ANT203
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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ANT210
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Society and Culture in Asia
Analysis of historical development, the characteristics of change, and the present state of Asian society and culture.
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ARC101
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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AST101
J,E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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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.
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DPS101
J,E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING+AUTUMN
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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.
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ECO351
J
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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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.
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ECO360
J
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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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.
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EDU221
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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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.
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EDU306
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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GSS101
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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HST101
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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HST221
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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HST222
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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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.
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HST233
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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History of South Asia (India)
An outline of the history of South Asia including India, focusing on constitutional and social aspects.
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HST234
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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HST235
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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History of the Middle East
A survey of the history of the Middle East, with topics relating to political, social and cultural histories.
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HST236
J
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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Society and Culture in Modern China
A description of Modern Chinese History
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HST237
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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History of Korea
An outline of Korean history, including topics relating to constitutional, social and cultural aspects.
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HST331
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Colloquium in Asian History
Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on Asian history.
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IRL232
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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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.
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IRL234
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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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.
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IRL236
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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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.
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IRL240
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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IRL241
J
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Politics and International Relations in Southeast Asia
The course analyzes contemporary politics and international relations in Southeast Asia.
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PHR105
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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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.
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PHR234
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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PHR240
J,E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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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.
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PHR242
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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PHR323
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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Comparative Thought
This course compares the patterns of thought found in the Western tradition and in the Eastern or Asian tradition.
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PHR382
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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Seminar in Eastern Thought
Special Advanced studies under supervision in selected areas of Chinese ethics. Open to students with the approval of the instructor.
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POL234
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Japanese Politics
This course aims at exploring political as well as historical, sociological, economic, and cultural aspects of the Japanese state and society.
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PPL206
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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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.
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QPPI513
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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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)
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QPPS505
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
Offered Alternate Year
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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.
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SLR204
J
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CREDIT:3
EVERY TERM
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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.
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SLR205
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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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.
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SLR303
J
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CREDIT:1
AUTUMN
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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.
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STH391
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CREDIT:3/(9)
EVERY TERM
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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.
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TCP246
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Outline of Economic Geography
Basic theories, methodology and social role of economic geography.
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