Asian Studies Approved Courses

Syllabus may be linked or for more information contact faculty member. Additional courses may be approved for Asian Studies credit on an individual basis. See the Director of Asian Studies

Spring 2008
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept/ No	Course Title	Notes	Instructor	Time
CHIN 101	Beginning Chinese	1	Anne Xu	MTWTHF	12:30-1:20
CHIN 202	Intermediate Chinese II	2	Anne Xu	TTH	1:30 - 2:50
CHIN 255/GEN 250	Dragons of Water or Fire? Asian Cinema in Global and Gendered Context	3	Anne Xu	W	7:00pm -10:00pm
ASST 350	Asian Communications	4	Mike Fairley	MW	11:00-12:20
ECO 234	Development Economics	5	Melanie Fox Kean	TTH	1:30-2:50
JAPN 102	Beginning Japanese II	6	Staff	MTWTHF	12:30-1:20
JAPN 202	Intermediate Japanese II	7	Mitsuyo Odom	MWF	1:30-2:50
JAPN 455	Studies in Japanese Poetry	8	Mitsuyo Odom	MWF	10:00-10:50
PSY 340	Cultural Psychology	9	Lisa Brown	MW	3:00-4:20
ENG 255	Drama And Religion	10	Carol Daeley	MWF	1:30-2:50
ENG 342	Eighteen-Century Oddities	11	Carol Daeley	MWF	9:00-9:50
REL 250/350	Violence Religion & Environment In Asia	12	Ivette Vargas	MW	1:30-2:50
REL 110	Life and Teaching of the Buddha		Ivette Vargas	MW	11:00-12:20 3:00-4:20

1 Preq CHIN 101 2 Preq CHIN 201 3 Cross listed with GNDR250 4 Preq ASST 250 5 Preq ECO111 6 Preq JAPN 101 7 Preq JAPN 201 8 Preq JAPN 236 9 Can count for Asian Studies Upon Approval Preq PSY 101 & PSY 201 10 no preq NOTE world Lit Credit 11 Preq ENG* 121 ENG * 122 and 1 additional ENG course numbered 250-255 or instructor permission 12 Preq One Asian Religions or Asian Studies Courses or Instructor Permission To see complete schedule of classes click here.

Fall 2008
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept/ No	Course Title	Notes	Instructor	Time
ART 250	Asian Ceramics		Mark Monroe	MWF	9:00 -10:50
ASST 250	Introduction to Asian Politics		Don Rodgers	TTH	1:30 - 2:50
CHIN 101	Beginning Chinese I		Anne Xu	MTWThF	12:30 - 1:20
CHIN 201	Intermediate Chinese I	1	Anne Xu	MW	1:30 - 2:50
ENG 251	Asian American Literature	2	Greg Kinzer	MW	3:00- 4:20
HIST 113	East Asian Civilization		Jackie Moore	MW	3:00- 4:20
JAPN 101	Beginning Japanese I		Scott Langton	MTWTHF	12:30 - 1:20
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese I	3	Mitsuyo Odom	MWF	1:30 - 2:50
JAPN 236	Advanced Japanese	4	Scott Langton	MW	11:00 - 12:20
JAPN 250/350	Contemporary Japanese Culture	5	Scott Langton	TTH	3:00 - 4:20
REL 115	Hinduism		Ivette Vargas	TTH	9:30 - 10:50
REL 220	Illness, Medicine and Healing in Asian Religions		Ivette Vargas	TTH	1:30 - 2:50
REL 350	Body & Power in Asian Religions	6	Ivette Vargas	TTH	3:00 - 4:20

1:Pre-Req: Chin 102, or instructor permission 2: No prerequisites; open to all 3: Pre-Req: Japn 102, or Instructor permission 4: Pre-Req: Japn 202, or Instructor permission 5: Pre-Req: JAPN 236 or Instructor permission, class will also meet on Mondays for periodic film screenings 6: Pre-Req: One course in Asian Religions or Asian Studies or Instructor Permission
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Spring 2008
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept/ No	Course Title	Notes	Instructor	Time
ASST 350	A New Order in Asia		Scott Langton	TTH	3:00- 4:20
CHIN 255	Contemporary Chinese Writers		Anne Xu	MW	3:00 - 4:20
CHIN 350	China and Her Observers: Malraux, Brecht, and Lu Xun		Anne Xu	TTH	1:30 - 2:50
ECO 234	Development Economics		Melanie Fox Kean	MW	1:30 - 2:50
ENG 255	Jewels & Crowns: Facets of the Raj		Carol Daeley	MWF	11:00 - 11:50
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese I		Mitsuyo Odom	MWF	1:30 - 2:50
JAPN 350	A New Order in Asia		Scott Langton	TTH	3:00 - 4:20
JAPN 454	Studies in Japanese Prose		Scott Langton	MWF	10:00 - 10:50
REL 250	Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism		Ivette Vargas	TTH	9:30 - 10:50
REL 450	Buddhist Philosophy of India & Tibet		Ivette Vargas	TTH	1:30 - 2:50



