The following is a list of East Asian courses from different departments.
Not all courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year. Please consult the relevant department calendars and schedules for more information.
Courses recognized or considered for East Asian Studies credit must contain at least 60% East Asian Studies course content/materials. For more information, contact the EAST coordinator/academic advisor.
Browse through the database below to explore courses that will fulfill certain degree requirements in the East Asian Studies program.
When registering for classes on the Course Timetable website, be sure to carefully read through the “Notes/Additional Fees” section of each course you select.
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AP/CH 1000 6.00 Elementary Modern Standard Chinese
This course serves as an introduction to Modern Standard Chinese, variously known as “Putonghua” (Common language), “Guoyu” (National language), and “Guanhua” (Mandarin). Classroom activities will focus on: 1) proper pronunciation, development of listening comprehension and …
AP/JP 1000 6.00 Elementary Modern Standard Japanese
Basics of spoken Japanese, with strong emphasis on immediate practical usefulness in everyday situations, and on the relationship between facets of language and those of social phenomena. Writing is introduced after some competence in spoken …
AP/KOR 1000 6.00 Elementary Modern Standard Korean
This course provides students with the fundamentals of modern standard Korean in basic conversational & grammatical patterns, assuming that the students have no or little previous background knowledge of Korean. The objective of the course …
AP/CH 1010 6.00 Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners
This course introduces Modern Standard Chinese (also known as Mandarin). This course is designed for two major groups of students with different initial advantages in learning Chinese: a) those who speak the language but cannot …
AP/HIST 1030 6.00 Imperialism & Nationalism in Modern Asia
This course examines the modern evolution of Asian countries with special emphasis on imperialism and the rise of nationalism. With distinctive political, cultural, and socio-economic traditions, Asian countries shared the experience of western imperialism’s expansionist …
AP/MUSI 1047 3.00 Chinese Classical Ensemble
Provides practical and repertoire studies in traditional Chinese orchestral techniques (yangqin, erhu, dizi,xiao, pipa, etc.). Open to majors/non-majors.
AP/MUSI 1048 3.00 Japanese Music
Provides practical and repertoire studies in traditional instrumental techniques (shakuhachi, koto etc.) Students concentrate on issues of performance such as tone colour, rhythmic accuracy and nuance and ensemble performance. Open to majors/non-majors.
AP/HIST 1074 6.00 The Chinese Body in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Medicine, Food, and Footbinding
This course uses the Chinese body as an entry point into the richness and complexity of daily life as it was lived and experienced in Chinese history. It focuses on two preeminent concerns in Chinese …
AP/MUSI 1096 3.00 Korean Drum Ensemble
Provides practical instruction in the folk repertoires of Korean ensemble drumming. Students study the technique and rhythmic patterns for various instruments: the jango (hour-glass drum), buk (bass drum), sogo (fan drum) and small gongs. Traditional …
AP/ANTH 1120 6.00 Making Sense of a Changing World
In this course you will use anthropological approaches to increase your understanding of global issues in diverse locales. This course challenges you to engage with other ways of knowing and being, and to rethink your …
AP/HUMA 1400 9.00 Culture and Society in East Asia
No single course can adequately address the richness and complexity of the cultures and societies of East Asia. However, this course will introduce students to important practices and concepts from a broadly humanistic perspective and …
AP/HUMA 1420 9.00 Introduction to Korean Culture
This course offers an introduction to the study of Korean culture through a historical survey of literary, social, religious and political trends from ancient times to the present.Note: This is an approved LA&PS General Education …
AP/HUMA 1435 9.00 Japanese Culture, Literature and Film
An introduction to Japanese culture centred around comparisons of major classical, modern and postmodern literary works – including manga comics – as well as their screen adaptations or other related films and anime.Note: This is …
AP/HUMA 1855 9.00 Buddhism and Asian Cultures
This course introduces students to the diversity of Buddhist ideas and practices in Asia. Exploring Buddhism as a living tradition, the course focuses on the impact and interpretation of Buddhism in historical and contemporary cultures. …
AP/HUMA 1865 6.00 Introduction to World Religions
A comparative examination of the history, literature, practices and social aspects of the religious traditions of South Asia (Buddhism, Hinduism), East Asia (China, Korea, Japan), Europe and West Asia (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Africa and …
AP/CH 2000 6.00 Intermediate Modern Standard Chinese
