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Courses for Asian Studies
Asian Studies (Subject Code: ASIAN)
400/HISTORY 422/RELIGION 400.  India and the West.  Advisory pre-requisite: Junior and above.  (3 credits)
402.  E Asia Perf Theory.  Advisory pre-requisite: No prerequisites, but previous coursework in drama/performance or Asian culture would be helpful.  (3 credits)
407/HISTORY 437.  E Asia: Glob Empire.  (3 credits)
415/HISTORY 415.  Law & Soc in China.  Advisory pre-requisite: Junior or senior standing. No prior knowledge of China or Chinese required  (3 credits)
416/ANTHRCUL 417.  Spirit Ethno SEAsia.  Advisory pre-requisite: Some coursework in cultural anthropology or Southeast Asian studies is useful, but not required.  (3 credits)
422.  Topics: SE Asia.  (3 credits)
423/HISTORY 423.  Premod S Asia Topics.  (3 to 4 credits)
424/HISTORY 424.  Modern S Asia Topics.  (3 to 4 credits)
430.  Phil of Sikh Gurus.  (3 credits)
432.  Topics: S Asia.  (3 credits)
435.  Truth in Indian Lit.  Advisory pre-requisite: At least one 300-level Asian Studies course or an equivalent literature/culture studies course in another department.  (3 credits)
440.  Asian Cinema.  (3 credits)
441.  Japanese City.  Advisory pre-requisite: Prior 200-level or 300-level courses on modern Japan or East Asia  (3 credits)
442.  Topics: Japan.  (3 credits)
443.  Literature of Empire.  Advisory pre-requisite: This course contains some Japanese-language texts; concurrent enrollment in third-year Japanese or the equivalent background recommended. No knowledge of German is required.  (3 credits)
450/HISTORY 450.  Japan to 1700.  (3 credits)
451/HISTORY 451.  Japans Mod Transform.  (3 credits)
452.  Topics: Korea.  (3 credits)
457.  Trans Korean Poetry.  Advisory pre-requisite: Third-year proficiency in Korean  (3 credits)
458/FTVM 458.  Korean Film Culture.  (3 credits)
460.  Gender&Nation-Korea.  (3 credits)
462.  Perspect Indonesia.  (3 credits)
464/HISTORY 470/RELIGION 464.  Islam in SE Asia.  (3 credits)
465/HISTART 466.  Sacred Image Jpn Art.  (3 credits)
467.  Lu Xun&Modern China.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 261  (3 credits)
469/HISTART 469.  Chns Visual Culture.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 261  (3 credits)
470.  Three Kingdoms.  (3 credits)
472.  Topics: China.  (3 credits)
475.  Japanese Cinema.  Advisory pre-requisite: A knowledge of JAPANESE is not required.  (3 credits)
477/ANTHRCUL 477.  Theory&Pract Transln.  Advisory pre-requisite: Translation course in any language.  (3 credits)
480.  Topics Asian Studies.  (3 credits)
484.  Buddhist Tantra.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 230.  (3 credits)
485/RELIGION 485.  Religion in China.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 230 or permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
486/RELIGION 486.  Buddhist Meditation.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 230  (3 credits)
487.  Buddhism in India.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 230 or permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
488.  Tibetan Buddhism.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 230 or permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
490/PUBPOL 428/SOC 428.  Contemporary China.  Advisory pre-requisite: One introductory course in sociology  (3 credits)
494/HISTART 495.  Ocean of Stories.  (3 credits)
499.  Ind Stdy-Dir Rdg.  (1 to 4 credits)
500.  Seminar-Asian Std.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
501/SOC 527/ANTHRCUL 501/CCS 501/HISTORY 549/POLSCI 501.  China Social Science.  Advisory pre-requisite: Permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
502/HISTART 504/HISTORY 548/ANTHRCUL 502/POLSCI 502/CCS 502.  China Humanistic St.  Advisory pre-requisite: Permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
503.  Acad and Profess Wrt.  (3 credits)
504.  Asian St: Religion.  (3 credits)
505.  Asian St: Literature.  (3 credits)
506.  Asian St: Writing.  (3 credits)
507.  Asian St:Theory.  (3 credits)
508.  Asian St: Hist/Cult.  (3 credits)
510.  Law Family East Asia.  (3 credits)
521.  Source Buddhist St.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
527.  Hist Buddhist St.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
528.  Comparative Topics.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
531.  Early Chinese Lit.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 410. Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
532.  Chinese Poetry.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 410. Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
533.  Confucian Sino Civ.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 410. Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
534.  Chinese Drama.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 410. Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
535.  Chinese Science.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing  (3 credits)
536.  Trad Chinese Fiction.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN,ASIANLAN 302; Graduate standing and permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
537.  PRC Cultural Studies.  (3 credits)
538.  Sinolog Tools&Meth.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 410.  (3 credits)
539/CCS 539/HISTORY 539.  Documentary Chinese.  Advisory pre-requisite: Reading knowledge of Chinese  (3 credits)
541.  Hist Chinese Lang.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
546.  Asian Perfor Crit St.  (3 credits)
547.  Partition in Asia.  (3 credits)
550.  Critical Asian Study.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing.  (3 credits)
551.  Crit Asian Study II.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN 550  (3 credits)
552.  Pedagogy.  (1 credits)
553.  Professionalization.  (1 credits)
554.  Career Diversity.  (1 credits)
556.  Modern Japanese Lit.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 428.  (3 credits)
557.  Classical Jpn Poetry.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 434.  (3 credits)
558.  Body/Bndry Premd JPN.  Advisory pre-requisite: Minimum three years of modern Japanese or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
560.  Korean Studies.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of Korean preferred but not required.  (3 credits)
563/MUSICOL 563.  S.E.Asian Mus.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing.  (2 credits)
