APS613 |
International Business of the Asia-Pacific Region |
3 Credits |
This course is a comparative study of business in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims at introducing students to the business organization and management characteristics in Asia-Pacific countries, business organizations and conglomerates, business practices, institutional environments as well as cultural background. The main emphasis is on northeast Asian countries and ASEAN. |
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APS 614 |
Issues in Trade Policy |
3 Credits |
This course explores key trade policy issues and its implications facing Asia-Pacific. Due to the changing in economic and market conditions, the development of new technologies and the rising of the new trade power - Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) of are among factors that altering the rule governing trade. This course will discuss the problems at the WTO, concerns about Protectionism, Economic Decline and New Economic Powers, the rise of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties, regionalism, the spaghetti bowl, and other related international trade issues such as how governments make trade policy and view FTAs, trade and human rights, and trade through the internet. |
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APS619 |
Selected Topics in International Economics |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in International Economics. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS622 |
Comparative Politics and Governments of ASEAN |
3 Credits |
This course will provide a broad survey of the domestic politics and government of the ASEAN countries. It serves as an introduction to the systematic, comparative, and theoretical analysis of politics and government, including such considerations as scope and methods of the discipline; the nature of politics and governments: foundation political theories; constitutionalism; public opinion; representation; political behavior; political institutions; and international relations. Students will also assess how countries differ in terms of their political systems, governmental structures, patterns of political behavior, political culture, and patterns of political change in ASEAN. The course will draw on the experiences in the region as an entry into some of the core debates in political science/comparative policies/political economy. |
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APS623 |
Comparative Politics and Governments of the Asia-Pacific Region |
3 Credits |
This course provides a general comparative overview of politics and governmental systems in the Asia-Pacific region. It offers an introduction to the systematic, comparative, and theoretical analysis of politics and government, including such considerations as scope and methods of the discipline; the nature of politics and governments: foundation political theories; constitutionalism; public opinion; representation; political behavior; political institutions; and international relations. Students will also assess how countries differ in terms of their political systems, governmental structures, patterns of political behavior, political culture, and patterns of political change in Asia-Pacific. |
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APS624 |
International Relations and Foreign Policy in ASEAN |
3 Credits |
This course provides an overview of the domestic and international sources of ASEAN foreign policy and political experiences that shape contemporary foreign policy decision-making. It examines the history and politics of ASEAN regionalism with a specific focus on ASEAN plus and various international relations and foreign policy issues. |
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APS625 |
International Relations and Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region |
3 Credits |
This course will introduce students to the international relations of the Asia-Pacific region, i.e., the relations of the region’s component parts, both inter se and with external powers, such as the United States, Russia, etc. It will also examine how leaders of different countries in the Asia-Pacific region make foreign policy decisions on different issues, such as trade, aid, military intervention, global environment and so forth. In the first part, the course examines IR Theory and the Asia-Pacific region. In the second part, the course examines the levels of analysis and the formation of foreign policy and evaluates the processes by which foreign policy decisions are made. |
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APS 629 |
Selected Topics in International Relations |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in International Relations. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS632 |
International Disputes and Settlements |
3 Credits |
The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the entire procedure used for resolving international disputes. Students will be familiarized with international negotiation, mediation, international dispute and settlement mechanisms such as conciliation and mediation, and informal dispute and settlement. |
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APS633 |
International Law of the Sea |
3 Credits |
This course covers the historical development and principles of international laws of the seas, UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), law instruments, zones of jurisdiction, the Exclusive Economic Zone, the international treaties concerning the management, the use, and the exploitation of the resources of the seas and oceans, bodies established by UNICLOS as well as the interplay between law and politics in this area. Students will also acquire the basic knowledge of legal matters relating to ocean policy, marine insurance, commercial shipping and its regulation. |
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APS639 |
Selected Topic in International Law |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in International Law. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS643 |
Telecommunication Development Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region |
3 Credits |
The main discussion topic of this course is an overview of the Asia-Pacific information infrastructure from policy, social, business and technology perspectives. It intends to familiarize students with basic public policy issues in Telecommunications industry including freedom of expression, intellectual property, competition policy and other forms of economic regulation, access and affordability, privacy and security, public sector information policy, and standardizationin selected Asia-Pacific countries. The key concepts from economics, law, and political science will be applied as a tool to analyze telecommunication and information policy issues and understand the governmental and regulatory processes through which policy decisions are made. |
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2. Elective Courses: Area Study Group |
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2.1 Subjects Concern Countries’ Development |
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APS 651 |
Development Path of ASEAN/Southeast Asia |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the ASEAN/Southeast Asia. The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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APS 652 |
Development Path of Australia and New Zealand |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the Australia and New Zealand. The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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APS 653 |
Development Path of Japan and Republic of Korea |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the Japan and Republic of Korea. The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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APS 654 |
Development Path of Latin America |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the Latin America. The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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APS 655 |
Development Path of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC-Taiwan) |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC-Taiwan). The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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APS 656 |
Development Path of the USA |
3 Credits |
The course introduces student to economic development path of the USA. The history of economic development will be discussed in detail, covering important events and critical junctures leading to change of development path. The contents also include industrialization process and dynamism of economic structure, trade and development policies and policy reforms, the role of market and other economic institutions, and political economy of economic development. |
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2.2 Subjects in Selected Topic Group |
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APS 661 |
Selected Topics in Asia-Pacific |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in Asia Pacific Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 662 |
Selected Topics in ASEAN/Southeast Asia Studies |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in ASEAN/Southeast Asia Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 663 |
Selected Topics in Australia and New Zealand Studies |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in Australia and New Zealand Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 664 |
Selected Topics in Japan and Korea Studies |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in Japan and Korea Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 665 |
Selected Topic in Latin America Studies |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in Latin America Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 666 |
Selected Topic in the People’s Republic of China and Republic of China (ROC-Taiwan) |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in the People’s Republic of China and Republic of China (ROC-Taiwan) Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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APS 667 |
Selected Topic in USA Studies |
3 Credits |
This course is designed to cover a specialized topic in USA Studies. The topic(s) to be covered will vary from semester to semester and depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff members. Topics will be announced by the program prior to course registration. |
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3. Elective Courses: Practical Skills & Capacity Building Group |
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APS671 |
Quantitative Methods for Trade Policy Analysis |
3 Credits |
The course provides students with the quantitative grounding necessary for the analysis of trade policy. The content includes an introduction to basic econometric methodology, the gravity model of trade, the application of STATA and various trade databases, and the analysis of trade policy at firm-level. Training on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling for trade policy distortions is also included. |
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APS672 |
Trade Negotiation Skills and World Trade Organization |
3 Credits |
The course consists of two parts. The first section discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the organization facilitating multilateral trading systems; the economics, political, and legal implications of the WTO; and how it contributes to economic development. The second section provides students with essential knowledge for trade negotiations at both bilateral and multilateral levels, including pre-negotiation planning, appropriate trade negotiation strategies and tactics, and the monitoring and managing of the negotiation process. |
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APS673 |
Trade and Investment Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region |
3 Credits |
The course familiarizes students with the trade and investment policies of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The contents include the rationale for trade and foreign investment in the region, economic environments in the Asia-Pacific, trading institutions, and particularly trade and investment policy instruments used by countries in the region. Current issues, including the importance of the region in global supply chain and regional trade agreements, will also be discussed. |
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