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ASTA 391, 392 Special Offerings in Asian Studies (3, 3)
ASTC 102 Beginning Chinese II (4)
Prerequisite: ASTC 101 or placement
A continuation of the objectives presented in Beginning Chinese I. Attention is given to practical and topics-oriented conversational skills, moods of speech, and complex level of syntax.
ASTC 204 Intermediate Chinese II (4)
Prerequisite: ASTC 203 or equivalent
A continuation of the objectives presented in Intermediate Chinese I. Attention is given to improvement of the student’s ability to read and write in modern Chinese.
ASTJ 102 Beginning Japanese II (4)
Prerequisite: ASTJ 101 or equivalent
Emphasizes conversational Japanese based on text in hiragana, katakana, kanji. Includes study of complex grammar and introduction of approximately 100 kanji.
ASTJ 204 Intermediate Japanese II (4)
Prerequisite: ASTJ 203 or equivalent
Conversation, reading, and writing based on text in hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Continuation of study of complex grammar and introduction of approximately 150 additional kanji.
ASTV 101 Beginning Vietnamese I (3)
The study of grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, and diacritical marks necessary to read, write, and speak the Vietnamese language.
ASTV 102 Beginning Vietnamese II (3)
Prerequisite: ASTV 101 or equivalent
A continuation of the study of grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, and diacritical marks begun in ASTV 101.
ASTV 201 Intermediate Vietnamese I (3)
Prerequisite: ASTV 102 or placement
An intensive grammar review with readings from Vietnamese texts and a development of conversational skills.
CSAS 250 Vietnamese Culture/History (3)
CSAS 392 Islamic Culture Through Art and Architecture (3)
Instructor: Sayyid Tirmizi
For over 1400 years, Islamic Culture has made significant contribution to world of art and architecture.
From the Dome of the Rock through Cordoba Mosque in Spain to Taj Mahal in India and from beautiful miniature
paintings to various styles of calligraphy, from Ibn Khaldun to Rumi, it has excited historians and common people alike.
All this compels one to examine the contribution of Islamic art and culture to world civilization. This survey course is
an attempt to introduce the creative world of Islamic culture through some of the significant landmarks of art, architecture,
paintings, calligraphy and literature over the centuries. In short the course would examine diversity and continuity
of Islamic Art and culture over time and region.
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