570.  Sem SE Asian Studies.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of a Southeast Asian language preferred.  (3 credits)
575.  Sem Indonesian Study.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of Indonesian required.  (3 credits)
577/HISTART 577.  Bodies & Buildings.  (3 credits)
580.  Sem S Asian Studies.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of a South Asian language preferred.  (3 credits)
581.  Indian Philosophy.  Advisory pre-requisite: At least one course in Hinduism or Buddhism  (3 credits)
582/HISTART 505.  Himalayan Aesthetics.  Advisory pre-requisite: At least one course in South Asian art or architecture  (3 credits)
585.  Sem Chinese Studies.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of Chinese language may be required.  (3 credits)
586.  Time & Narr Jpn/Chn.  Advisory pre-requisite: Reading knowledge of Classical Chinese or Japanese  (3 credits)
590.  Sem Japanese Studies.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of Japanese language may be required.  (3 credits)
601.  Crit Theory & Asia.  Advisory pre-requisite: Students should have experience working with primary source materials in an Asian (non-Western) culture  (3 credits)
609/HISTORY 609.  Tang-Song-Yuan China.  (3 credits)
625.  Read Buddhist Lit.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIAN,Graduate standing and permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
668/HISTORY 668.  Early Chin Hst.  (3 credits)
692/HISTART 692.  Buddhas&Bodies.  Advisory pre-requisite: HISTART 103 or 292  (3 credits)
694/HISTART 690.  Crit Chin Art.  (2 to 3 credits)
699.  Directed Readings.  (1 to 6 credits)
798.  MA Essay S.S.E.A..  Advisory pre-requisite: Center MA Students; Graduate standing  (1 to 6 credits)
990.  Diss-Precand.  Advisory pre-requisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.  (1 to 8 credits)
995.  Diss-Cand.  Required pre-requisite: Candidate  (4 or 8 credits)
Courses for Asian Languages
Asian Languages (Subject Code: ASIANLAN)
401.  Adv Spoken Chinese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or by assignment of a 400-level Chinese Course by Placement Test  (2 credits)
402.  Adv Spoken Chn II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 306 or Assignment of any 400-level by Placement Exam  Advisory pre-requisite: Not intended for native speakers of Chinese.  (2 credits)
403.  Chn Ling Intro.  Advisory pre-requisite: 4th year proficiency in Chinese  (3 credits)
404.  Read&Write Chn IV.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 304 or by Assignment of ASIANLAN 404 by Placement Test  (4 credits)
405.  Business Chinese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304 or by assignment of a 400-level Chinese course by Placement Test  Advisory pre-requisite: Third year proficiency in Chinese or permission of instructor.  (3 credits)
406.  Business Chinese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304 or by Assignment of ASIANLAN 406 by Placement Test; or by permission of instructor  (3 credits)
407.  Adv Chn Read/Write I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304 or Assignment of any 400-level by Placement Exam  (3 credits)
408.  Adv Chn Read/Wrt II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304 or Assignment of any 400-level by Placement Exam  Advisory pre-requisite: Not intended for native speakers of Chinese.  (3 credits)
409.  Classical Chinese.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304  (3 credits)
410.  Chinese News.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304; or Assignment of ASIANLAN 410 or any 400-level by Placement Exam  (3 credits)
411.  Advanced Filipino I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 212 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 411 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
412.  Advanced Filipino II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 411 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 412 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
413.  Chinese Films and TV.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304; (C- or better)  (3 credits)
414.  Modern Jpn Fiction.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326  (3 credits)
415.  Readings in Hindi I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 316  (3 credits)
416.  Readings in Hindi II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 415  (3 credits)
417.  Advanced Hindi I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 216 or 217 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 417 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
418.  Advanced Hindi II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 417 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 418 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
419.  Adv Indonesian I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 222 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 419 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
420.  Adv Indonesian II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 419 or by assignement of ASIANLAN 420 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
421.  Reading Indonesian I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 322  (3 credits)
422.  Read Indonesian II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 421  (3 credits)
423.  Javanese I.  Advisory pre-requisite: Permission of instructor.  (4 credits)
424.  Javanese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 423  (4 credits)
425.  Media Japanese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 or 327  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 with B- or above or pass a placement test.  (3 credits)
426.  Adv Spoken Jpn.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326; (C->)  (2 credits)
427.  Reading Japanese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 or 327  (3 credits)
428.  Reading Japanese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 427  (3 credits)
429.  Business Japanese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 or 327  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 with B- or above or pass a placement test.  (3 credits)
430.  Business Japanese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326; B+ or better  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 429, one previous 400-level Japanese language course, or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
