Culture and Arts in Asia

There are no prerequisites for this course.

After completing the course students will be familiar with some theoretical approaches and the relevant methodical tools to study Asian cultures and arts. They can understand and analyze their specific relevance for the past and present of Asian societies. They will have the ability to apply the appropriate theoretical and methodical steps to study case study examples regarding Asia. Students will be enabled to reflect on and actively analyze both historical as well as current developments, structures, and practices.

The precise literature and materials are subject to the specific course’s topic and will be recommended for each individual course by the respective teacher.

The course is optional in the MA Area and Cultural Studies in study tracks other than the Asian Studies track. In the Asian Studies track, one course of Asian Culture and Arts is compulsory.

The course is available to students from other degree programmes.

The course methods of implementation include contact teaching, online teaching, and independent teaching via Moodle course areas, depending on the specific course. The exact modes of implementation and the attendance requirements for the course are always announced by the teacher responsible for an individual course.

Grading scale is 0-5. Assessment practices vary according to the taught course. In general, assessment will evaluate those learning outcomes that have been set for the individual taught courses. Moreover, students’ self-evaluation or peer evaluation assessments can be used.

Activities and used teaching methods are subjected to the course learning outcomes and course content and are formed by each course’s teacher.