Courses
ASIA Courses
The Liu Institute is the home for Asian Studies (ASIA) courses at Notre Dame. ASIA courses explore Asian ideas, individuals, and institutions across time. One-credit "gateway" courses introduce students to the breadth and depth of Asian Studies, while three-credit courses offer students a deep dive into the specific concepts and events that have and continue to shape Asia and the world. With an emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, specialized ASIA courses offer immersive experiences in Asia and elsewhere.
The Liu Institute's academic programs currently consist of the supplementary major in Asian Studies and the minor in Asian Studies. The courses offered under the ASIA course code fulfill various curricular requirements within the Asian Studies programs. Students from all majors and colleges are welcome to enroll in ASIA courses.
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| Name | Instructor(s) | Course Number | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Adventurism in the Muslim World | Mahan Mirza |
30604 | Fall 2023 |
| Ancient Japan | Julia Thomas |
30110 | Fall 2025 |
| