CAPS Courses in Spring 2010 2010春季课程
Sunset in Ithaca (Photo credit: Xu Xin)
As of 10/19/2009
1. CAPS Required Courses
CAPS 2827 China and the World (also GOVT 2827)
Spring | MW 8:40-9:55a | 3 credits | A. Carlson
CAPS majors must complete one of the three CAPS gateway courses. The students who have already completed one CAPS gateway course may take this course to fulfill CAPS elective requirements.
Study of the dramatic rise of China through reviewing major developments in contemporary Chinese foreign policy since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and concentrating more specifically on major developments in Chinese foreign policy during the 1980s and 1990s. Such a wide-ranging survey of Chinese foreign policy involves not only a consideration of the evolution of China’s relations with its major bilateral partners but also an investigation of how China has defined its broader relationship with the international system. In addition, students are asked to consider which causal factors have been of primary importance in motivating Chinese behavior.
CAPS 4030 Issues in China and Asia-Pacific Studies
Spring | W 7:30-9:25p | 4 credits | X. Xu
For CAPS majors only.
This course serves as the wrap-up seminar for CAPS students. It is designed for CAPS seniors to review the critical issues in China and Asia-Pacific studies from broader theoretical perspectives, to reflect on their four-year learning experience in Ithaca, Washington, D.C. and Beijing, and to enhance their abilities for pursuing future studies and/or careers that are related to their CAPS experience after graduating from Cornell. The seminar is organized around four major themes: (1) China and “paradigm change” in world politics; (2) China’s identity problematique; (3) Chinese renaissance: culture and politics; and (4) the rise of China and U.S.-China relations. Under each of these themes, a few specific topics are identified for class discussion and guest speakers are invited to participate in some of the sessions.
2. CAPS Elective Courses
CAPS 3140 History of American Foreign Policy 1912-Present (also HIST 3140; AMST 3140)
Spring | MW 11:15-12:05p | 4 credits | F. Logevall
Students examine the emergence of the United States as a world power in the twentieth century. The course focuses on the domestic sources of foreign policy and the assumptions of the major policy makers (Wilson through Clinton). Important themes include the American response to a revolutionary world since 1912, the role of American racial views in the making of foreign policy, and the increasingly dominant role of the president in the making of U.S. foreign policy.
CAPS 4406 Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture (also CHIN 4406)
Spring | TR 1:25-2:40p | 4 credits | Z. Chen
Prerequisite: Three years of Chinese. CAPS majors who have completed CHIN 4441 in D.C. will be given priority to register. Please contact Zhihong Chen (zc46) to enroll. CAPS majors may use this course to fulfill CAPS elective requirements upon the permission of instructor and faculty advisor.
This course is especially designed for those who are majoring in the “China and Asian Pacific Studies” (CAPS) and have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The main goal of the course is to continuously enhance the students’ Chinese proficiency while, at the same time, preparing them for studying in a Chinese language learning setting in China. In recent years, along with the rapid growth of Chinese economy, issues on Chinese business and economy became a hot topic. Following this trend, the course is aimed to enhance students’ Chinese skills in the business context and promote their understanding of the macro and micro business environment and culture in China. In addition, texts selected from a variety of sources and introducing the history of the most famous historical sites in different places in China will be used as required readings for the course to help students’ prepare for their travels in China.
CAPS 4690 China's Economy Under Mao & Deng (also ECON 4690)
Spring | TR 8:40-9:55a | 4 credits | T. Lyons
Examines the development of the Chinese economy and the evolution of China’s economic system between the early 1990s and late 1990s.
CAPS 4827 Unifying While Integrating: China and the World (also GOVT 4827/6827)
Spring | T 10:10-12:05p | 4 credits | A. Carlson
Permission of instructor required.
Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system during the 1980s and 1990s. Emphasizes the interrelated, yet often contradictory, challenges facing Beijing in regard to the task of furthering the cause of national unity while promoting policies of integration with international society and interdependence with the global economy. Concentrates especially on ongoing controversies over the rise of Chinese nationalism and the persistence of “minority nationalism” in many regions within China.