This course builds on AP/CH 1000 6.0. Listening comprehension now involves more extended passages, which are closer to normal native speed. Dialogue on practical matters now also extends to cultural comparisons, society, current events, and …
AP/JP 2000 6.00 Intermediate Modern Standard Japanese
Further study of common grammatical forms and structures; items covered in AP/JP 1000 6.0 are reviewed and expanded. The main focus is on the use of complex sentences in situation and task-oriented conversation, strategy-centered reading …
AP/KOR 2000 6.00 Intermediate Modern Standard Korean
The objectives of the course is to develop Korean language proficiency at the intermediate level which includes 1) expressing various stances of the speaker’s stance–e.g. judgment, inference, and evaluation or subjective assessment of ideas–and 2) …
AP/CH 2030 6.00 Intermediate Chinese Language and Culture
An intensive intermediate Chinese language and culture course, taught on the York campus and followed by a stay at Fudan University in Shanghai. The course covers language structures and functions, vocabulary and topics on Chinese …
AP/PHIL 2035 3.00 Asian Philosophical Traditions
This course is an introduction to the major philosophical traditions of India and China. Special emphasis will be placed on themes of freedom, duty, courage, non-violence, critical thinking and happiness. Students will be encouraged to …
FA/MUSI 2047 3.00 Chinese Classical Ensemble
Offers practical and repertoire studies in traditional Chinese orchestral techniques (chin, erhu etc.) Students learn and perform pieces from the repertoire while concentrating on appropriate instrumental techniques.Prerequisite: Permission of the course director. No prior experience …
FA/MUSI 2048 3.00 Japanese Music
Offers practical and repertoire studies in traditional instrumental techniques (shakuhachi, koto etc.) Students concentrate on issues of performance such as tone colour, rhythmic accuracy and nuance and ensemble performance.Prerequisite: Permission of the course director. No …
FA/MUSI 2096 3.00 Korean Drum Ensemble
Offers practical instruction in the folk repertoires of Korean ensemble drumming. Students study the technique and rhythmic patterns for various instruments: the jango (hour-glass drum), buk (bass drum), sogo (fan drum) and small gongs. Traditional …
AP/ANTH 2100 6.00 GLOBAL CAPITALISM , CULTURE AND CONFLICT
This course analyzes and critiques the social and cultural foundations of historical and contemporary forms of global capitalism. The curriculum focuses on a critical examination of the social, political, and economic consequences of the production …
AP/KOR 2100 6.00 Accelerated Modern Standard Korean Language
The course is designed for students with previous knowledge in communicative Korean from family background and/or prior studies, and students with appreciation for fast-paced language learning. Students are expected to learn important grammatical structures from …
AP/CH 2200 6.00 Introduction to Chinese Literature
This course is a survey of the major genres of Chinese literature from its ancient origins to the present. It examines selected works representative of the development of the literary tradition in its historical and …
FA/VISA 2340 6.00 The Art of Asia
Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the art and architecture of East Asia explores a wide range of representations from artifacts and artworks to popular media and the built-environment. Discussions focus on issues of identity formation, …
AP/HUMA 2430 9.00 The Asian Canadian Experience
In recent years, the experience of Asian Americans has become an important area of scholarship in ethnic and cultural studies. Drawing on a wide variety of sources and genres – oral history, literature, memoir, poetry, …
AP/JP 2700 6.00 Contemporary Japanese Culture and Society
This course provides an overview of contemporary Japanese culture and society to help students understand Japan and its people in the age of globalization and cross-cultural communication. Students have specific assignments to search on the …
AP/HIST 2710 6.00 History of East Asia
This course explores how distinctive patterns of government, society and culture emerged over four millennia in East Asia – primarily China and Japan – and how this endogenous development prepared those nations to confront and …
AP/CH 3000 6.00 Advanced Modern Standard Chinese
This course is intended to improve the students’ ability to conduct conversation in both practical and cultural situations, and to start training them to read some unannotated works written for Chinese readers. Dictionaries are introduced …
AP/JP 3000 6.00 Advanced Modern Standard Japanese
The aim of the course is to continue the work of AP/JP 2000 6.0 to the level at which students can function independently with everday continuous texts in various fields. The main focus is on …
AP/KOR 3000 6.00 Advanced Modern Standard Korean
This course continues the work of AS/KOR 2000 6.0 to the level at which the students can function independently using everyday continuous texts in various fields. The main focus is on discourse structure in all …
AP/CH 3010 6.00 Modern Standard Chinese for Speakers of Cantonese or Other Dialects
