JAPA 380 - Environmentalism in Japan

Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)

(Same as ASIA 380) A study of environmentalism in Japan under the intensive mentoring of two Japanese faculty members. The course examines Japan’s environmental issues such as earthquake and tsunami, nuclear pollution, air and water pollution, diseases caused by pollution, waste management, etc. The learning activities include reading and reseaching by using Japanese sources, weekly meeting and discussions, short reports and a long research paper written in Japanese, and the final presentation of the research result at the International Student Conference to be held at Vassar College toward the end of the Spring of 2020. Hiromi Dollase, Peipei Qiu.

Prerequisite(s): JAPA 305 or the equivalent.

First six-week course.

Course Format: INT