IUP Asian studies classes, Fall 2015

1. Asian Studies classes Fall 2015
研
究
亞
洲
!

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. ARHI 224
Introduction 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.

5. PLSC 383 W01 Political Systems-Asia
MWF 01:25-02:15
An intensive, comparative
study of the government and
politics of Asia

6. 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.

7. 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.

9. Learn Chinese!
CHIN 101 001
Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 101 002
Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 201 001
Intermediate Chinese

10. Learn Japanese!
JAPN 101 001 Elementary Japanese I
JAPN 201 001 Intermediate Japanese

11. Learn Arabic!
CRLG 101 001 Arabic I
CRLG 201 001 Arabic III

12. Learn Korean!
• CRLG 159 001
Korean II

13. Asian Studies Major and Minor
Find your future in Asia
-Language study, study
abroad, culture and
careers
For more
information
contact
baumler@
iup.edu