The course is in four parts: (1) The basic sounds and the pinyin system, and the simplified characters; (2) Language reform in Modern China; (3) The development of modern literary Chinese as illustrated by selections …
AP/MUSI 3047 3.00 Chinese Classical Ensemble
Provides practical and repertoire studies in traditional Chinese orchestral techniques (chin, erhu etc.) Students learn and perform pieces from the repertoire while concentrating on appropriate instrumental techniques. A continuation of FA/MUSI 2047 3.0.Prerequisite: Permission of …
AP/MUSI 3048 3.00 Japanese Music
Provides practical and repertoire studies in traditional instrumental techniques (shakuhachi, koto etc.) Students concentrate on issues of performance such as tone colour, rhythmic accuracy and nuance, and ensemble performance. A continuation of FA/MUSI 2048 3.0.Prerequisite: …
AP/CH 3050 6.00 Advanced Modern Chinese and Culture
Set at York and Nanjing Universities, this summer course aims at improving students’ Chinese language ability and introduces them to basic aspects of classical and modern Chinese civilization. The course begins with three weeks of …
AP/JP 3070 3.00 Japanese Language in the Media
This course examines the use of the Japanese language in different media in contemporary Japan. The course starts by discussing how media discourse is different from everyday interaction, and how differently language is used in …
AP/MUSI 3096 3.00 Korean Drum Ensemble
Offers practical instruction in the folk repertoires of Korean ensemble drumming. Students study the technique and rhythmic patterns for various instruments: the jango (hour-glass drum), buk (bass drum), sogo (fan drum) and small gongs. Traditional …
AP/JP 3100 3.00 Japanese Linguistics I: The Structure of Modern Japanese Language
The course examines the linguistic structure of the modern standard Japanese language. Topics include lexicon, phonology (sound structure), morphology (word structure), and syntax (sentence structure).Prerequisites: AP/JP 1000 6.00 or AP/LING 1000 6.00. Course credit exclusions: …
AP/ECON 3150 3.00 International Trade
Studies the microeconomic aspects of international trade, tracing its historical development from the theory of comparative costs to the theory of customs unions and tariffs. Topics include trade patterns, trade barriers and free trade versus …
AP/KOR 3150 3.00 Korean Linguistics
This course introduces students to the major phonological, morphological and grammatical characteristics of the Korean language and provides a working knowledge of the fundamental principles of linguistic analysis.We will also discuss variation among social/regional dialects …
AP/ANTH 3190 3.00 FOOD, EATING AND NUTRITION IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Nutritional anthropology, a subfield of medical anthropology, examines the relations between food, culture and biology.This course explores the social and cultural basis of human food systems using a cross-cultural approach. Nutritional anthropology, a subfield of …
AP/POLS 3220 3.00 Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis
An introduction to the objectives and instruments of understanding foreign policy from a comparative perspective. Special attention will be devoted to the United States and its inter-connections with the North Pacific in the 20th century. …
AP/POLS 3230 3.00 Global Issues in Foreign Policy
Increasingly, problems such as environmental degradation, sustainable development, the uses and effects of technology in financial, production and communication systems, human rights abuses, refugee and population movements and militarization, require solutions that can only be …
AP/ANTH 3320 6.00 Religious Ritual and Symbolism
How major anthropological thinkers seek to explain the variety and complexity of human ritual and symbolic behaviour informs this course. Ethnographic examples and materials on ritual events, religious symbolism, and belief systems will enrich this …
AP/PHIL 3450 3.00 Modern Chinese Philosophy
This course will begin with an introduction to major modes of thought in traditional China. The major part of this course, however, will be devoted to studying contemporary Chinese philosophy with special emphasis on the …
AP/ECON 3469 3.00 (Writing) POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC POLICY
Examines how and why real world public policies differ from optimal policies prescribed by neoclassical economic theory. Incorporates models of political representation to different frameworks for studying issues in the areas of fiscal, monetary and …
AP/HUMA 3500 6.00 CHINESE CULTURES IN LITERATURE AND FILM
Through an analysis of major works of literature and film, this course offers a picture of the cultural life of three variant Chinese communities, as well as an understanding of the interaction between these groups …
AP/HUMA 3505 3.00 Investigation of Things: Approaches to Nature, Body & Machines in Chinese Science
This course introduces students to pre-modern Chinese engagements with the natural world (spanning science, technology, and natural philosophy) through analysis of empirical practices, conceptual frameworks, body arts, and material culture.
