6 courses with the subject ASIA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ASIA 200Approaches to Asia1.0
Asia is home to over half of the world's population. Its dozens of countries feature a stunningly diverse array of languages, religions, cultures, political and economic systems, art forms, histories, etc. How then should we study "Asia?" The instructor and other Asian Studies faculty at Colgate share their multidisciplinary approaches to studying Asia. Over the course of the semester, students learn to understand the diversity and interconnectedness of Asia, gain a sense of the history of Asia, and learn the value of various analytical approaches to the study of Asia. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No Junior, Senior Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges Core Component: None
What does "taking Asia seriously" mean? Coursework focuses on the area that is generally known as Asia, not by providing a broad survey of the region, but by showing how it can challenge our intellectual norms and practices when we try to understand their everyday lives, aspirations, and struggles in their own terms. To that end, students critically examine such taken-for-granted ideas in the English-speaking world as nature, justice, democracy, or civil society when analyzing and working in places with distinct historical experiences. Empirically, students focus on how households and communities in contemporary Asia cope with various crises and opportunities (e.g., natural disasters, financial crises, developmental projects, and demographic changes) in locally specific and ingenious ways in order to sustain their lives and livelihoods.
Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts Practices: None Core Component: None
Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts Practices: None Core Component: None
Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None
Students pursuing honors research enroll in this course. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts Practices: None Core Component: None
