Course Catalog System (Course Inventory Management and Review System, CIMRS)

SECP 499-PPE: Senior Capstone II

2025-12-30T21:54:04+0630

Senior Capstone is a year-long project-based/research-based course that all senior students have to take and complete. Senior Capstone I is taken in the first semester of their senior year and Capstone II is taken in the second semester of their senior year.

Senior Capstone projects are always associated with student’s declared majors. While the syllabus is shared by all Senior Capstone Instructors, a student will work closely throughout the entire year with a dedicated capstone instructor, who will create a conducive research and learning environment for all capstone course students. This is made possible by the fact that each capstone course has no more than 16 students, who will be advised closely by the capstone instructor. The students will also be required to provide feedback to one another in the course.

The senior capstone courses are characterized not by the delivery of instruction by the instructor, but by the immersive and collaborative environment. This is made possible by the cumulative and progression-based nature of the course. In the first semester, the students will be taken on sequential steps to finally produce a detailed project proposal. In the second semester, the students will do research and produce a thesis, which will then be recommended by the instructor to be approved by the division of capstone origin in order for the student to graduate from Parami University.

This course meets for three hours once every week, and expects students to put in at least ten independent project hours per week.

Prerequisites: This course is available only to fourth year students.

SECP 499-SDS: Senior Capstone II

2025-12-30T21:56:46+0630

This course meets for three hours once every week, and expects students to put in at least ten independent project hours per week.

Prerequisites: This course is available only to fourth year students.

SEM 101: First Year Seminar II

2025-12-30T22:05:19+0630

The four-sequenced seminar courses are part of a one mega-course (16 credits), that share the same objectives and learning outcomes. In Freshman Seminar I, students will take a cross-cultural perspective on human existence in the context of the many worlds we all occupy: natural, social and existential. Human beings, the philosopher Martin Heidegger once wrote, is "being-in-the-world." In this course, students will experience and explore a wide variety of ways in which we can conceptualize what it means to be situated in the world. Students will explore human existence in the context of post-Darwinian understandings of what it means to be a human animal. Building on this foundation, they will consider what it means to be radically and irreducibly social. Through exploring the work of both Confucian philosophers and evolutionary theories of ethics, they will ask what it means to be a social animal. And they will explore the rich traditions of existentialism to explore what it means to find ourselves here, evolved beings living in society with each other, conscious of our limitations, our freedom and our death. This Seminar I course will give students the ability to move between radically different frameworks of understanding, to derive rich and complex insights into the human experience.

Prerequisites:

SEM 101: First Year Seminar I

SEM 201: Second Year Seminar II

2025-12-30T22:11:02+0630

The four-sequenced seminar courses are part of a one mega-course (16 credits), that share the same objectives and learning outcomes.

Sophomore Seminar II introduces students to urgent contemporary questions about our shared human future. Drawing on both literature and theory, students will be challenged to imagine and reimagine the possibilities for our collective and individual futures.

The seminar will begin by looking at notions of utopia and dystopia, placing these in the context of the present: in particular in the social and economic frameworks of capitalism. Students will explore the ways in which imagining the future throws light on our present concerns and dilemmas.

Students will build on this foundation to ask about environmental and climate concerns, as some of the most pressing issues for those concerned with human futures. They will draw on the work of scientists and storytellers to ask how we conceptualize and re-conceptualize environmental degradation and climate emergency. And they will explore how both utopian and dystopian thinking may both play a role in how we navigate the threats that face us.

The seminar course will end by exploring the role of technology in the human future, and its possible limits: from AI and robotics, to technocratic climate solutions, post-human futures, and how technological change impacts human identity.

Prerequisites:

SEM 200: Second Year Seminar I

ENCP 101: English Composition II

2025-12-30T10:53:46+0630

English Composition II focuses on the process of argumentative writing, from initial development through drafting and revising to the final product. This course focuses on students' ability to use sources to form strong arguments in academic writing. In this course, students will design their own arguments using sources to write and present their ideas effectively.

Prerequisites: ENCP 100

PHIL 200: Intro to Ethics

2025-12-30T18:47:25+0630

In this course we will confront some of the major ethical issues that arise in our society—the treatment of animals (vegetarianism, experimentation), the beginning of life (abortion, in vitro, PGD testing), the ethics of war (when to go, how to wage), the ethics of politics (what ought our representatives do), the end of life (right to die, suicide, euthanasia), fear of death, the ethics of food, and the environment.

