Loyola University Chicago

Asian Studies

Spring 2016 Courses

Course List for Asian Studies, Spring 2016

Please note that this course list only provides information about Chicago-based (LSC and WTC) classes.

Information about Beijing Center courses can be found here.  ALL courses offered at the Beijing Center count towards the Asian Studies minor, even if the course listings/tag column does not include ASIA.

Information about the Vietnam Center courses can be found here: http://www.luc.edu/studyabroad/vietnam.shtml. ALL courses offered at the Vietnam Center count towards the Asian Studies minor, even if the course listings/tag column does not include ASIA.

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ANTH 218 – 001 Contemporary Cultures of Southeast Asia

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. Kathleen Adams

Focusing on the culturally diverse region of Southeast Asia, the course considers historical dynamics, the diversity of religious orientations, gender and ethnic relations, nation-building strategies, and expressive arts (architecture, carving, film, literature and media), as well as the Southeast Asian Diaspora in the USA.

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CHIN 101 – 001 Chinese I

MoWeFr 11:30AM - 12:20PM

Prof. Hong Chen

This is an introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) for students with none or little prior experience in Chinese. This course introduces the four basic communicative skills in Chinese: listening, speaking, reading and writing, and emphasizes on conversation.

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CHIN 102 - 001 Chinese II

MoWeFr 10:25AM - 11:15AM

Prof. Hong Chen

Prerequisite:  CHIN 101

CHIN 102 is a continuation of CHIN 101. Students will expand their knowledge of Chinese characters, vocabulary and grammar, improve their skills on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and learn more cultural knowledge.

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CHIN 103 - 001 Chinese III

MoWeFr 2:45PM - 3:35PM

TBA

Prerequisite:  CHIN 102

CHIN103 builds on the knowledge and skills gained in CHIN 101-102. This course develops conversational skills by using fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in functional contexts.

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CHIN 104 - 001 Chinese IV

MoWeFr 1:40PM - 2:30PM

Prof. Hong Chen

Prerequisite:  CHIN 103

Chinese 104 is the continuation of Chinese 103. This course further extends students¿ knowledge of Chinese vocabulary and grammar, and improves their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

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HIST 208 - 004 East Asia Since 1500

MoWeFr 9:20AM - 10:10AM

WTC

Prof. Elena Valussi

Requirement: HIST 101 or HIST 102 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in History.

This course explores the roles and contributions of China, Japan, and Korea from the sixteenth century to the present tracing such themes as nationalism, capitalism, socialism, imperialism, war, peace, race, and gender struggles.

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HIST 208 - 005 East Asia Since 1500

MoWeFr 10:25AM - 11:15AM

WTC

Prof. Elena Valussi

Requirement: HIST 101 or HIST 102 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in History.

This course explores the roles and contributions of China, Japan, and Korea from the sixteenth century to the present tracing such themes as nationalism, capitalism, socialism, imperialism, war, peace, race, and gender struggles.

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HIST 208 - 01W East Asia Since 1500

MoWeFr 8:15AM - 9:05AM

Prof. Mark Allee

Requirement: HIST 101 or HIST 102 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in History.

This course explores the roles and contributions of China, Japan, and Korea from the sixteenth century to the present tracing such themes as nationalism, capitalism, socialism, imperialism, war, peace, race, and gender struggles.

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HIST 209 – 035 Survey of Islamic History

MoWeFr 9:20AM - 10:10AM

Prof. Leslie Dossey

Requirement: HIST 101 or HIST 102 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in History.

The course will introduce the historical development of Islamic civilization and the formation of Muslim social and political institutions from the 7th century to the present.

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HIST 296 - 200 Women in East Asia

Mo 1:40PM - 4:10PM

Prof. Leslie Dossey

This course studies the lives of Asian women in China, Japan, and Korea from early modern times to the present by examining changing roles of women and how these changes have come about.

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HIST 343W Modern South Asia, 1700-1947

Th 2:30PM-5:00PM

Prof. John Pincince

This course will examine the modern history of South Asia. It will explore the history of South Asia with a thematic and chronological approach. Important subjects to be examined include: early modern state formation, colonial forms of knowledge, religious identity, gender and class relations, and the political economy in the early modern and colonial state.

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HIST 344 - 01W Early Modern China: 1550-1800

MoWeFr 11:30AM - 12:20PM

Prof. Mark Allee

This course studies early modern Chinese society, economy, and the state from ca. 1550 to 1800, a period which marked the culmination of the development of the centralized, bureaucratic, imperial state and exhibited significant innovations in economic structure and activity.

Students will be able to describe the pressure of unprecedented demographic growth, and explain how the society began to experience many of the problems that continue. They will be able analyze China's failure to build on its earlier economic and technological successes by exploring intellectual life and its relation to scientific and technological innovation.

