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ASIAN CIVILIZATION SURVEY COURSES
ASIAN STUDIES CORE COURSES
WINTER 2005
SISEA 212/ HSTAS 212 History of Korean Civilization 5 cr
DAILY 2:30-3:20 WFS 201 KYE
From earliest times to present. Development of Korean society and culture in terms of government
organization, social and economic change, literature, art.
SISEA 241/ HSTAS 241 Japanese Civilization 5 cr
MTWTh 11:30-12:20 KNE 110 MADGE
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Japan's civilization, including its origins, government, literature, economic institutions, material culture,
social organization, and religions, in relation to the development of Japan as a society and nation. Cannot
be taken for credit if SISEA 341 previously taken.
SISSE 221/HSTAS 221 History of Southeast Asia 5 cr
TTh 11:30-12:50 GWN 201 SEARS
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This is an introductory course to the countries of contemporary Southeast Asia: Brunei, Burma,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. We will place the
region as a whole into a historical context that reveals the emergence of the present day nations of what
we call Southeast Asia. Themes include: maritime relations, religion, gender and social relations, colonial
systems, nationalist movements, oral and literary traditions. While lectures will establish and overall
narrative framework, course readings will provide introspective considerations of the Southeast Asian
past.
CROSS-REGIONAL THEMATIC COURSES
ART H 204 Survey Asian Art 5 cr
MWF 11:30-12:20 SMI 120 BOGEL
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Origins and interplay of major movements of South and East Asian art.
ASIAN 404 Writing Systems 3 cr
MWF 1:30-2:20 SMI 311 BOLTZ
Origin, nature, and development of writing systems. Alphabets, syllabaries, and logographic systems;
relation of writing systems to spoken languages; decipherment of previously undeciphered scripts.
Prerequisite: ASIAN 401.
RELIG 202 Introduction to World Religions: 3 cr
Eastern Traditions
MTWTH 8:30-9:20 KNE 210 COX
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This course will survey the major Eastern-originated religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism,
Buddhism (Theravada, Vajrayana, Mahayana), Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. It will introduce some
of the most influential cults, ideals, praxes and institutions, with emphasis on those aspects that are
directly relevant to current attitudes and practices.
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