance are being explored to meet the needs of states in various regional groupings. NAFTA and the EU represent regional governance that transects politics, economics and security. In contrast, initiatives such as the Kita-Kyushu Initiative are demonstrative on non-state regional governance to meet local needs. This course will discuss regional governance from a comparative and multi-tiered perspective by investigating regional governance at the transnational state level and non-state level. Empirical cases studies related to economic, political and traditional and non-traditional security will be employed to develop students' understanding of regional governance, especially within an East Asian context.
QPPI513   E CREDIT:2   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year
Chinese Foreign Policy: From history to practice

To provide students with an understanding of how foreign policy making process occurs in a comparative context (Japan and China)
QPPS505   E CREDIT:2   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year
Human Rights I

A historical study of the origin and development of the understanding of different human rights in various societies and their application in the fields of law, politics, economics and social relations. It is primarily concerned with Human Rights in Japan and Asia.
SLR204   J CREDIT:3   EVERY TERM  
Community Service-Learning I

The purpose of this course is to give academic credits to those who deepen learning through serving in the local community or Japan. The course consists of one-month (or the equivalent) domestic service activity. Open to students with the approval of the instructor (official registration by the instructor). Recommended to be taken simultaneously with or after SERVICE-LEARNING in General Education, and recommended to take REFLECTION ON SERVICE EXPERIENCES after completing the service activity.
SLR205   E CREDIT:3   SPRING  
International Service-Learning I

The purpose of this course is to give academic credits to those who deepen learning through overseas service activities. The course consists of one-month (or the equivalent) overseas service activity. Open to students with the approval of the instructor (fieldwork during summer recess; official registration by the instructor). Prerequisites: PREPARATION FOR SERVICE-LEARNING FIELD STUDY. Strongly recommended to be taken with or after SERVICE-LEARNING in General Education, and to take REFLECTION ON SERVICE EXPERIENCES after completing the service activity.
SLR303   J CREDIT:1   AUTUMN  
Reflection on Service Experiences

This course will provide opportunities to a variety for reflection activities and sharing their experiences with other students, faculty, and staff. Students will be exposed to different service experiences in the classrooms, and it enables them to deepen their learning through reflection. Required to be taken with or after COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING I or INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING I.
STH391   CREDIT:3/(9)   EVERY TERM  
Senior Thesis

Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.
TCP246   J CREDIT:3   SPRING  
Outline of Economic Geography

Basic theories, methodology and social role of economic geography.