2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog Asian Studiesmediate level topic by an individual student orby a small group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.ARMG 377 (1, 2, or 3)–InternshipPrerequisites: Three credits in ARMG and permissionof instructor, department chair, anddean. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.ARMG 461 (1, 2, or 3)–Independent StudyPrerequisites: One 100-level ARMG course, one200-level ARMG course, and permission of theinstructor. Pursuit of an upper level researchproject determined in advance by the student inconsultation with a faculty member who will actas the sponsor.Asian StudiesAlthough no major or minor is offered inAsian studies, the following courses enablethe student to gain some knowledge of the art,government, history, literature, and religion ofselected countries of Asia.Course DescriptionsASIA 206 (3)–Chinese and JapaneseLiterature in TranslationPrerequisite: First-year students by permission.A reading of works representative of theChinese and Japanese literary traditions. Offeredalternate years. V.2.ASIA 218 (3)–Chinese CinemaPrerequisite: ENGL 149 or ENGL 150. A historicalsurvey of Chinese cinema from 1900 tothe present. Emphasis will be placed on the social,cultural, and political contexts of filmmaking inthe 20th century, the relationship between film andliterary movements, and the transition from filmas an indigenous tool for entertainment and socialengineering to film as globalized art form. Specialemphasis will be placed on how Chinese filmmakersadapt global filmmaking techniques throughsix generations of directors/filmmakers. Offeredalternate years. May be counted toward the minor infilm studies. This course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option. V.4.ASIA 235 (3)–Asian Civilizations IPrerequisite: First-year students by permission.The civilizations of India, Nepal, SriLanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Significant periodsin their social and political history; their religious,philosophical, and artistic traditions; andtheir interaction with Western culture. Offeredalternate years. V.4.ASIA 236 (3)–Asian Civilizations IIPrerequisite: First-year students by permission.The civilizations of China and Japan.Significant periods in their social and politicalhistory; their religious, philosophical, andartistic traditions; and their interaction withWestern culture. Offered alternate years. V.4.ASIA 261 (1, 2, or 3)–Directed StudyPrerequisites: One ASIA course and permissionof the instructor. The study of introductorylevel material by an individual student or bya small group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.ASIA 361 (1, 2, or 3)–Special StudyPrerequisites: One ASIA course and permissionof the instructor. The study of an intermediatelevel topic by an individual student or bya small group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.ASIA 461 (1, 2, or 3)–Independent StudyPrerequisites: Two ASIA courses and permissionof the instructor. Pursuit of an upper levelresearch project determined in advance by thestudent in consultation with a faculty memberwho will act as the sponsor.Other courses of interest:ANTH 270 (3) -Peoples and Cultures ofSouth AsiaARTH 237 (3) -Asian ArtECON 256 (3) -Development EconomicsGOVT 201 (3) -Government and Politics ofEast AsiaRELG 221 (3) -Hindus, Jainas, and SikhsRELG 222 (3) -BuddhismRELG 231 (3) -TaoismRELG 263 (3) -Asian Philosophies55­