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HNDI 102 - 001 Hindi-Urdu II

TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM

Prof. Gregory Goulding

This course is for students who have a basic knowledge of either spoken Hindi or Urdu, but do not read or write in Hindi. The course emphasizes the ability to read and write the script and the acquisition of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary.

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HONR 209B - 01H Encountering Asia

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. Tracy Pintchman

Prerequisite:  Restricted to students in the Honors Program.

This course will introduce students to various regions in Asia and some of the fundamental components of Asian civilizations as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world.  Regions might include East, South and Southeast Asia.

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JAPN 102 - 001 Japanese II

MoWeFr 9:20AM - 10:10AM

Prof. Janet Fair

Prerequisite:  JAPN 101

Students will build on the skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing gained in JAPN 101.

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JAPN 102 - 002 Japanese II

MoWeFr 10:25AM - 11:15AM

Prof. Janet Fair

Prerequisite:  JAPN 101

Students will build on the skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing gained in JAPN 101

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JAPN 104 - 001 Japanese IV

TuTh 10:00AM - 11:15AM

Prof. Linda Chesick

Prerequisite:  JAPN 103

This course extends students¿ knowledge of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, verbal routines, and cultural patterns.  Students will read and respond in Japanese to short works of fiction and non-fiction.

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JAPN 250 - 001 Composition & Conversation I

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. Linda Shessick

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LITR 245 - 001 Asian Masterpieces

TuTh 10:00AM - 11:15AM

Prof. Dale Hoiberg

Requirement: UCLR 100 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in the Department of English, Department of Classical Studies, or Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.

This course will study masterpieces of Asian literature in a variety of literary genres in their cultural context.

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SOCL 122 - 001 Race and Ethnic Relations

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. David Embrick

Requirement: ANTH 100, PLSC 102, PSYC 100 or SOCL 101 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in the Department of Anthropology, Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Economics, Department of Psychology, Department of  Political Science, the Department of  Sociology, Human Services or the School of Nursing.

This course examines the development of cultural, society, and self-understanding by exploring the social construction of race in the United States. The course explores how social constructions of race affect interpersonal relations, laws, policies, and practices in various racial and ethnic communities.

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SOCL 122 - 002 Race and Ethnic Relations

MoWeFr 12:35PM - 1:25PM

Prof. Cameron Williams

Requirement: ANTH 100, PLSC 102, PSYC 100 or SOCL 101 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in the Department of Anthropology, Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Economics, Department of Psychology, Department of  Political Science, the Department of  Sociology, Human Services or the School of Nursing.

This course examines the development of cultural, society, and self-understanding by exploring the social construction of race in the United States. The course explores how social constructions of race affect interpersonal relations, laws, policies, and practices in various racial and ethnic communities.

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SOCL 250 - 001 Inequality in Society

TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM

Prof. Kathleen Dunn

This course examines the manner in which contemporary society is divided by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and gender, and the impact of social institutions on these divisions. An emphasis will be placed on income/wealth differences, status differences, class conflict and social conflict over time

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SOWK 370 - 001 Ethnicity, Race and Culture

TuTh 10:00AM - 11:15AM

TBA

Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing.

This course explores diversity in a global environment characterized by color, ethnicity, culture, national origin, class, gender, age, religion, physical or mental ability, gender identity and sexuality.  Students will effectively analyze and assess the cultural and institutional context of social justice issues.

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THEO 282 - 001 Introduction to Hinduism

Th 4:15PM - 6:45PM

WTC

Prof. Yarina Liston

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course provides an introduction to Hinduism.

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THEO 295 - 001 Introduction to Islam

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. Marcia Hermansen

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course will provide an introduction to Islam.

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THEO 295 - 002 Introduction to Islam

TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM

Prof. Marcia Hermansen

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course will provide an introduction to Islam.

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THEO 295 - 003 Introduction to Islam

Th 4:15PM - 6:45PM

Prof. Omer Mozaffar

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course will provide an introduction to Islam.

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THEO 297 - 001 Introduction to Buddhism

TuTh 10:00AM - 11:15AM

Prof. Hugh Nicholson

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course provides an introduction to Buddhism.

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THEO 297 - 002 Introduction to Buddhism

TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM

Prof. Hugh Nicholson

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course provides an introduction to Buddhism.

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THEO 297 - 003 Introduction to Buddhism

Tu 4:15PM - 6:45PM

Prof. Hugh Nicholson

Requirement: THEO 100 or THEO 107 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later.  No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012.

This course provides an introduction to Buddhism.

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THEO 351 - 001 Topics in Hinduism

TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM

Prof. Tracy Pintchman

A deeper and more focused study of significant aspects of Hinduism

For permission to enter any upper level Theology course, please email theology@luc.edu with your full name, contact phone number, student ID number and the list of classes you would like to have added.  All students MUST see their DEPARTMENT adviser before sending this email