Institute of Asian Research, Faculty of Arts

IAR_V: Institute of Asian Research


  1. IAR_V 500 (6) Perspectives and Methods in Asia Pacific Policy Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  2. IAR_V 505 (3) The New Institutionalism in Asia

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  3. IAR_V 506 (3) Culture & Globalization in Asia-Pacific

    Interdisciplinary investigation of the idea that globalization is not limited to the economic sphere but also includes popular culture, communications, travel, food and desire of the other. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  4. IAR_V 507 (3) East Asian Organizations in Comparative Perspective

    Contemporary theories of organizational behavior applied to economic organizations in Japan, with some comparisons to South Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese firms. Historical and theoretical conceptualizations of business organizations with empirical applications as applied to East Asian firms. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  5. IAR_V 508 (3) The City and the National Imagination

    Examines relations between the idea of the nation and its embodiment in the spaces of the city through visual, spatial, and architectural representations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  6. IAR_V 511 (3) Cross-National Comparisons in the Social Sciences

    The methodological and epistemological underpinnings of cross-national comparative research across the social sciences. Focused on but not limited to Northeast Asia. Credit will be granted for only one of IAR 511 or SOCI 511. Equivalency: SOCI 511 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  7. IAR_V 512 (3) Multinational Firms and Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  8. IAR_V 515 (3-9) Topics in Asia Pacific Policy Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  9. IAR_V 516 (3) Issues in East Asian Diplomacy

    Political, transnational, and bilateral diplomatic issues. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  10. IAR_V 520 (12) Master's Thesis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  11. IAR_V 525 (12) Practicum in Asia Pacific Policy Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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