Japanese Studies
Courses
For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog, 2012–13, please contact the department for more information.
All graduate-level courses require permission of the instructor for undergraduate students. Course titles may vary from year to year.
Courses with an asterisk can be approved as Japanese Studies courses when more than 33 percent of the course content concerns Japan.
History
HIEA 111. Japan: Twelfth through Mid-Nineteenth Century
HIEA 112. Japan: from Mid-Nineteenth Century through US Occupation
HIEA 113. The Fifteen-Year War in Asia and the Pacific
HIEA 114. Postwar Japan
HIEA 115. Social and Cultural History of Twentieth-Century Japan
HIEA 116. Japan-U.S. Relations
HIEA 117. Ghosts in Japan
HIEA 119. Religion and Pop Culture in East Asia (Same as SOCI 162R)
HIEA 125. Women and Gender in East Asia
HIEA 144. Topics in East Asian History*
HIEA 150. Modern Korea, 1800–1945
HIEA 160. Colloquium on Modern Japanese History
HIEA 180. Topics in Modern Korean History*
Japanese Studies
JAPN 190. Selected Topics in Contemporary Japanese Studies
Language
(Students who have prior preparation of Japanese language are placed in language courses based on the results of a placement exam or an oral interview with an instructor. Students who have lived in Japan, or use Japanese at home are required to take a placement exam administered prior to the beginning of the fall quarter. Contact the Japanese Studies office for more information.)
10A-B-C. First-Year Japanese
(No prior study of Japanese language is required for 10A.) Prerequisite for B and C: previous course or consent of instructor.
20A-B-C. Second-Year Japanese
Prerequisites: previous course or consent of instructor.
100A-B-C. Japanese for Bilingual Speakers I
(These courses are for those students who have a high level of speaking proficiency in Japanese but no or little reading and writing abilities.) Prerequisite for A: consent of instructor. Prerequisite for B and C: previous course or consent of instructor.
130A-B-C. Third-Year Japanese
Prerequisites: previous course or consent of instructor.
140A-B-C. Fourth-Year Japanese
Prerequisites: previous course or consent of instructor.
150A-B-C. Advanced Japanese
Prerequisites: previous course or consent of instructor.
Economics
ECON 163. Japanese Economy
Literature
LTEA 130. Earlier Japanese Literature in Translation
(Quarter offerings will vary among A. General Literature; B. Poetry; C. Prose Fiction; D. Drama; and E. Essays, travelogues, diaries, etc.)
LTEA 132. Later Japanese Literature in Translation
(Quarter offerings will vary among A. General Literature; B. Poetry; C. Prose Fiction; D. Drama and Film; and E. Essays, criticism, etc.)
LTEA 134. A Single Japanese Author (in translation)
LTEA 136. Special Topics in Japanese Literature
LTWL 155. Gender Studies*
LTCS 110. Popular Culture*
LTCS 115. Performance Culture*
LTCS 118. Comedy*
LTCS 120. Historical Perspectives on Culture*
LTCS 125. Cultural Perspectives on Immigration and Citizenship*
LTCS 130. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Culture*
LTCS 131. Topics in Queer Cultures/Queer Subcultures*
LTCS 132. Special Topics in Social Identities and the Media*
LTCS 133. Globalization and Culture*
LTCS 135. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies*
LTCS 141. Special Topics in Race and Empire*
LTCS 145. National Cultures in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts*
LTCS 150. Topics in Cultural Studies*
LTCS 160. Cultural Studies Approaches to Popular Music*
LTCS 170. Visual Culture *
Music
(Check with program office as to whether these courses may be used toward a Japanese studies minor.)
MUS 111. World Music
MUS 116. Popular Music Studies Seminar*
Political Science
POLI 113B. Chinese and Japanese Political Thought I
POLI 113C. Chinese and Japanese Political Thought II
POLI 132B. Modernity and Identity in East Asia
POLI 133A. Japanese Politics: A Developmental Perspective
POLI 133D. Japanese Foreign Policy
POLI 133DD. Comparative Analysis of East Asian Institutions
POLI 133G. Postwar U.S.-Japan Relations
Sociology
SOCI 162R. Religion and Popular Culture in East Asia (same as HIEA 119)
Theatre and Dance
TDGE 126. Storytelling and Design in Animation
Visual Arts
VIS 127N. Twentieth-Century Art in China and Japan
VIS 127P. Arts of Japan
VIS 128E. Topics in Art History of Asia*
Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
IRGN 400. International Relations of Asia—Pacific
IRGN 411. Business and Management in Japan
IRGN 416. Postwar Politics in Japan
IRGN 460. The Politics of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations
IRGN 471. Japanese Economy
IRGN 478. Japanese Foreign Policy