EAS 130 – Asian Religions

Cross Listed

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

The course surveys six religious traditions founded and developed in Asian including two from India: Hinduism and Buddhism, two from China: Confucianism and Taoism, and two from Japan: Shinto and Japanese New Religions. The survey of each religion includes: 1. a primary or sacred text, 2. contemporary practices in Asia, 3. contemporary practices in America, and 4. depictions in modern media. The course studies how the central tenets and teachings of Asian religions create the cultural roots of contemporary Asian cultures and how these teachings have influenced America's religious diversity.

EAS 150B1 – Language, love, life: Study abroad to and from Asia

Tier 1 Individuals & Societies

Honors Contract

In the 21st century, East Asia and the rest of the world are more connected not only economically and politically, but also academically. This course focuses on the phenomenon of study abroad, both to and from East Asia. We begin by examining the trends and policies of study abroad related to East Asia. We then move to examine the culture shocks and social challenges study abroad students of face, and the linguistic and identity issues and benefits that study abroad may entail. We also focus on a variety of case stories (Chinese students overseas, international students in China, Japanese returnees, etc.), through which students will learn to critically analyze the phenomenon of study abroad.

EAS 160A1 – The Worlds of Buddhism

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures

An introduction to Buddhism as both a religion and an array of cultural traditions, with emphasis on its various contributions to the formation of the South, Central, Southeast, and East Asian civilizations.

EAS 160A3 – Chinese Civilization

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures

Introduces you to traditional Chinese civilization for the purposes of this course defined as: "the totality of a culture's perception of itself and the world it occupies and the ways in which that self-perception is expressed in society, politics, religion, philosophy, and the arts." The content of the course is arranged in thematic units, each unit being placed in the context of a specific historical period. We will examine the religious symbolism of ancient Chinese bronze vessels, Chinese theories of nature based on concepts like Yin and Yang, the great medieval religions of Taoism and Buddhism, and other topics. Over the semester you will learn to think more like the Chinese of centuries past to exercise your imagination, and to explore a world that is different from your own.

EAS 160A5 – Languages and Cultures of East Asia

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures

This course will explore the social, historical, and linguistic aspects of the languages and cultures of East Asia and how they have changed over time, drawing from anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and history.

EAS 201 – Myth, Memory, and Mind

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 2 Humanities

Honors Contract

This course introduces students to East Asia in pre-modern times -- its histories, cultures, literature, languages and scripts, and philosophies. While focusing primarily on China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula, this course helps students understand what has been historically shared among these East Asian societies, and yet how East Asia has always been diverse and heterogeneous. In so doing, it also aims to engage students in debunking popular myths about East Asia -- particularly pre-modern East Asia -- as an exotic and homogeneous place, and understanding today's East Asia in its historical context.

EAS 222 – Introduction to Zen Buddhism

Cross Listed

This course is designed to introduce students to the history,teachings,and practice of Zen Buddhism in China,Japan, Korea and the United States. The course will discuss Zen from a variety of perspectives but will center around the question of the meaning of history. Zen is a tradition of Buddhism that claims to have inherited and to pass on, in an unbroken historical transmission from patriarch to patriarch, the living experience of the Buddha's enlightenment. The course will discuss how Zen's conception of its history is related to its identity as a special tradition within Buddhism, as well as its basic teachings on the primacy of enlightenment, the role of practice, the nature of the mind, and the limitations of language.

EAS 358 – Tibetan Buddhism

Cross Listed

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 2 Humanities

Honors Contract

How did Tibetans adapt Buddhism to create a distinctly Tibetan tradition? How did Buddhism come to Tibetan soil, and how did it evolve over time? Sources from the domains of art, ritual, philosophy, and literature, especially biography, will play an important role in our explorations. We will contemplate questions surrounding individual, religious, and cultural identity, and of the role of women. We will conclude by examining further transformations of Tibetan Buddhism in exile and in western settings like Tucson.

EAS 391 – Preceptorship

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.