AP/HUMA 3506 3.00 Scientific Modernity in East Asia
The course will begin by asking why science became such a core problem of East Asian modernity and then explore issues surrounding the assimilation of science, the adoption of scientific values, and the dissemination of …
AP/HUMA 3510 6.00 Religion, Gender and Korean Culture
The purpose of this course is to introduce basic texts in order to explore the interactions of religion and gender from the traditional to the modern period in Korea and to relate this material to …
AP/POLS 3510 3.00 China: Path to Modernization and Democracy
This course examines the origins and development of the modern Chinese political system. Emphasis is on the role of Mao Zedong, the post-1949 period and the reform of Chinese socialism.Themes: Development and Inequality in the …
AP/POLS 3515 3.00 China: 21ST Century Superpower?
China’s relationship with the outside world has been one of the dominant themes in its development. How is China moving from its position of isolation to become a 21st century superpower? We focus on the …
AP/ECON 3550 3.00 Economic Growth and Development
Studies the economic problems of poor countries and poor communities. Explores the meaning of development by considering the characteristics of economic underdevelopment, poverty, income and wealth distribution, rural versus urban development, population growth, and unemployment …
AP/ECON 3560 3.00 Economic Policy in Developing Countries
Examines policy issues arising from development planning. Topics include agriculture versus industry, international trade, monetary and fiscal policies, foreign investment, foreign aid and self-reliance, and global issues.Prerequisites: AP/ECON 1000 3.00 and AP/ECON 1010 3.00 or …
AP/POLS 3591 3.00 Political Economy of Asia and Pacific
The course studies the political and economic changes in the region of Asia and the Pacific and their implications for the global capitalist system. Interactions between the state, capital, classes, and gender are discussed.Themes: Global …
AP/CH 3600 6.00 Lu Xun: Representative Works (in Chinese)
This course is a seminar. It deals with the creative work of Lu Xun, China’s leading 20th-century literary writer. While the focus of the course is on the textual analysis of Lu Xun’s short stories, …
AP/JP 3600 3.00 Japanese Popular Culture: manga and anime
This course examines manga and anime, two of the most popular and influential genres of popular Japanese culture not only in Japan, but also in Asia and the West. These popular mediums are studied in …
AP/KOR 3600 6.00 Contemporary Korea: Identity, Society and Culture
This course introduces students to contemporary Korean culture, identity, and society. It seeks to help students develop a dynamic understanding of contemporary Korea by taking an interdisciplinary approach to cultural and socio-political issues of Korean society. Course credit exclusions: …
AP/JP 3610 6.00 Japanese Popular Culture: beyond manga and anime
This course examines contemporary Japanese popular culture and its influence not only on its Asian neighbours, especially China and Korea, but also on the West. Not only are genres such as film, television, and popular …
AP/KOR 3610 6.00 Contemporary Korea: Korean Popular Culture and Korean Wave
The course introduces contemporary Korean popular culture by exploring the hybridized transnational nature of their production, distribution, and consumption. This course examines the recent phenomenal success of Korean popular cultures (also called Korean Wave) in …
FA/FILM 3610A 3.00 Studies in National Cinema: Chinese Cinema
Provides students with the opportunity to view and study some 15 rare examples of early Chinese cinema, most from the silent period. These films demonstrate the growth of a film industry in pre-Revolutionary China. They …
FA/FILM 3610D 3.00 Studies in National Cinema: Japanese Cinema
Introduces Japanese cinema in the socio-historical context of both the film industry and modern Japanese history. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the body and landscape in terms of colonialism, regionalism, nationalism, …
AP/JP 3620 3.00 Asian Religions and Ethnicity in Canada: the Japanese Canadian Experience
This course examines not only how Japanese religious/philosophical traditions were utilized for practical concerns by Japanese immigrants, but also how they came to inform the identity of Japanese Canadians in the context of a broader …
AP/KOR 3650 3.00 Understanding Korea through Korean Films
This course aims to enhance students’ understanding of a variety of historical, social, cultural issues of Korean society by analyzing relevant Korean films. It examines close relationships between cinematic representations and modern Korean history and …
