Asian Studies classes Spring 2017研究亞洲

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HIST 198 Rise of Modern Asia Asia from India to

Japan and from 1850 to the present

MWF 11:15-12:05

HIST 206 History of East Asia MWF 9:05-9:55China 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 TR 9:30-10:45

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 224 Introduction to Asian Art

MW 3:35-4:50

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.

ASIA 281 China Through Film and Digital Media MWF 1:25-2:15

Discusses the concept of “jihad” in Islamic history: its origins, development,and historical deployment by groups within the Muslim community.Analyzes the history and origins of groups such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban,and ISIS and considers whether these groups are “medieval” or actuallymodern products of globalization.

HIST 339 Jihad and the Origins of Islamist Movements in the Middle East

MWF 12:20-1:10

Introduces the Japanese tradition of presenting narratives pictorially. Works considered include historical and fictional stories imaged in screens and scrolls, as well as modern and contemporary films which continue this visual idiom.

ARHI 427 Japanese Narrative Art (Writing Intensive) Monday 5:05-7:45

HIST 498World War Two in Asia MWF 1:25-2:15

From Marco Polo Bridge to Gandhi’s Quit India Movement and from the Ledo Road to Hiroshima few things changed Asia as much as the conflict that Americans call World War Two. We will look at the military, social and political history of the war in a broad sense. Each of you will do a major research project on some aspect of the war and its impact.

Learn Chinese!

CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I MWF 10:10-11:00/T 9:30-10:20

CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II MWF MWF 11:15-12:05/T 11:00-11:50

Learn Japanese!JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II MWF 10:10-11:00 /T 9:55-10:45CRLG 258-001 Japanese IV MWF 1:25-2:05

Learn Arabic!

CRLG 151-001 Arabic II MWF 11:15-12:05 CRLG 151-002 Arabic II MWF 12:20-1:10 CRLG 251-001 Arabic IV MWF 1:25-2:05

Learn Korean!

KORE 101 Korean I MWF 11:15-12:05 /T 11:00-11:50CRLG 209 Korean III MWF 3:35-4:25

Asian Studies Major and Minor

Find your future in Asia-Language study, study abroad, culture and careers

For more information contactbaumler@iup.edu

Certificate in China Studies

IUP now offers a 15-credit Certificate in China Studies. Learn about the world’s largest country and its people and have it show up on your transcript!

For more information contact the Asian Studies program baumler@iup.edu

Certificate in Japan Studies

IUP now offers a 15-credit Certificate in Japan Studies. Learn about one of the world’s most fascinating countries and largest economies and have it show up on your transcript!

For more information contact the Asian Studies program baumler@iup.edu

Interested in the Middle East? Want to work for the Government?Get a Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies!

15 credits! Email Dr. Alan Baumler (baumler@iup.edu) for more information.