Courses This Semester
This list of courses for Asian Studies majors and correlates drawn from the wider college offerings, is prepared and published by the director and program office each semester. Courses not on the list which may be appropriate to an individual student's particular plan of study will be considered for approval by the director and steering committee upon special petition by the student major after consultation with his or her advisor.
Approved and/or Cross Listed Courses
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| Anthropology 240 MW 10:30-11:45 |
South Asia/Neoliberalism | Ms. Varghese |
| Anthropology/Asia 360 T 7:00-9:00 |
Imagining Asia | Ms. Kaplan |
| Art 257 TR 1:30-2:45 |
The Arts of China | Ms. Hwang |
| Art 358 M 3:10-5:10 |
The Body in East Asian Art | Ms. Hwang |
| Asia/Religion 385 T 5:20-7:20 |
Asian Healing Traditions | Mr. Jarow |
| Asia/History 387 M 3:10-5:10 |
Remembering War in East Asia | Mr. Shimoda |
| Chinese 106.51 & 52 M-F 9:00-9:50 M-F 10:00-10:50 |
Elementary Chinese | Mr. Du |
| Chinese 206.51 & 52 M-F 11:00-11:50 M-F 12:00-12:50 |
Intermediate Chinese | Ms. Parries |
| Chinese 306 MWF 11:00-11:50 |
Advanced Chinese | Mr. Liu |
| Chinese 351 MWF 1:00-1:50 |
Advanced Readings in Chinese | Mr. Liu |
| CHJA 120 TR 3:10-4:25 |
Intro. to Chinese and Japanese Literature | Mr. Van Norden |
| CHJA 363 R 3:10-6:10 |
Transcending the Limit: Literary Theory in the East-West Context | Mr. Liu |
| History/Asia 122 TR 12:00-1:15 |
Encounters in Modern East Asia | Mr. Shimoda |
| History/Asia 252 TR 3:10-4:25 |
History of India | Ms. Hughes |
| Japanese 106.51 & 52 M-F 10:00-10:50 M-F 11:00-11:50 |
Elementary Japanese | Ms. Dollase |
| Japanese 206 M-F 10:00-10:50 |
Intermediate Japanese | Ms. Qiu |
| Japanese/Asia 222 TR 1:30-2:45 |
Narratives of Japan: Fiction and Film | Ms. Qiu |
| Japanese 306.51 & 52 MWF 10:00-10:50 MWF 2:00-2:50 |
Advanced Japanese | Ms. Matsubara |
| Japanese 351 TF 12:00-1:15 |
Advanced Readings in Japanese | Ms. Matsubara |
| Philosophy 210 TR 12:00-1:15 |
Neo-Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism | Mr. Van Norden |
| Political Science 268.51 & 52 TR 9:00-10:15 TR 12:00-1:15 |
Politics of Globalization | Mr. Muppidi |
| Political Science/Asia 274 TR 4:35-5:50 |
The Ideology of the Islamic Revolution in Iran | Mr. Davison |
| Political Science/Asia 366 W 1:00-3:00 |
Worlding International Relations | Mr. Muppidi |
| Religion/Asia 152 MW 1:30-2:45 |
Religions of Asia | Mr. Walsh |
| Religion/Asia 231 MW 1:30-2:45 |
Hindu Traditions | Mr. Jarow |
Chinese and Japanese are offered in the Department of Chinese and Japanese. For information, contact Ms. Qiu in Sanders Classroom 325, ext. 5253. Arabic, Hindi and Korean are offered under the Self-Instructional Language Program. For information, contact Ms. Feroe in Chicago Hall, Room 121, ext. 5729.
Majors are encouraged to pursue a language directly relevant to their geographical region of emphasis. Competency in one Asian language through the intermediate college level must be achieved and demonstrated by completion of relevant courses or special examination In every case, the language chosen to fulfill this requirement must be approved as part of the student’s overall plan of study. Normally, a maximum of 4 units of Asian language study above the introductory level will be counted toward the 12 units for the major.
The Department of Chinese and Japanese offers elementary, intermediate and advanced courses in Chinese and Japanese languages. A list of these courses can be found in the Vassar online course catalogue.
Majors whose study focuses on regions of Asia in which area languages are not a regular part of the Vassar curriculum should consider alternatives for fulfilling the language requirement, such as the Self-Instructional Language Program (which offers Hindi, Korean, and Arabic languages, among others).