POSC 410 - Seminar in East Asian Studies

3 credits
3 hours per week.

This course will give students the opportunity to make a comprehensive analysis of the three nations that make up East Asia, namely China, Japan and Korea. Students will be expected to conduct independent research on these states and to report their findings both in writing and orally in class. The course will analyze issues of major significance, such as their relationships with their Asian neighbors and their changing relationships with the United States. Students will be asked to examine the role that China, Japan and Korea will play in the development and security of the Pacific Rim in the 21st century.

Offered (AS NEEDED)