MONGOLN 1A Elementary Mongolian 5 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
A beginning Mongolian course dedicated to developing basics in listening, speaking, and reading Standard Khalkha Mongolian, writing in Cyrillic script, but with exposure to traditional script.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 1B Elementary Mongolian 5 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016
A continuation of Mongolian 1A, this course continues training students in basic listening, speaking, and reading Standard Khalkha Mongolian, using Cyrillic script and introducing traditional script.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mongolian 1A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 98 Directed Group Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Small group instruction in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Lower division standing, 3.5 GPA
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 99 Independent Study for Lower Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Lower division standing; 3.5 GPA
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 110 Literary Mongolian 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016
This course introduces students to Literary Mongolian, its phonetics, grammar, vertical writing system and its relation to living spoken language. The course emphasizes reading texts in the Mongol vertical script. As foundation, students receive a basic introduction to Mongolian phonology and grammar as well as learn the Mongol vertical script writing system and a standard system of transcription. After a brief period of introduction students immerse in reading texts. Class time is devoted to reading comprehension, translation, and analysis. Although texts may be drawn to suit student interest, the standard course repertoire will consist of works of Mongolian Buddhist literature and history.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
MONGOLN C117 Mongolian Buddhism 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course covers the history of Mongolian Buddhism from its inception in the Yuan dynasty to the present. The importance of Mongolian Buddhism to the greater dharma lies not only with the ways of its priests but also with the means of its patrons, the Mongol aristocracy, in forging a distinctive tradition in Inner Asia and disseminating it throughout the world. While maintaining a historical thread throughout, this course will examine in detail some of the tradition’s many facets, including Mongolian-Buddhist politics, the politics of incarnation, the establishment of monasteries, economics, work in the sciences, astral science and medicine, ritual practice, literature, sculpture and painting, music and dance, and more.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: BUDDSTD C117
MONGOLN 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Small group instruction not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2-7.5 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 199 Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-7.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
MONGOLN 298 Directed Study for Graduate Students 1 - 8 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Special tutorial or seminar on selected topics not covered by available courses or seminars.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
MONGOLN 299 Thesis Preparation and Related Research 1 - 8 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Supervised individual study and research.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
MONGOLN 601 Individual Study for Master's Students 1 - 8 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residence requirements for a master's degree.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
MONGOLN 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units
Offered through: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare for various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Mongolian/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.