Current Course Offerings
For a complete list of departmental course offerings, please refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin.
FALL 2013:
CHINESE (CHI)
101. Elementary Chinese. (2 sections) (4h) Emphasizes the development of listening and speaking skills in Mandarin. Introduces the writing system and basic sentence patterns.
Section A: CRN 84373, M-F, 10:00-10:50, CARS 014; Instructor: F.Hu
Section B: CRN 84372, M-F, 1:00-1:50, CARS 014; Instructor: F. Hu
153. Intermediate Chinese I. (2 sections) (4h) Study in grammar, reading, conversation, and composition. P—CHI 102 or equivalent.
Section A: CRN 84374, M-W-F, 11:00-11:50, CARS 014; Instructor: F. Li
Section B: CRN 88032, M-W-F, 12:00-12:50, CARS 016; Instructor: F. Li
196. Chinese Across the Curriculum. (1h) Coursework in Chinese done as an adjunct to specially designated courses throughout the college curriculum. P—POI.
CRN 89479, TBA, CARS022A, Y. Shi
220. Advanced Chinese I. (3h) Integrates speaking, reading, and writing skills with emphasis on written and audiovisual source. P—CHI 201 or POI.
CRN 85330, M-W-F, 2:00-2:50, CARS 014, Instructor: F. Li
231. Advanced Chinese III. (3h) Continuation of CHI 230, with emphasis on advanced reading and writing. P—CHI 230 or POI.
CRN 85331, TR, 11:00-12:15, CARS 016, Instructor: Y. Shi
EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (EAL)
221. Introduction to Chinese Literature. (3h) Readings and discussions in fiction, drama, and poetry from the traditional and/or modern periods. Also listed as HMN 221. (CD, D)
CRN 88010, TR, 2:00-3:15, CARS 014, Instructor: Y. Shi
222. Traditional Chinese Narrative. (3h) Surveys the history of the traditional Chinese narrative across a variety of genres and forms such as the classical anecdote, folktale, vernacular story, drama, and novel. Also listed as HMN 223. (CD, D)
CRN 90364, TR, 2:00-3:15, CARS 016, Instructor: A. Rodekohr
252. Introduction to Chinese Film. (3h) Introduces film from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present. Explores Chinese film as an art form, an instrument of political propaganda, and a medium of popular entertainment. Also listed as HMN 252.
CRN 89410, TR, 3:30-4:45, CARS 016, Instructor: A. Rodekohr
285. Contemporary East Asian Cinema. (3h) Examines the depiction of the cultural landscape of contemporary East Asia and the development of a transnational imaginary in recent works of Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean film. Directors include Wong Kar-Wai, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Park Chan-Wook and many others. (CD)
CRN 89215, TR, 3:30-4:45, CARS014, M. Yamada
375. Senior Research Seminar. (3h) Capstone research project required of graduating majors. P—EAL 275.
CRN 87437, MWF, 12:00-12:50, CARS 014, Instructor: M. Yamada
JAPANESE (JPN)
101. Elementary Japanese. (4h) Emphasizes the development of listening and speaking skills. Introduction to the writing systems. Basic sentence patterns covered.
CRN 84376, M-F, 1:00-1:50, CARS 016, Instructor: Y. Takata-Rallings
153. Intermediate Japanese I. (4h) Study in grammar, reading, conversation, and composition. P—JPN 102 or equivalent.
CRN 84377, M-F 11:00-11:50, CARS 016, Instructor: Y. Takata-Rallings
196. Japanese Across the Curriculum. (1h) Coursework in Japanese done as an adjunct to specially designated courses throughout the college curriculum. P—POI.
CRN 89391, TBA, Y. Takata-Rallings
220. Advanced Japanese I. (3h) Integrates speaking, reading, and writing skills with emphasis on written and audiovisual. P—JPN 201 or POI.
CRN 85336, M-W-F 2:00-2:50, CARS 014, Instructor: M. Yamada
231. Advanced Japanese III. (3h) Continuation of JPN 230, with advanced reading and writing. P—JPN 230 or POI.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES ELECTIVES GROUP ONE HUMANITIES (HMN)
221. Introduction to Chinese Literature. (3h) Readings and discussions in fiction, drama, and poetry from the traditional and/or modern periods. Also listed as EAL 221. (CD, D)
CRN 88010, TR, 2:00-3:15, CARS 014, Instructor: Y. Shi
223. Traditional Chinese Narrative. (3h) Surveys the history of the traditional Chinese narrative across a variety of genres and forms such as the classical anecdote, folktale, vernacular story, drama, and novel. Also listed as EAL 222. (CD, D)
CRN 90366, TR, 2:00-3:15, CARS 016, Instructor: A. Rodekohr
252. Introduction to Chinese Film. (3h) Introduces film from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present. Explores Chinese film as an art form, an instrument of political propaganda, and a medium of popular entertainment. Also listed as EAL 252.
CRN 90371, TR, 3:30-4:45, CARS 014, Instructor: A. Rodekohr
EAST ASIAN STUDIES ELECTIVES GROUP TWO: ART, PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
No courses are offered this semester.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES ELECTIVES GROUP THREE: SOCIAL SCIENCES
260. U.S. and East Asia. (3h) Analytical survey of U.S. interaction with East Asia, with emphasis on the strategic security and the political economy of the region. (CD)
CRN 90079, MWF, 12:00-12:50, TRIB A309, W. Lee
EAST ASIAN STUDIES ELECTIVES GROUP FOUR: HISTORY
246. Japan before 1800. (3h) Survey of Japan from earliest times to the coming of Western imperialism, with emphasis on regional ecologies, economic institutions, cultural practice, military organization, political ideology, and foreign relations. (CD)
CRN 90232, TR, 2:00-3:15, TRIB A208, R. Hellyer