In Ethics, we seek not simply opinions or personal positions on these contentious problems, but hope to make a broader claim about right and wrong. These issues are ethical issues insofar as when we take a position on them we make a claim about what is the right or wrong thing to do. And we are not simply making the statement that this is right or wrong for me, but also for anyone else who is as properly thoughtful and informed as I am. That is, I think I have good reasons for saying such-and-such is right or wrong, and you ought to also be convinced by my reasons.

In order to have such convincing reasons, we will need to say what it means for something to be right or wrong in general. This is where ethical theories come in. An ethical theory makes a claim about what makes something right or wrong in general. If we know that, then we ought to be able to look at each of these specific problems and any cases in which they arise, and evaluate them to see how they ought to be resolved. That will be our goal in this course–to introduce and engage students in the theories of ethics and their application to practical ethical problems so that they develop the knowledge of each ethical theory and the ability to apply them to particular issues.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 201: Intro to Political Philosophy

2025-12-30T18:52:08+0630

This course introduces students to the questions, theories, and classic texts of political philosophy, engaging issues of ethics, citizenship, democracy, representation, shared resources and other features of theoretical approaches to politics. This course will introduce and critically engage students in the fundamental questions of how we are to live in the world with others.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 235: Global Justice and International Ethics

2025-12-30T18:59:26+0630

What would constitute a fair distribution of resources globally? Who bears responsibility for alleviating severe poverty? Can wars ever be justified? Are borders morally defensible? How should colonial wrongdoings of the past and present be addressed? And what responsibilities do we have as individuals concerning the rapidly changing climate of our planet? These are just a few of the questions that political philosophers and ethicists have debated over the past fifty years in the burgeoning field of research about global justice and international ethics. This elective course introduces students to the main debates and current developments within this philosophical subdiscipline. For that purpose, the course is divided into two parts: the first weeks focus on exploring the theoretical foundations of philosophical reflections about global economic inequality, the sovereignty as well as interdependence of states in the current age of globalisation, and its implications for considerations of justice and ethics across borders. The second half then examines various applied topics in international and global affairs from the standpoint of normative theory. The topics which we are going to study include poverty and the global economy, territorial rights and migration, war and humanitarian interventions, natural resources, gender justice and international development, solidarity with distant others and climate action, as well as reparative duties for historical injustices and colonialism. Each week will feature two of these themes through the study of key texts, student presentations, and classroom activities. By the end of this course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of current normative theorising about the international and global sphere. Familiarity with ethics and political philosophy is beneficial, but no prior knowledge is necessary to enrol in this course.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 301: Philosophy as Practice

2025-12-30T19:03:10+0630

We often imagine philosophy is a matter of sitting and thinking about things. But philosophy is also a set of practices, modes of living and ways of life. So how do we think better about philosophy as a practice? And what role does practice have in our present day approaches to philosophy? To be good philosophers, do we need to do more than thinking? Do we need to instead need to put in place new practices, in pursuit of our philosophical goals?

In this course, students will explore the idea that philosophy not only proposes new ways of thinking, but that it also challenges us to adopt a suite of practices relating to the arts of living well.

Students will be encouraged to put philosophical ideas to the test practically, and to cross the boundary between reflection and practice, scholarship and first-person experience, to ask what it might mean to make philosophy a practice, here in the 21st century.

Prerequisites:

PHIL 201: Introduction to Political Philosophy

PHIL 200: Introduction to Ethics

POL 100: Intro to Political Science

2025-12-30T19:07:19+0630

The course is a broad introduction to the discipline of political science. Students will be introduced to subfields within the discipline: political theory, comparative politics, and international relations. Then, the bulk of the course examines major themes in comparative politics, including the formation of nation-states, political regimes, and political violence. We will also examine themes that cut across the subfields, including globalization, populism, and human rights.

