China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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CAPS 1621
From Samurai to Superpower: Japan in World History I

Japan was once a disunited land of warriors, poets, peasants, and priestesses.  By the twentieth century, Japan was a global center of finance, technology, geopolitics, and the arts.  How did Japan evolve ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2261, HIST 1621

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18071 CAPS 1621   LEC 001

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18072 CAPS 1621   DIS 201

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    • T To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18073 CAPS 1621   DIS 202

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

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  • 18074 CAPS 1621   DIS 203

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18075 CAPS 1621   DIS 204

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18076 CAPS 1621   DIS 205

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    • R To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18233 CAPS 1621   DIS 206

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

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  • 18234 CAPS 1621   DIS 207

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2233
Introduction to China: Beyond China

"China" and "Chinese" are no longer adequate terms for the study of Sinitic-language communities and cultures that evince politically tenuous and linguistically polyphonic relations with the People's Republic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2233

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19472 CAPS 2233   LEC 001

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19473 CAPS 2233   DIS 201

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    • F To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19474 CAPS 2233   DIS 202

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    • F To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19475 CAPS 2233   DIS 203

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    • F To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19476 CAPS 2233   DIS 204

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, HIST 2562, STS 2561

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9150 CAPS 2262   LEC 001

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10489 CAPS 2262   DIS 201

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 10490 CAPS 2262   DIS 202

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

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CAPS 2271
China's Literary Heritage: An Introduction in Translation

This is an introductory course designed for, though not limited to, non-majors with or without any knowledge of Chinese language, history, or culture. It offers a guided survey of the history and development ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2271

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18160 CAPS 2271   LEC 001

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3305, HIST 3391

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3606 CAPS 3000   SEM 180

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

CAPS 3967
What is China?

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3395, GOVT 3967

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18687 CAPS 3967   LEC 001

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19566 CAPS 4001   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4002
Chinese Perspectives on International and Global Affairs

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12034 CAPS 4002   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3533 CAPS 4010   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5633 CAPS 4010   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5641 CAPS 4010   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

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

  •  5935 CAPS 4020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5936 CAPS 4020   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4406
Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

This course is designed for those who have completed Mandarin of advanced level (or equivalent). It aims to further improve students' Chinese proficiency in a business history and transcultural context ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10559 CAPS 4406   SEM 101

    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Chen, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: at least two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4827
China, Tibet and Xinjiang

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, GOVT 4827, GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12436 CAPS 4827   SEM 101

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    • M To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18849 CAPS 4827   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4888
Directed Study - Beijing

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12035 CAPS 4888   IND 671

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  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4998
Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington DC

The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 11196 CAPS 4998   LEC 080

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3929 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12522 CAPS 4999   IND 603

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.