Course Descriptions
Course | Title | Description |
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ASIA 111 | Great Books on Modern Asia | Students learn about Asia and how knowledge about Asia is produced by reading and discussing four great books written by different authors in various writing genres and perspectives. |
ASIA 350 | What is Asia? | An interdisciplinary seminar designed to introduce students to current theoretical debates about Asia, modernization, and area studies. |
ASIA 425/525 | Asian Foodways | Explores socio-cultural, political-economic and historical dimensions of food in China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and India, including modernization, transnationalism, globalization. Offered alternate years. |
ASIA 480/580 | Chinese Economy: Transition, Development, Globalization | A comprehensive introduction to the Chinese economy: market transition; macroeconomic conditions and policies; key sectors such as industry, banking, finance, energy, export, technology, agriculture; globalization. Offered alternate years. |
ASIA 611 | Perspectives on Asian Studies | Explores the diverse perspectives that define Asian studies. Samples conflicts, controversies, and areas of consensus that characterize the field. |
ASIA 612 | Theory and Methodology in Asian Studies | Selected Asian studies issues. Repeatable once when topic changes for maximum of 6 credits. |