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Introduces students to a topic in Global Asian Studies not otherwise covered in depth by regularly scheduled courses. Sample topics include South Asian diasporas; Global Asia in Vancouver; refugee experiences; or Korean culture. This course may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 15 units. Students with credit for ASC 202 may not take this course for further credit.

In this interdisciplinary course, students will investigate a topic relating to the histories, societies, cultures, knowledges, geographies, and/or ecologies of China, Chinese-speaking people, and/or people of Chinese descent in Asia and beyond. May be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Recommended: GA 101.

Content will vary according to interests of faculty and students but will involve Global-Asia-related study within one or more of the social science or humanities disciplines. This course may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units.

This course examines the opportunities and challenges of doing business with the Pacific Rim countries such as China, Japan and Korea. Topics include the following: the political and economic systems as they affect foreign investment; social and cultural systems as they affect management practices; the conduct of business negotiations for market entry; and marketing strategies. Prerequisite: BUS 360W with a minimum grade of C-; 60 units. Recommended: BUS 346.

Continues the work of CHIN 200. Building upon the approaches taken in CHIN 100, 110, and 200, students further develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills towards the intermediate level. By the end of the course, students will be able to express their ideas consistently in sentences with some details, identify the main ideas of simple texts, and supply information on forms and messages. Utilizing course materials with a Canadian focus, students are encouraged to work independently in acquiring vocabulary, expressions, and sentences. Prerequisite: CHIN 200 or equivalent. Students enrolled/placed at other Chinese courses may not take this course for credit. Students with credit for CHIN 201 may not take this course for further credit.

This course offers a broad survey of the history of China from antiquity to the eve of its modern transformations at the turn of the nineteenth century. It aims to challenge the perception of an unchanging China and to encourage students to develop a critical understanding of the forces integrating and dividing this geo-cultural unit. Breadth-Humanities.

A survey of the history of China from the end of the eighteenth century to the present. Breadth-Humanities.

Explores the social and cultural problems in modern Chinese history, with special emphasis on popular and elite cultures in the late Qing, Republican, and socialist eras. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history. HIST 255 is recommended.

Introduction to classic texts of Asian thought and literature. Readings and discussions of primary texts and their central ideas introduce students to philosophical, literary, and religious themes in Asian traditions. May be repeated once for credit when a different topic is taught. Breadth-Humanities.

Study of key works influencing major religious traditions. Primary texts illustrate core elements in the religious understanding of human life and its relationship to the sacred. May be repeated once for credit when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: HUM 130 is recommended. Breadth-Humanities.

In-depth investigation of a specific aspect of religious history and tradition. Religions will be studied through the cultural and historical contexts that pervade and structure religious meaning and expression. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Breadth-Humanities.

Studies a specific Asian religious tradition through the cultural and historical contexts that structure religious meaning. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Breadth-Humanities.

An introduction to culture, social structure and the processes of social, economic, and political transformation in contemporary China. Topics may include recent development of Marxism, feminism and neoliberalism in China; Western debates on China's rise and images of China as threat; human rights.