CAPS 4931 Vitality and Power in China (also HIST 4931)
Spring | T 2:30-4:25p | 4 credits | T.J. Hinrichs
Chinese discourses have long linked the circulation of cosmic energies, political power, and bodily vitalities. In these models political order, spiritual cultivation, and health are achieved and enhanced through harmonizing these flows across the levels of Heaven-and- Earth, state, and humankind. It is when these movements are blocked or out of synchrony that we find disordered climates, societies, and illness. In this course, we will examine the historical emergence and development of these models of politically resonant persons and bodily centered polities, reading across primary texts in translation from these otherwise often separated fields. For alternate frameworks of analysis as well as for comparative perspectives, we will also examine theories of power and embodiment from other cultures, including recent scholarship in anthropology and critical theory.
3. Other CAPS Courses
CAPS 4020 Honors Thesis Tutorial II
Spring | 4 credits | Staff
Prerequisite: CAPS 4010
CAPS 4999 Independent Study
Spring | 1-4 credits | Staff
Permission of instructor required.
Independent Study in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. See details.
4. Other Courses That May Be Taken to Fulfill CAPS Elective Requirements
ASIAN 2212 Introduction to China
Spring | W 3:35-4:25p | 3 credits | R. McNeal
Must enroll in one section.
For description see ASIAN 2212 under "Asian Studies."
RELST 2250 Introduction to Asian Religions
Spring | MW 2:30-3:20p | 3 credits | D. Boucher
Must enroll in one section.
For description see RELST 2250 under "Religious Studies."
THETR 4320 Theater & Society: A Comparative Study of Asian Dramatic Cultures
Spring | R 2:30-4:25p | 4 credits | H. Yan
For description see THETR 4320 under "Theatre, Film, and Dance."
AHTHR 4513 Religion & Politics in Southeast Asia
Spring | W 10:10-12:05p | 4 credits | A. Willford
For description see AHTHR 4513 under "Anthropology."
5. Chinese Language Courses
CHIN1102 Beginning Mandarin II
Spring | MW 9:05-9:55a | DIS 201-207: MTWRF various timing | 6 credits | S. Divo & S. Ichikawa
For description see CHIN 1101-1102 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 1110 Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage
Spring | SEM 101-104: MWF various timing | 6 credits | F. Mehta & Staff
For description see CHIN 1109-1110 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 2202 Intermediate Mandarin I and II
Spring | SEM 101-105: MTWRF various timing | 4 credits | Q. Teng & Staff
For description see CHIN 2201-2202 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 2210 Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage
Spring | SEM 101: MWF 10:10-11:00a; SEM 102: MWF 11:15-12:05p | 4 credits | S. George
For description see CHIN 2209-2210 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 3302 High Intermediate Mandarin II
Spring | SEM 101: MTWRF 11:15-12:05; SEM 102: MTWRF 12:20-1:10p | 4 credits | F. Mehta & Staff
For description see CHIN 3301-3302 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 3310 Business Chinese in Cultural Context
Spring | 2:55-4:10p| 4 credits | Z. Chen
For description see CHIN 3309-3310 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 4406 Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture (also CAPS 4406)
Spring | TR 1:25-2:40p | 4 credits | Z. Chen
Prerequisite: Three years of Chinese. CAPS majors who have completed CHIN 4441 in D.C. will be given priority to register. Please contact Zhihong Chen (zc46) to enroll. CAPS majors may use this course to fulfill CAPS elective requirements upon the permission of instructor and faculty advisor.
For description see CAPS 4406 above.
CHIN 4412 Advanced Mandarin II
Spring | SEM 101: MWF 12:20-1:10p; SEM 102: MWF 11:15-12:05p | 4 credits | Q. Teng & Staff
For description see CHIN 4411-4412 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 4428 High Advanced Mandarin II
Spring | MWF 9:05-9:55a | 4 credits | W. Shao
For description see CHIN 4427-4428 under "Asian Studies."
CHIN 4432 Directed Study
Spring | 1-4 credits | Staff
Permission of instructor required.
For description see CHIN 4431-4432 under "Asian Studies."
CHLIT 2214 Introduction to Classical Chinese
Spring | TR 10:10-11:25a | 3 credits | D.X. Warner
Pre-requisite: CHLIT 2213 or permission of instructor required.
For description see CHLIT 2214 under "Asian Studies."