Art History (139)

• 183 Asian Art (3) Art of Central and Southeast Asia, India, China, Korea, and Japan from prehistory through common Buddhist forms and into modern media. Two-hour lecture, one-hour discussion, each week.
• 411 Art of Indian Asia (3) History of Indian art with consideration of the art of Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Writing-emphasis course.
• 415 Chinese Art (3) Survey from pre-Shang Dynasty to contemporary movements in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. New discoveries are stressed. Writing-emphasis course.
• 419 Japanese Art (3) Survey from ancient Joman art in clay to the Nihonga painting style of today. Variety of media emphasized. Writing-emphasis course.

Asian Languages (144)

• 131-132 Elementary Chinese I, II (5,5) Must be taken in sequence. F, Sp
• 151-152 Elementary Japanese I, II (5,5) Must be taken in sequence. F, Sp
• 121-122 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I, II (4.4) Taped language program in Literary Arabic, language of the press, broadcasting, literature and formal situations Must be taken in sequence. Enrollment by permission of instructor.
• 141-142 Elementary Modern Hebrew I, II (4,4) Taped language program. Must be taken in sequence. Enrollment by permission of instructor.
• 161-162 Elementary Persian (4,4) Taped language program. Must be taken in sequence. Enrollment by permission of instructor.
• 199 Chinese and Japanese Language and World Business (2) Examines the importance of foreign trade at the local, state, and national levels. Interdisciplinary faculty from the Colleges of Business Administration and Arts and Sciences provide an overview of the value of language study and international cultural awareness in the program in Language and World Business. See Director for further information. F
• 221-222 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I, II (4,4) Taped language program in Literary Arabic, language of the press, broadcasting, literature and formal situations Must be taken in sequence. Enrollment by permission of instructor. Prereq: 121-122 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
• 231-232 Intermediate Chinese I, II (5,5) Prereq: 131-132 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Must be taken in sequence.
• 241-242 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I, II (4,4) Taped language program. Prereq: 141-142 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Must be taken in sequence.
• 251-252 Intermediate Japanese I, II (5,5) Prereq: 151-152 or consent of instructor. Must be taken in sequence. F, Sp
• 261-262 Intermediate Persian (4,4) Taped language program. Prereq: 161-162 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Must be taken in sequence.
• 311-312 Chinese Literature in English Translation (3,3) 311-Classical literature. 312-Vernacular and modern literature. Writing-emphasis course.
• 313-314 Japanese Literature in English Translation (3,3) 313-Classical/traditional: masterpieces of poetry, fiction, and drama to 1800. 314-Modern: masterpieces of fiction since 1800. Writing-emphasis course.
• 331-332 Advanced Chinese I, II (4,4) Prereq: 231-232 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Must be taken in sequence.
• 351-352 Advanced Japanese I, II (4,4) Includes conversation, drill, and composition practice with native speaker as well as reading and translation. Prereq: 251-252. Must be taken in sequence.
• 431 Readings in Chinese Literature (3) Prereq: Mastery of intermediate-level of Chinese or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
• 451 Readings in Japanese Literature (3) Prereq: Mastery of intermediate-level of Japanese or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
• 490 Chinese and Japanese Internship (1-15) Career-related experiences in the United States or abroad with permission of the Language and World Business Director. For Language & World Business majors only. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
• 491 Chinese and Japanese Foreign Study (1-15)

Asian Studies (145)

• 101-102 Asian Civilization (3,3) Comparative study of development of religion, social institutions, and high culture in India, China, Japan, and the Islamic world. 101-India and the Islamic World. 102-China and Japan. Writing-emphasis course.
• 332 Classical Islam (3) (Same as Religious Studies 332).
• 333 Islam in the Modern World (3) (Same as Religious Studies 333).
• 471 Selected Topics in Asian Studies (3) Content varies. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
• 491 Foreign Study (1-15)
• 492 Off-Campus Study (1-15)
• 493 Independent Study (1-15)

History (462)

