UBC Asia Courses
Faculty
Arts
Arts
Department
ANTH: Anthropology
ARTH: Art History
Class
Name
Credits
3
Description
301
Ethnography of Eurasia
Eurasia, including the Russian Federation, Central Asia, and Mongolia, with an emphasis on issues of power, identities, and transnational mobility in the region.
302
Ethnography of South Asia
3/6
A specialized study of ethnographic and theoretical problems relating to South Asia.
307
Ethnography of Korea
3/6
An exploration of ethnographic, topical, and theoretical issues.
315
Japanese Culture and Society
3
Japanese culture and society: patterns of organization, value systems, family, education, work, minorities and diversity, harmony and conflict, urban/rural differences,
gender, sexuality, youth, tradition, continuity, change, and future prospects.
319
The Emergence of Complex Societies in Eurasia and Africa
3
Archaeological evidence and theories for the origins and spread of settled village life, food production systems, and complex social and political organization: Early
Neolithic period through to the appearance of the old world civilizations.
322
Archaeological Foundations of East and Southeast Asia
3
Survey of the archaeology of East and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the beginnings of the economic, social, political, and artistic traditions and systems of the great
civilizations, and the conditions in which they arose. Theories of cultural development emphasizing Neolithic and state-level societies will be discussed.
402
Ethnography of China
3/6
416
Ethnography of Japan
3/6
Advanced studies in the ethnography of China, premodern and contemporary. Topics may include kinship, rural and urban social structure, stratification and mobility,
religion, national power structures, and social change in Chinese society.
352 Historic India: Images, Temples, and the Construction of Indian Art History
353 Nepal and Tibet: Art, Ritual and Performance
354 Mughal India: Art, Architecture and the Spectacle of Empire
3
Ethnographies about Japan and processes of conducting fieldwork on Japan, covering topics such as work, leisure, identity, tradition, popular culture, rural/urban
lifestyles, gender, sexuality, internationalization.
North and South Indian art and architecture with an emphasis on Buddhism and Hinduism.
3
Art of the Himalayan region situated within social and religious practices, festivals, and performances.
3
The complex relationship of Mughal imperial architecture and painting with those of the Hindu Rajput courts.
355 Artistic and Cultural Practices in Colonial and Independent India
3
The development of a new Indian art during the colonial period and nationalist movement; the construction of India's contemporary visual culture.
358 The Making of Early China: From Archaeology to History
3
Close reading of visual and textual materials will elucidate Chinese art and culture prior to 300 CE, as well as question the objectivity of historical reconstructions.
359 The Pursuit of Realism: Figurative Painting Before 1400 in China
3
Examines the making of realistic representations that describe society, cultural practice and family relationships in China between 3000 BCE and 1400 CE.
360 The Rise of Literati Painting in China: 1100 - 1700
3
Chinese literati art and theory will be analyzed through careful study of relationships between visual and textual productions.
361 Modern and Post-Modern Art in China
3
An investigation of China's varied resistance to and pursuits of modernity and post-modernity through examination of Chinese art from the 18th to 21st centuries.
364 Sacred Art of Japan: Prehistory to the Twelfth Century
3
The introduction of Buddhism and its arts to Japan, the native response and assimilation, and the development of esoteric Buddhist art traditions.
365 Sacred Art of Japan: Twelfth to Nineteenth Centuries
366 Japanese Narrative Painting Traditions: Tenth to Sixteenth Centuries
3
The development of Pure Land, Zen, syncretic (Buddhist-kami), and other art traditions in the medieval and early modern periods.
3
367 Japanese Art Traditions: Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
3
455
458
459
464
551
553
555
Seminar in the Art of South Asia
3
The development and use of emaki painted handscrolls and other images that tell stories.
Momoyama, Edo, and Bakumatsu era paintings, woodblock prints, and crafts, with an emphasis on the advent of popular, secular arts, and the influence imported objects,
ideas, and technology had on visual culture.
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Seminar in Chinese Art
3
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Seminar in Chinese Art
3
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Seminar in Japanese Art
3
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Studies in Chinese Art
3/6
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Studies in Japanese Art
3/6
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Studies in South and Southeast Asian Art
3/6
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300 Writing and Culture in East Asia
3
307 Korean Language and Writing in Culture and Society
3
308 Myth, Ritual and Epic in Ancient India
3
309 South Asian Beyond South Asia
310 Studies in the History of a Major Asian Civilization
3
3/6
Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) throughout the region.
An examination of Korean language and writing using approaches from sociolinguistics, the sociology of language, and linguistic anthropology.
Myths of creation Gods and goddesses of the Vedic pantheon. Connections with myths in other parts of the world, particularly in the Indo-European tradition. Literary
representations of the myths.
A history of South Asian peoples and communities that emigrated overseas, including Indo-Canadians.
Study of an Asian culture area different from those covered in existing courses. Not given every year. Consult Department for details. May be taken multiple times on
different subjects for credit.
Japanese history (political, economic, social and cultural) to 1600.
314 Premodern Japan
3
315 Japan from Feudal to Modern State
3
Japanese history from 1600 to the Meiji Restoration. Political, economic, social and cultural forces which were involved in transforming Japan.
317 The Rise of Korean Civilization
3
The evolution of a distinctive Korean civilization within the East Asian cultural sphere. Primary focus on cultural, social and political development from the earliest times to
the sixteenth century.
