China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.
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Classes
CAPS 3000
Course Description
A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Washington, DC
Instructors
Watson, C
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC.
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CAPS 3307
Course Description
A guided reading in the original language designed to introduce students to a variety of genres and styles of classical Chinese literature while at the same time helping students achieve competence in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHLIT 3307
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Friendship
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Kroch, Carl A Library B59
Instructors
Warner, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: CHLIT 2213 & 2214 or permission of instructor.
CAPS 3370
Course Description
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3370, ASIAN 6670
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall G20
Instructors
Warner, D
CAPS 3380
Course Description
Examines the development of the Chinese economy and the evolution of China's economic system between the early 1950s and late 1990s. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3393, ECON 3380
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
Instructors
Lyons, T
CAPS 3387
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 3380, ASIAN 6680, GOVT 3384, GOVT 6384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 115
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
CAPS 3502
Course Description
This seminar examines the various issues that surround being a specialist of one of the world's most complex and exciting places. The course will first look at the various groups of people that have been ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3503
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B14
Instructors
Mertha, A
CAPS 3827
Course Description
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 ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3327, GOVT 3827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Carlson, A
CAPS 4001
Course Description
Using resources specifically available in China, this course combines lectures, guest lectures, field trips, and faculty-directed research projects to help students achieve an in-depth understanding of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Beijing, China
- Sep 5 - Dec 15, 2017
Instructors
Xin, X
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Additional Information
Taught in Beijing, China.
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CAPS 4002
Course Description
This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Beijing, China
- Sep 5 - Dec 15, 2017
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Taught in Beijing, China.
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CAPS 4010
Course Description
Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details
CAPS 4127
Course Description
Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4415, ASIAN 6615, FGSS 4127, HIST 4127, HIST 6127
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 104
Instructors
Roebuck, K
CAPS 4406
Course Description
This course is designed for those who have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The course is aimed to continuously improve students' Chinese proficiency while, at the same time, preparing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHIN 4406, CHIN 6606
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Chen, Z
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.
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CAPS 4870
Course Description
This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. While China may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type of security order that will prevail in Asia, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4475, GOVT 4877, GOVT 6877
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Government seniors and juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
CAPS 4888
Course Description
This directed study course allows CAPS students to enroll at Beida (Peking University) in courses offered to international students by the Peking University School of International Studies. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Beijing, China
- Sep 15 - Dec 15, 2017
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Taught in Beijing, China.
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CAPS 4998
Course Description
This required course forms the core of the Cornell in Washington program for students in the public policy option. The central course objective is to provide students with the instruction and guidance ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
8 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Washington, DC
Instructors
Silbey, D
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC.
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CAPS 4999
Course Description
Independent study course 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. view course details