AP/CH 3660 6.00 Modern Chinese Drama: Cao Yu and His Contemporaries (in Chinese)
Through an analysis of some of the major works by Cao Yu, the most important playwright of his generation, as well as by other artists such as Guo Moruo, Tian Han and Xia Yan, this …
AP/HUMA 3675 6.00 Fantastic Journeys in Western and Eastern Literature & Film
A study of the journey theme in ancient and modern literary texts, both Western and Eastern, and in cinematic works. The theme of journey will be analyzed through its representations in different artistic media (literature …
AP/KOR 3700 3.00 Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature in Translation
This course aims to enhance students’ understanding of Korea through an overview of modern Korean literature from the twentieth century to the present. Students will examine a wide range of literary texts (translated in English) …
AP/CH 3711 3.00 Women Writers in Contemporary China
This course studies the fiction of major Chinese women writers from the literary revolution of the early 1910s to the present time. Early Chinese fiction by women tends to address issues of gender in society …
AP/JP 3751 3.00 Japanese Business Culture and Communication
Examines characteristics of Japanese corporate culture and aspects of management styles as well as patterns of Japanese communication styles, drawing on concepts from linguistics, communication, and cultural studies.Pre/Corequisite: AP/JP 2700 6.00. Course credit exclusions: None.
AP/HIST 3760 6.00 Modern Japan
This course begins with Japan’s unification as a nation in 1600 and ends with contemporary times. A general historical survey will complement the detailed examination of selected topics which best illustrate Japan’s modern development. Political, …
AP/HIST 3761 6.00 Modern Japan: Meiji Restoration to Postwar Era (1868-Present)
This course concerns modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration of 1867-1868, its relations with Europe, the Americas, and its East Asian neighbors on its tumultuous path to the Second World War, as well as its …
AP/HIST 3762 6.00 The History of Vietnam from Prehistory to French Colonial Era
This course covers the history of the country now known as Vietnam from ancient times into the beginning of the period of French Colonialism. It deals with the growth of the Vietnamese state and the …
AP/HIST 3765 6.00 Korea: A Long History
This is a survey course of Korean history from its Paleolithic origins to the mid-20th century. Its broad scope is designed to introduce some of the important developments and problems in Korea’s path to modernity.Course …
AP/HIST 3766 3.00 Korea Since WW II
This course is a survey of twentieth-century Korean history, with emphasis on the social movements and economic development following Korea’s division in 1945. Although initial lectures and discussions review early twentieth-century history, the course focuses …
AP/HIST 3768 3.00 Sages and Statecraft in East Asia
This course analyzes how Confucianism developed from antiquity to about 1800 and how it helped shape government policy and interstate relations during key periods of Chinese, Japanese and Korean history.Course Credit Exclusion: Prior to Fall …
AP/HIST 3770 6.00 Modern China
This course examines the process by which modern China emerged from the ruins of the traditional order, tracing the history of China from the early 19th century to the present.Course Credit Exclusion: AP/HIST 3771 3.0, …
AP/HIST 3775 3.00 History of Hong Kong
This course examines the economic, political, social and cultural development of the city state of Hong Kong and its environs, within the context of Chinese and British imperial history, from its 19th-century foundations to the …
AP/HIST 3776 3.00 History of Singapore
This course explores the history of Singapore, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. Geographic, political, social and ethnic themes are emphasized, with particular focus on the roles of Malay, Indian and Chinese peoples.Course credit …
AP/HIST 3779 6.00 History of Chinese Migrations and Overseas Chinese Communities
Studies the history of Chinese migrations and emergence of Chinese diaspora since the sixteenth century, conditions and circumstances that led millions of Chinese to leave their home regions to seek opportunities elsewhere within the Chinese …
AP/CH 3790 6.00 Contemporary Chinese Culture Through Literary Texts and Film (taught in Chinese)
Post-Mao China has witnessed a great deal of ideological, economic, and social change in the past two decades. Of the various kinds of art that mirror these changes, “new wave” text-based works and film have …
AP/CH 3791 6.00 Contemporary Chinese Culture Through Literary Texts and Film (taught in English)
