iup asia classes fall2015

Asian Studies classes Fall 2015

研究亞洲

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HIST 206 History of East Asia MWF 11:15-12:05

China and Japan from oracle bones to Ipods. This class has everything, from turtles to drunken policemen to Zen monks and from Communists to kamikaze.

RLST 220 Buddhism 2 sections

Explores the history, teachings, and practices of the main schools of Buddhism.Considers the tradition both as it has developed in Asia as well as its modifications as it has been introduced into Western societies.

ARHI 224Introduction to Asian Art

TTh 12:30-1:45

Surveys a selection of art and architectural forms from China, Japan, India, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Students are introduced to religious and secular sculpture, painting, and ceramics, as well as the philosophical, political, and social forces that prompted their creation.

PLSC 383 W01 Political Systems-Asia MWF 01:25-02:15

An intensive, comparative study of the government and politics of Asia

ARTHI 424 Art of India and Southeast Asia TR 12:30pm-01:45pm

Analyzes the arts of India and Southeast Asia, past and present. Examines

representative examples from major periods, emphasizing the cultural,

political, and/or religious context of the work.

HIST 433 Bandits and Poets: The Cultural and Social History of Early

Modern China MWF 1:25-2:15

China in the Ming and Qing, the age all the Kung-fu movies are set in. Rebellions, eunuchs, poets and concubines, as well as scholars, hermits and salt smugglers.

Learn Chinese!

CHIN 101 001 Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 101 002 Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 201 001 Intermediate Chinese

Learn Japanese!

JAPN 101 001 Elementary Japanese I

JAPN 201 001 Intermediate Japanese

Learn Arabic!

CRLG 101 001 Arabic I

CRLG 201 001 Arabic III

Learn Korean!

• CRLG 159 001 Korean II

Asian Studies Major and Minor

Find your future in Asia

-Language study, study abroad, culture and careers

For more information contactbaumler@iup.edu