SOCIAL SCIENCE TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Prepare and present well-researched and persuasive arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Show evidence of critical thinking by writing balanced responses to readings that challenge their existing world views. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create your own viewpoint on social issues, with the capability to support your arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand key social science concepts, theories, and methodologies discussed in academic articles and apply them to examine a variety of examples of the social and cultural ties within Asia as well as between Asia and the rest of the globe. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically examine taken-for-granted notions and stereotypes and to inquire into the process of their construction. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Prepare and present well-researched and persuasive arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Show evidence of critical thinking by writing balanced responses to readings that challenge their existing world views. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create your own viewpoint on social issues, with the capability to support your arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand key social science concepts, theories, and methodologies discussed in academic articles and apply them to examine a variety of examples of the social and cultural ties within Asia as well as between Asia and the rest of the globe. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically examine taken-for-granted notions and stereotypes and to inquire into the process of their construction. Audience: Undergraduate