Courses Offered
General Education Course
East and Southeast Asia (SEA) 30 Asian Emporiums: Networks of Culture and Trade in Southeast Asia.
An introduction to the world of monsoon Asia as formed by interaction among its peoples throughout the centuries. 3 u.
Elective Course
Global Studies (GS) 197 Special Topics.
Cannot be taken more than twice, topics to be indicated for record purposes. 3 u.
- Japanese Traditional Performance Practices - Noh.
- Japanese Traditional Performance Practices - Bunraku.
- Global Gastronomy: Exploring the Universe of Food
- A Bite of China: An Introduction to Chinese Culture and Society I
- Palestinian Justice, Settler-colonialism and State Violence Across the Globe
Japan Studies (JS) 100 An Overview of Contemporary Japanese Culture and Society.
Survey of contemporary insider and outsider views of Japanese culture and society. 3 u.
Japan Studies (JS) 101 Japanese Culture and Society I.
Thematic discussions on the core elements of Japanese culture and society, the elements borrowed from other cultures and the way they are fused. 3 u.
Korea Studies (KS) 101 Introduction to Contemporary Korean Society
Global entanglements and socio-cultural dynamics in 21st Century Korea. 3 u.
Korea Studies (KS) 102 The Making of Global Korea
Milestones in the emergence of Korea as a global nation until the 20th Century. 3 u.
Graduate Course
The Center is preparing graduate courses in Global Studies such as Global Studies 297, a special topics course for graduate students with themes ranging from Cultures of Disasters, Peace and Conflict and Migration and Diaspora, etc. GS 297 will be an exploratory course for the creation of a master’s degree in Global Studies. In addition, a certificate course in Disaster Risk Management, which eventually leads to a master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management, is also in the planning stage.
