Asian Studies Academic Program
Course Titles

 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Courses

Courses considered "Foundation Courses" are bold.
Course titles that are underlined are linked to syllabi that are on the web.

While most courses are taught on the Main Campus in Philadelphia, some are taught at Ambler or Center City, and some courses are normally taught at Temple University in Japan. Not every course is offered in every semester. Consult the Temple University Schedule of Classes issued around the middle of a semester for the precise courses offered in the following semester on the various campuses. You can easily access this through the menu item "Open Courses."

Normally Taught in Philadelphia:

AS C050-Rel C050-Introduction to Asian Religions
AS C053-Rel C053-Intro to World Religions
AS CO54-ArtHist CO52-Arts of Asia
AS C084-Crit C084 China & Japan Thru Literature
AS C086-GUS C086-East and South Asia
AS 100-Practical Asian Society and Culture
GSM 100-Fundamentals of Asian Business
AS 115-Hist 115-Introduction to East Asia: China
AS 116-Hist 116-Introduction to East Asia: Japan
AS 117-Hist 117-Introduction to Southeast Asia: Insular
AS 118-Hist 118-Introduction to Southeast Asia: Mainland
AS 122-Rel 122-Introduction to Buddhism
AS W122-Rel W122- Introduction to Buddhism
AS 153-Anth 153-Religion in Non-Western Cultures
AS 161-Rel 119-Japanese Religions
AS 162-Rel 106-Religions of India
AS W162-Rel W162-Religions of India
AS 163-Yoga and Tantric Mysticism, cross listed with Rel. 110 (tentative)
AS 164-I Ching, Taoism, and Zen, cross listed with Rel. 117 (tentative)
AS 165-Rel 116-Chinese Religions
AS 166-Rel 118-Chinese Buddhism
AS 167-Rel 120-Japanese Buddhism
AS 168-Rel 115-Zen Buddhism
AS 170-Rel 304-Earth Ethics (tentative)
AS R190-Hist R163-AmSt R136-Asian Am Experience
AS 191-AmStu 152-Hist 111-Asian Diaspora
AS W191-AmStu 152-Hist W111-Asian Diaspora
AS 218-Art Hist 218-Art of India
AS 220-Crit 220-Pre-Modern Japanese Literature
AS 221-Crit 221-Modern Japanese Literature
AS 222-Crit 121-Japanese Literature in Film
AS 223-Soc 297-Ideology, Social Change-Japan
AS 230-GUS 228-Metropolitan Tokyo
AS 238-GUS 238- Environmental Issues in Asia
AS 240-PolSci 236-China: Politics and Revolution
AS 241-Polsci 238-East Asia and the U.S.
AS 250-Anth 221-Peasant Societies
AS 253-Anth 273-Japanese Culture
AS 254-Anth 274-Anth. Modern China
AS 255-Anth 272-AmSt 133 American Culture in Japan
AS 256-Hist 183-AmSt 156-Vietnam War
AS 260-Rel 200-Introduction to Islam
AS 290-Phil 268-Indian Philosophy: An Intro
AS W300-Seminar in Asian Studies
AS 303-Topics in Asian Studies I
AS W303-Topics in Asian Studies I
AS 304-Topics in Asian Studies II
AS W304-Topics in Asian Studies II
AS 305-Independent Study in Asian Studies
AS 308-Hist 217-Origins of the Chinese Revolution
AS 310-Hist 218-Contemporary China
AS W311-Hist W340-Mod Japan: Empire, War, Society
AS 312-Hist 222-History of Vietnam
AS 314-Hist 220-Japan Today
AS 315-Hist 321-Women and Society in Japan
AS 317-Hist 215-AmSt 153-Asian Women in Transition
AS W317-Hist W215-AmSt W153-Asian Women in Transition
AS 318-Hist 219-Modern India
AS 320-Crit 368-Literary Chinese-Translation I
AS 321-Crit 369-Literary Chinese-Translation II
AS 327-Rel 327-Comparative Religion East and West
AS 338-Anth 238- Visual Anthro of Modern Japan
AS 369-Rel 369-Religious Dialogue East and West (TUJ)
Crit Lang W120-Japanese Popular Culture & Lit

Any Critical Language skills course in an approved Asian language at the 200-level or above.

Topical Studies 301/302/303/304 - Chinese studies I/II/III/IV, 16 s.h. for students taking an approved course of study at a Chinese university. (Work must be supervised and evaluated by one or more Temple University faculty members. Permission to enroll must be secured in advance.)

Courses Often Taught at Temple University Japan:
 

Hist R109-Race and Empire in Asia
AS 164-Rel 113-Bud'm, Psych, Existen'ism (TUJ)
AS 171-Art H 171-Chinese Art (TUJ)
AS 270-Art H 215-Japanese Art (TUJ)
AS 370-Art H 307-Art History-East and West (TUJ)
AS 244-PolSci 254-Japan in a Changing World (TUJ)

This page updated and authoritative, May 6, 2002
 

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