China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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CAPS 3000
Seminar on American Relations with China

A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6550 CAPS 3000   SEM 180

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

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CAPS 3307
Readings in Classical Chinese Literature

A guided reading in the original language designed to introduce students to a variety of genres and styles of classical Chinese literature while at the same time helping students achieve competence in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHLIT 3307

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Friendship

  • 16754 CAPS 3307   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: CHLIT 2213 & 2214 or permission of instructor.

CAPS 3370
Nature Imagined and Experienced: Ancient Chinese Travel Literature

This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3370, ASIAN 6670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16868 CAPS 3370   LEC 001

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CAPS 3380
China's Economy Under Mao and Deng

Examines the development of the Chinese economy and the evolution of China's economic system between the early 1950s and late 1990s. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3393, ECON 3380

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9024 CAPS 3380   LEC 001

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CAPS 3387
The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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  • 17386 CAPS 3387   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 115

    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

CAPS 3502
Becoming a China Hand

This seminar examines the various issues that surround being a specialist of one of the world's most complex and exciting places. The course will first look at the various groups of people that have been ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3503

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15974 CAPS 3502   LEC 001

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CAPS 3827
China and the World

Study of the dramatic rise of China through reviewing major developments in contemporary Chinese foreign policy since the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and concentrating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3327, GOVT 3827

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16042 CAPS 3827   LEC 001

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CAPS 4001
China in Transition

Using resources specifically available in China, this course combines lectures, guest lectures, field trips, and faculty-directed research projects to help students achieve an in-depth understanding of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6452 CAPS 4001   SEM 170

  • Taught in Beijing, China.

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CAPS 4002
Chinese Perspectives on International and Global Affairs

This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6565 CAPS 4002   SEM 170

  • Taught in Beijing, China.

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CAPS 4010
Honors Thesis Tutorial I

Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6453 CAPS 4010   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Xin, X

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CAPS 4127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution.  This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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  • 17425 CAPS 4127   SEM 101

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CAPS 4406
Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

This course is designed for those who have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The course is aimed to continuously improve students' Chinese proficiency while, at the same time, preparing ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHIN 4406, CHIN 6606

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9532 CAPS 4406   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

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CAPS 4870
China and Asian Security

This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. While China may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type of security order that will prevail in Asia, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4475, GOVT 4877, GOVT 6877

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16093 CAPS 4870   SEM 101

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  • Government seniors and juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

CAPS 4888
Directed Study - Beijing

This directed study course allows CAPS students to enroll at Beida (Peking University) in courses offered to international students by the Peking University School of International Studies. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7848 CAPS 4888   IND 670

  • Taught in Beijing, China.

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CAPS 4998
Politics and Policy: Theory, Research, and Practice

This required course forms the core of the Cornell in Washington program for students in the public policy option. The central course objective is to provide students with the instruction and guidance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 8 Credits Graded

  •  6757 CAPS 4998   LEC 080

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

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CAPS 4999
CAPS Independent Study

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7010 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Xin, X

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