EAS 391H – Honors Preceptorship

Honors Course

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.

EAS 399 – Independent Study

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.

EAS 484 – History of East Asian Buddhism

Cross Listed

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.

EAS 498 – Senior Capstone

A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive senior project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Student must be in last semester of Senior year to take the class.

EAS 498H – Honors Thesis

Honors Course

Writing Emphasis Course

An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.

EAS 499 – Independent Study

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.

EAS 499H – Honors Independent Study

Honors Course

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.

EAS 579 – Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Cross Listed

This class is intended to prepare students to teach a second/foreign language. It will provide students with the essential foundations in language teaching methodology and theory, pedagogical grammar, curriculum and materials development, classroom management, and formal and informal assessment techniques. In addition, students will gain practical knowledge through video practicum components, which allow them to watch and reflect on actual classroom teaching. Students will complete this program with the pedagogical knowledge and practical understanding necessary to be confident and effective language teachers.

EAS 584 – History of East Asian Buddhism

Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged. Graduate-level requirements include assigned readings in primary Chinese or Japanese sources and in modern Chinese and/or Japanese secondary sources, together with a research paper based in part on such sources.

EAS 595A – Graduate Colloquium

The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.

EAS 596A – Topics in East Asian Buddhism

The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

EAS 596C – Special Topics in East Asian Studies

he development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

EAS 596J – Second Language Acquisition Research

Cross Listed

The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.

EAS 599 – Independent Study

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.

EAS 699 – Independent Study

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.

EAS 920 – Dissertation

Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).

CHN 101 – Elementary Chinese

CHN 102 – Elementary Chinese

CHN 201 – Intermediate Modern Chinese

CHN 202 – Intermediate Modern Chinese

CHN 241 – Introduction to Chinese Religions

Cross Listed

Tier 2 Humanities

Honors Contract

CHN 245 – Chinese Popular Culture

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 2 Humanities

CHN 251 – New Chinese Cinema

Cross Listed

CHN 301 – Third-Year Chinese I

CHN 399 – Independent Study

CHN 415 – Advanced Modern Chinese

CHN 422 – Introduction to Classical Chinese

CHN 460 – US and China Relations in the Modern World

Cross Listed

CHN 515 – Advanced Modern Chinese

CHN 520 – Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese

Cross Listed

CHN 522 – Introduction to Classical Chinese

CHN 596G – Modern Chinese Literature

CHN 599 – Independent Study

CHN 699 – Independent Study

CHN 910 – Thesis

CHN 920 – Dissertation

JPN 101 – Elementary Japanese

JPN 102 – Elementary Japanese

JPN 201 – Intermediate Japanese

JPN 202 – Intermediate Japanese

JPN 245 – Japanese Anime and Visual Culture

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Tier 2 Arts

Honors Contract

JPN 301 – Advanced Japanese

JPN 310 – Japanese Literature and War

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

Writing Emphasis Course

JPN 362A – The Culture of Food and Health in Japan

Cross Listed

Tier 2 Individuals & Societies

Honors Contract

Writing Emphasis Course

JPN 399 – Independent Study

JPN 411 – Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

Cross Listed

JPN 421 – Advanced Practice in Japanese Language

JPN 430 – Haruki Murakami and the Literature of Modern Japan

Writing Emphasis Course

JPN 436 – Japanese Sociolinguistics

Cross Listed

JPN 462C – The History of Modern Japan, Meiji to the Present

Cross Listed

Honors Contract

Writing Emphasis Course

JPN 485 – History of Japanese Religions: Ancient

Cross Listed

Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis

JPN 498H – Honors Thesis

Honors Course

JPN 511 – Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

Cross Listed

JPN 521 – Advanced Practice in Japanese Language

JPN 530 – Haruki Murakami and the Literature of Modern Japan

JPN 536 – Japanese Sociolinguistics

Cross Listed

JPN 562C – The History of Modern Japan, Meiji to the Present

Cross Listed

JPN 585 – History of Japanese Religions: Ancient

Cross Listed

JPN 599 – Independent Study