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Asian Studies 01:098

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:098:326

 		Immorality, Suffering, and Retribution in the Great Romances of East Asia Spring 3

01:098:373

 		Classical Tibetan 3

Asian Studies Culture Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:098:215

 		Introduction to Vietnamese Literature in Translation Fall, Spring 3

01:098:235

 		Mongolian Literature in Translation Summer 3

01:098:241

 		East Asian Civilizations: Pre-modern Era Fall, Spring 3 HST, SCL, WCd, WCr

01:098:242

 		East Asian Civilizations: Modern Era Fall, Spring 3

01:098:250

 		Global East Asia Spring 4 CCO, HST, SCL

01:098:252

 		Southeast Asia and the World Spring 3 HST, SCL

01:098:255

 		Heroism Fall 4 AHp, CCO

01:098:262

 		Asian American Experiences Fall, Spring 3 CCD

01:098:280

 		Modern Vietnam in Literature and Film Fall 3

01:098:321

 		Topics in Asian Studies Fall, Spring 3

01:098:322

 		Selected Interdisciplinary Topics in East Asia Fall 3

01:098:331

 		Sounds of Asia Fall 3

01:098:338

 		Religious Themes in East Asian Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:098:345

Asia-Pacific in Cross-Cultural Perspective Spring 3

01:098:393

 		Independent Study of Asian Languages and Literatures Fall 3

01:098:394

 		Independent Study of Asian Languages and Literatures Spring 3

01:098:410

 		The History of East Asian Writing Systems Spring 3

01:098:444

 		Seminar on East Asian Societies Fall, Spring, Summer 3 WCd, WCr

01:098:473

 		The Silk Road: A History of Cultural and Material Exchanges Fall, Spring, Summer 3

01:098:477

 		WOMEN AND GENDER IN EAST ASIA RELIGIOSITY Spring 3

01:098:479

 		Environmental Crises in Southeast Asia Fall 3

Asian Studies Language Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:098:101

 		Elementary Filipino Fall 4

01:098:102

 		Elementary Filipino Spring 4

01:098:111

 		Elementary Vietnamese Fall 4

01:098:112

 		Elementary Vietnamese Spring 4

01:098:151

 		Elementary Manchu Fall, Spring 4

01:098:201

 		Intermediate Tagalog/Culture I Fall 4

Chinese 01:165

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:165:350

 		Chinese Martial Arts Film and Culture Spring 3

01:165:351

 		Before Footbinding: Women in Early And Medieval China 3

Chinese Culture Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:165:210

 		The Chinese Language: Description and History Spring 3 AHq

01:165:211

 		Language and Identity in Modern Chinese Societies Spring 3

01:165:215

 		Introduction to Chinese Civilization Fall, Spring 3 AHp, HST

01:165:220

 		Chinese Classics and Thought: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism Spring 3 AHo, HST

01:165:241

 		Classical Chinese Prose and Poetry in Translation Fall, Spring 3 AHp

01:165:242

 		Classical Chinese Popular Fiction and Drama in Translation Fall, Spring 3 AHp

01:165:262

 		Chinese Cinema Fall, Spring 3

01:165:264

 		Chinese Drama and Performing Arts Fall, Spring 3

01:165:310

 		Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Fall, Summer 3 AHp, WCd

01:165:341

 		Major Traditions in Chinese Thought Fall 3

01:165:342

 		Major Traditions in Chinese Thought Fall, Spring 3

01:165:461

 		History of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1300 Fall 3

01:165:462

 		History of Chinese Literature: 1300 to 1900 Fall 3

01:165:463

 		Nature in Chinese Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:165:470

 		The City in Modern Chinese Literature & Film Spring 3

01:165:471

 		Early "China" in the "World" - Cosmography, Epistemology & Encountering the Strange Fall 3