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Fall 2007
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept/ No	Course Title	Notes	Instructor	Time
ASST 250	Religion & Violence in Asian Contexts		Ivette Vargas	MW	1:30 - 2:50
CHIN 101	Beginning Chinese I		Anne Xu	MTWThF	12:30 - 1:20
CHIN 201	Intermediate Chinese I	1	Anne Xu	MW (T*)	11:00- 12:20
CHIN 350	Modern & Contemporary China Through Filmmakers	2	Anne Xu	TTH W	3:00- 4:20 7:00-9:00 pm
JAPN 101	Beginning Japanese I		Scott Langton	MTWTHF	12:00 - 1:20
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese I	3	Mitsuyo Odom	MWF	1:30 - 2:50
JAPN 226	Japanese Language House	4, 5	Scott Langton	T	7:00-08:00
JAPN 227	Intermediate Conversation	5, 6	Scott Langton	TTH	12:30 - 1:20
JAPN 236	Advanced Japanese	7	Scott Langton	TTH 9:30 - 10:50
JAPN 237	Advanced Conversation	5, 7	Scott Langton	TTH 2:00- 2:50
JAPN250/350	Woman is the Sun: Women & Japanese Culture	2	Scott Langton	MW	3:00 - 4:20
PSCI 250/350	Comparative Asian Communism		Don Rodgers	TTH	1:30 - 2:50
REL 110	Life & Teaching of Buddha		Ivette Vargas	MW	11:00- 12:20
REL 450	Divine/Liberation Hindu Texts		Ivette Vargas	MW	3:00 - 4:20


1: (*) Class will also meet for 50 minutes on Tuesdays at a time to be announced 2: Class will be taught in English 3: Pre-Req: Japn 102, or Instructor permission 4: Required for language house residents 5: Counts for 0.50 credits 6: Pre-Req: Japn 102, or Instructor permission 7: Pre-Req: JAPN 202 or Instructor permission
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Spring 2007
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept/ No	Course Title	Notes	Instructor	Time
ASST 101	Introduction to Asian Studies		D. Rodgers	M	7:00 - 9:50 pm
ASST 301	Advanced Asian Studies		D. Rodgers	M	7:00 - 9:50 pm
ECO 234	Development Economics	1	M. Fox Kean	TTH	3:00 - 4:20 pm
ENG 255	Drama and Religion		C. Daeley	MW	3:00 - 4:20 pm
HIST 366	US History: 1945 to Present	2	J. Moore	TTH	3:00 - 4:20 pm
JAPN 102	Beginning Japanese II	3	S. Langton	MTWTH	12:30 - 1:20 pm
JAPN 202	Intermediate Japanese II	4	M. Odom	MWF	1:30 - 2:50 pm
JAPN 226	Japanese language House	5	S. Langton	T	6:00 - 7:00 pm
JAPN 227	Intermediate Conversation	5, 4	S. Langton	See Instructor
JAPN 237	Advanced conversation	5, 6	S. Langton	See Instructor
JAPN 453	Undertstanding Japanese Society thru Pop Culture		S. Langton	MW	3:00 - 4:20 pm
ML 102 A	Beginning Hindi II		J. Kumari	MTWThF	12:30 - 1:20 pm
PSY 350	Cultural Psychology	7, 1	L. Brown	MWF	10:00 - 10:50 a
SOC 250	Society in Modern India	8	J. Lowry	TTH	9:30 - 10:50 am
SOC 350	Society in Modern India	9	J. Lowry	TTH	9:30 - 10:50 am
REL 250 D	Rel/Pol/Soc in Modern India		M. Mitra	TTH	3:00 - 4:20 pm
REL 301 A	Methods & Theories: Asian Religion		I. Vargas	MW	1:30 - 2:50 pm
REL 350 A	Meaning & Culture: Religious Art of India & Tibet	10	I. Vargas	F	1:30 - 4:20 pm

1: Pre-Req: Must represent Asian country/research Asian topic 2: Pre-Req: HIST 163, or Instructor permission 3: Pre-Req: Japn 101, or Instructor permission 4: Pre-Req: Japn 201, or Instructor permission 5: Counts for 0.50 credits 6: Pre-Req: JAPN 236 or Instructor permission 7: Pre-Req: PSY 240 or Instructor permission 8: Additional Meetings some Tuesdays7 - 10 pm for movies 9: 350 for SOC majors or ASST minors only
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Janterm 2007
These courses may be used as credit towards and ASST minor or major, with the approval of the instructor and the Director of Asian Studies. For more information contact Jmoore@austincollege.edu
Dept/ No	Course Title	Instructor
ASST 100 A	Empires and Revolutions: Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia	J. Moore
PSCI 100 B	Parties and Power: The Political Environment of Taiwan	D. Rodgers
SSCI 100 A	The American Foreign Policy Game: Asia in International Politics	S. Williams
ENG 100 B	Indian Partition Literature	M. Mitra
GS 100 B	Medical QiGong	M. Silen
REL 100 A	Experience Buddhist Meditation in Texas	I. Vargas