431.  Japanese Soc Sci Txt.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 or 327  (4 credits)
433.  Classical Japanese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 226 or 227  (4 credits)
434.  Classical Jpanese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 433  (4 credits)
435.  Adv Read Wrtng Krn.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 336  (2 credits)
436.  Adv Spoken Korean.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 336; (C- or better)  (2 credits)
437.  Business Korean.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 336; (C- or better) or by assignment of ASIANLAN 437 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
438.  Media Korean.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 336; (C- or better)  Advisory pre-requisite: Minimum of Third-Year proficiency in Korean  (3 credits)
439.  Academic Japanese I.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 with A- or above or pass a placement test. Students must also have mastery of over 1500 kanji and a solid foundation in grammar and reading.  (2 credits)
439.  Academic Japanese I.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 with A- or above or pass a placement test. Students must also have mastery of over 1500 kanji and a solid foundation in grammar and reading.  (2 credits)
440.  Academic Japanese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326; B+ or better  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 439, one other 400-level Japanese language course, or permission of instructor  (2 credits)
441.  Japanese Translation.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326; B+ or better  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 with a minimum grade of B+ or permission of instructor. For non-native speakers of Japanese: JLPT N2, Placement test, and/or knowledge of 800 kanji. For non--native speakers of English: TOEFL IBT 100 or above.  (3 credits)
442.  Jpns Interpreting.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 326 required. ASIANLAN 441 or another 400-level Japanese language course. This course is for students with a high level of Japanese proficiency.  (3 credits)
445.  Chinese Lng Pedagogy.  Advisory pre-requisite: 4th year proficiency in Chinese  (2 credits)
446.  Professional Chinese.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 302 or 304, or placement into 400-level via exam  (3 credits)
450.  Japanese Pedagogy I.  Advisory pre-requisite: 4th year proficiency in Japanese Language  (3 credits)
451.  Advanced Sanskrit.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 252 or equivalent, or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
452.  Advanced Sanskrit II.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 451 or equivalent, or permission of instructor  (3 credits)
454.  Adv Spoken Hindi I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 418; (C- or better) or by assignment of ASIANLAN 454 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
455.  Advanced Tamil I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 256 or 257  (3 credits)
456.  Advanced Tamil II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 455  (3 credits)
461.  Advanced Thai I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 262 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 461 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
462.  Advanced Thai II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 461 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 462 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
463.  Advanced Tibetan I.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 266.  (3 credits)
464.  Advanced Tibetan II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 463  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 365  (3 credits)
465.  1st Yr Clscl Tibet I.  (3 credits)
466.  1st Yr Clscl Tbtn II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 465 of by assignment of ASIANLAN 466 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
467.  2nd Yr Clscl Tbtn I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 466 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 467 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
468.  2nd Yr Clscl Tbtn II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 467 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 468 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
469.  Adv Class Tibetan I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 468 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 469 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
470.  Adv Class Tibetan II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 469 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 470 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
471.  Advanced Urdu I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 272 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 471 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
472.  Advanced Urdu II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 471 or by assignment of 472 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
475.  Adv Vietnamese I.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 276 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 475 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
476.  Adv Vietnamese II.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 475 or by assignment of ASIANLAN 476 by Placement Test  (3 credits)
479.  Teach Community Krn.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 336 or advanced Korean language proficiency  (2 credits)
480.  Topics: Asian Lang.  Advisory pre-requisite: Students should not elect the same topic twice.  (1 to 4 credits)
481.  Advanced Telugu I.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 282  (3 credits)
482.  Advanced Telugu II.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 481  (3 credits)
485.  Advanced Bengali I.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 286  (3 credits)
486.  Advanced Bengali II.  (3 credits)
492.  Japanese Linguistics.  Required pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 226  (3 credits)
494.  Adv Japanese Ling.  Advisory pre-requisite: ASIANLAN 226 or 227 and LING 411; ASIANLAN 492; or permission of instructor  (2 to 3 credits)
499.  Independent Lang.  Advisory pre-requisite: Permission of Instructor.  (1 to 5 credits)