Prerequisites: None

PHIL 411: Strategies of Action in Political Philosophy

2025-12-30T19:11:15+0630

This seminar explores power, disobedience and strategies of resistance across a range of philosophical perspectives and historical contexts. The course focuses on four main thinkers: Sun Tsu, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hannah Arendt and Byung-Chul Han. Their positive, affirmational and productive approaches to oblique strategies of political action are complemented by readings from Foucault, Deleuze, Hakim Bey and Francoise Jullien. Additional readings will support contemporary resistance and disobedience case studies, including Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, and Earth First! activism. Students will analyze ideas, but more importantly will work to develop them into collective strategies and tactics, using philosophies of resistance and disobedience to transform thought and urge communities into constructive action.

Prerequisites:

PHIL 201: Intro to Political Philosophy

PHIL 440: Citizenship, Statelessness and Migration

2025-12-30T21:29:14+0630

This course investigates the philosophical foundations and moral dilemmas surrounding citizenship, migration, and statelessness in an increasingly interconnected yet divided world. Drawing from contemporary political philosophy, the course investigates what it means to belong to a political community, why citizenship matters, and whether states are permissible to close their borders. Through theoretical inquiry and global case studies, the course asks: What is citizenship, and why does it matter ethically and politically? What does it mean to belong to a political community? Who should have the right to move, to stay, or to be recognized as a citizen? Are refugees and stateless persons entitled to special treatment or protection? What are the ethical implications of guest worker programs that offer labor without full membership? Should irregular migrants be granted legal protections or rights despite their undocumented status? Is detention or deportation of migrants ever ethically justifiable?

The course is structured into three interconnected parts:

Part I: Citizenship explores foundational questions about belonging, including birthright citizenship, naturalization, and social membership beyond legal status.
Part II: Statelessness investigates the condition of having no nationality, focusing on refugees, displaced groups like the Rohingya, and the moral implications of being denied the right to have rights.

Part III: Migration and Borders debates the ethics of migration control, rights to migrate or exclude, the impact of migration on sending and receiving states, and the implications of detention, deportation, and irregular status.

Prerequisites:

PHIL 201: Intro to Political Philosophy

POL 260: Songs of Protest

2025-12-30T21:32:28+0630

We will explore the realm of protest songs, inquiring into their ability to voice dissent, catalyze change, and energize social and political movements. This course navigates diverse protest songs that have played a central role in shaping worldwide pursuits for justice, equality, and human rights. Throughout this course we will immerse ourselves in music from various cultures, analyzing its global impact. Additionally, we'll investigate music's role in resistance and its multifaceted functions within organized protest movements.

Prerequisites: None

POL 300: Democracy, Authoritarianism, & Regime Transitions

2025-12-30T21:43:26+0630

What is democracy? How does democracy emerge? Why are some countries democracies but not others? Why is authoritarianism persistent in some countries? These are some of the most enduring questions in political science. This course addresses these questions by examining the political science scholarship on regimes and regime transitions. This is an advanced course in political science, and some introductory courses on political philosophy or political science are required.

Prerequisites:

POL 100: Intro to Political Science

POL 301: Power & Resistance

2025-12-30T21:47:27+0630

How does power operate in contemporary society? How do subjects navigate power – are they able to resist, and if so, how is resistance able to manifest? The course will explore these respective domains and how they articulate together.

Prerequisites:

POL 100: Introduction to Political Science

PHIL 100: Art of Argument

2025-12-30T18:42:39+0630

This course introduces students to questions about the art (or arts) or argument, and gives them the tools they need to better evaluate, think about and make arguments. The course sees argument as a social practice that exists cross-culturally, and draws upon a wide array of sources to explore the complexities of the human search for agreement and truth.

Prerequisites: None

SSST 100: Craft of Social Inquiry

2025-12-30T22:17:20+0630

This course is an introductory course for social studies. We will cover what social inquiry is and why it is important.
During this course we will look at different methods of knowing and making sense of the world. We will focus on typical questions that are asked in social science and specific approaches to answer these questions. You will learn the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to answering questions in the field of social science, for instance through a in-depth study on climate change. Selected readings from different social science disciplines will be used as an interdisciplinary approach to addressing questions in this field.