318 Premodern India
3
319 History of Indonesian Civilization
3
320 History of Early China
3
326 Critical Approaches to Manga and Cinema
3
328 Medieval India
3
329 Gender in Southeast Asia
3
330 Islam in South Asia
331 Islam in Indonesia
3
A critical examination of what it means to be a woman or a man within the social and cultural context of Southeast Asia. What "masculinity" and "femininity" signify in
Indonesia's society; how these concepts are reaffirmed or challenged.
Islam as a transnational phenomenon with specific reference to its South Asian forms.
3
Islam as a transnational phenomenon with specific reference to its Indonesian forms.
A survey of the history and culture of India from the earliest historic period to 1200 and the coming of Islam, with emphasis on the evolution of classical Hindu civilization.
Survey of the archipelago from the 10th century to the present. Social organization, major religions, economic and political developments from the pre-modern period,
through Dutch colonial rule to independence.
History of China from the earliest times to the disintegration of the Tang empire. Students will acquire the analytical skills and tools to understand the origins and
foundations of Chinese society.
A critical introduction to Japanese manga and anime in the 20th and 21st centuries.
The history, culture, and social and economic organization of South Asia from the decline of the classical Hindu empires through the Sultanate period.
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Faculty
Department
Class
Name
Credits
332 Confucianism in China and Beyond: Reinventions of Tradition
3
334 Indonesian Cinema
3
337 The Korean People in Modern Times (1600 to the present)
3
338 Modern India
3
339 The Construction of South Asian Communities in the Diaspora
3
340 History of Later Imperial China
3
341 Classical Chinese Literature in Translation
3
342 Chinese Literature in Translation: The Vernacular Tradition
3
344 Topics in Japanese Cultural History I: Aristocrats and Warriors
346 Topics in Japanese Cultural History II: The Early Modern Age
347 Traditional Korean Literature in Translation
348 Great Literary Works of Classical India in Translation
Description
Key ideas and trends in Confucian thought and practice from its origins to modern times through primary sources in translation and secondary scholarship.
Representations of social and political relations, cultural traditions and regional differences, marriage, family and kinship ties, and gender politics in Indonesia as shown
through Indonesian cinema.
The transformation of Korea from a Confucian state into an industrial nation. The rise of nationalism and modern ideologies in Korea. Cultural, social and economic
changes Korea has undergone as it has entered the modern world.
The history of India from the coming of the Europeans to the rise of the nationalist movement with emphasis on the social and economic impact of British imperialism.
An examination of contemporary South Asian communities in the diaspora. Topics of particular importance are family life, religious life, notions of space, communal
memory, literary and visual representation.
History of China from the end of Tang to the eve of its modern transformation. Students will acquire the analytical skills and tools to understand the political, socioeconomic, and cultural changes in imperial China.
Poetry, historical and philosophic prose writings and the earliest genres of fiction in classical Chinese (ca. 1100 BC – ca. 750 AD).
Readings in drama and fiction, 800 to 1800 AD. The emergence of vernacular genres as distinct from and sometimes opposed to the existing classical genres.
3-9
Focuses each year on a specific topic related to the courtly or warrior culture of Japan.
3-9
Focuses each year on a specific topic related to the culture of early modern Japan.
3
3
An introduction to Korean literature from ancient times to 1900.
Major Sanskrit and Prakrit literary genres as developed in the Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jaina traditions, including folktales of riddle, intrigue, etc. Ramayana,
Mahabharata. Polished poems of the urbane. Plays. Learned novels and long poems.
349 Southeast Asian Literature in Translation
3
350 Asian Literature in Translation: A Comparative Approach
3
351 Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation
352 Topics in Traditional Chinese Vernacular Literature
353 Introduction to Hindi Film
3
Literary works from the Malay/Indonesian-speaking world (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) and some from other regions (mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines). All
readings in English translation.
A comparative approach to the literatures of East, South and Southeast Asia focusing on a specific theme. Required for majors in Chinese, Japanese and South Asian
languages.
Reading of selected novels and stories written between 1750 and the present.
3
Traditional Chinese culture as seen through reading and discussion of exemplary literary works in the vernacular language.
3
354 Introduction to Japanese Cinema
3
355
356
357
358
History of Chinese Cinema
3
History, aesthetics, politics, and social roles of Bollywood films. Seminar discussions in English; Hindi films with English subtitles.
Students will be introduced to the work of the major directors (e.g., Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Itami, Oshima, Shinoda). Ideological uses of literary texts and period
pieces (e.g., Ugetsu, Life of Oharu, Double Suicide). Impact of depiction of Japanese in American film.
Introduction to the work of major directors.
Korean Cinema
3
Introduction to the work of the major film makers.
Modern Korean Fiction in Translation
3
Selected novels and stories written between 1906 and the present.
Literature of Medieval India in Translation
3
Devotional, mystic, and erotic poetry of medieval Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism.
Gender relations as portrayed in Southeast Asian films and writings in English translation by women and men from the Malay/Indonesian-speaking world, mainland
Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.
Introduction to the literature of a linguistic area of Asia not covered in existing courses. Not given every year. Consult the Department for details. May be taken multiple
times on different subjects for credit.
A thematic survey of modern Chinese fiction and film in translation.
359 Gender Relations in Southeast Asian Literature and Cinema
3
360 A Specific Asian Literature in Translation
3-9
361 Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation II
362 Pre-Modern Japanese Fiction
3/6
363 Fiction and Film from Modern Taiwan
364 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
3
3
3-9
The influential genre of early tales and fiction in pre-modern Japan.
A reading-intensive survey of literary and cinematic culture in Taiwan since the early 20th century: colonialism, the national divide, nativism, trauma, cosmopolitanism,
and utopian imaginings. In English.
