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COURSE SYLLABUS: History of Asia


Course Title: HIS261 – History of Asia
Department: History
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course examines the history of Asia from its beginnings to the present time.

Required book: Online Bookstore

A Short History of Asia, by Colin Mason. St. Marin’s Press (Palgrave Macmillan), 2000. ISBN-13: 9780312230609 ISBN: 0312230605

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Chapter 2. The First Indian Civilization.
Chapter 3. The Development of Indian Culture.
Chapter 4. Early Southeast Asia.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 5. China.
Chapter 6. Early Japan and the T’ang Dynasty in China.
Chapter 7. The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam.
Chapter 8. The Sung, Mongol, and Ming Dynasty.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 9. China: The Years of Decline.
Chapter 10. The Three makers of Japan and the Tokugawa period.
Chapter 11. The Dominors and the Dominated.
Chapter 12. Southeast Asia.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 13. The Malay World.
Chapter 14. Indonesia.
Chapter 15. India under two masters.
Chapter 16. Gandhi’s India.
Chapter 17. The South Asian Nations.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 18. China: Two Revolutions.
Chapter 19. Modern China.
Chapter 20. Indonesia.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 21. Malaya.
Chapter 22. Japan.
Chapter 23. Thailand

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 24. The Philippines
Chapter 25. Korea
Chapter 26. Vietnam

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 27. Burma.
Chapter 28. Asia Today and Tomorrow.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper