printer friendly pageOSPKYOTO 3K: First-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Third Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 9K). Continuation of 2K. First-year sequence enables students to converse, write, and read essays on topics such as personal history, experiences, familiar people. Fulfills University Foreign Language Requirement. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 2 or
OSPKYOTO 2K if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 8 if taken 2011-13 or earlier)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPKYOTO 5B: News Shaping Japan Today
Examine a wide range of topical themes affecting Japan and its society through selected stories from news media as these stories emerge. As such, this course is entirely reactive to national events as they unfold. Students have a significant amount of choice of topics they address, as they are able to select stories that interest them from a list of news articles, which changes each week.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Hugh, M. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 13: Contemporary Religion in Japan's Ancient Capital: Sustaining and Recasting Tradition
Japanese attitudes to religion and popular forms of religiosity. Syncretic nature of beliefs and practices drawn on a variety of interwoven concepts, beliefs, customs and religious activities of native Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Indian origins as background. Topics include: pursuit of worldly benefits, religion and healing, fortune-telling, ascetic practices, pilgrimage, festivals (matsuri), new religions and their image, impact of the internet, response of religion in times of crisis.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPKYOTO 21K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, First Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 17K.) Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 3 if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 7 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPKYOTO 23K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Third Quarter
Formerly
OSPKYOTO 19K). Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 22 or
OSPKYOTO 22K if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 18 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
OSPKYOTO 28: Kyoto and Traditional Japanese Tea Practice
Explore chanoyu, the traditional practice of tea, through field trips to the many venues in Kyoto related to this practice, such as the tea room, tea field, pottery studio, and art museums. Topics to be discussed include the evolution of chanoyu, the influence of the poetic canon of Japanese waka on tea, and the aesthetics of meibutsu (famed objects) such as jars and containers. Students participate in and learn about multiple temae (tea practices), and gain an appreciation for the tea room as a place of discovery, shared communication, and community. Enrollment limited.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
OSPKYOTO 40M: An Intro to Making: What is EE
Is a hands-on class where students learn to make stuff. Through the process of building, you are introduced to the basic areas of EE. Students build a "useless box" and learn about circuits, feedback, and programming hardware, a light display for your desk and bike and learn about coding, transforms, and LEDs, a solar charger and an EKG machine and learn about power, noise, feedback, more circuits, and safety. And you get to keep the toys you build. Prerequisite:
CS 106A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
OSPKYOTO 42: Gardens of Kyoto: Spaces of Aesthetic and Spiritual Contemplation
Chronological stroll through Japanese gardens of different types and functions, spanning from the Heian period (794¿1185), when the ancient capital of Kyoto was established, through to contemporary times. Weekly field trips to a selection of Kyoto gardens and garden-related activities, in order to gain an understanding of the historical development and functions of Japanese gardens, including their design principles, techniques, and elements.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
OSPKYOTO 44: The Zen of Japanese Design: Wa Concepts and their Creative Application
Links between successful Japanese design innovations and Japan¿s traditional `Wa¿ (lit. ¿harmony¿) principles that underpin them. Wa as a codified conceptual framework; how Japanese creatives continue to directly apply Wa principles to enhance their designs. Through a combination of classroom study and hand-on creative assignments as well as field trips throughout Kyoto, explore the relationship between Zen and Wa thinking and how it is applied in Japanese design. Students will gain significant experience developing their own original designs for products, business models or services, utilizing Wa principles
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
OSPKYOTO 55: Exploring Japan's Media Landscape
This course will examine Japanese media through the lenses of economics, politics, and media studies. A key goal: understand the forces that shape the creation of content across different demands that individuals in Japan have for information as consumers, producers, entertainment seekers, and voters. Broad themes include the ways that markets transform information into news, the operation of the marketplace of ideas, the economics of digital entertainment markets, and the operation of social networks. Distinctive features of Japanese media include anime, manga, national newspapers, and the NHK public broadcasting system. Media coverage of preparations for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be a key focal point for discussion. (Note: no previous study of economics, politics, or media studies required).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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