Confucius Institute :: Asian Studies Course Offering

Asian Studies Course Offering

Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Asian Studies and International Trade
Course Offering Matrix

A. General Education

Students must complete 35-41 credit-hours of general education requirements. A wealth of general education courses is offered every semester at The University of Memphis.

NOTE: Students with majors in University College are exempt from the six-credit-hour “American Heritage” general education requirements if they completed one year of American History in high school.

NOTE: For the Humanities requirement, HIST 1120 is highly recommended.

NOTE: For the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement, ECON 2110 and 2120 fulfill this requirement.

B. Asian Studies for International Trade Concentration

Course Number	Course Name	Offered Fall 2007?	Previous Semesters Offered

Group 1: Foreign Language (9-21 hours)
CHIN 1010	Elementary Chinese I	Yes	07U (Cancelled); 06F; 05F; 04F (Cancelled); 03F; 03U (Cancelled); 02F
CHIN 1020	Elementary Chinese II	No	07U (Cancelled); 07S
CHIN 2010	Intermediate Chinese I	Yes	06F; 05F; 04F (Cancelled); 03F; 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F
CHIN 2020	Intermediate Chinese II	No	07S; 06S; 04S; 03F (Cancelled); 03S; 02F
CHIN 3301	Conversation and Composition I	Yes	03F; 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F
CHIN 3302	Conversation and Composition II	No	04S; 03F (Cancelled); 03S (Cancelled); 02F
CHIN 4301	Modern Chinese Fiction	No	04S; 03S; 02F (Cancelled)
CHIN 4304	Advanced Chinese I	No	03F (Cancelled); 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F
CHIN 4305	Advanced Chinese II	No	03S
CHIN 4780	Individual Studies in Chinese	No	03F; 03S; 02F
CHIN4791-9	Special Topics in Chinese	No	Not offered over the last five years

JAPN 1010	Elementary Japanese I	Yes	07S; 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F
JAPN 1020	Elementary Japanese II	Yes	07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S
JAPN 2010	Intermediate Japanese I	Yes	06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F
JAPN 2020	Intermediate Japanese II	No	07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S
JAPN 3301	Conversation and Composition I	Yes	06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F
JAPN 3302	Conversation and Composition II	No	07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S
JAPN 3401	Introduction to Japanese Literature and Culture	Yes	06F; 05F; 04F; 03F
JAPN 3900	Japanese Culture and Society	No	Not offered over the last five years
JAPN 4501	Japanese Linguistics	No	07S; 06S; 05S;
JAPN 4780	Individual Studies in Japanese	Yes	07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S; 02F

Group 2: Area Studies (6 hours)
HIST 3290	Traditional Asia	No	Not offered over the last five years
HIST 3291	Modern Asia	No	07S
HIST 4292	History of Modern China	No	Not offered over the last five years
HIST 4294	History of Modern Japan	Yes	06F; 04F; 03S
HIST 4295	Intellectual History of East Asia	No	03F
PHIL 3721	Chinese Philosophy	No	04S

Group 3: International Economics and Business Studies (24 hours)
ECON 2110	Introduction to Macroeconomics	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
ECON 2120	Introduction to Microeconomics	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
ECON 3580	International Economic Development	Yes	06F; 04F; 03F; 02F
ECON 4340	Comparative Economic Systems	No	07S; 05S; 04S; 03S
ECON 4350	International Economics	No	07S; 06S; 05S; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F
ECON 4351	International Monetary Economics	No	07U; 06U; 05U
MGMT 3110	Organization and Management	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
MGMT 4810	International Management	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
MKTG 3010	Principles of Marketing	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
MKTG 4530	International Marketing	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years

Thematic Studies (6 hours)
ESCI 4307	Thematic Studies in China	No	07S
UNIV 3550	Clash of Cultures	Yes	07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 03F (Cancelled); 02F
UNIV 4506	The Chinese	No	07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S

Project Planning Seminar (1 hour)
UNIV 4990	Project Planning Seminar	Yes	Offered every semester