An introduction to the literature and cultural history of modern Japan, with readings drawn from various literary genres, from 1868 to the present.
365 Punjabi Cinema
3
Punjabi culture, history, and social values through films. The class includes film viewings and seminar discussions. Films will be screened with English subtitles.
366 Edo-Period Theatre
3
Edo-period puppet and kabuki theaters, with additional attention to the latter’s representation in woodblock prints and the construction of gender roles in theatre.
367 Contemporary Korean Culture
3
An introduction to the literature, drama, music, and art of Korea today. Particular attention will be paid to the continuing influence of traditional themes and forms.
368 Modern Literatures of South Asia in Translation
3
369 Asian Folklore
3
370 The Sanskrit Cosmopolis: India and the World, 200-1500 CE
3
371 Foundations of Chinese Thought
3
Fiction, drama, and poetry of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, including works in English translation and originally written in English.
A survey of oral and expressive traditions in Asia, including jokes, superstitions, fairy tales, myths, music, and foodways; practical training in collecting and archiving
folklore.
Languages, religions, art forms, and political structures of Asian societies shaped by creative encounters with Sanskrit.
Chinese thought from its beginnings until the Han dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE) in its historical and cultural contexts. Includes, among others: Confucius; Mo Zi; the
Legalists/Authoritarians; Zhuang Zi; the Lao Zi book.
Chinese thought from the Han dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE) to Wang Yangming (1472-1529) in its historical and cultural contexts.
372 Development of Traditional Chinese Thought
3
375 Global Chinese Cinemas
3
A survey of Chinese cinemas in global perspective, covering films, filmmakers, producers, audiences, markets, industries, and critical discourse since the early twentieth
century. Covers both cinematic culture and filmmaking technique.
376 The Sikhs: Formations, Contexts, and Historical Development
3
Introduction to the historical development of Sikh traditions in India and Diaspora, from the 15th century to the present, with attention to broader historical contexts.
377 History of Korean Thought
3
An examination of Korean religious, philosophical, and scientific thought from the earliest written records to the present day, with particular focus on the interaction of
Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and, in the present century, Christianity.
378 Philosophical Wisdom of Early India
3
Epistemological and ontological thought from the Vedic period to the period of the rise of philosophical schools or systems Philosophy in the Mahabharata, Gita; early
Buddhist and Jain views on knowledge and reality; views on language.
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Arts
Department
ASIA: Asian Studies
Class
Name
Credits
Description
A historical study of the social and cultural forces that helped shape Sikh religious beliefs and ritual practices over the past four centuries. In dealing with the evolution of
Sikh identity, due attention will be given to Sikh ideals, social organization, religious institutions and sacred literature.
379 The Sikhs: History, Religion, and Society
6
380 The Making of Modern China: Nationalism, War, Revolution
6
The history of China from 1800 to the present including the decline of the Qing empire, the rise of modern nationalism, foreign invasion, and China's multiple revolutions.
381 Daoist Religion and Its Philosophical Background
382 Buddhism in China
3
A study of the Daoist religious traditions from their beginnings in the second century CE in their cultural, intellectual and social contexts.
3
383 Common Religious Traditions in China
3
History, thought, and practices of Chinese Buddhism from its beginnings until the twentieth century.
A study of the religious practices and beliefs shared by the great majority of people in traditional Chinese culture, including ancestor worship, seasonal festivals, offerings
to deities, exorcism of harmful forces.
384 The Zhuangzi
3
385 Chan/Zen Buddhism: Doctrine and Practice
3
387 Japanese Religions
3
388 Buddhist, Brahamanical and Jain Philosophers in Interaction
3
390 History of the Indian Ocean World
3
Societies and empires shaped by voyages of exploration, religious pilgrimages, trading diasporas and forced migration in the world of the Indian Ocean.
391 An Introduction to the Indo-Persian Cosmopolis/Knowledge Systems
3
Cultural interactions between Delhi and the wider Dar al Islam with indigenous groups and local culture from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
394 Post-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema
3
Gender politics, family relationships, and women's social, economic, and political roles in post-revolutionary Iran as shown through Iranian cinema.
398 Narrative Literature in Premodern India
3
Stories of gods, goddesses and religious heroes from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, Avadanas and in classical poetry and drama.
400 Chinese Characters: Script, Languages, and Civlizations
3
405 The Interaction of Science, Religion, and Philosophy in East Asia
3
408 Religion, Society, and Secularism in Modern India
3
Advanced study of the structure of the Chinese characters in their graphic, phonetic, and semantic aspects.
The influence of Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Christianity on the way peoples of East Asia understood and manipulated the natural world, focussing on the
natural sciences.
The postcolonial nation-state and the challenge of a multi-religious society. Religious and secular discourse in colonial India, the partition, the modern constitution,
secularism, Hindu and Muslim mobilization, and religious radicalism and communal violence.
410
International Relations in Premodern East Asia
3
International relations, particularly between Korea and Japan in the premodern East Asian context, focusing on migration, trade, diplomacy, war, collective memory,
mutual perceptions, and the context of the Sinocentric international order.
411
414
418
422
428
Chinese Political Thought and Institutions
3
Chinese theories and practices of government and administration from earliest times to 1949.
Architecture and Urbanism in Islamic South Asia
3
Historical factors shaping Indian architecture from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
Social History of India
3
Fundamental institutions including family, caste and religious organizations, with emphasis on the early modern and British periods.
Modern Japanese History since 1800
6
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Mughal India
3
6
History of the politics, economy, society, and culture of South Asia from the Great Mughals to the British conquest.