Post-Mao China has witnessed a great deal of ideological, economic, and social change in the past two decades. Of the various kinds of art that mirror these changes, “new wave” text-based works and film have …
AP/CH 3800 3.00 Chinese-Canadian Diasporic Literature
This course studies Chinese-Canadian literature from as early as the 1890 to contemporary times, focusing mainly on fiction but including also poetry, prose essays, and drama both in English and Chinese. While examining these works’ …
AP/KOR 3800 3.00 Language and Society in Korea
This course provides students from diverse majors with a general overview of the connections between language and society in Korea and investigates how the language has reflected the dynamics of Korean society throughout its history. …
AP/CH 3810 3.00 Chinese-American Diasporic Literature
The course studies Chinese-American literature from the late nineteenth century to recent times, focusing on fiction and biography in English (or Chinese). It examines literary development, its representative writers and works, which are characterized by …
AP/CH 3820 6.00 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
The course is an introduction to modern Chinese literature from 1900 to the present, concentrating on fiction but including also poetry, prose essays and drama, both in Chinese and English translation. The course explores the …
AP/CH 3850 3.00 Christianity, Christian Culture and Modern Chinese Culture and Literature
This course examines the impact of Christianity and Christian culture on modern Chinese culture and society since the early twentieth century. Through the analysis of selected works written by novelists, scholars, theologians and church leaders, …
AP/CH 3860 6.00 Eileen Chang: Major Author Studies in Modern Chinese Literature
This course examines the major works of Eileen Chang, one of the greatest modern Chinese writers of the twentieth-century. Students learn to analyze her short stories, prose, and novels, as well as their recreations into various …
AP/CH 4000 6.00 Classical Chinese Language
This course serves as an introduction to Chinese classical language– a bearer of Chinese traditional thoughts, philosophy, literature, arts, and culture in general. Selected readings are works by masters of ancient Chinese philosophy, and by …
AP/JP 4000 6.00 Advanced Reading in Contemporary Japanese
Readings in unannotated original essays and articles on current issues taken from periodicals; interpretation, translation, summarization and discussion of readings enable students to use a wide variety of Japanese materials independently. Recognition of Characters for …
AP/JP 4010 6.00 Classical Japanese
In this course, classical Japanese language is studied using a wide range of Japanese texts. Prerequisites: AS/JP 3000 6.00 or equivalent; permission of the department.Course Credit Exclusions: Prior to Fall 2009: AS/JP 4010 6.0; AS/JP …
AP/MUSI 4047 3.00 Chinese Classical Ensemble
Offers practical and repertoire studies in traditional Chinese orchestral techniques (chin, erhu etc.) Students learn and perform pieces from the repertoire while concentrating on appropriate instrumental techniques. A continuation of FA/MUSI 3047 3.0.Prerequisite: Permission of …
FA/MUSI 4048 3.00 Japanese Music
Offers practical and repertoire studies in traditional instrumental techniques (shakuhachi, koto etc.) Students concentrate on issues of performance such as tone colour, rhythmic accuracy and nuance, and ensemble performance. A continuation of FA/MUSI 3048 3.0.Prerequisite: …
AP/CH 4050 6.00 Advanced Chinese for Business
The course deal with the specialized language of business-related subjects, including business etiquette. Materials include a text of formal conversations on typical business transactions, newspaper and journal articles, as well as TV news broadcasts on …
AP/KOR 4050 6.00 Advanced Korean for Business
This course provides students with linguistic proficiency at a level that allows them to conduct business activities as well as practical information they need in coping with Korean business settings. In particular, we introduce specialized …
AP/HIST 4071 6.00 Education and Society in Modern China
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP SOSC 4051In 20th century China, education reform has been an important factor in social, political and ideological upheavals. This course examines education and society in China since the 18th century; other East …
AP/HIST 4072 6.00 Migrations and Diaspora : Modern Chinese Experience
This course explores the history of migration within China and the migration of Chinese people to other parts of the world, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries.Course Credit Exclusion: Prior to Fall 2009: AS/HIST …
FA/MUSI 4096 3.00 Korean Drum Ensemble
