Asian Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
J. Patrick Olivelle, Chairman
WCH 4.134, F9300, 471-5811

1996 Fall Courses

  1. General Information
  2. Undergraduate Courses in Asian Studies
      1. European Expansion in Asia (Newly added course)
      2. South Indian Languages
      3. World Philosophy
      4. History of East Asia to 1800
      5. Introduction to the Study of Religion
      6. History of Religions of Asia
      7. China
      8. Introduction to Traditional Music in World Cultures
      9. Introduction to the History of India
      10. Introduction to Modern South Asian Literature in Translation
      11. East Asian International Relations
      12. Buddhist Stories from Ancient India
      13. History of Hindu Religious Traditions
      14. Modern China
      15. European Empires in Asia
      16. Modern Japan
      17. Government and Politics of South Asia
      18. Geography of South Asia
      19. Cities in Developing Countries
      20. Geography of China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao
      21. Global TV: Issues and Problems
      22. Politics of Asia (Listed in schedule as: Modern Japanese Studies)
      23. Politics and Culture in Meiji Japan
      24. Religious Sectarianism and Civil Violence in the Modern World
      25. Society and Environment in China
      26. Women in Asian Societies
      27. Music of East and Southeast Asia
      28. Early Art of India
      29. Frankenstein to Cyberspace
      30. Gypsy Language and Culture
      31. Women and Family in Asia
      32. Perspectives on Japanese Culture
      33. Senior Seminar "The Construction of Asia in Modern Western Thought"
  3. Graduate Studies in Asian Studies
      1. Legal Modernization in China
      2. Comparative and Historical Introduction to Indo-European
      3. Contemporary Chinese Literature
      4. Domestic Politics in Japan (Listed in schedule as: Contemporary Japanese Society)
      5. International Political Economy
      6. Languages and Cultures of Pre-Islamic Persia: Comparative Introduction to Avestan, Pahlavi, and Old Persian
      7. Medieval South India
      8. Ritual, Politics and Power
      9. Tamil or South Indian Language and Culture
      10. European Imperialism: British Empire (Asia, the Middle East, and Africa)
      11. Seminar in Translation: English/Chinese/Japanese
      12. Archaeology of Buddhism
      13. Concept of the Bodhisattva
  4. Language Courses
    1. Chinese
      1. Accelerated First-Year Chinese
      2. First-year Chinese I
      3. First-year Chinese II
      4. CHI 412K
      5. Second-year Chinese II
      6. Readings in Modern Chinese I
      7. Introduction to Classical Chinese
      8. Advanced Conversation I
      9. Advanced Readings in Chinese I
      10. Seminar in Translation: Chinese/English
      11. Contemporary Chinese Literature
      12. History of Chinese
    2. Hindi Language
      1. Accelerated First-year Hindi
      2. First-year Hindi I
      3. Second-year Hindi I
      4. Modern Hindi of India
      5. Practice in Spoken Hindi
      6. Advanced Hindi
      7. Introduction to Modern South Asian Literature in Translation
      8. Advanced Reading in Hindi-Urdu
    3. Japanese Language
      1. First-Year Japanese I
      2. First-Year Japanese II
      3. Second-Year Japanese I
      4. Second-Year Japanese II
      5. Readings in Modern Japanese I
      6. Advanced Conversation I
      7. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese I
      8. Seminar in Translation: Japanese/English
    4. Korean Language
      1. First-year Korean I
      2. Second-year Korean I
    5. Malayalam
      1. First-year Malayalam I
      2. Second-year Malayalam I
      3. Topics in Malayalam Studies
    6. Sanskrit Language
      1. First-year Sanskrit I
      2. Second-year Sanskrit I
      3. Advanced Sanskrit Readings and Composition I
      4. Advanced Readings in Sanskrit
  5. Related Information
    1. Languages Offered by Asian Studies
    2. China Seminar, Japan Seminar, South Asia Seminar
    3. Undergraduate Individual Instruction Courses in Asian Studies
    4. Graduate Individual Instruction Courses in Asian Studies