Trade, diplomacy, war, imperialism, militarism, colonialism, collective memory, mutual perceptions Korean-Japanese relations are examined as an exemplary case for
exploring the dimensions of international conflict and partnership.
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3
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430 International Relations in Modern East Asia: Korea and Japan
3
Introduction to a foundational text of East Asian thought. Both the primary text and its reception in traditional and modern contexts will be examined.
The history, doctrines, and practices of Chan Buddhism, particularly the profound influence of Chan Buddhism on various aspects of East Asian culture.
An introduction to traditional Japanese religions including Shinto, Buddhism, Shugendo, Confucianism, new religions and folklore, and their roles in Japanese history,
culture and society.
Debates on issues of epistemology, language and ontology among the philosophical schools or systems of classical India Nagarjuna, Bhartrhari, Uma-svati, Sankara and
others.
434 History of Southeast Asia since 1800
438 Twentieth Century South Asia
440 Cultural History of Imperial China
3/6
An in-depth examination of the construction, transmission, and transformation of Chinese culture(s) prior to 1800.
441 Masterworks of Chinese Fiction and Drama in Translation
3/6
Reading of a classic novel or play, with attention to intellectual, social, and political subtexts as well as aesthetic dimensions and problems of interpretation.
444 Topics in Modern Japanese Fiction and Cultural History
447 Korean Women's Literature
3
Focuses on a limited time period or particular aspect of modern Japanese literature.
3
448 Narrative and Performance in South Asia
3
Women's voices and issues in the Korean literary tradition, from earliest times to the new millennium, in translation.
Key theoretical issues in the production and enactment of folk narratives in traditional and modern South Asian cultures. Intended for advanced undergraduates in Asian
folklore studies.
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450 Special Topics in Buddhist Studies
451 Modern Chinese Authors in Translation
3-12
3
452 Literature of the Korean Diaspora
3
453
3
Japanese Travel Literature
454 Japanese Poetry in Translation
3
455
Adaptations of Japanese Classics
3
456
History and Culture of Taiwan
3
457 The Modern Korean Novel
3
460 Modern Asian Women in Narrative
3
464 Japanese Women's Self-Writing
3
466 History of Christianity in Asia
3
468 Approaches to the Study of Asian Religions
3
Study of one influential modern Chinese author, such as Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Eileen Chang, Yu Hua, Mo Yan, or Wang Anyi.
A survey of literature, in translation, from the Korean diaspora, focussing on writing by ethnic Koreans in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Japanese travel literature (myths, legends, poetry, tales, diaries, illustrated guides, satiric sermons, haiku, comic fiction, colonial reporting, and ethnography) from the 8th
century to present.
An introduction to Japanese poetry from its origins in song and myth, to its development from a courtly art (waka) to a popular pastime (haiku). Influences on prose,
autobiography, and theatre will also be considered.
Introduction to literary, stage, and film adaptations of Japanese classics and legends and the ways in which these "new" works appropriate the past to comment on the
present.
The major social, economic, political, and cultural changes in Taiwan since the seventeenth century; the post-World War II process of democratization and Taiwan’s place
in the contemporary world.
Survey of major single-volume novels, ranging from Yi Kwang-su's Heartlessness to Ch'oe Yun's There a Petal Silently Falls, in translation.
Experience of women in the context of a particular Asian culture, as seen through literature, popular culture, film and folklore. Narrative as a medium for the
representation and constitution of gender.
Selected aspects of the more than 1000 years of self-writing (diary, autobiography, personal fiction). Theory and criticism about the use of writing as a medium of selfexpression.
A survey of Christian proselytizing drives in South, Southeast, and East Asia, focusing on the period since 1500 and the reasons for successes (the Phillipines and Korea, for
example) and failures (Japan).
The Western genealogy and problematics of religion, issues in its application to non-Western cultures and traditions, and the practical study of Asian religions, in Asia and
its diasporas.
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Class
Name
BAFI: Busi. Finance
Description
3-9
477 New Religious Movements of East Asia
3
478 The Religious Image in Asia
3
The religious image and related material culture within Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Sikhism with special attention to methodological concerns.
480 Economic and Social History of Modern China to 1940
6
484 The History of the Choson Dynasty
3
485 Inventing Asian Religions in the West/East Encounter
3
488 Religion, Society, and State in Modern India
3
490
498
501
502
503
504
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
521
522
523
3
Political, social, and cultural history of Korea's Choson Dynasty, focusing on how it lasted from 1392 to 1910 and why it collapsed so quickly at the beginning of the
twentieth century.
An examination of how western imperial expansion transformed the descriptions and practices of Asian traditions through systems of classification, missionaries,
discovery of languages, modernity, and fragmentation.
History of secular and religious discourse in post-independent India. Partition, state policy of secularism, religious mobilization among Hindus and Muslims, communal
violence and religious radicalism.
Focus changes from year to year.
Asian Classics - Fourth Year Seminar
Asia and the Museological Imagination
525
528
532
533
541
543
546
547
550
561
566
570
576
577
578
581
582
583
584
587
598
533
411
412
413
421
3
Seminar class designed to explore current scholarly debates in South Asian and Sikh Studies. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
Examines the rise of new religious movements in China, Japan, and Korea over the last two centuries, from the Taiping, Tonghak, and Tenri-kyo to the Unification Church,
SGI International, and Falun Gong.
Museological representations of Asia and Asian forms of museological representation in colonial and post-colonial contexts.
