ASIA 3001:Understanding Asia

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This is the introductory course to KSU’s Asian Studies Program. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to understand Asia’s ever-changing contexts. With emphasis on greater China, India, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, the course provides the foundation for further studies of Asia including an overview of the region, connecting past influences to the present. Students examine the origins and development of Asian civilizations from the aspects of geography, people, society, history, philosophy, religion, politics, economy, literature and arts.