Prerequisites: None

ITRL 270: China and the Indo-Pacific: The Rise of the Party-State (Newly added course)

2026-01-08T14:07:03+0630

This course examines China’s role in the Indo-Pacific through the lens of political power, governance, and regional order. Rather than treating China simply as a rising great power, the course analyzes China as a party-state whose domestic political system, development strategy, and security priorities fundamentally shape its external behavior. The course focuses on how China engages its surrounding region—particularly Southeast Asia and Taiwan—through economic integration, the Belt and Road Initiative, state-owned enterprises, diplomatic influence, and gray-zone security practices. Special attention is given to the varied responses of regional actors, highlighting why China’s influence is effective in some contexts yet constrained or counterproductive in others. The course also situates regional dynamics within the broader context of US–China rivalry and global strategic competition. Through a combination of scholarly readings, policy-oriented analyses, comparative case studies, and simulation-based exercises, students will develop a structured understanding of China’s power, its limits, and the strategic dilemmas facing states in the Indo-Pacific.

Prerequisites:

POL 100: Intro to Political Science

EDU 435: Education and Environmental Justice

2025-12-30T10:36:46+0630

This course addresses not only environmental justice in Myanmar but also the need for educational pedagogy, personnel, resources, and strategy for environmental progress. In Myanmar, environmental justice is but one among many “wicked problems,” which are understood to be existential challenges with contending interests, socio-economic-political complexity, requisite multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, limited resources, and citizen precarity. Discerning an educational strategy that meets the challenge of a wicked problem—here, environmental justice—prepares Parami University students to engage social and educational needs competently and confidently.

Prerequisites:

POL 100 Introduction to Political Science (OR)

ENSC 200 Introduction to Climate & Environmental Science

ECON 110: Intro to Microeconomics

2025-12-30T09:57:36+0630

This course is an introduction to Microeconomics from a very broad perspective. Microeconomics is the science of how people use resources. A large part is about decision making: Which is the best route for going to school, and should I walk or take the bus? Can I get a dog as a pet, should I buy vegetables in the market in the morning or in the afternoon, and why are the prices different in different cities? This course is a foundation course which is needed in order to follow higher level courses in the Economics module.

Prerequisites: None

ECON 111: Intro to Macroeconomics

2025-12-30T10:02:53+0630

This course is an introduction to Macroeconomics from a very broad perspective. Macroeconomics analyzes topics such as economic growth, inflation and unemployment. How can the central bank influence the economy in times of crises? What should the government do in order to counteract environmental issues? Why do countries trade with each other? Though ultimately based on the actions of individuals and firms (which we will analyze in Microeconomics), Macroeconomics is concerned with developments on the aggregate level: countries as a whole, government spending, taxation and Central Bank policies. This course is a foundation course which is needed in order to follow higher level courses in the Economics module.

Prerequisites: None

ECON 300: Development Economics

2025-12-30T10:22:55+0630

This course introduces students to key issues in development economics at both the micro and macro levels. We will examine the leading economic theories of economic development and consider historical and other empirical evidence. We will seek to generate insight into questions such as: Why do some countries grow faster than others? What sorts of policies have had success in reducing poverty in developing countries? What are the appropriate roles for the state, markets, and civil society? How does a country’s history affect its development? In the last part of the class, students will make use of course concepts and findings to make presentations on country case studies.

Prerequisites:

ECON 110: Introduction to Microeconomics

ECON 301: Economics of Globalization

2025-12-30T10:31:01+0630

This course will examine economic globalization—international trade, finance, and labor migration—from a variety of perspectives. We will highlight the evolution of globalization, with a focus on the roles played by technological change and government and multilateral policies. We will analyze who have been the winners and losers from globalization. Finally we will imagine how globalization is likely to evolve going forward, and what can be done to help ensure it is a force for global good.

Prerequisites:

ECON 111: Introduction to Macroeconomics

ENVR 200 Intro to Environmental Ethics

2025-12-30T11:21:03+0630

Introduction to Environmental Ethics examines the moral principles and philosophical frameworks that shape how humans understand, value, and interact with the natural world. The course investigates fundamental questions at the heart of sustainability: What obligations do humans have toward non-human life (human-nature interaction), ecosystems, and future generations? How should ethical reasoning guide our response to climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice?