Research Methods and Source Materials in Classical Chinese Studies
3/6
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Modern Chinese Fiction and Western Criticism
3/6
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Problems in the History of Chinese Language
3/6
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Texts in Ancient Chinese Scripts
3-18
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Topics in Chinese Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
3
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Topics in Chinese Applied Linguistics
3
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Topics in Premodern Chinese History and Institutions
3-18
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Aspects of Chinese Popular Thought and Religion
3-18
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Monastic Biography and Hagiography in East Asian Buddhism
3/6
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Readings in Chinese Religious Texts
3-18
Selected readings from primary texts in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and popular religion.
Advanced Readings in Classical Chinese
3-18
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Topics in Classical Chinese Literature
3/6
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Topics in Modern Chinese Literature
3-18
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Topics in Early Vernacular Modern Chinese Literature
3-18
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Research Methods and Source Materials in Japanese Studies
3/6
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Readings in kambun kundoku
3/6
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Topics in the History and Structure of the Japanese Language
3-18
Topics in the Social History of Japanese Religions
3-18
Reading seminar in Japanese scholarly material dealing with China and/or Korea for graduate students who have a reading knowledge of Chinese and/or Korean and some
knowledge of Japanese.
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Problems of Japanese Intellectual History
3-18
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Topics in Traditional Japanese Literature
3-18
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Topics in Modern Japanese Literature
3-18
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Research Methods and Source Materials in South Asian Studies
3-18
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Topics in the History and Structure of Indian Languages
3-18
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Topics in South Asian Literature
3-18
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Narrative Theory and South Asian Literature
3-18
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Topics in Early South Asian Civilizations
3-18
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Problems of Modernization in Eastern and Southern Asia
3-18
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524 Japanese for Specialists of China and Korea
Commerce
Credits
476 Topics in Sikh and South Asian Studies
History of Christianity in Asia
3
3
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Approaches to Asian Literature
3/6
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Topics in Sikh and South Asian Studies
3-9
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New Religious Movements of East Asia
3
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The Religious Image in Asia
3
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Research Methods and Source Materials in Korean Studies
3-18
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History and Structure of the Korean Language
3/6
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Topics in Modern Korean Literature
3-12
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Topics in Traditional Korean Literature
3-12
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The Choson Dynasty
3
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Asia and the Museological Imagination
3
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1.5
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Pacific Region Financial Markets
Introductory Modern Chinese Literature I
3
A reading-intensive introduction to modern Chinese literature from 1900 to 1949, with a focus on fiction.
Advanced Readings in Twentieth-Century Chinese
6
Summer equivalent to CHIN 410 and 411.
Introductory Modern Chinese Literature II
3
A reading-intensive introduction to modern Chinese literature from 1949 to the present, with a focus on fiction.
Introductory Classical Chinese Literature (Early Periods)
3
Early fiction, including tales of the supernatural and romance, to the Tang Dynasty.
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422 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature
Arts
Applied
Science
Arts
Arts
Arts
Arts
CHIN: Chinese
PLAN: Community and Regional Planning
ECON: Economics
FIST: Film Studies
GEOG: Geography
HINU: Hindu-Urdu
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Description
6
Selected short stories, novels, plays, essays, and poems from 1917 to the present. For students who have a good reading knowledge of modern Chinese.
423 Introductory Classical Chinese Literature (Later Periods)
3
424 Introductory Classical Chinese Literature (Intensive)
6
431 Classical Chinese I
3
Texts in vernacular Chinese, including drama and fiction, from the Yuan to the Qing Dynasties.
Covers a range of stories, fiction, and drama to the Qing Dynasty. Only for students who did not have a good reading knowledge of modern Chinese before entering
university.
The development of early Chinese from the classical period through the Six Dynasties (5th century BCE to 6th century CE). Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN
courses lower than 400-level. Beginning in 2010W, credit will be granted for only one of CHIN 331 or CHIN 431.
Summer equivalent to CHIN 430 and 431.
Focus in on the Tang and Song dynasties (617 - 1279). Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level. Beginning in 2010W, credit will be
granted for only one of CHIN 333 or CHIN 433.
A combination of CHIN 431 and 433. Readings on classical philosophy, history, literature, and culture. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400level.
Covers a full range of stories, fiction, and drama to the Qing Dynasty. For students who already had a good reading knowledge of classical and modern Chinese before
entering the University.
Readings in classical poetry from the pre-Qin to the end of the Han Dynasties, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400level.
432 Intensive Classical Chinese II
6
433 Classical Chinese II
3
434 Intensive Classical Chinese
6
444 Advanced Classical Chinese Literature (Intensive)
6
461 Early Classical Chinese Poetry (to Han)
3
463 Early Classical Chinese Poetry (Han to Tang)
3
464 Early Classical Chinese Poetry (Intensive)
6
471 Later Classical Chinese Poetry (Tang)
3
473 Later Classical Chinese Poetry (after Tang)
3
474 Later Classical Chinese Poetry (Intensive)
6
481 Modern Chinese Literature I
3
483 Modern Chinese Literature II
3
484 Intensive Modern Chinese Literature
6
491 Readings in Classical Chinese: Philosophical Texts and Commentaries
3
572 Project and Program Design in Developing Asian Countries
3
Development theories, the role of the state, the importance of political and social contexts, and the influence of foreign planning models.
341 Economic Development of Asia
3
Economic development under colonialism, the colonial legacy, population, trade and development, land reform, the Green Revolution, industrialization strategies,
distribution of the gains from development. Each topic is discussed in the context of an Asian country.
