Queens College Undergraduate Courses Relevant to Asian American Studies
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(listed alphabetically by department)
American Studies Program
110 Introduction to American Society and Culture
[Courses cross-listed with various departments]
Anthropology Department
104 Language, Culture, and Society
201 Essentials of Cultural Anthropology
208 People of South Asia
210 People of East Asia
213 Peoples of the Contemporary United States
214 Peoples of New York City
215 Peoples of the Caribbean
223 Family, Kin, and Friends
224 Religions, Belief, and Ritual
225 Medical Anthropology
227 Educational Anthropology
229 Practicing Anthropology
233 Race, Class, and Ethnicity
234 Food and Culture
238 Research Design and Method
239 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
306 Anthropology of Religion
307 Anthropology of Cross-Cultural Teaching
308 Urban Anthropology
320 Contemporary Anthropological Theory
330 Seminar in Cultural Anthropology
342 Origins of Complex Society
Art Department
(Art History)
114 Survey of Asian Art
270 Art of India
271 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia
272 Art of China
273 Art of Japan
274 Art of Korea
277 Buddhist Art and Architecture
278 Chinese Painting
Asian Studies Program (see CMAL)
[Courses cross-listed with various departments]
Offers concentrations in Chinese History, Japanese Literature, Asian Art, Chinese Literature, and Korean Studies.
Classical, Middle Eastern, and Asian Languages and Cultures (CMAL)
101 Cultural Studies—The Short Poem
102 Cultural Studies—Experience of Imperial, Colonial, and Post Colonial Life
Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
101 Elementary Arabic I
102 Elementary Arabic II
203 Intermediate Arabic I
204 Intermediate Arabic II
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Asian Studies
101 Elementary Chinese I
102 Elementary Chinese II
203 Intermediate Chinese I
204 Intermediate Chinese II
250 Introduction to Classical Chinese I
251 Introduction to Classical Chinese II
311 Advanced Modern Chinese
312 Advanced Classical Chinese
320 Chinese Drama
330 The Chinese Essay
340 Readings from Chinese History
350 Chinese Fiction
360 Traditional Chinese Literature
370 Chinese Short Story
380 Seminar in Sinological Methods
101 Elementary Japanese I
102 Elementary Japanese II
203 Intermediate Japanese I
204 Intermediate Japanese II
305 Advanced Modern Japanese I
306 Advanced Modern Japanese II
101 Elementary Korean I
102 Elementary Korean II
203 Intermediate Korean I
204 Intermediate Korean I
360 Readings in Korean
Comparative Literature Department
135 Writing Workshop
220 East Asian Literature I
221 East Asian Literature II
Cooperative Education and Internships Program
201 Orientation to the World of Work
Drama, Theatre, and Dance
164 (Dance) Asian Performing Arts
165 (Dance) Chi Gong
166 (Dance) Tai Chi Chuan
Economics Department
100 Economics and Society
207 Comparative Economic Systems
210 Transformation of Economic Systems
211 Economies of Asia
214 Economics of Organized Labor
219 Economics of Class, Race, and Sex
227 International Finance
246 Urban Economics
Division Of Education
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
201 Schooling in Diverse Communities
310 Children in Cultural Contexts I: Child Development
311 Children in Cultural Contexts II: Learning and Teaching
352 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
Secondary Education and Youth Services
201 Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education
221 Development and Learning in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
340 Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education
350 Cognition, Technology, and Instruction for Diverse Learners
363 Teaching Social Studies in Middle and High School
364 Teaching Foreign Language in Middle and High School
384 Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching Foreign Language
English Department
95 Introduction to College Writing
110 College Writing
115 Topics in Writing
120 Writing, Literature, Culture
134 Writing Tutorial
135 Writing Workshop
255 Twentieth-Century Literatures in English
362 The Immigrant Experience
Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences Department
147 Family Relations
325 The Apparel Industry
349 Family Issues and Conflict Resolution
Film Studies
201 Great Directors
211 Film Genres
History Department
117 The History and Civilization of Islam
118 The Caribbean: A Historical Survey
140 China to 1500
141 China after 1500
142 History of Japan
143 The History of the Indian Subcontinent
276 The Immigrant in American History
286 History of the Borough of Queens College
297 South Asian Diaspora
298 India and Great Britain: Gender, Nation, Empire
331 Race, Gender, and Poverty in Twentieth-Century America
332 Colonialism and Culture
Interdisciplinary & Special Studies Program
310 Ethnic Studies: Six Ethnic Groups in New York City
Labor Studies Program
265 Special Topics in Labor Studies
370 Fieldwork in Labor Studies
Linguistics Department
203 Languages of the World
205 Sociolinguistics
206 Bilingualism
240 Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
312 Literacy and Language Arts in Multicultural Populations
Media Studies Department
225 Ethnicity in American Media
360 Global Media
The Aaron Copland School of Music
234 Music of Asia
Philosophy Department
118 Introduction to Oriental Philosophy
Political Science Department
104 International Politics
226 Capitalism and Democracy
230 Politics of Development
231 Political Culture and Political Socialization
232 Comparative Political Economy
233 Transitions to Democracy
236 The Politics of Developing Nations
238 Contemporary Asia
246 Social Movements and Political Power
250 International Law
252 Contemporary Issues in International Relations
254 The Politics of the International Economy
255 Comparative Foreign Policy
258 Asian in World Politics
260 The Middle East in World Politics
262 United States Foreign Policy
263 Politics of Terrorism
270 Democracy
285 Race, Class, Gender, and Law
292 Internship in Urban Politics
294 Internship in Legislative Politics
295 Internship in Law and Advocacy
296 Internship in International Politics
Religious Studies Program
102 Introduction to Eastern Religions
211 Essentials of Buddhism
Sociology Department
208 Social Problems
210 The Modern Urban Community
211 Ethnic and Racial Relations
214 The Family
215 Sociology of Education
219 Social Class in American Society
220 Interpersonal Behavior and Group Processes
221 Sociology of Religion
222 Social Welfare as a Social Institution
238 Social Change and Social Movements
239 Sociology of Developing Countries
275 Sociology of Asian Americans
279 Globalization: Social and Geographic Perspectives
353 Ethnography
Urban Studies Department
101 Urban Issues: Poverty and Affluence
117 Introduction to Urban Education
131 Urban Health Issues
141 Introduction to Housing and Urban Planning
151 Neighborhoods in the City and Suburbs
200 Methods in Urban Research
202 Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Urban America
203 Case Studies of Race and Ethnicity in Urban America
206 Cities of the World
210 Urban Protest Movements
212 Religion and Politics in Urban Society
214 Urban Religious Movements
232 Health Policy-Making
307 Organizing the Public
310 Community Organization
360 Urban Research Workshop
370 Fieldwork in Urban Studies
World Studies
101 Interpreting the World
102 Ancient Worlds
103 Encounters between Civilizations, 1500–1900
104 Contemporary Worlds
135 World Studies Writing Workshop