Students will engage with a range of ethical traditions, including anthropocentrism, sentientism, biocentrism, ecocentrism, pragmatism, Indigenous worldviews, and ecofeminism, to explore how moral perspectives influence environmental decision-making. Readings will include both classic philosophical texts and contemporary interdisciplinary studies that connect ethics to sustainability science, environmental justice, and global policy frameworks such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Emphasizing critical thinking and practical application, the course bridges theory with real-world issues. Through case studies, class debates, and reflective exercises, students will analyze topics such as climate ethics, sustainable living, technological responsibility, and the global “polycrisis” of interconnected environmental and social crises. By the end of the course, students will have developed a grounded ethical perspective to guide their personal choices, professional practices, and contributions to a more sustainable and just planet.

Prerequisites: None

ITRL 425: Education, Technology, and Development in Emerging Economies

2025-12-30T16:58:54+0630

This course explores the interconnections between education, innovation, and technology in driving social and economic transformation in emerging economies, with special focus on Myanmar and Southeast Asia. Students will examine how educational systems, digital transformation, and policy reforms contribute to human resource development and national progress in the context of globalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Prerequisites:

ECON 110: Intro to Microeconomics OR

ECON 111: Intro to Macroeconomics

PH 190: Public Health, Society, and Democracy

2025-12-30T18:39:03+0630

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between public health, society, and democracy. It introduces key concepts linking health systems to political institutions and examines their application to contemporary challenges in population health. Students will learn how political, social, and ethical lens can be used to analyze the determinants of health, the democratic implications of public health emergencies, and the role of civic engagement and civil society in shaping health outcomes. The course also evaluates the effectiveness and consequences of regional and global health policies on individuals, communities, and broader public health systems and climate changes.

Prerequisites: None

STAT 100: Intro to Statistics

2025-12-30T22:20:55+0630

This course provides an introduction to the quantitative tools for monitoring, analyzing data, and evaluating data. Through practical and real-world applications, students learn statistical methods that can be used in quantitative analysis of real-world problems. This course focuses both on concepts underlying statistical methods as well as problem solving through the use of STATA, a popular statistical software package.

Prerequisites: None

STAT 303: Time Series Analysis

2025-12-30T22:24:02+0630

The course will introduce students to a basic introduction to modern time series analysis. The course will cover topics such as time series regression and exploratory data analysis, Fourier analysis, ARMA/ARIMA models, model identification/estimation/linear operators, spectral estimation, and state space models.

The analyses will be performed using a freely available package astsa. Both R and RStudio will be required for this class.

Prerequisites:

STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics

CS 251: Statistical Programming with R

STAT 400: Bayesian Statistics

2025-12-30T22:27:19+0630

This course is an introduction to Bayesian statistics with an emphasis on practical applications to inference. Students will learn both how set up and analyze problems in the Bayesian framework. The course will teach students to use R and JAGS software for modelling well as the Markov Chains Monte Carlo method (MCMC) for computation. The main topics to be covered include: Bayes’ theorem, prior and posterior distributions, inference for discrete and continuous random variables, hypothesis testing and model selection and linear regression. The course will consist of lectures and in class computer sessions will be devoted to doing the modelling and estimation. Participation in these online working sessions is required.

Prerequisites:

MATH 100: Introduction to Probability

STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics

CS 251: Statistical Programming with R (preferred)

CS 401: Spatial Econometrics

2025-12-30T08:44:39+0630

This course explores the theoretical foundations, methods, techniques, and software systems for spatial econometrics. The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to investigate socioeconomic problems, with the consideration of the effects of spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity. Essential concepts of spatial econometrics are presented, including the fundamental spatial concepts and the core components of spatial regression models for both cross-sectional and panel (time series) data. The latest research in a variety of topics using spatial econometric models is also examined. Students will gain an in-depth understanding and hands-on experience to explore a variety of applications through a combination of homework, presentations, and projects. Students will learn about the variety of geospatial data and techniques available for solving socioeconomic challenges and problems.

Prerequisites:

MATH 100: Introduction to Probability

STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics

CS 251: Statistical Programming with R

CS 411: Text Mining

2025-12-30T08:55:44+0630

This course gives an overview over different text mining algorithms and related disciplines such as web scraping. Requirements for this class are completion of basic Mathematics and Statistics modules, as well as the Introduction to Python and Introduction to Machine Learning. Throughout the class, we will cover the specifics of text data and learn how to pre-process it to make it usable in algorithms. We will cover two different techniques for gathering text data, namely web scraping and working with APIs. And we will see some algorithms for Natural Language Processing.