Senior Project (3 hours)
UNIV 4995	Senior Project	Yes	Offered every semester

C. General Electives (hours needed will vary)

Course Number	Course Name	Offered Fall 2007?	Previous Semesters Offered

ANTH 3200	Peoples & Cultures of the World	Yes	06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F
ANTH 3511	Culture, Kin and Family	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
ANTH 4413	Anthropology of Tourism	No	05U (Cancelled); 04U
ANTH 4414	Culture and Transnational Processes	No	07S; 04S
COMM 4373	Interracial Communication	Yes	07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S; 02F
COMM 4375	Intercultural Communication	No	07S; 04S; 03S
CSED 2101	The Family in Global Perspective	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years EXCEPT 03U
ESCI 1301	Survey of World Regions	Yes	07U; 07S; 06F; 06U; 06S; 05F; 05U; 05S; 04F; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F
ESCI 1401	Introduction to Cultural Geography	Yes	07U; 07S; 06F; 06U; 06S; 05F; 05U; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S
ESCI 3430	Economic Geography	No	07S; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F
INTL 3700-9	Special Topics in International Studies	No	Not offered over the last five years
INTL 4601	Seminar in International Studies	No	07S; 06S; 05S; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F
JOUR 4712	Mass Media and Cultures	No	Offered every semester for the last five years EXCEPT 03U
PADM 4401	Comparative Public Administration	No	07S; 06F (Cancelled); 06U (Cancelled); 06S (Cancelled); 05F (Cancelled); 05S
POLS 1301	Governments of the World	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
POLS 1501	International Relations	Yes	Offered every semester for the last five years
POLS 3310	Politics of the Developed World	Yes	Not offered prior to 07F
POLS 3320	Human Rights in World Politics	No	Not offered over the last five years
POLS 3325	Politics of the Developing World	No	Not offered over the last five years
POLS 3330	Politics of Globalization	No	Not offered over the last five years
POLS 3505	International Organizations	Yes	Not offered prior to 07F
POLS 3506	American Foreign Policy	No	06F; 04F; 03F; 02F
POLS 3509	Contemporary Problems in International Relations	No	07U; 07S; 06U; 06S; 05U; 05S (Cancelled); 04U; 04S; 03U; 03S
POLS 4307	Government and Politics of Communist China	No	Not offered over the last five years
POLS 4504	International Law	No	05S (Cancelled); 04F; 03F; 02F
POLS 4506	Problems of American Foreign Policy	No	03S
POLS 4508	Theories and Concepts in International Relations	No	07S; 06F; 06U (Cancelled); 06S (Cancelled); 05F; 05S; 04S; 03S
POLS 4510	Politics of the Global Economy	No	07S; 03S
POLS 4511	International Conflict	No	06F; 05S
SOCI 2100	Sociology of International Development	Yes	06F; 05F; 05S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F
SOCI 4413	Globalization, Culture, and Information Technology	No	Not offered over the last five years

The CIUM will host two New HSK tests (Chinese Proficiency Test) this fall.
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Scholarship for Oversea Chinese Teachers

“Scholarship for Oversea Chinese Teachers” initiated and funded by Confucius Institute Headquarters. A training program of non-Chinese citizens to meet the needs of Chinese language teaching in the United States. More details

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The CIUM provided SCHOLARSHIPS to study in China recently.
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The CIUM presented a successful CHINESE SUMMER CAMP IN MEMPHIS recently in collaboration with Hutchison School. The camp served 75 students from across the mid-south region. The CIUM will host this Chinese immersion camp every summer.
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The CIUM is pleased to sponsor a "CHINESE BRIDGE" SUMMER CAMP in 2009 from July 14th to August 1st. Thirty-five high school students will participate in this wonderful experience.

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The CIUM hosted a one-week EDUCATION TOUR TO CHINA for school and district leaders from across the United States.

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Bachelor of Liberal StudiesAsian Studies and International TradeCourse Offering Matrix

Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Asian Studies and International Trade
Course Offering Matrix