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Course Schedule - Summer Semester 2025
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ASIA 219 901 (CRN: 31971)
MODERN JAPAN
Long Title: MODERN JAPAN
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Lu, Sidney
Meeting: 9:00AM - 11:55AM MW (7-JUL-2025 - 15-AUG-2025)
Part of Term: Summer Block C2 (6 Wk)
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must not belong to one of the following Cohort(s):
Fall 2025 UG New First Time
Fall 2025 New UG Transfer
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2025 8:38PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course will examine the modern history of Japan, roughly 1600 to the present. Through readings, discussion, exams and a research activity, students will engage with modern Japanese history, including warrior culture, engagement with the west, modernization and industrialization, empire, the role of women, democracy and popular protest, war, occupation, and economic growth.