China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

CAPS 1622

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2222GOVT 1623HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17561 CAPS 1622   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17562 CAPS 1622   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17563 CAPS 1622   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17564 CAPS 1622   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17565 CAPS 1622   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17566 CAPS 1622   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17567 CAPS 1622   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17568 CAPS 1622   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17569 CAPS 1622   DIS 208

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17570 CAPS 1622   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 1740

This course explores the history of imperial China between the 3rd century b.c.e. and the 16th century c.e. with a focus on the following questions: How did imperial Chinese states go about politically ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2740HIST 1740MEDVL 1740

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17529 CAPS 1740   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17532 CAPS 1740   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17537 CAPS 1740   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17540 CAPS 1740   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17545 CAPS 1740   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2232

People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2232

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17972 CAPS 2232   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17973 CAPS 2232   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18436 CAPS 2232   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18437 CAPS 2232   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18438 CAPS 2232   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2435

Maoism and Chinese Communism are not history after Mao's death in 1976. In China, Maoism holds the key to the enduring success of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one of the most remarkable organizations ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2435SHUM 2435

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5911 CAPS 2435   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sun, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9348 CAPS 2435   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 2575

This course focuses on the human condition of Chinese women after 1949. In the name of the Women's liberation movement since the early 1900s, do Chinese women eventually hold up the half sky? From the ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: FGSS 2575HIST 2575

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5912 CAPS 2575   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sun, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9446 CAPS 2575   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 3857

This course is dedicated to surveying and critically evaluating the theoretical models and decisions that seek to explain American foreign policy with an emphasis on the post-WWII period. We will cover ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3857

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20069 CAPS 3857   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gold, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 3967

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 3395GOVT 3967

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18454 CAPS 3967   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4001

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.  Combined with: GOVT 3007

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18208 CAPS 4001   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Feb 17 - May 30, 2025
    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4002

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.  Combined with: GOVT 3017

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10512 CAPS 4002   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Feb 17 - May 30, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4010

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

  •  5558 CAPS 4010   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4020

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

  •  5182 CAPS 4020   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4030

This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4435GOVT 4037

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18205 CAPS 4030   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4888

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

  • 10514 CAPS 4888   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 17 - May 30, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Classical Chinese

  • 11728 CAPS 4888   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4963

Theories of modernization have inspired, informed, and plagued histories of middle and late imperial China. For the Song-Qing eras (roughly 10th-19th centuries), comparative studies have variously found ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  • 17700 CAPS 4963   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17701 CAPS 4963   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4999

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

  •  3725 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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 https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5226 CAPS 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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 https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20781 CAPS 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies