All courses
Course offerings for Winter Session First Term 2018/19 and Winter Session Second Term 2018/19.
You can read the course descriptions by clicking the course links below and/or in the university calendar.
100-level courses at a glance
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| PAAS 100 | Introduction to Pacific and Asian Studies (outline) |
| PAAS 101 | Text, Manipulation, Propaganda (outline) |
| PAAS 103 | War and Peace in Asia and the Pacific |
| PAAS 105 | Pacific and Asia Today |
| PAAS 118 | Intensive Beginner Modern Chinese I (formerly PAAS 110) (outline) |
| PAAS 120 | Introduction to Indonesian-Malay I |
| PAAS 121 | Introduction to Indonesian-Malay II |
| PAAS 138 | Intensive Beginner Japanese I (formerly PAAS 130) (outline) |
| PAAS 150 | Premodern Chinese Culture |
| PAAS 151 | Modern Chinese Culture (outline) |
| PAAS 152 | Essentials of Chinese Civilisation (in Chinese) |
| PAAS 170 | Premodern Southeast Asian Cultures |
| PAAS 171 | Modern Southeast Asian Cultures (outline) |
| PAAS 180 | Premodern Japanese Culture (outline) |
| PAAS 181 | Modern Japanese Culture (outline) |
200-level courses at a glance
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| PAAS 200 | Introduction to Theories and Methods in Pacific and Asian Studies (outline) |
| PAAS 202 | Topics in Asian Cinema |
| PAAS 204/RS 200B | Introduction to Asian Religions |
| PAAS 205 | Indigenous Peoples of the Indo-Pacific Region |
| PAAS 206 | Comics and Graphic Novels in Asia and the Pacific |
| PAAS 207 | Ghosts and Spirits (outline) |
| PAAS 208 | Family and Gender in the Pacific |
| PAAS 209 | Introductory Special Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies |
| PAAS 212 | Elementary Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Languages |
| PAAS 218 | Intensive Beginner Chinese II (formerly PAAS 111) |
| PAAS 220 | Intermediate Indonesian-Malay I |
| PAAS 221 | Intermediate Indonesian-Malay II |
| PAAS 235 | Supplementary Japanese |
| PAAS 238 | Intensive Beginner Japanese II (formerly PAAS 131) (outline) |
| PAAS 262 | Introduction to Oceania |
| PAAS 279/LING 261 | Introduction to the Chinese Language and Linguistics |
| PAAS 280 | A Taste of Japan (outline) |
| PAAS 299 | Experiential Learning |
300-level courses at a glance
400-level courses at a glance
Course lists organised by region.
100-level courses
PAAS 100 Introduction to Pacific and Asian Studies (outline)
PAAS 101 Text, Manipulation, Propaganda (outline)
PAAS 103 War and Peace in Asia and the Pacific
PAAS 105 Pacific and Asia Today
200-level courses
PAAS 200 Introduction to Theories and Methods in Pacific and Asian Studies (outline)
PAAS 202 Topics in Asian Cinema
PAAS 203 Imagining the Asia-Pacific
PAAS 204 / RS 200B Introduction to Asian Religions
PAAS 205 Indigenous Peoples of the Indo-Pacific Region
PAAS 206 Comics and Graphic Novels in Asia and the Pacific
PAAS 207 Ghosts and Spirits (outline)
PAAS 208 Family and Gender in the Pacific
PAAS 209 Introductory Special Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies
PAAS 299 Experiential Learning
300-level courses
PAAS 300 Social and Economic Change in the Pacific Region (outline)
PAAS 301 Social Theory and Analysis in Pacific and Asian Area Studies
PAAS 302 Literary and Cultural Theory in Pacific and Asian Languages and Literatures Studies (outline)
PAAS 303 Fieldwork Methods for the Study of Asia-Pacific Communities
PAAS 304 Asian Aesthetics and Poetics
PAAS 305 Religions of East Asia (outline)
PAAS 306 Tibetan Buddhism
PAAS 307 Globalization and Religion
PAAS 309 Human Rights and Cultural Expression in the Asia-Pacific Region
PAAS 363 The Buddhist Tradition I (outline)
PAAS 397 Field School in Pacific and Asian Studies
PAAS 398 Asia-Pacific Experience Research Project
400-level courses
PAAS 400 Advanced Research Seminar
PAAS 401 Seminar on Culture in Asia and the Pacific
PAAS 403 Capitalist Economy and the Asia-Pacific
PAAS 404 Asian Horror Cinema
PAAS 406 Ideology and Cultural Conflict in the Asia-Pacific
PAAS 409 Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and Asian-Pacific Cultures
PAAS 451 Asian Mega-Cities and Urban Regions (outline)
PAAS 493 Seminar in Buddhism in English
PAAS 494 Special Topics in Translating Asian Languages
PAAS 495 Special Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies (outline)