342 The Economy of China since 1949
3
The Maoist strategy of development, the commune system and rural development, the pace and pattern of industrialization, management and planning, incentive policy,
economic lessons from China. Students who wish to contrast different approaches to development may find it useful to take ECON 341 and 342 as a sequence.
343 The Economic Development of Modern Japan
3
An economic analysis of the growth and structural changes of the Japanese economy from the Meiji Restoration to the Second World War. Sources of growth, the
development of new economic institutions, agricultural development, international trade and early industrialization, the emergence of a dual economic structure, war
preparation, and the drive towards heavy industrialization.
444 The Contemporary Japanese Economy
3
An economic analysis of selected issues in contemporary Japan. The postwar growth record, economic management and planning, industrial policy, labour market and
industrial relations, foreign trade and investment, rapid industrialization and its consequences, external economic relations.
338 Asian and Australasian Cinema
3
Topics may include an analysis of a national cinema, such as that of China, India, or Australia.
380 Introduction to the Geography of Asia
3
A comparative regional analysis stressing the historical development and changing cultural, economic, and political patterns of the area. Special reference to India,
Indonesia, China, and Japan.
481 Geography of Japan
3
A critical analysis of significant human adaptations to changing ecological conditions in the Japanese archipelago. Normally alternates with GEOG 468.
484 Geography of Southeast Asia
3
A critical analysis of significant features of political, economic, and cultural development in the region from pre-colonial times to the present.
485 Geography of China
3
400
6
Introduction to Hindu and Urdu Literature
450 Hindi Film
3
376 Modern Japanese History since 1800
6
378
3
Early China
379 Later Imperial China
3
380
The Making of Modern China: Nationalism, War, Revolution
381
Imperialism and Nationalism in Southeast Asia
3
382
Post-Colonial Southeast Asia
3
3/6
Readings in classical poetry from the Six Dynasties to early Tang, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level.
A combination of CHIN 461 and 463. Classical poetry from pre-Qin to the early Tang Dynasties, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses
lower than 400-level
Readings in classical poetry from the time of Du Fu (712-770) to the end of the Tang Dynasty, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses
lower than 400-level.
Readings in classical poetry from the Song to the Qing dynasties, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level.
A combination of CHIN 471 and 473. Classical poetry from the time of Du Fu (712-770) to the end of the Qing Dynasty, at an advanced level. Not to be taken concurrently
with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level
Selected readings from the May Fourth Era to present. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level. Credit will be granted for only one of
CHIN 381 or CHIN 481.
Historical continuation of CHIN 481. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level. Credit will be granted for only one of CHIN 383 or CHIN
483.
A combination of CHIN 481 and 483. Selected readings from the May Fourth Era to the present. Not to be taken concurrently with any CHIN courses lower than 400-level.
Credit will be granted for only one of CHIN 381, 383, 384 or 484.
The purpose of this class is to train students to work with Warring States philosophical texts and traditional commentaries and hone their translation and research skills.
An introduction to the changing cultural, social and economic geography of China. Normally alternates with GEOG 425.
Readings of various literary genres in Hindi, Urdu and their medieval equivalents. Modern fiction from India and Pakistan; the Urdu ghazal; medieval Hindi bhakti poetry;
readings from the Adi Granth of the Sikhs Hindi film. Discussion in Hindi-Urdu of all materials.
Regional, religious, and historical dialects of Hindi and Urdu as repesented in films.
The building of a modern state, its crisis in the 1930s, and its postwar recovery; topics include business institutions, politics, imperialism, intellectual syncretism, social
change, and Japan's growing influence in the world.
History of China from the earliest times to the disintegration of the Tang Empire. Students will acquire the analytical skills and tools to understand the origins and
foundations of Chinese society.
History of China from the end of Tang to the eve of its modern transformation. Students will acquire the analytical skills and tools to understant the political, socioeconomic, and cultural changes in imperial China.
The history of China from 1800 to the present including the decline of the Qing empire, the rise of modern nationalism, foreign invasion, and China's multiple revolutions.
The history of European imperial rule, the forms of resistance to it, and the formation of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia. The countries studied include Vietnam,
Indonesia, the Philippines, Burma, and Thailand.
The history of the Japanese occupation, wars of independence, international relations of the independent nation-states, and internal armed conflicts. Special attention will
be paid to the wars in Vietnam, Indonesia, and East Timor.
UBC Asia Courses
Faculty
Department
Class
Name
385 India from Raj to Republic
386 Korea since 1860
3
3
History of India during the period of Mughal rule (roughly 1500-1750). Studies the role of India and the Mughals within the global dynamics of the early modern world.
389 The Sikhs: History, Religion, and Society
6
A historical study of the social and cultural forces that helped shape Sikh religious beliefs and ritual practices over the past four centuries. In dealing with the evolution of
Sikh identity, attention will be given to Sikh ideals, social organization, religious institutions and sacred literature.
6
481 Education and Society in Modern China
3
482 Chinese Migration
3
483 Asian Migrations to the Americas
3
484 East Asian Military Systems and Warfare China
3
485 Asian Migrant Communities in Vancouver
3
488
558
560
561
563
566
568
569
570
573
577
500
505
Arts
IAR: Institute of Asian Research
JAPN: Japanese
3
3/6
480 Social History of Modern China
487 History of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Acupuncture to Yoga
Arts
3/6
Description
Exploration of the rise of the East India Company as territorial power, the formation of a colonial society in India, competing responses to British rule, the struggle for
independence, and the legacies of partition.
An examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural transformations of Korea since the late nineteenth century. Topics include the end of the Choson Dynasty,
the history of Japanese colonial rule, the Korean war, and the two Koreas in the international system.
