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HIST 240. Introduction to East Asian Culture. 
Cr. 3.
An exploration of the main political, social, and cultural values in traditional China and Japan and of the ways that they flourish today. May be used to fulfill the Global Cultures and Perspectives component of the General Education Requirements. 

HIST 341. Revolution and Its Roots: The Making of Modern China. 
Cr. 3.
A study of the decline of traditional civilization resulting from domestic crises and foreign pressures, and the search for a new orthodoxy in the Chinese revolution. May be used to fulfill the Global Cultures and Perspectives component of the General Education Requirements. 

HIST 390. Topics in History: East Asian Topics. 
Cr. 3.
A study that covers a particular, large subject in history (e.g., a period or a field), selected according to student interest and instructor choice. This course may be repeated for credit if the selected subjects are different. Although history majors may take any number of these courses, they may include no more than two in a thirty-hour major. 

HIST 492. Reading and Discussion Seminars: East Asian Topics. 
Cr. 2-3.
Full- or half-semester courses cover a variety of subject areas with subtitles and content dependent on student interest and instructor choice. In recent years these have included Slavery in the Americas, History of the American South, American Environmentalism, Pearl Harbor, American Immigration History and Cuban Revolution. This course may be repeated for credit if topics are different. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or consent of the Chair of the Department. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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