OSPBEIJ 3C: First-Year Modern Chinese
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Wang, Y. (PI)
OSPBEIJ 9: Chinese Language Tutorial
OSPBEIJ 15: Selected Topics in Brain Development and Behavior
Complementary to
OSPBEIJ 18 for advanced students who want to learn more about neuroscience through primary literature. Read 1-2 key primary research papers per week and discuss in depth.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Luo, L. (PI)
OSPBEIJ 18: Nature and Nurture in Brain Development and Behavior
How the nervous system is organized, how nerve cells communicate information, and how the brain represents the sensory world serve as introduction for emphasis on how the brain is wired during development and modified by experience, how neural circuits in the brain direct animal behavior, and how Nature and Nurture, East and West culture, affect personal experiences and behavior. Draws on unique location in Beijing.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Luo, L. (PI)
OSPBEIJ 19: Population and Society in East Asia
Current demographic situation, and country differences. Emphasis is on China; attention to Japan and S. Korea. Relationship between social change and demographic change in the past. Factors influencing and influenced by fertility, mortality, and migration. Fertility control, the aging process, old age care, and migration.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPBEIJ 41: Chinese Society and Business Culture
Key features of Chinese society and their applications to Chinese business culture from a sociological perspective. Structural differences between Chinese and U.S. societies and their social, economic, and cultural implications. Emerging patterns in areas such as retailing and consumer behaviors, work relations and management, and business negotiation and collaboration.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Li, B. (PI)
OSPBEIJ 42: Chinese Media Studies
Fundamental changes in Chinese media. Issues such as: how Chinese media emerge and evolve against the background of modern Chinese history; how they interact with government, sponsors, receivers, and other social institutions; and implications for Chinese social development.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPBEIJ 46: Introduction to Chinese Economy
Major aspects of Chinese economy and challenges it faces. Topics: historical background; transition to market economy; issues associated with the transition process. Cultural, political, and institutional environment from a historical perspective. Economic theory and empirical analysis applied to explain economic phenomena in China.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Chen, D. (PI)
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