China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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CAPS 2262
Medicine and Healing in China

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details

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  • 18945 CAPS 2262   LEC 001

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    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CAPS 3000
Seminar on American Relations with China

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4850 CAPS 3000   SEM 180

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

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CAPS 4001
China in Transition

This seminar, using faculty-directed research projects, is intended to survey China's transformation through revolution and reform since 1949, and to examine major issues under the themes of modernity ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4760 CAPS 4001   SEM 170

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    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Normally offered for CAPS students in Beijing, this course will be taught in Ithaca in 2020-21 due to the suspension of study abroad caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

CAPS 4010
Honors Thesis Tutorial I

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4761 CAPS 4010   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5979 CAPS 4010   IND 602

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6144 CAPS 4010   IND 605

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7705 CAPS 4010   IND 606

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7714 CAPS 4010   IND 607

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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CAPS 4020
Honors Thesis Tutorial II

Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17010 CAPS 4020   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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CAPS 4406
Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

This course is designed for those who have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The course aims to continuously improve students' Chinese proficiency while, at the same time, preparing ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHIN 4406, CHIN 6606

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6923 CAPS 4406   SEM 101

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Chen, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: Two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

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CAPS 4827
China, Tibet and Xinjiang

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4448, GOVT 4827, GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8104 CAPS 4827   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Government Seniors and Juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

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CAPS 4931
Vitality and Power in China

Chinese discourses have long linked the circulation of cosmic energies, political power, and bodily vitalities. In these models political order, spiritual cultivation, and health are achieved and enhanced ... view course details

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  • 16863 CAPS 4931   SEM 101

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    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CAPS 4998
Inquiry in Politics and Policy

This required course forms the core of the Cornell in Washington academic program. The foundational skill of both politics and policy is taking knowledge, analyzing it, figuring out how to convert it into ... view course details

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  •  5006 CAPS 4998   LEC 080

    • F Washington, DC
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

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CAPS 4999
CAPS Independent Study

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5227 CAPS 4999   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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