01:165:473

 		The Silk Road: A History of Cultural and Material Exchanges Spring 3

01:165:476

 		Women in Pre-Modern China Fall 3

01:165:480

 		Cultural Memory in Contemporary China Spring 3

Chinese Language Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:165:101

 		Elementary Chinese Fall, Spring, Summer 4

01:165:102

 		Elementary Chinese Fall, Spring, Summer 4

01:165:103

 		Elementary Chinese Conversation Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 2

01:165:107

 		Basic Spoken Chinese Fall 4

01:165:108

 		Basic Spoken Chinese Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 4

01:165:111

 		Chinese Calligraphy Fall, Spring, Summer 2

01:165:112

 		Chinese Calligraphy Spring 2

01:165:121

 		Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Mandarin Speakers Fall, Spring 3

01:165:201

 		Intermediate Chinese Fall, Spring 4

01:165:202

 		Intermediate Chinese Spring, Summer 4 AHq

01:165:205

 		Intermediate Chinese in China Fall, Spring 4

01:165:222

 		Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Mandarin Speakers Fall, Spring 3 AHq

01:165:301

 		Advanced Modern Chinese Fall, Spring 3

01:165:302

 		Advanced Modern Chinese Spring 3

01:165:305

 		Advanced Chinese in China Fall, Spring 4

01:165:321

 		Introduction to Classical Chinese Fall 3

01:165:322

 		Introduction to Classical Chinese Spring 3

01:165:361

 		Business Chinese Fall 3

01:165:362

 		Business Chinese II Spring 3

01:165:371

 		Contemporary Expository Chinese Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:393

 		Guided Research in China: Global and Local Fall, Spring 3

01:165:401

 		Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition Fall 3

01:165:402

 		Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition II Spring 3

01:165:410

 		Classic Chinese Novels Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:412

 		Chinese Poetry: Major Themes and Texts Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:419

 		Readings in Classical Chinese Literature Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:420

 		Readings in Classical Chinese Literature Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:424

 		The Origin and Development of Chinese Writing Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:425

 		Chinese Dialects Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:430

 		Advanced Chinese Grammar Fall, Spring 3

01:165:451

 		Readings in Modern Chinese Literature Fall 3

01:165:452

 		Readings in Modern Chinese Literature Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:165:490

 		Seminar in Chinese Literature and Thought Fall, Spring 3

01:165:493

 		Independent Study Fall By arrangement

01:165:494

 		Independent Study Spring By arrangement

01:165:497

 		Honors in Chinese Fall 6

01:165:498

 		Honors in Chinese Spring 6

Japanese Culture Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:565:210

 		Introduction to Japanese Culture Fall 3

01:565:215

 		A-Bomb Literature and Film in Japan Fall, Spring 3 AHp, CCO

01:565:241

 		Premodern Japanese Literature in Translation Fall 3

01:565:242

 		Modern Japanese Literature in Translation Spring 3

01:565:250

 		Language and Society in Japan 3

01:565:317

 		Love, Honor, and Suicide in Japanese Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:565:320

 		The Samurai Tradition in Japanese Literature and Film Spring 3

01:565:333

 		Anime: Introduction to Japanese Animation Fall, Spring 3

01:565:350

 		Japanese Film Fall, Spring 3

01:565:360

 		Japanese Women Writers Fall, Spring 3

01:565:370

 		Community and Difference in Japanese Literature and Film Fall, Spring 3

01:565:380

 		Contemporary Japanese Literature and Film Fall, Spring 3

01:565:395

 		Modern Japanese Novel and the West Fall, Spring 3

01:565:425

 		Rutgers Meet Japan: Revisiting Early U.S.-Japan Encounters Fall 3

01:565:460

 		Seminar on Japanese Film 3

01:565:475

 		Tale of Genji as World Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:565:480

 		Seminar on Modern Japanese Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:565:483

 		From Text to Image in Japanese Art Fall 3

Japanese Language Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:565:101

 		Elementary Japanese Fall, Spring, Summer 4

01:565:102

 		Elementary Japanese Fall, Spring, Summer 4

01:565:103

 		Introduction to Japanese Writing Fall, Spring 3

01:565:104

 		Speaking Elementary Japanese 3

01:565:201

 		Intermediate Japanese Fall, Spring 4

01:565:202

 		Intermediate Japanese Fall, Spring 4 AHq

01:565:213

 		Japanese Conversation and Culture Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:214

