Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NPEP-0026
Organization:
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Estimated 23 hours (self-study)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 History
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 History After The Completion Of Both Modules 1 and 2
Description

Objective:

To provide students with the first of a two part series on the history and events that have shaped the Asia-Pacific region over the last 150 years. The Course will enable students to interpret contemporary Asian developments with reference to past traditions, compare and contrast changes in one part of the region with another. The Course will encourage students to appreciate the diversity and dynamism of Pacific Asia and the contributions each country has made to its development and to understand the extent to which Asia has not simply 'reacted' to the West, but has interacted with it. The Course will introduce research the concept that the United States is part of an interdependent, Pacific international community and will study the diverse physical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Pacific Asia and the Pacific Basin.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate an increased knowledge and understanding of the major historical events and cultural patterns in the development of Pacific Asia prior to the nineteenth century as well as the global, political, and economic dynamics that underlay the incurs
  • Will be familiar with the idea of imperialism as it relates to Pacific Asia and how this region dealt with the wider issues of commerce and sovereignty as well as the role Japan played in East Asia in the nineteenth century
  • Will have knowledge of the reasons for the growth of nationalistic movements in different parts of Pacific Asia and the effects that the Pacific War had on Japan
  • Compare and contrast the American occupations of Japan and Korea
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
Supplemental Materials