EALC1105 - Buddhist Arts of East Asia

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Term
2025C
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
401
Section ID
EALC1105401
Course number integer
1105
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Bryce Douglas Heatherly
Description
Survey of art and architecture created for Buddhist religious purposes in China, Japan, and to a lesser extent Korea, Tibet, and Central Asia. The course will include a brief overview of Buddhist monuments in South Asia, study of the iconography of Buddhist images in graphic and sculptural media, and analysis of a variety of Buddhist styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Course number only
1105
Cross listings
EALC5101401, RELS1105401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No

EALC5101 - Buddhist Arts of East Asia

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Term
2025C
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
401
Section ID
EALC5101401
Course number integer
5101
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Bryce Douglas Heatherly
Description
Survey of art and architecture created for Buddhist religious purposes in China, Japan, and to a lesser extent Korea, Tibet, and Central Asia. The course will include a brief overview of Buddhist monuments in South Asia, study of the iconography of Buddhist images in graphic and sculptural media, and analysis of a variety of Buddhist styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Course number only
5101
Cross listings
EALC1105401, RELS1105401
Use local description
No

EALC1120 - Oracle bones to the Chinese Classics: beginnings of writing in East Asia

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Oracle bones to the Chinese Classics: beginnings of writing in East Asia
Term
2025C
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
301
Section ID
EALC1120301
Course number integer
1120
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Adam Daniel Smith
Description
China is one of several world regions where writing and literacy emerged independently. This course looks at the evidence for the beginnings and first 1000 years of writing in China, from the earliest records of divinations and gift-giving by the Shang kings, through to the establishment during the Han dynasty of the core of China's literary tradition - the "classical" texts that all subsequent educated East Asians knew. Although no prior knowledge of Chinese language is required, we will look at the functioning and early evolution of the Chinese script, and learn to read simple inscriptions. Longer texts will be read in English translation. These will include commemorative inscriptions on bronzes, and varieties of early specialist or technical writings that were buried in tombs with their owners: literature on medicine, handbooks for lawyers, and models for philosophical debate. The course emphasizes the materiality of these writings - their history as physical objects, and the tombs, buildings, and other archeological contexts in which they are found - and a comparative perspective that sets early literacy in East Asia together with similar and contrasting histories of early literacy in other part of the Ancient World.
Course number only
1120
Fulfills
Arts & Letters Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No

EALC9900 - Masters Thesis

Status
A
Activity
MST
Section number integer
9
Title (text only)
Masters Thesis
Term
2025C
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
009
Section ID
EALC9900009
Course number integer
9900
Level
graduate
Instructors
Ori Tavor
Description
Registration for MA students who have finished coursework and are writing their MA thesis or research papers.
Course number only
9900
Use local description
No

EALC8725 - Readings in Song Dynasty History

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Readings in Song Dynasty History
Term
2025C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
301
Section ID
EALC8725301
Course number integer
8725
Meeting times
W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Brian T Vivier
Description
This seminar will introduce graduate students to current scholarship on the Song dynasty (960-1276) by surveying both classic and recent work in the field. Students will gain a foundation in how historians have interpreted the Song period and learn the major debates within the field. Readings will be principally in English, and no background in Chinese studies is required.
Course number only
8725
Use local description
No

VIET5300 - Intermediate Vietnamese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Intermediate Vietnamese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
VIET
Section number only
401
Section ID
VIET5300401
Course number integer
5300
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Hanh Thi Hong Nguyen
Description
A continuation of ALAN 110, the written and spoken language of Vietnam.
Course number only
5300
Cross listings
VIET0300401
Use local description
No

VIET5120 - Vietnamese Heritage Speakers I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Vietnamese Heritage Speakers I
Term
2025C
Subject area
VIET
Section number only
401
Section ID
VIET5120401
Course number integer
5120
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Hanh Thi Hong Nguyen
Description
VIET 5120 is the first part of a two-semester introductory course for students with some prior knowledge of Vietnamese language. The course aims to enhance linguistic accuracy (spelling, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, tones) and fluency (conversational skills, narrative structure, discursive practice) in both spoken and written Vietnamese. Synchronous and asynchronous activities will include projects, and students are required to work collaboratively. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to express themselves more accurately and confidently and participate in Vietnam-related communities in a more meaningful way. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of Vietnam’s history and culture. Vietnamese is the language of instruction with the exception occasional quick explanation in English.
Course number only
5120
Cross listings
VIET0120401
Use local description
No

VIET5100 - Beginning Vietnamese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Beginning Vietnamese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
VIET
Section number only
401
Section ID
VIET5100401
Course number integer
5100
Meeting times
TR 3:30 PM-5:29 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Hanh Thi Hong Nguyen
Description
VIET 0100/5100 is the first part of a two-semester introductory course for students who have little or no prior knowledge of Vietnamese language. The course aims to develop foundational reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, including the use of tones, through meaningful communicative activities and tasks. Synchronous and asynchronous activities will include projects, and students are required to work on their own and collaboratively. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to comprehend and carry on simple daily conversations and read and write short paragraphs. Students will learn how to introduce themselves, describe their surroundings, talk about daily lives, friends, and relatives, and talk about past and future events. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of Vietnam’s history and culture. Vietnamese is An introduction to the language of instruction with the exception occasional quick explanation in English. North and South Vietnam. Instruction includes reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Course number only
5100
Cross listings
VIET0100401
Use local description
No

VIET0300 - Intermediate Vietnamese I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Intermediate Vietnamese I
Term
2025C
Subject area
VIET
Section number only
401
Section ID
VIET0300401
Course number integer
300
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Hanh Thi Hong Nguyen
Description
A continuation of ALAN 110, the written and spoken language of Vietnam.
Course number only
0300
Cross listings
VIET5300401
Use local description
No

VIET0120 - Vietnamese Heritage Speakers I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Vietnamese Heritage Speakers I
Term
2025C
Subject area
VIET
Section number only
401
Section ID
VIET0120401
Course number integer
120
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Hanh Thi Hong Nguyen
Description
VIET 0120 is the first part of a two-semester introductory course for students with some prior knowledge of Vietnamese language. The course aims to enhance linguistic accuracy (spelling, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, tones) and fluency (conversational skills, narrative structure, discursive practice) in both spoken and written Vietnamese. Synchronous and asynchronous activities will include projects, and students are required to work collaboratively. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to express themselves more accurately and confidently and participate in Vietnam-related communities in a more meaningful way. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of Vietnam’s history and culture. Vietnamese is the language of instruction with the exception occasional quick explanation in English.
Course number only
0120
Cross listings
VIET5120401
Use local description
No