 		Japanese Conversation and Culture Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:301

 		Advanced Japanese Fall 3

01:565:302

 		Advanced Japanese Spring 3

01:565:303

 		Advanced Japanese for Business Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:304

 		Advanced Japanese for Business 3

01:565:313

 		Advanced Japanese Conversation and Contemporary Issues Fall 3

01:565:314

 		Advanced Japanese Conversation and Contemporary Issues Spring 3

01:565:325

 		Advanced Japanese Grammar and Rhetoric Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:361

 		Japanese Popular Culture Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:362

 		Japanese Popular Culture Fall, Spring 3

01:565:401

 		Advanced Readings in Japanese Fall 3

01:565:402

 		Advanced Readings in Japanese Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:411

 		Readings in Classical Japanese: Bungo Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:451

 		Translating Japanese Popular Media 3

01:565:452

 		Translating Japanese Popular Media 3

01:565:470

 		Seminar on Japanese Language and Literature Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:565:495

 		Independent Study Fall, Spring 3

01:565:496

 		Independent Study Spring 3

01:565:497

 		Honors in Japanese Fall, Spring 6

01:565:498

 		Honors in Japanese Spring 6

Korean Culture Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:574:210

 		Introduction to Korean Culture Fall, Summer 3 HST, WCr

01:574:220

 		Introduction to Korean Literature in Translation Fall, Spring 3 AHo, AHp

01:574:221

 		Topics in Korean Literature in Translation Spring 3

01:574:230

 		Introduction to Korean Cinema and Cinematic Language Fall, Spring, Summer 3

01:574:250

 		Korean Language in Culture and Society Spring 3 AHo, AHq

01:574:310

 		Gender and Social Change in Korea Spring 3

01:574:350

 		North Korea in the Socialist and Post-Socialist Worlds Fall, Spring 3

01:574:390

 		Topics in Korean Studies Fall, Spring 3

01:574:420

 		Traditional Korean Poetry: Sijo Spring 3

01:574:470

 		Seminar on Modern Korean History Fall, Spring 3

Korean Language Courses

Course Code
Course Title
Semester(s) Offered Credits Core Curriculum

01:574:101

 		Elementary Korean Fall, Spring 4

01:574:102 

 		Elementary Korean Fall, Spring 4

01:574:103

 		Beginning Korean Reading and Writing for Heritage Students Fall 3

01:574:110

 		The History of the Korean Script and Calligraphy I Fall 2

01:574:111

 		The History of the Korean Script and Calligraphy II Spring 2

01:574:201

 		Intermediate Korean Fall, Spring 4

01:574:202

 		Intermediate Korean Fall, Spring 4 AHq

01:574:203

 		Intermediate Korean Reading and Writing for Heritage Students Spring 3 AHq

01:574:301

 		Advanced Korean Fall 3

01:574:302

 		Advanced Korean Spring 3

01:574:303

 		Advanced Korean for Business I Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:574:304

 		Advanced Korean for Business II Spring 3

01:574:320

 		Korean Translation: Introduction to Practical Translation and Translation Theories Fall 3

01:574:401

 		Advanced Readings in Korean Fall 3

01:574:402

 		Advanced Readings in Korean Spring 3

01:574:410

 		Readings in Korean Literature Fall, Spring 3

01:574:411

 		Readings in Korean Literature Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 3

01:574:450

 		Korea in Translations: Modern Literature and Film Fall 3

01:574:471

 		Korea in Translations: Contemporary Media Fall, Spring 3

01:574:495

 		Independent Study in Korean Fall 3

01:574:496

 		Independent Study in Korean Spring 3

01:574:497

 		Honors in Korean Fall 6

01:574:498

 		Honors in Korean Spring 6

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