China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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CAPS 2435
Global Maoism: History and Present

Maoism and Chinese Communism are not history after Mao's death in 1976. In China, Maoism holds the key to the enduring success of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one of the most remarkable organizations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2435, SHUM 2435

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5911 CAPS 2435   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sun, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9348 CAPS 2435   IND 601

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    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 2575
Tyranny and Dignity: Chinese Women from the Cultural Revolution to the White Paper Revolution

This course focuses on the human condition of Chinese women after 1949. In the name of the Women's liberation movement since the early 1900s, do Chinese women eventually hold up the half sky? From the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: FGSS 2575, HIST 2575

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5912 CAPS 2575   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sun, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9446 CAPS 2575   IND 601

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    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 3049
China's Next Economy

This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3304, GOVT 3044

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10169 CAPS 3049   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10171 CAPS 3049   DIS 201

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    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10172 CAPS 3049   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10173 CAPS 3049   DIS 203

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    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10174 CAPS 3049   DIS 204

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    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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, CHLIT 6607

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Introduction to the Early Masters

  •  9387 CAPS 3307   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CHLIT 2213-CHLIT 2214 or permission of instructor.

CAPS 3329
Literature of Leaving China

Ever since the creation of the concept of a culturally and geographically stable center in China, people have been intentionally excluded from that center. Disgraced officials are sent to far-flung provinces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3329, COML 3985

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5528 CAPS 3329   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Combined with: GOVT 3017

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10512 CAPS 4002   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4003
Experiencing Global China

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10513 CAPS 4003   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 Graded

  •  5558 CAPS 4010   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4020
Honors Thesis Tutorial II

Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5182 CAPS 4020   IND 614

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4418
Stories of Love and Romance in Stories from Tang Dynasty

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHLIT 4418, CHLIT 6618

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9393 CAPS 4418   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CHLIT 2213-CHLIT 2214 or permission of instructor.

CAPS 4502
Becoming a China Hand

China's prominence in the news cycle and policy discourse reflects the immense and growing tension in China's relations with the United States and other countries around the world. Substantively, there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4503

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5795 CAPS 4502   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Weiss, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 11212 CAPS 4502   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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

  • 10514 CAPS 4888   IND 601

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  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Classical Chinese

  • 11728 CAPS 4888   IND 608

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  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3725 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5183 CAPS 4999   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5226 CAPS 4999   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Department Consent Required (Add)