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Courses & Syllabus
Course Information
Group A
- International Relations of East Asia
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Southern Methodist University
- Cross-Cultural Adolescent Psychology
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Presbyterian Colleg
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asian History
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Nazareth University
Group B
- Contemporary Japanese and American Politics and Society
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Southern Methodist University
- Dark Personality Traits Across Cultures
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Presbyterian College
- Japanese Economy and Business
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Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Kwansei Gakuin University
International Relations of East Asia
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Southern Methodist University
This course provides an overview of international relations in the East Asian region while introducing students to the leading theories and debates about regional cooperation in the field of international relations. It examines the various tensions between the establishment of closer ties among the nations in East Asia and the preservation of national sovereignty. The central question is whether the East Asian region is heading towards greater peace and cooperation or war and conflict in the twenty-first century. For the purpose of this course, East Asia is defined as the region. encompassing the Russian Far East, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Because it has been extensively involved in the region since the 1850s, we also discuss the role of the United States in the region. We may make occasional reference to India, but South Asia and Central Asia are not a primary focus of this course.
Cross-Cultural Adolescent Psychology
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Presbyterian College
This course will explore similarities and differences in adolescent psychosocial development across cultures. We will focus on the close connections that exist between adolescent development and cultural context by examining how teens around the world navigate their journey to adulthood. We will pay particular attention to the contextual issues of family dynamics, identity development, social norms, and peer relationships. Throughout the semester, we will draw on relevant examples from students' personal experiences at home and while studying abroad.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asian History
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Nazareth University
In Asian history, Acehnese sultanas negotiated with Dutch traders, geishas and courtesans became world-famous poets, Chinese and Indian eunuchs led armies and treasure fleets, vengeful daughters assassinated Chinese warlords, hijras and devadasis leveraged their devotion to carve out spaces in temples and ritual life, radical feminists denounced patriarchies and imperialism, Filipino cigarette manufacturers unionized and secured paid maternity leave, and Japanese mothers educated their children in Confucian classics. This thematic course explores their stories and many more, but it also examines how gendered discourses regarding parenting, masculinity, femininity, and sexuality were imagined, crafted, and challenged in Asian history from earliest times to the present. We will cover topics such as labor and equity, widow-immolation and agency, eunuchs and impotence, Orientalism and fetishization, gender dysphoria and euphoria, foot binding, anarcho-feminism, gender identity and expression, abortion and legal regimes, sexual identity, and much more. We will also take advantage of our location in the greater Kansai area by taking short field trips, conducting interviews with local students and community-members, and undertaking research projects on local activists.
Contemporary Japanese and American Politics and Society
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Southern Methodist University
This course offers a general introduction to the major historical, political, and social trends of contemporary Japan that affect the future of Japan, East Asia, and the world including the United States. Unlike the courses that merely focus on economic development, political institutions, and elite politics, this course focuses on popular attitudes and culture, political participation, and the government's response in the globalized world.
Dark Personality Traits Across Cultures
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Presbyterian College
This course aims to provide a better understanding of personality traits that can lead to negative outcomes for the individual and society. We will analyze the thoughts, feelings, and actions linked to dark personality traits and how that may differ across individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Emphasis is given to consequences of dark traits in Western countries, like the United States, compared to Eastern countries, like Japan. This includes impacts to our own individual lives, romantic relationships, small group action, in our communities, and in society at large with relationships among nations.
Japanese Economy and Business
Credits: 3 credits / Offered by: Kwansei Gakuin University
The purpose of this course is to give students an overview of the Japanese economy and business practices in Japan. Starting with the development of the Japanese economy from 1945 until today, this seminar first gives an overview of the changes that occurred during that time, investigates to what extent the Japanese employment system has transformed, and discusses recent developments in the Japanese labor market. In the second part of this course, students will learn about Japanese management by using real-world case studies, which will help them to develop cross-cultural communication and management skills that are beneficial for their future careers.