History of medieval India explored through different stories from and about India's pre-modern past. Studies trends in society, religion, politics, and material life to reveal
the dynamism of this period and to challenge simplified narratives of Hindu-Muslim confrontation.
388 India in the Early Modern World: Mughals, Merchants, and Marauders
479 Cultural History of Imperial China
HIST: History
3
387 Voices from Medieval India
423 Economic and Business History of Modern Japan
Arts
Credits
Special Topics in Asian History
3
3/6
From 1800 to the present; emphasis on the business strategies of Japan's largest companies; attention also to broader economic topics such as international trade,
government policy, social impact of industry, business and politics, labour, and post-1971 multi-nationalism.
An in-depth examination of the construction, transmission, and transformation of Chinese culture(s) prior to 1800.
Changes and continuities in Chinese society and culture from the late imperial period to the present; rural and urban life, social stratification, social movements and
ideology, family and community, popular beliefs and cultural values.
The relationship between education and society in China since 1600; classical learning and the civil service examination system; popular literacy; sino-foreign interactions
in education; education and gender; nationalism and education; the education revolution in China after 1949.
This history of Chinese migrations from the founding of the state to the present day. Migration is used as a focus through which to examine some key themes of Chinese
history; ethnicity, boundary creation, economic growth and international relations.
Examines both the historical and contemporary contexts for migration from Asia to Canada and the Americas.
Confucian societies are often thought of as ones in which the brush is mightier than the sword. In fact the military has been a crucial factor in East Asia, and warfare has
been the engine which has driven many of the most significant changes in East Asian history. This course will look at the evolution of East Asian military systems, and at
the impact of recurrent warfare on East Asia societies.
This course will examine the history of Asian migration to Vancouver and British Columbia, focusing on the development of local communities and provide a background
in historical research methods that will enable the students to conduct research on the history of these communities.
Alternative and complementary healing in history, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga, meditation, and alternative drug therapies. Specific themes may
vary from year to year.
-
Readings in Comparative Asian History
3
-
Readings in Chinese History (to 1911)
3
-
Readings in Chinese History (post-1911)
3
-
Methodology and Sources in Chinese History
3
-
Readings in 20-th Century Japanese History
3
-
Readings in Early Modern Japanese and World History
3
-
Methodology and Sources in Japanese History
3
-
Seminar in Japanese History
3
-
Readings in Southeast Asian History
3
-
Readings in South Asian History
3
-
Perspectives and Methods in Asia Pacific Policy Studies
6
-
The New Institutionalism in Asia
3
Interdisciplinary investigation of the idea that globalization is not limited to the economic sphere but also includes popular culture, communications, travel, food and
desire of the other.
506 Culture & Globalization in Asia-Pacific
3
507 East Asian Organizations in Comparative Perspective
3
Contemporary theories of organizational behavior applied to economic organizations in Japan, with some comparisons to South Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese firms.
Historical and theoretical conceptualizations of business organizations with empirical applications as applied to East Asian firms.
508 The City and the National Imagination
3
Examines relations between the idea of the nation and its embodiment in the spaces of the city through visual, spatial, and architectural representations.
511 Cross-National Comparisons in the Social Sciences
3
The methodological and epistemological underpinnings of cross-national comparative research across the social sciences. Focused on but not limited to Northeast Asia.
512
515
516
402
Multinational Firms and Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific
3
-
Topics in Asia Pacific Policy Studies
3
-
Issues in East Asian Diplomacy
3
Political, transnational, and bilateral diplomatic issues.
Readings in Japanese Poetry
6
Translation and analysis of selected works from classical, medieval, and modern periods.
406
Readings in Modern Japanese Essays
3
408 Readings in Modern Japanese Literatre
3
416 Newspaper Japanese
3
An advanced course in the reading and analysis of scholarly texts in modern Japanese drawn from history, sociology, economics, etc. Advanced conversation, composition,
and practice in the use of standard reference tools as preparation for independent research in Japanese.
An advanced course in the reading and analysis of literary texts in modern Japanese. Advanced conversation, translation into English and practice in the use of standard
reference tools as preparation for advanced research in Japanese.
The aim of the course will be to develop fluency in reading contemporary Japanese newspapers. Concentration on current and emerging vocabulary, evolving grammatical
features, and style of presentation.
See above.
417 Newspaper Japanese
3
419 Topics in Japanese Language, Culture, and Society
3
A content-based advanced Japanese language course combined with analysis of various media in literary, journalistic, and popular genres drawn from history, sociology,
cultural studies, etc. Practice in the use of standard reference tools prepares students for independent research in Japanese.
420 Grammatical Analysis of Japanese
3
Analysis of the grammatical structure of modern Japanese. Contrastive analysis of Japanese and English as well as error analysis.
UBC Asia Courses
Faculty
Arts
Department
KORN: Korean
Applied
Science
LARC: Landscape Architecture
Education
LLED: Language and Literacy in Education
Law
LAW: Law
Arts
MUSC: Music
Arts
PHIL: Philosophy
Class
Credits
Description
421 Grammatical Analysis of Japanese
Name
3
452 Researching Modern Japanese Relations
3
Research tools and approaches to the interdisciplinary study of modern Japanese religions (nineteenth century to the present) including state-of-the-field works in English,
and locating primary and secondary materials in Japanese.
301 Readings in Korean Topics I
3
Readings in intermediate-level Korean on aspects of Korean culture, customs, and contemporary life, along with structured conversations based on those readings.
