HST 295 Asian Pacific on Fire: Crises in North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South China Sea

3 Credit(s) HP CS

The course provides an overview of the important Asian-Pacific crises and flashpoint involving North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. Focusing on human behaviors and social relations, the course will lead students into strong evidence-based understandings of the origins, developments, and consequences of these social and political upheavals to establish clear patterns of change and continuity. Using critical thinking as a tool in examining primary and secondary sources, students will become systematically familiar with important evidence and prevailing theories so that they can formulate well-organized and well-supported interpretations of their own. By participating in class discussions and completing writing assignments, students will receive necessary necessary training to present their view points in coherent and convincing manners. Three lecture hours per week.