Courses on Asian and Asian-American subjects offered at The City College are listed below and are accepted toward fulfilling the program's requirements. Students may also take courses offered at other CUNY campuses with permission of the program director. Courses taken abroad during an exchange program may also be accepted with permission.
This is a comprehensive list of courses offered by the Asian Studies Program. Please check the Current Schedule of Classes for a listing of the courses offered this semester.
INTRODUCTORY COURSES
10100: Asian Cultures and Peoples
The major factors that have shaped the Asian countries and peoples; geography, civilization, migration, and settlements of ethnic groups; philosophies, religions, historical events, leaders, and modern political and socioeconomic institutions. 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
10200: Asian Literature in English Translation
Selected masterpieces of Asian literature. Lectures and classroom discussions, supplemented with audiovisual aids. 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
20100: Asians in America
The processes of assimilation, adaption, competition, conflict and adjustment of Asian minorities in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
20200: Contemporary Asia
The cultural tradition of Asia in general and of China and Japan in particular. The peoples and their psychological, educational, social, artistic, political and economic behavior. 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
ADVANCED ELECTIVE COURSES
20402-20404: Asian American Communities II: Practicum on Asian
American Communities Participation in community work. Students select a cooperating agency or organization and work in one of its programs. (W) 2-6 CR.
20500: Contemporary China
Historical events, political, cultural and socio-economic conditions, and foreign relations of the People's Republic of China since 1949. Analysis of the Cultural Revolution; economic growth of the People's Republic; relations with the U.S. and the former Soviet Union; Communist leadership to the present. (W)3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
20700: Asian Women
The position and role of Asian women in historical, political and psychological contexts. Traditional stereotypes; role in Asian history; Asian women in America; relationship to white and Third World women; alternatives to women's liberation. (W) 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
20800: Asians and American Law and Politics
A comparison of the legal and political background of the East and West. American law and politics as they affect the lives of Asian minorities. Sample cases, familiarization with various legal proceedings and
governmental institutions. (W) 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
21400: Chinese Experience in America
The struggle for survival, acceptance, and full participation in American life from Gold Rush days to the present. 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
30700: Asian American Communities I: Analysis of Asian American Communities
Empirical and theoretical analysis of community processes affecting Asian Americans, using New York's Asian communities (e.g., Chinatown) as models. Power structures, communications networks, role conflicts, and community change. (W) 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
33100: Chinese Literature from the Early Period to 1919 (in English)
Historical review of literary development from the ancient to the modern period. Selections of masterpieces in poetry, prose, drama and fiction, in original versions or English translation, for reading and discussion. Reading knowledge of Chinese not required. (W) 3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
33200: Modern Chinese Literature (in English)
Leading authors and masterpieces since the May 4th Movement in 1919. Works from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the West selected for