• 362-363 History of East Asia (3,3) 362-East Asia: History and Culture to 1600. Chiefly China and Japan; Korea and Vietnam also included. Confucianism, Buddhism, social structure, political tradition, and Japanese feudalism. Comparison and contrast with Western history and culture. 363-Modern East Asia since 1600. China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Comparative modernization: Western impact, cultural transformation, communist movement, and Japan's militarism and postwar economic success. Writing-emphasis course.
• 364 History of China (3) Changes and continuities of the world's longest uninterrupted civilization with a quarter of the human race; similarities and differences between China and Western civilizations; Chinese revolutions in historical context. Writing-emphasis course.
• 365 History of Japan (3) Japanese history from mythological origins to the postwar age, with emphasis on politics and society. Topics include the influence of disease on society, Japanese Feudalism, popular culture in the 1700s, the Meiji Restoration, and Japanese militarism. Writing-emphasis course.
• 369-370 History of the Middle East (3,3) 369-Rise and spread of Islamic civilization to the sixteenth century. 370-The Middle East from the sixteenth century to the present. Impact of the West and background of current problems in the area. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Judaic Studies 369-370.)
• 476 Studies in Asian History (3) Variable content. Particular aspects of Middle Eastern and East Asian history such as modernization in the Middle East, Revolution in China, Japanese Feudalism, and others. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
• 562 Topics in Asian History: China

Political Science (801)

• 454 Government and Politics of China and Japan (3) Political setting, structure and political processes in China and Japan. Writing-emphasis course.
• 463 Contemporary Middle East Politics (3) Governments and movements in the Middle East, their characteristics, bases, and interrelationships.
• 574 Government and Politics of East Asia

Religious Studies (863)

• 332 Classical Islam (3) Content limited to events prior to 1773 CE, focussing on the Qur'an, the Prophetic Tradition, Islamic law, Sunnism, Shi'ism, and Sufism. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Asian Studies 332.)
• 333 Islam in the Modern World (3) Beginning with the Wahhabi revolution (ca 1773 CE), this course examines movements of revival and reform in modern Islam, as well as worldwide missionary activity and the growth of the Islamic community in the US. Prereq: Religious Studies 332 or consent of instructor. (Same as Asian Studies 333.)
• 374 Philosophy and Religion in India (3) Survey of the development of the major non-Buddhist themes of philosophical and religious thought in India. (Same as Philosophy 374.) Writing-emphasis course.
• 376 Buddhist Philosophy and Religion (3) Survey of the origins of Buddhism in India and further development of Buddhist philosophy and religion in India, China, Korea, Japan, the countries of Southeast Asia, and beyond. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Philosophy 376.)
• 379 Religion and Philosophy in China (3) Traditional thought and religion of China in its cultural setting as basis for understanding modern China. (Same as Philosophy 379.) Writing-emphasis course.
• 383 Religion in Japan (3) Traditional religious heritage and contemporary expressions of religion in Japan with attention to relationships of persons to nature, self-mastery and spontaneity, individual and community and secular to sacred. Writing-emphasis course.
• 384 Zen Buddhism (3) Historical, philosophical, and meditational aspects of Zen. Special emphasis on motifs of emptiness, no-mind, and enlightenment and on practices of meditation and the use of the koan. Recommended Prereq: One or more of the following: 376, 379, 383.
• 412 Classical Indian Systems of Philosophy: The Moksha Tradition (3) Selected writings and philosophic problems of the traditions of Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, or Jainism. Prereq: Religious Studies/Philosophy 374 or 376 or consent of instructor. (Same as Philosophy 412.)
• 440 Seminar in Comparative Religion (3) Islamic Spirituality (Sufism), Islamic Fundamentalism (Gwynne); Issues in Buddhism and Taoism (Levering). May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs.
• 474 Modern and Contemporary South Asian Religion (3) Religion in India during the Islamic and European colonial periods and in independent India: May include such topics as the development of vernacular forms of Hinduism; Hindu interactions with other religions; the Indian Freedom Movement and Gandhi; Women and tradition; religion, secularism, and politics in independent India; and religion and caste in the new India. Writing-emphasis course. Prereq: Religious Studies 374 or Philosophy 374.