Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

98 / ASIAN AND PACIFIC STUDIES
Spring Semester S.H.
ASPA 500 Senior Integrating Seminar .............. 3
ASPA ___ ASPA Upper Division ...................... 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Students may take no more than ten upper division courses
in any one department, except for Philosophy, in which the
maximum is thirteen.
ASPA 201
Asian Civilizations
3 Semester Hours
A study of Asian civilizations through history, literature, art,
philosophy, and film. Topics to be covered will emphasize
the intellectual, cultural, social, and political factors which
shaped the civilizations of Asia and the Pacific.
ASPA 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ASPA 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ASPA 301
Geography of Asia and the Pacific
3 Semester Hours
An introductory geography class in which basic geography
concepts and the relationship between humans and nature
are presented in the context of East and Southeast Asia.
Emphasis will be placed on the study of resource base and
the impact of the economy upon settlement, agriculture,
transportation, and industrial growth in Asian countries and
regions.
ASPA 305
Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia
3 Semester Hours
This course covers various issues that contemporary Asia,
the most politically, economically, and socially dynamic
region in the world today, is facing. Some of the issues to
be dealt with are: economic uncertainties in Asian nations,
population, human rights, reunification, and others.
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ASPA 386
Introduction to Asian Literature
3 Semester Hours
An introductory course in Asian literature from China,
Japan, and India. Various literary genres such as poetry,
fiction, diary, biographies, and drama and their relation to
the Asian literary tradition will be examined.
ASPA 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ASPA 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ASPA 486
Topics in Asian Literature
3 Semester Hours
The subject matter of this course will vary from semester
to semester.
ASPA 487
Asian Mythology
3 Semester Hours
This class will examine mythology and folktales from various
Asian traditions: China, Japan, Korea, and India. The
reading materials will be examined through psychological,
philosophical, and cultural approaches. The topics for
discussion include creation myths, heaven and hell, the
mythic hero, metamorphosis, and immortality.
ASPA 488
Modern Asian Fiction
3 Semester Hours
This course examines twentieth-century Chinese and
Japanese fiction through the study of novels, short stories,
novellas, biographies, diaries, and film. The class will also
study major literary trends and movements.
ASPA 489
Women in Asian Literature
3 Semester Hours
This course is a cross-cultural study of Asian women through
the analysis of literary works including drama, fiction, and
diaries in both classical and modern literature in China,
Japan, Korea, and India. The class will examine patterns of
sexism, women as literary subjects and personae, as well
as images of women in various sociosexual roles.