Offers practical instruction in the folk repertoires of Korean ensemble drumming. Students study the technique and rhythmic patterns for various instruments: the jango (hour-glass drum), buk (bass drum), sogo (fan drum) and small gongs. Traditional …
AP/JP 4100 6.00 Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Second Language
This course offers comprehensive teacher education and training for the Japanese language. The main objective is to familiarize teachers with current theories, methodologies, and their practical applications developed in the relevant areas, with strong focus …
AP/JP 4120 6.00 Translation: Japanese – English; English – Japanese
This course stresses translation practice from and into Japanese, dealing with texts taken from various fields and sources. The focus is on discourse organization, cross-cultural differences and stylistics. Prerequisites: AS/JP 4000 6.00, or equivalent, or …
AP/ECON 4129 3.00 International Trade Policy and Economic Integration
The course deals with current policy issues in international trade and economic integration. We give special attention to specific institutional settings such as: NAFTA, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization, and to specific …
AP/ECON 4190 3.00 Topics in International Trade
Covers, at the advanced level, the theories of international trade specialization, gains from trade, commercial policies, and new approaches to trade theory.Prerequisites: AP/ECON 2300 3.0, AP/ECON 2350 3.0, AP/ECON 3150 3.0 or equivalentCourse Credit Exclusion: …
AP/ANTH 4250 6.00 Religious Movements in Global Perspective
Within a framework of the politics of identity, this course explore the tension between religious and national identities, the character and scope of transnational religious communities, and takes up fundamentalism as one response to developments …
AP/POLS 4265 3.00 Human Rights and Democracy in Asia
The course examines the international politics of human rights and democracy in the region as a window on debates over the university, origins, and purposes of international human rights norms in a context of globalization. …
AP/POLS 4285 3.00 The International Political Economy of Eastern Asia
This seminar examines the changing dynamics of political, economic and security relations in and among the countries of Eastern Asia.Course Credit Exclusion: Prior to Fall 2009: AS/POLS 4285 3.0, AS/POLS 4700 3.0 (prior to Fall/Winter …
AP/CH 4300 6.00 Classical Chinese Fiction
This course is a study of major developments in the history and art of traditional Chinese fiction. It examines selected works written in both classical and vernacular language forms that represent a variety of story …
AP/HUMA 4410 6.00 Narratives of the Family in Modern Korea
This course places the development of novels, tales, folk operas and other narratives focusing on the family within the context of changing cultural patterns in modern Korea.Course Credit Exclusion: Prior to Fall 2009: AS/HUMA 4000D …
AP/HUMA 4415 6.00 Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film & Comics
This course examines the aesthetic and psychological principles underlying the conjoining of eros and death in Japanese literature and film, and how these principles have been developed, and exploited, during the 20th century.Course Credit Exclusion: …
AP/HUMA 4416 6.00 Citing the Classics: The Premodern in Modern Japanese Literature
Many works by 20th-century Japanese authors and filmmakers are based on ancient texts like Noh plays, the Tale of Genji and Buddhist fables and folk tales. This course studies those classical antecedents and their modern …
AP/HUMA 4425 6.00 Worlds Within, Worlds Without: The Self in Qing Prose And Poetry
This course explores the concept of self as it is expressed through the works of major writers and poets in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).Course Credit Exclusion: Prior to Fall 2009: AS/HUMA 4425 6.0
This research seminar examines the development of Confucianism in historical, philosophical and socio-political contexts across China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, with the goal of exploring the tradition’s implications for both East Asian modernity and global …
AP/HUMA 4435 3.00 Books and Photos East and West
Analyzes two forms of media, the book and the photograph, and two moments in their histories, East and West. In the first instance, examines the separate Western and Eastern trajectories in the development of print. …
AP/KOR 4500 3.00 A Taste of Korea: Korean Foodways and Culture
This course examines Korean foodways, this is, the language, history, society, traditions, and economics of Korean (and Korean-Canadian) food culture. Topics include the relationships between Korean food and globalism/localisation, national identities and socio-economic status in …
