CHINA TRACK 

• JSIS 584** Special Topics (2-5 cr) 

• JSIS A 408 (POL S 442) Government and Politics of China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 464 (SOC 464) Contemporary Society in the People’s Republic of China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 522 Seminar: Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 535 (POL S 535) International Relations of Modern China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 541 (LAW B 541) Chinese Law (4 cr) 

• GEOG 435A Industrialization & Urbanization in China (5 cr) 

• GEOG 442A Government & Politics of China (5 cr) 

• GEOG 505A Spatial Dimensions of Chinese Development (5 cr) 

 

** Only if taught by a member of the JSIS China faculty 

The above list reflects the courses offered most frequently. Additional China electives are not offered as frequently but can be added as courses belonging to this list.  

 

JAPAN TRACK 

• JSIS 584 Special Topics: Modern Japanese History (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 415/JSIS A 548 National Security of Japan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 423 (HSTAS 423) Origins of Modern Japan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 424 (HSTAS 424) Japan Since the Early 20th Century (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 432 (HSTAS 432) History of the Japanese Empire (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 435 (POL S 435) Japanese Government and Politics (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 436/ JSIS A 536 Political Parties in Japan and East Asia (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 437/ JSIS A 537 International Relations in Japan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 440/ JSIS A 539 (HSTAS 540) Japanese History in Ecological Perspective (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 449 (ANTH 443) Anthropology of Modern Japan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 472/ JSIS A 581 (I BUS 561)** Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 473/ JSIS A 573 Political Economy of Postwar Japan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 474/ JSIS A 574 Civil Society in Japan and East Asia (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 477/ JSIS A 577 Political Economy of Postwar Japan and Northeast Asia (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 484/ JSIS A 553** Asian Financial Systems (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 487/ JSIS A 587 Japanese Trade Politics (5 cr) 

 

** Only if taught by a member of the JSIS Japan faculty 

The above list reflects the courses offered most frequently. Additional Japan electives are not offered as frequently but can be added as courses belonging to this list.  

 

KOREA TRACK 

• JSIS A 466/566 Comparative Politics and Korea Studies (5) 

• JSIS A 584/ A 448 Survey of Korean Society (5) 

• JSIS A 585 Research Seminar: Modern Korea (5) 

• HSTAS 482 History of Modern Korea (5) 

• KOREAN 435 Seminar in Modern Korean Literature and Culture (5) 

• KOREAN 531 Advanced Readings in Modern Korean Literature (5) 

• JSIS A 496 Development and Democracy in South Korea (5) 

• HSTAS 481 History of Pre-Modern Korea (5) 

• JSIS A/HSTAS 484 Korea in the Japanese Empire (5) 

• JSIS A 469 North Korean Society (5) 

• JSIS A/POL S 439 Politics of Divided Korea (5) 

• JSIS 430/JSIS 578A Late Industrialization and Social Change 

 

The above list reflects the courses offered most frequently. Additional Korea electives are not offered as frequently, but can be added as courses belonging to this list.  

 

TAIWAN TRACK 

• JSIS A 414 Arts and Culture of Contemporary Taiwan: Made in Taiwan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 472/ JSIS A 581 (I BUS 561) Science, Technology, and Innovation in East Asia: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 511 Technology and Politics in Taiwan (5 cr) 

• JSIS A 588 Making Modern Taiwan (5 cr) 

• JSIS 484 Special Topics in East Asian Studies (1-5 cr) 

• ASIAN 498C From Korea to Taiwan: Queer Asian Cinema (5cr) 

 

The above list reflects the courses offered most frequently. More courses might be added to this list as the program creates new courses that apply to the Taiwan Studies track.