AS 98
Directed Group Study (1-4 Units)
Group meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Consent of Instructor

Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Group discussion, research and reporting on selected topics. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General Catalog. Course may be repeated for credit.(Fall, Spring)

AS 149
Media and Society in Contemporary China (4 Units)
Three hours of lecture per week. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

This lecture and discussion course examines the crucial role played by the news media in the establishment, perpetuation, and decline of Communist party authority in China. Students analyze the development and the impact of the mass media (newspapers and magazines, radio and television) and of the popular media (revolutionary operas, films, short stories, reportage, wall posters, cartoons, advertisements) from the period of the Communist victory and the Korean War through the period of the Cultural Revolution to the present. Readings focus on the changing role of the media in society, the relationship between news and propaganda, and the impact of new technology on information.(Fall, Spring)

AS 150
Special Topics (4 Units)
Three hours of lecture per week. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor.

Advanced research in current issues or regions of Asian studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit(Fall, Spring)

AS 160
Undergraduate Seminar in Asian Studies (4 Units)
Three hours of seminar per week. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

A reading and research seminar for undergraduate students. Topics will vary by semester. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies.(Fall, Spring)

AS H195A
Senior Honors (3 Units)
Individual study supervised by two faculty members. Pre-Requisites: Open to seniors in the group major in Asian Studies whose GPA is 3.5 or higher in all university work and 3.6 or higher in the major.

Supervised readings or field research on a significant problem in Asian Studies, collection and analysis of research materials, and the preparation of an honors dissertation in close consultation with two members of the faculty. Credit and grade to be awarded on completion of sequence.(Fall, Spring)

AS H195B
Senior Honors (3 Units)
Individual study supervised by two faculty members. Pre-Requisites: Senior standing in Asian Studies with a GPA 3.5 or higher in all university work and 3.6 or higher in the major.

Supervised readings or field research on a significant problem in Asian Studies, collection and analysis of research materials, and the preparation of an honors thesis in close consultation with two members of the faculty. Credit and grade to be awarded on completion of sequence.(Fall, Spring)

AS 196
Senior Thesis (3 Units)
Individual meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Consent of adviser

Open to seniors in the Group in Asian Studies. Individual conferences to be arranged with the major adviser or other appropriate faculty member for collection and analysis of research materials and preparation of the undergraduate thesis. .A maximum of 3 units of credit to be applied toward the major. May be repeated without credit toward the 36 unit major requirement.(Fall, Spring)

AS 197
Field Study (1-4 Units)
Individual meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.

Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Supervised experience relevant to specific aspects of Asian studies in off-campus locations. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General catalog. Course may be repeated for credit.(Fall, Spring)

AS 198
Directed Group Study (1-4 Units)
Group meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.

Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.Directed group study of special topics approved by the chair of the Group in Asian Studies. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General catalog. Course may be repeated for credit.(Fall, Spring)

AS 199
Independent Study (1-4 Units)
Individual meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Written proposal must be approved by faculty adviser.

Directed individual study on topics approved by the chair of the Group in Asian Studies. Grading option: Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Credit Option: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General Catalog. ourse may be repeated for credit.(Fall, Spring)

AS 201
Asian Studies Proseminar (1 Units)
Fifteen hours of seminar per semester. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. This course is required of all first-year graduate students and supervised by a regular faculty member. The seminar will familiarize students with faculty, their Asian interests, research methods, and the courses they teach. It consists of presentations by faculty on their past, present, and future research. Course may be repeated for credit.(Fall, Spring)

AS 202
Directed Research (1 Units)
Two hours of consultation per meeting for eight weeks. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.Two hours of consultation per meeting to provide supervision in the preparation of an M.A. thesis. Course may be repeated for credit.(Spring)

AS 298
Directed Group Study (2-6 Units)
Group meetings to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Group study of selected topics that vary from term to term.(Fall, Spring)

AS 299
Independent Study (1-7 Units)
Individual conferences to be arranged. Pre-Requisites: Consent of instructor

Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Directed reading in subject matter not covered in scheduled seminar offerings.(Fall, Spring)