Spring 2012 Courses

Photo: Kamakhya temple near Gawahati in Assam, India z(Vikash Yadav).

Here is a list of courses for the Spring semester which count towards the major/minor in Asian Studies at HWS.  Please check the course catalog for details about pre-requisites.

Language Courses

Chinese

CHIN 102  Beginning Chinese II

Zhou; 2 Sections: MWF 9:05 - 10:00 or MWF 10:10 - 11:05

CHIN 202  Inter. Chinese II

CHIN 302  Advanced Chinese II

CHIN 450  Independent Study

Japanese

JPN  101  Beginning Japanese I

JPN  201  Inter. Japanese I

JPN  301  Advanced Japanese I

JPN  450  Independent Study

Hindi

SILP 132  Beginning Hindi II

Vietnamese

SILP 163  Beginning Vietnamese III

Non-Language Courses 

ANTH 213  Cultures of India

Rodriguez; TuTh 1:30 - 2:55

ARTH 103  Asian Art Survey

Blanchard; MWF 11:15 - 12:10

ARTH 253 Buddhist Art & Archit.

Blanchard; MWF 10:10 - 11:05

ARTH  336 Landscapes & Gardens

ARTH  436 Landscapes & Gardens

Blanchard; MW 1:25 - 2:50

ASN 101  Asian Civilizations 

Yadav & Yoshikawa; TuTh 3:05  - 4:30

ASN 210 Buddhism & Taoism

Huang; TuTh 11:55 - 1:20

ASN 215  Env. & Develop. in E.Asia

Magee & Lewis; TuTh 11:55 - 1:20

ASN 231 Tibetan Mandala Painting

Yignyen; TuTh 10:20 - 11:45

ASN 340  Water & Energy in China

Magee; [See Instructor]

ECON 233  Comparative Econ.

Khan; TuTh 3:05 - 4:30

EDUC 302 Disability in China

McCabe; TuTh 10:20 - 11:45

ENG  Globalization & Literature

Basu; MWF 12:20 - 1:15

ENV 234  Sustainable China

Magee; [See Instructor]

HIST 324  Qing and Tokugawa

TuTh 11:55 - 1:20

POL 180  Intro. to Int’l. Relations

Lee; 8:35 - 10:00

POL 202  Politics of Afghanistan

Yadav; TuTh 8:45 - 10:10

POL 246  Politics of East Asia

Lee; MWF 11:15 - 12:10

POL 254  Globalization

Lee; MW 1:25 - 2:50

REL 226  Religion & Nature

Botham; TuTh 3:05 - 4:30

REL 242  Islamic Mysticism

Anwar; MW 1:25 - 2:50

REL 255  Peace & Violence in the Quran

Kafrawi; TuTh 8:45 - 10:10

REL 280  Negotiating Islam

Kafrawi; TuTh 11:55 - 1:20