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Fall 2006
STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies.
Dept No	Course Title	Instructor	Cred	Time
HIST 113	East Asian Civilization	Jackie Moore	1.00	TTH 3:00 - 4:20 pm

JAPN 101	Beginning Japanese I	Scott Langton	1.00	MTWThF 12:30 - 1:20 pm
JAPN 201*	Intermediate Japanese I *	Mitsuyo Odom	1.00	MWF 1:30 - 2:50 pm
JAPN 236**	Advanced Japanese **	Scott Langton	1.00	TTH 1:30 - 2:50 pm
JAPN 250	Total War and Its Aftermath	Scott Langton	1.00	TTH 3:00 - 4:20 pm

ML 101a	Beginning Hindi	Bernice Melvin	1.00	MTWThF 12:30- 1:20 pm

PSCI 235	Chinese Politics	Don Rodgers	1.00	MW 1:30 - 4:20 pm
PSCI 235##	Model UN ##	Don Rodgers	1.00	T 1:30 - 2:50 pm/ W 7:00 -10:00 pm

REL 110	Life and Teaching of Buddha	Ivette Vargas	1.00	MW 1:30 -2:50 pm
REL115	Hinduism	Ivette Vargas	1.00	MW 11:00 am - 12:20 pm

	Upper Level Courses
REL 450	Buddhist Philosophy	Ivette Vargas	1.00	MW 3:00 - 4:20 pm
JAPN 350	Total War and Its Aftermath	Scott Langton	1.00	TTH 3:00 - 4:20 pm
SOC 321##	Population and Society ##	Janet Lowry	1.00	TTH 1:30 - 2:50 pm

* PREQ: Japn 102, or Instructor permission ** Preq: Japn 202, or Instructor permission ##PREQ: Must represent Asian country/research Asian topic

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SPRING 2006
* =class has prerequisites, check with instructor
# = must focus on Asian topic, check with instructor

STUDENTS WHO NEED UPPER LEVEL CREDIT MAY ALSO COMPLETE A DIRECTED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANY DISCIPLINE PROVIDED IT FOCUSES ON ASIAN CONTENT and has the approval of the Director of Asian Studies. For example a Biology Directed Study on SARS or a Religion Directed Study on Women in Buddhism

     ASST 101 Introduction to Asian Studies--- D. Rodgers
     *ASST 301 Advanced Asian Studies---D. Rodgers

ASST 460 Advanced Directed Study---TBA

#ANTH 250A Immigration and Immigrant Experience---T. Hoops

#*ENG 342A Eighteenth Century Oddities---C. Daeley

JAPN 102: Beginning Japanese I---S. Langton
*JAPN 202: Intermediate Japanese II---M. Odom
*JAPN 454: Studies in Japanese Prose---S. Langton

*ML 102: Beginning Chinese II---K. Rodgers

PHIL 250A: Chinese Philosophy---A. Terjesen

#PSCI 335: Model United Nations--D. Rodgers

REL 105: Introduction to Asian Religions--I. Vargas
REL 450A: Asian Medicine, Religion, and Demons--I. Vargas

SPCH 455: Intercultural Communication---M. Fairley

FALL 2004
* =class has prerequisites, check with instructor
# = must focus on Asian topic, check with instructor

HIST 113: East Asian Civilization---J.Moore
#*HIST 366: US History 1945-1989---J. Moore
(requires Asian research topic)

      JAPN 101: Beginning Japanese I---S. Langton
*JAPN 201: Intermediate Japanese II---S. Langton
*JAPN 236: Advanced Japanese---S. Langton
      JAPN 250: Contemporary Japanese Culture--S. Langton
      (taught in English)

PSCI 240: Intro to Asian Politics--D. Rodgers

REL 250A/*350: Illness and Medicine in Asian Religions--I. Vargas
REL 250B: Religions of China--I. Vargas

SPRING 2004

* =class has prerequisites, check with instructor
# = must focus on Asian topic, check with instructor

ASST 20: Introduction to Asian Studies J. Moore/ M. Fairley
ASST 50: Advanced Asian Studies* J. Moore/ M. Fairley

ANTH 40: Indian Society and Culture K. Misra
ANTH 60: Indian Society and Culture* K. Misra

JAPN 40: Modernity in Japanese Literature (taught in English) S. Langton
JAPN 12: Beginning Japanese II* S. Langton
JAPN 24: Intermediate Japanese II * S. Langton
JAPN 26: Japanese Language House S. Langton
JAPN 27: Intermediate Conversation* S. Langton
JAPN 37: Advanced Conversation* S. Langton

CPS 78: Model United Nations# S. Williams

PSCI 63: Comparative Politics# D. Rodgers

REL 12: Introduction to Asian Religions I. Vargas