PAAS 496 Directed Studies in Pacific and Asian Studies
PAAS 497 Special Topics in Asian Languages (outline)
PAAS 499 Honours Thesis
100-level courses
PAAS 118 Intensive Beginner Chinese I (formerly PAAS 110) (outline)
PAAS 150 Premodern Chinese Culture
PAAS 151 Modern Chinese Culture (outline)
PAAS 152 Essentials of Chinese Civilisation (in Chinese)
200-level courses
PAAS 212 Elementary Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Languages
PAAS 218 Intensive Beginner Chinese II (formerly PAAS 111)
PAAS 250 Engendering China
PAAS 279/LING 261 Introduction to the Chinese Language and Linguistics
300-level courses
PAAS 313 Intermediate Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Languages
PAAS 318 Intermediate Chinese (formerly PAAS 210 and 211) (outline)
PAAS 350 Chinese Economy, Politics and Culture
PAAS 351 Contemporary Chinese Society (outline)
PAAS 353 Survey of Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 354 Masterworks of Chinese Fiction
PAAS 355 Modern Chinese Literature and Society 1900-1949 in English
PAAS 356 The Literature of the People's Republic of China 1949 to the Present in English
PAAS 357 Chinese Cinema from Text to Screen
PAAS 358 Screening the Nation: Nationalism, Ideology, and Politics in Chinese Cinema
400-level courses
PAAS 410 Advanced Mandarin for Native Speakers of Chinese
PAAS 411 Directed Readings in Chinese Language
PAAS 412 Understanding Chinese Media (formerly PAAS 310)
PAAS 413 Effective Communication in Chinese (formerly PAAS 311) (outline)
PAAS 418 Classical Chinese Prose (formerly PAAS 312)
PAAS 420 Chinese Narrative
PAAS 450 Seminar on Social Issues in China
PAAS 455 Authors in Contemporary Chinese Literature in Translation
PAAS 456 Thematic Study of Contemporary Chinese Literature in Translation
PAAS 457 Authors in Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 458 Themes in Classical Chinese Literature
PAAS 459 Directed Readings in Chinese Linguistics
100-level courses
PAAS 138 Intensive Beginner Japanese I (formerly PAAS 130) (outline)
PAAS 180 Premodern Japanese Culture (outline)
PAAS 181 Modern Japanese Culture (outline)
200-level courses
PAAS 235 Supplementary Japanese
PAAS 238 Intensive Beginner Japanese II (formerly PAAS 131) (outline)
PAAS 280 A Taste of Japan (outline)
300-level courses
PAAS 338 Intermediate Japanese (formerly PAAS 230) (outline)
PAAS 340 Integrative Intermediate Japanese (formerly PAAS 330)
PAAS 341 Advanced Readings in Japanese I (formerly PAAS 331)
PAAS 342 Advanced Readings in Japanese II (formerly PAAS 332)
PAAS 343 Advanced Comprehension and Conversation in Japanese (formerly PAAS 333)
PAAS 344 Advanced Composition in Japanese (formerly PAAS 334)
PAAS 345 Japanese through Popular Culture (formerly PAAS 336)
PAAS 380 Japanese Economy, Politics and Culture
PAAS 385 Love and Sex in Japanese Culture
PAAS 386 Premodern Japanese Literature in Translation (outline)
PAAS 388 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (outline)
PAAS 393 Humanism in Japanese Cinema to the 1960s (outline)
PAAS 394 Pre-modern Japanese Theatre
PAAS 399/LING 396 Sociolinguistic Issues in Japanese
400-level courses
PAAS 430 Seminar in Modern Japanese Literature
PAAS 432 Directed Readings in Japanese
PAAS 480 Seminar on Japan
PAAS 484 Identity in Animated Japanese Cinema (outline)
PAAS 485 Seminar in Japanese Language, Literature and Culture
PAAS 486 Modern Japanese Theatre
PAAS 487 Trends in Japanese Cinema, 1960 to Present (outline)
PAAS 488 Japanese Fantasy
200-level courses
PAAS 262 Introduction to Oceania
300-level courses
PAAS 364 Indigenous Societies and Colonial Relations in Oceania
PAAS 365 Society and Politics in Small Pacific States
400-level courses
PAAS 464 Topics in Studies of Australasia 2015-16. The Global Positions of Indigenous Peoples
PAAS 465 Seminar on Oceania
PAAS 466 Redistribution, Reciprocity and Commodity Relations in Pacific Societies
100-level courses
PAAS 120 Introduction to Indonesian-Malay I
PAAS 121 Introduction to Indonesian-Malay II
PAAS 170 Premodern Southeast Asian Cultures
PAAS 171 Modern Southeast Asian Cultures (outline)
200-level courses
PAAS 220 Intermediate Indonesian-Malay I
PAAS 221 Intermediate Indonesian-Malay II
300-level courses
PAAS 370 Indonesian and Pacific Literature
PAAS 372 Southeast Asian Cinema
PAAS 373/THEA 328 The Theatre of Indonesia
400-level courses
PAAS 467 Seminar on Indonesia