New Courses at Shoreline: IDS 101

Interdisciplinary Studies: Asia Unmasked

Traditions, Revolutions, & Secrets

Spring 2025

 Hybrid 
9:30 - 11:20 T/TH

10 Credit Interdisciplinary Studies Course

 We will explore the art, philosophy and revolutions of East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan. Through historical documents, cinema, and fiction, we will examine multiple perspectives such as how Confucianism, Buddhism and native religions were used to both enlighten and to rule over the common people. We will also discover the continued life of these cultures in Seattle through optional field trips. 

Email Instructors:

• Mayumi Steinmetz at msteinme@shoreline.edu
• Neal Vasishth at nvasisht@shoreline.edu

When registering, choose:

 IDS 101 (41054) (0 credits)

AND

 East Asian History 216 (29480) (5 credits Social Science)

AND

English 102 (29396) (5 credits) 
or 
  English 276 (29418) (5 credits Humanities)

Reason why you should take this Interdisciplinary Studies course:

• You will meet your English 102 requirement and the East Asian History 216 will help fulfill your Social Science distribution requirement. (If you’ve completed English 102 already, you can register for English 276 which will help fulfill your Humanities Distribution requirement.)
• Be a part of a thriving learning community. This 10 credit course meets face-to-face on Tue and Thu which helps create a close community of learners.
• Having two instructors in the room helps create more energy and provides multiple perspectives in the classroom.
• Two instructors work collaboratively, teaching towards a common theme (Asia Unmasked. They sequence the assignments so they build on each other.
• In this Asia Unmasked course, there will be optional field trips where students will see pockets of Asia in Seattle. This could include visits to the Asian Art Museum , the Japanese Garden, a trip to Chinatown, etc.
• Asian fiction and film will be integrated with the teaching of East Asian history, so students will gain a multi-dimensional perspective of East Asia.