Lower Division
AH 113 A, B. Survey of Eastern Art (3,3) F, S
Survey of art as an integral part of Eastern culture. ART 113A: India
and Southeast Asia; 113B: China, Japan and Korea.
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A/ST 190. The Tao Primer of Basic Reasoning (3) F, S
Focuses on the natural language of Tao aphorisms used for informal
and formal types of reasoning; learning the Yin and Yang basic analytic
steps of clear, critical, and creative thinking; and applying the Tao principles
and processes of reasoning to contemporary, common-place, and intercultural
issues and problems logically and practically.
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A/ST 290. Special Topics in Asian Studies (1-3) F, S
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topics of special interest in
Asian Studies selected for intensive study. Topics will be announced in
the Schedule of Classes. Courses may be repeated for a maximum of six units
with different topics.
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A/ST 299. Directed Studies (1-3) F, S
prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Directed studies to permit individual
students to pursue topics od special research interest. May be repeated
for a maximum of six units. Traditional grading only.
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ASAM 100. Language Skills (3) F, S
Prerequisite: A recorded total score of 151 or above on the English
Placement Test, or credit in ASAM 001 (or its equivalent) and consent of
the instructor. Focuses on organizational methods and techniques for writing
compositional and expository prose, advanced grammar, and some critical
reading techniques for term papers. Primarily for Asian American students.
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ASAM 200. Asian American Inter-Ethnic Relations (3) F, S
Intercultural and inter-ethnic behavior and orientation of Asian Americans;
emphasis on the nature of their relations and their patterns of interaction
with other diverse groups as well as the majority culture. Not open to
students with credit in AIS 319, AMST 319, ASAM 319, B/ST 319, CHLS 319,
C/LA 319, and W/ST 319. Traditional grading only.
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ASAM 220. Asian American History (3) F, S
History of arrival, settlement and experiences of Asians in America
from the 1840's to the present.
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ASAM 260. Introduction to Asian American Literature (3) S
Prerequisites: Completion of the 13-unit GE Foundation requirements. A general survey course that includes critical readings of representative works in English by Chinese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, and Filipino American authors, and any other writers of Asian descent who have made the United States their home. Emphasis will be placed on how they interpret their Asian American experiences in the various literary genres represented. Traditional grading only.
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ASAM 290. Special Topics in Asian Studies (1-3) F, S
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topics of special interest in
Asian Studies selected for intensive study. Topics will be announced in
the Schedule of Classes. Courses may be repeated for a maximum of six units
with different topics.
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A/ST 299. Directed Studies (1-3) F, S
prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Directed studies to permit individual
students to pursue topics od special research interest. May be repeated
for a maximum of six units. Traditional grading only.
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C/LT 234. Introduction to Asian Literature (3) F, S
A comprehensive introduction to Asian culture by reading representative
selections from the literature of China, Japan, and India. The Near East
may also be studied.
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C/LT 235. Middle Eastern and South Asian Literature (3) S
Introduction to the classical and modern literature of the Middle East
and South Asia including India. English translations of major works of
epic, drama, poetry and fiction originally written in Arabic, Persian,
Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, and Tamil.
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C/LT 236. Introduction to Southeast Asian Literatures (3) F, S
Southeast Asian Literatures is a survey course covering the traditional
and modern literatures of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and the Philippines. Influences from Europe (Catholicism), the
Near East (Islam), India (Hinduism and Buddhism) and China (Confucianism
and Buddhism) on these cultures and their traditional literatures will
be discussed, The importance of Western influence on the development of
contemporary literature will be discussed. Traditional grading only.
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CHIN 101. Fundamentals of Chinese (4) F, S
Introduction to pronunciation, reading, writing, conversation, and
grammar. Students with previous training or native speakers of Chinese
may not enroll.
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CHIN 102. Fundamentals of Chinese (4) F, S
Prerequisites: CHIN 101 or 221A. Introduction to pronunciation, reading,
writing, conversation, and grammar. Students with previous training or
native speakers of Chinese may not enroll.
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CHIN 201. Intermediate Chinese (4) F, S
Prerequisites: CHIN 102 or 221B. Continuation of first year Chinese.
Further development of syntax, grammar and sentence patterns, reading,
writing and conversation. Students with previous training or native speakers
of Chinese may not enroll.
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CHIN 202. Intermediate Chinese (4) F, S
Prerequisites: CHIN 201 or 331A. Continuation of first year Chinese.
Further development of syntax, grammar and sentence patterns, reading,
writing and conversation. Students with previous training or native speakers
of Chinese may not enroll.
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CHIN 250. Introduction to the I-ching (3) F
Prerequisites: Completion of the 13-unit GE Foundation requirements. This course will focus on the central position of the I-ching in Chinese philosophical and spiritual life and provide a system of knowledge whereby a person can critically analyze and logically reason the pattern of changes governed by the immutable Law of Change. (Lecture in English, no knowledge of Chinese required.) Traditional grading only.
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GEOG 120. Geography of Human Diversity in the United States (3) F, S
Prerequisites: One G.E. Foundation Course. This course examines
America's human diversity from a geographic perspective. Five broad
themes are considered: 1) the origin, migration and dispersal of
ethnic groups, 2) the current geographic pattern of ethnic groups in rural
and urban areas including ethnic neighborhoods, 3) spatial inequalities
based on ethnicity and/or gender, 4) distinctive landscape expressions
of human diversity, and 5) patterns of ethnicity in Southern California.
Although contemporary ethnic mosaics are examined as a consequence of centuries
of interaction among all Americans, particular emphasis is given o Americans
of African, Hispanic and Asian origin and American Indians.
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JAPN 101. Fundamentals of Japanese (4) F, S, SS
Introduction to pronunciation, reading, writing, conversation, and
structure of the language. Native speakers of Japanese may not enroll.
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JAPN 102. Fundamentals of Japanese (4) F, S, SS
Prerequisites: JAPN 101 or its equivalent. Introduction to pronunciation,
reading, writing, conversation, and structure of the language. Native speakers
of Japanese may not enroll.
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JAPN 201. Intermediate Japanese (4) F, S
Prerequisites: JAPN 102 or its equivalent. Continuation of first year
Japanese. Further development of listening, speaking, reading, writing,
communication, and structure of the language. Continuation of first year
Japanese. Progressive drill on syntax and grammar and sentence patterns:
reading, translation and composition. Native speakers of Japanese may not
enroll.
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JAPN 202. Intermediate Japanese (4) F, S
Prerequisites: JAPN 201 or its equivalent. Continuation of first year
Japanese. Further development of listening, speaking, reading, writing,
communication, and structure of the language. Continuation of first year
Japanese. Progressive drill on syntax and grammar and sentence patterns:
reading, translation and composition. Native speakers of Japanese may not
enroll.
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R/ST 103. Introduction to World Religions II (Eastern) (3) F, S
A survey of Indian, Chinese and Japanese religious thought. Emphasis
will be on original texts in translations.
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