Courses

The number and diversity of Asian Studies (ASIA) courses continues to expand, attracting students from across majors and academic levels. This list of representative courses, many of which are crosslisted with courses from other departments, does not include Asian languages courses. 

SPRING 2023 (PDF with professors, course numbers and time slots)

Beginning Hindi II
Global Cultural Worlds
Modern Islamic Thought
Christianity & World Religions
East Asian Ways of Life
Connecting Asia
Production Workshop: Tuko! Tuko!
Modern India and Pakistan
Chinese Religious World Today
Modern Japan
Early Chinese Empires
Exploring Korean History/Culture
Chinese Civilization & Culture
Politics of China
Engaging Religions
Global Visual Culture
Anime Themes and Theory
Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese Monsters & Magic
Modern Chinese Literature
Shakespeare and Asia
Chinese Philosophy

 

FALL 2022 (PDF with professors, course numbers, and time slots)

Beginning Hindi II
Approaching Asia
Beginning Hindi I
Democracy in Modern South Asia
Global Cultural Worlds
Christianity & World Religions
Digital Empires
Ancient Japan
The Asian American Experience
Buddhism in America
The Political Economy of East Asian Development
Policymaking for a Global Era
Chinese Popular Culture
Contention in China
Asian Spiritualities & Global Affairs
Chinese Literary Traditions
The Samurai: Classical Japanese Literature
Sushi & The Culture of Japanese Food
Manga and the Picture Book of Edo Japan, 1770-1830
Directed Readings
 

SPRING 2022 (PDF with professors, course numbers, and time slots)

Global Cultural Worlds
Christianity & World Religions
Christianity & Buddhism
East Asian Ways of Life: Philosophy & Practice
Connecting Asia: Pasts, Presents, Futures
East Asian Cities in the Global Economy
Modern India and Pakistan
Green Japan
The Asian American Experience
Modern Japan
Early Chinese Empires
Global Migrations
Chinese Civilization & Culture
U.S. - China Relations
Intro to Japanese Civilization & Culture
Engaging Religions: Intro to Religion & Global Affairs
Climate, Economics & Business Ethics
Japanese Monsters & Magic
Modern Chinese Literature
Global Tokyo: A City of Space & Place
Cities, States, and Global Governance
Race in Asia
Chinese Philosophy

FALL 2021 (PDF with professors, course numbers, and time slots)

Beginning Hindi II
Approaching Asia
Beginning Hindi I
Globalization & Korean Migration
The World in Rome: Pathways of Migration & Citizenship
Christianity & World Religions
Christianity & Buddhism
Digital Empires
Ancient Japan
The Asian American Experience
India and South Asia
The Political Economy of East Asian Development
Policymaking for a Global Era
Asian Spiritualities & Global Affairs
Chinese Literary Traditions
Approaching Asia
Intro to Japanese Pop Culture
Modern Japanese Literature
Spectacular Asia
 

SPRING 2021 (PDF with professors, course numbers, and time slots)

Democracy in Modern South Asia
Global Cultural Worlds
U.S.-China Relations
Christianity & World Religions
Christianity & Buddhism
Connecting Asia
East Asia's Global Cities
Chinese Religious World Today
Green Japan
The Asian American Experience
Modern Japan
Buddhism in America
Early Chinese Empires
Fukushima Case Study
The China Challenge
Global Migrations'
Media & Politics in East Asia
'Charlie Don't Surf'
Politics in China
Contention in China
Classical Chinese
Engaging Religions
Global Visual Culture
Intro to Japanese Pop Culture
The Samurai: Classical Japanese Lit.
Qing China: Historical Fiction Fantasy
Modern Chinese Literature
Cities, States and Global Governance
Modern China on Screen
Population Dynamics

FALL 2020
Approaching Asia
Political Economy of East Asian Development
Christianity & World Religions
Christianity & Buddhism
Chinese Religious World Today
Ancient Japan
Korean Society and Politics
The Asian American Experience
History of China to 1644
India and South Asia
Chinese Civilization & Culture
Chinese Popular Culture
Intro to Japanese Civ & Cult
Engaging Religions
Chinese Literary Traditions
Approaching Asia
Modern Japanese Literature
Spectacular Asia

SPRING 2020 PARTIAL LIST
Asia and the New World Order
"Charlie Don't Surf" and Other Stories from Southeast Asia
The China Challenge
Crimes of Passion: Gender & Sexuality in Classical Japanese Literature
Early Chinese Empires
East Asia's Global Cities
Exploring Korean History and Culture
Global Cultural Worlds
Global Visual Culture
Green Japan
Immigrant America
Introduction to Buddhism
Introduction to Japanese Civilization & Culture
Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture
Law and War in Asia
Modern China on Screen
Modern Chinese Literature
Modern India and Pakistan
Modern Japan
Monsters in Modern Japanese Literature
Politics of China
Population Dynamics
Qing China: Historical Fiction Fantasy
Supernatural Art of East Asia

FALL 2019 PARTIAL LIST
Ancient Japan
Arts of the Old Silk Roads
The Asian American Experience
Banned Books of Japan
Chinese Civilization & Culture
Chinese Literary Traditions
Chinese Religious World Today
Chinese Popular Culture
Connecting Asia
Contention in China
Democracy in Modern South Asia
Ethnicity & Identity in Asia
India and South Asia
International Research Design
Law & Society in Asia
Modern China: A View from 2019
Modern Japanese Literature
Politics & Performance: China
The Samurai: Classical Japanese Literature