302 Readings in Korean Topics II
3
Continuation of KORN 301.
351 Introduction to Sino-Korean Readings
3/6
410 Modern Korean Short Fiction
411 Advaned Readings in Korean Non-Fiction
3/6
Chinese characters in their Korean pronunciations and shapes. Students learn approximately 600 characters, related vocabulary, and do structured readings in mixed
scripts on aspects of Korean culture and contemporary life.
Reading and translating twentieth-century Korean short fiction.
3/6
Guided readings on contemporary affairs from the Korean press and/or selected readings in Korean academic prose.
412 Korean-to-English Translation
3/6
Translation into English of Korean writing in various literary genres, including short story, poetry, personal essay, and academic essay. Supplementary readings in
translation studies and translation theory.
415 Korean Conversation and Composition
3/6
Structured conversation practice and weekly composition assignments based on viewing one designated Korean television program per week.
3
522 Asia-Pacific Narratives as Inquiry on Intercultural Aspects of Language Eductaion
3
-
334 Introduction to Asian Legal Systems
3
Introduction to the comparative study of legal systems of East and South-East Asia, including those of China and Japan.
335 Korean Law
3
336 Chinese Law: Implications for Canada-China Relations
3
337 Trade and Investment in the People's Republic of China
338 Japanese Law
339 Human Rights in Asia
3
Overview of the laws and legal system in the People's Republic of China with some introduction to Taiwan law. Legal interpretation of implications for Canada-China
relations.
The legal regime in The People's Republic of China governing trade and foreign investment.
3
Constitutional foundation and protection of human rights under Japanese law.
3
Legal issues relating to civil, political, social and cultural rights in particular areas in Asia.
585 Asian Music Ensemble
2
371 Foundations of Chinese Thought
3
378 Philosophical Wisdom of Early India
3
388 Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jain Philosophers in Interaction3
321 Chinese Politics and Government
322 Japanese Government and Politics
Arts
POLI: Political Science
3
3/6
3
323 South Asian Government and Politics
3/6
324 Southeast Asian Government and Politics
3/6
330 Japanese Political Economy
331 Korean Government and Politics
365
Asian International Relations
3
3
3/6
368 Japan's Foreign Relations
Arts
PUNJ: Punjabi
Arts
RELG: Religious Studies
Arts
Arts
Overview of the laws and legal systems in South Korea with some introduction to North Korean law. A legal interpretation of dynamic changes on the Korean Peninsula.
Debates on issues of epistemology, language and ontology among the philosophical schools or systems of classical India Nagarjuna, Bhartrhari, Uma-svati, Sankara and
others.
Chinese thought from the Han dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE) in its historical and cultural contexts. Includes among others: Confucius; Mo Zi; the Legalists/Authoritarians;
Zhuang Zi; the Lao Zi book.
Epistemological and ontological thought from the Vedic Period to the period of the rise of philosophical schools or systems. Philosophy in the Mahabharata, Gita; early
Buddhist and Jain views on knowledge and reality; views on language.
Debates on issues of epistemology, language and ontology among the philosophical schools or systems of classical India Nagarjuna, Bhartrhari, Uma-svati, Sankara and
others.
The course will explore various aspects of Chinese politics and the dynamics of China’s development since 1949. Topics include: the Cultural Revolution, political reform
and protest, and economic reform policies and their consequences.
A general introduction to modern Japanese politics from various theoretical and comparative perspectives.
Comparative analysis of politics and government in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Imperial legacies and nationalist movements; political institution-building
amidst socio-cultural diversity; parties and interest groups; elections and leadership crises; military intervention; ethnic and class conflicts; foreign policy.
The political systems of contemporary Southeast Asia.
Issues in contemporary Japanese political economy, including industrial policy, the Keiretsu groupings, the main-bank system, trends toward deregulation, and businesslabour relations.
An introduction to the politics of Korea. The evolution of Korean politics from authoritarian rule to democratic transition, focusing on present and future political,
economic and social issues.
Analysis of the foreign policies of one or more of the states of East, Southeast, and South Asia; their relations with other states in the region as well as with major outside
powers.
Japan's security policy, aid policy, relations with the United States and with neighbouring Asian nations, role in the United Nations and other international institutions.
424 Chinese Political Thought and Institutions
6
-
427 Issues in Chinese Politics and Development
3
Seminar examines one issue in Chinese politics (e.g., environmental politics, local government, state-society relations) from a broadly comparative perspective.
457
3
Punjabi-language theatre, with emphasis on Canadian forms. Reading, writing, and performance of plays; examination of history of Punjabi theatre.
3
History, thought and practices of Chinese Buddhism from its beginnings until the twentieth century.
Punjabi Theatre
366 Buddhism in China
315 Japanese Culture and Society
3/6
An intensive examination of modern industrial Japan, including such topics as: demographic characteristics, class structure and inequality, industrial organization, political
structure and conflict, ethnic relations, value systems, urban and rural traditions and cultural background of current events. Major theories of Japanese culture and
economic development will be studied.
416 The Ethnography of Japan
3/6
Through an analysis of contemporary ethnographic accounts of Japan, this course addresses the interplay of cultural predispositions with modern organizational structure,
differences in rural/urban lifestyles, family relationships, gender roles, health, aging and Japan's international role.
440 Supervised Study in Southeast Asian Languages
3-18
-
SOCI: Sociology
SEAL: Southeast Asian Languages
History, principles, and theory of landscape architecture in Europe, America and Asia. Influence of cultural attitudes and societal change upon natural environments,
parks, gardens, and town planning.
522 Landscape Architectural History