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CCDE | Credit Courses | Summer 2010 | Undergraduate

Asian Studies

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Cat. No./Title Instructor Dates Location Days Time Cr Class No. Fee Register
ASIAN232L Asian Religions
WC
M LafargueJun 1 - Jul 15W-1-064


Wheatley Bldg - 1st Floor - Room 064
TuTh1:30p - 4:30p31748$960
Course Is Full

The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.

Description for ASIAN232L:
This course focuses mainly on Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, briefly touching also on Hinduism, Confucianism, and Shinto. It situates the classical teachings of these traditions in their historical contexts in India and East Asia, compares them to other worldviews more prevalent in the West, and invites students to consider their possible relevance to life in the world today.

Cross Listed: RELSTY 232L.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: World Cultures.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

ASIAN359L Women in Modern China
WCDiversity Area: International
J BabbittsJun 1 - Jul 15Online--31760$960
Course Is Full

The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.

Description for ASIAN359L:
This course examines the social and cultural roles of Chinese women, and their changes over time. Emphasis is given to twentieth-century China, especially the People’s Republic period.

Cross Listed: HIST 359L, WOST 359L.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: World Cultures.
Diversity: International.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960

ASIAN363L Modern Japan
Diversity Area: International
S KimJun 1 - Jul 15Online--31759$960
Course Is Full

The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.

Description for ASIAN363L:
A historical survey of economic, social, political and cultural developments in Japan from 1800 to the present, special consideration of economic and foreign policy problems.

Cross Listed: HIST 363L.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Diversity: International.

Fee:
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $960