|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Literature from a variety of genres and periods selected to introduce students to the richness of a 2000 year-old Chinese literary tradition. Special attention to developing critical and analytical skills.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Chinese and Japanese characters as an art form, from basic strokes to more complex characters and various styles. Students learn traditional methods of writing calligraphy using brush and ink. Emphasis on Japanese or Chinese styles depends on instructor. No prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese language is required. NU and EV only.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Topics of current interest in Asian Studies. Course content varies from term to term. May be repeated for degree credit, given a different topic, for a maximum of 8 credits. Offered as needed.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Study of all genres of poetry through the end of the Imperial period. Special attention to the development of classical themes (love, feasting and drinking, the power of nature, reclusion, travel, bidding farewell, and images of women), differences in formal structure, and the particularities of Chinese poetic imagery. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission. Offered in alternate years.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Examines the cinematic representations of social and cultural transformations of modern China. Topics include analysis of visual-aural spectacles and their aesthetic merits against a backdrop of materials that deal with historical conditions, ideological underpinnings, cultural practices, and social-economic transformation. Offered every year. NU and EV only.
-
3.00 Credits
May Term (3 credits). Designed to examine the development of modern Chinese Literature. The primary goal of the course is to familiarize students with as much of the most representative literary works of 20th-century China as possible and branch out to topics in historical, sociological, and cultural studies. Offered as needed. NU and EV only.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Introduction to translated Japanese literature since 1880. Students read critical books, primarily fiction, both well-known and lesser-known, creating a diverse view of modern Japanese literature. Historically grounded reading is encouraged. Offered as needed. NU only.
-
4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Interdisciplinary study of Japanese society. Japanese values, perceptions, attitudes, and belief systems are explored and related to the economic, political, and social organization of the country. NU and EV only.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Environmental literature from the Chinese perspective, including nature imagery in the Yijing, Daoist-and Buddhist-inspired nature poetry, and the myths of river and mountain spirits. Examination of topics such as human civilization vs. nature; nature and the feminine; and the impact of Chinese literature on environmental writers such as Gary Snyder. Prerequisites: AST 111; or PHIL 150 with ENGL 201 recommended; or permission. Offered in alternate years.
-
4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Explanation of current developments in modern molecular biology that affect the lives of non-scientists. Topics such as DNA testing and genetically engineered foods, vaccines, and drugs are discussed. Provides basic information about DNA and an opportunity to perform techniques used in genetic engineering. Offered as needed. NU and EV only.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|