AP/POLS 4510 3.00 Advanced Topics in Chinese Politics
This course examines advanced topics in the politics of contemporary China, and compares competing social science research methods for field investigation. The course is organized according to two major topics in Chinese politics: 1) political …
AP/HUMA 4515 3.00 North Korea: Culture, Literature and Film
This course explores the development of literature and films in North Korea from the late 1940s to the present. Students use various approaches to the study of literature and film to analyze literary works and …
AP/HUMA 4516 3.00 Children's Literature in North and South Korea, Translation and Adaptation
In this course students gain experience in using various approaches to study the roles of translation in the development of children’s literature and films in North and South Korea. While the two countries share cultural …
AP/POLS 4595 3.00 Asia in the New Global Order
Using Southeast Asia as its focus, this course addresses questions relating to economic development, political change and regional security in the emerging global order. It stimulates interest in politics and international relations of developing countries …
HH/JP 4600 3.00 Asia in the New Global Order
Using Southeast Asia as its focus, this course addresses questions relating to economic development, political change and regional security in the emerging global order. It stimulates interest in politics and international relations of developing countries …
GL/POLS 4685 3.00 The Foreign Policy of Major Asian State
A comparative study of the foreign policies in China, Japan and India, with an emphasis on policy-making and policy outputs. Examples will be drawn from territorial, security and economic issues.Prerequisite: GL/POLS 2920 6.0 or permission …
AP/HIST 4760 6.00 War & Peace in East Asia: The Second World War
The experience of the Second World War and its aftermath in China, Japan and the larger Pacific region, including the rise of Communism in China and the transformation of Japan during and after the American …
AP/HIST 4761 6.00 Education and Society in Modern China
In 20th-century China, education reform has been an important factor in social, political and ideological upheavals. This course examines education and society in China since the 18th century; other East Asian societies may be brought …
AP/HIST 4763 6.00 China Modern: A Cultural History
This course uses a cultural historical approach to examine the question of Chinese modernity. It focuses on the processes, technologies, and social agents that transformed Chinese culture in the tumultuous period from the first Opium …
AP/HIST 4765 6.00 Re-thinking Gender in East Asian
This course explores shared and divergent gender principles and gendered practices in pre-modern and modern China, Korea and Japan. Focusing on women’s experience, it examines such topics as women and work, religion, medicine, sexuality, and …
AP/HIST 4766 6.00 Communist Revolutions in East Asia
Examines the complex external, and more importantly internal, causes, developments, and consequences of civil conflicts – in China, (1945-1949), Korea (1950-1953), and Vietnam (1954-1975) – in post-WWII East Asia.This course is restricted to History or …
AP/HUMA 4770 3.00 Buddhism in Modern Southeast Asia: Community, Conflict and Change
This course explores Buddhist responses to the changing conditions of modernity in Southeast Asia. Seeking to understand Buddhism as a living religion, it investigates how Buddhists have drawn on religious narratives, symbols and rituals to …
AP/HUMA 4771 3.00 Buddhism as seen from the West: The Colonial Encounter and the Study of Buddhism
This course explores how the colonial encounter shaped the academic study of Buddhism and the image of Buddhism in the West. Reading popular and scholarly accounts of Buddhism written from the early nineteenth century to …
AP/CH 4800 6.00 Humor and Satire in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
This course introduces the world’s oldest tradition of humor and satire, and focuses on their characteristics in both written and oral works in modern and contemporary Chinese. Students learn the theory and the relationship between …
AP/CH 4870 6.00 Chinese Martial Arts Culture
Chinese martial arts culture has been a great source of fascination in China, and it has had a powerful influence on global popular culture. Taught in English, this course aims to kindle students’ enthusiasm for …
AP/CH 4880 6.00 Cultural Translation and Chinese Modernities
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP HUMA 4800This course aims to explore the process of cultural translation in Chinese societies that leads to the construction of Chinese modernities as an emergent global phenomenon. Themes of this course include …