Prerequisites:

CS 210: Programming with Python

CS 300: Introduction to Machine Learning

CS 451: Advanced Machine Learning

2025-12-30T09:40:08+0630

This course covers a number of more advanced Machine Learning algorithms and their applications. Requirements for this class are completion of basic Mathematics and Statistics modules, as well as the Introduction to Python and the Introduction to Machine Learning. Throughout the class, we will cover a range of supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning algorithms as well as directly apply them to relevant data. We will also cover hyperparameter tuning as well as model evaluation.

Prerequisites:

CS 210: Programming with Python

CS 300: Introduction to Machine Learning

DATA 201: Data Communication and Ethics

2025-12-30T09:44:02+0630

The course is structured in two parts: Data Communication and Data Ethics. Data Communication is the last and the most visible step in the data pipeline. It is important to apply ethical thinking there but also holistically in the whole pipeline.

Prerequisites: CS 210 Programing with Python

DATA 301: Data Structures and Algorithms

2025-12-30T09:48:45+0630

This course is an overview over important algorithmic concepts and how efficient algorithms depend on the design of suitable data structures.

Prerequisites: CS 210: Programming with Python

ENSC 200: Intro. Climate and Environmental Science

2025-12-30T11:12:50+0630

This course is designed to provide students an understanding of climate and environment through studying science. The students will study the physical, chemical and biological processes of the Earth. They will also explore contemporary environmental issues and problems.

Prerequisites: None

MATH 100: Intro to Probability

2025-12-30T18:21:48+0630

This is an introduction to probability for statistics and data science students. There is no prerequisite for this course. In addition to major students, this course is relevant and useful for non-major students.

Prerequisites: None

MATH 110: Calculus I (Updated Section & Schedule)

2025-12-30T18:26:14+0630

This course is an introduction to differential calculus and is designed to meet the needs of Statistics and Data Science students. Topics will cover functions, limits, derivatives and applications. Basic concept of integration is also included.

Prerequisites: None

MATH 210: Linear Algebra (Updated Schedule)

2025-12-30T18:31:09+0630

This course is an introduction to the techniques of linear algebra. Topics covered include, systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, vectors in Rn, matrices, inverses, determinants, eigenvalues and vector geometry.

Prerequisites:

MATH 110: Calculus I

INST 110: The Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World (Newly added course)

2026-01-08T10:20:49+0630

This is a course for any student interested in how science has shaped society and the world. The course will take students on a journey through some of the most important scientific discoveries that have caused paradigm shifts in how we think about ourselves and the world. Although there are many scientific discoveries that might fit in this category, this course aims to highlight a few select discoveries that have shaped our modern way of thinking about ourselves and living in this world. It aims to help students understand why and how these discoveries hold such a transformative impact on us.

Prerequisites: None

INST 106: Social Sciences Research Skills

2025-12-30T15:52:14+0630

This fifteen-week workshop introduces students to the academic standards that are expected of them when studying at Parami. The goal is to equip students with the basic analytic and research skills needed for them to succeed in their studies. This goal is reached via a series of skill-focused seminars that involve reading target texts and viewing dedicated short videos.

The instructor will teach the course in synchronous learning sessions, at the same time, the students will be each assigned an academic advisor to guide them through their research proposal planning and writing.

Prerequisites: None

ARTS 101: Design and Society

2025-12-28T22:26:06+0630

This course is to provide students with a basic but critical understanding of major changes and developments throughout history from a design perspective, primarily architectural perspective. Discussion topics will include changes within architecture itself or other times by external forces. The readings and lectures investigate the interrelationship of architecture, design and broader cultural, social and political context. The course explores some of the significant moments of change in architecture that results from economic, technological, or institutional change in nature. Through a collection of historical precedents, we will learn about how change of course in history is often required and/or imposed by the demands of societal and technological pressures that challenge and disrupt the status-quo. Multiple viewpoints are explored and entertained in class to grasp the diverse nature of design and its impact on society.

ARTS 100: Hearing Cultures

2025-12-28T22:21:17+0630

This seminar-format survey of historical and contemporary performing arts in multi-cultural Southeast Asia invites students to explore both their personal relationship with the lively arts (stage, recording and film) and cultural similarities and contrasts among societies and nations in Mainland and Maritime Southeast Asia.