ASTP 3000 - Foundations for Asian Studies

This course addresses the origins, strengths, and limitations of international and area studies frameworks. Students will not only survey some of the major historical developments that have shaped the modern world, they will critically examine some of the most influential theoretical models devised to understand that world. Using real-world cases, the course links human realities to historical abstractions—the particularities of lived experience to the structures and patterns of human societies. Students learn to trace connections within and across regions, between scales, and through time as they prepare for the more specialized courses that round out the International and Area Studies majors.