Asian Studies (ASIANST)
ASIANST 10 Introduction to Asia 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course is designed to interest students in Asian cultures early in their undergraduate studies. Topics such as trade, social and political formations, religions, food, and expressive culture that have been important in history as well as in contemporary times in East, South, and Southeast Asia will serve as unifying themes. Comparative thinking across regions of Asia and the perspectives of multiple disciplines will be brought to bear on the themes.
Formerly known as 10A-10B.
ASIANST 98 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Group meetings to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor required.
Group discussion, research and reporting on selected topics.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
ASIANST 150 Special Topics 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 7.5 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Advanced research in current issues or regions of Asian studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. Topics change each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
ASIANST H195A Senior Honors 3 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade. This is part one of a year long series course. A provisional grade of IP (in progress) will be applied and later replaced with the final grade after completing part two of the series.
Hours and format: Individual study supervised by 2 faculty members.
Prerequisites: Open to seniors in the group major in Asian Studies whose GPA is 3.5 or higher in all university work and 3.6 or higher in the major.
Supervised readings or field research on a significant problem in Asian Studies, collection and analysis of research materials, and the preparation of an honors dissertation in close consultation with two members of the faculty.
ASIANST H195B Senior Honors 3 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series.
Hours and format: Individual study supervised by 2 faculty members.
Prerequisites: Open to seniors in the group major in Asian Studies whose GPA is 3.5 or higher in all university work and 3.6 or higher in the major.
Supervised readings or field research on a significant problem in Asian Studies, collection and analysis of research materials, and the preparation of an honors dissertation in close consultation with two members of the faculty.
ASIANST 197 Field Studies 2 - 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Internship with off-campus organizations. Internship with off-campus organizations.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Supervised experience relevant to specific aspects of Asian studies in off-campus locations. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required.
Course may be repeated for credit if field study is distinct from previous. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
ASIANST 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Group meetings to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Directed group study of special topics approved by the chair of the Group in Asian Studies.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
ASIANST 199 Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: Individual meetings to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Written proposal must be approved by faculty adviser.
Directed individual study on topics approved by the chair of the Group in Asian Studies.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
ASIANST 201 Asian Studies Proseminar 1 Unit
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 15 hours of seminar per semester.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This course is required of all first-year graduate students and supervised by a regular faculty member. The seminar will familiarize students with faculty, their Asian interests, research methods, and the courses they teach. It consists of presentations by faculty on their past, present, and future research.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
ASIANST 298 Directed Group Study 2 - 6 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Group meetings to be arranged.
Group study of selected topics that vary from term to term.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
ASIANST 299 Independent Study 1 - 7 Units
Department: Asian Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Individual conferences to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Directed reading in subject matter not covered in scheduled seminar offerings.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
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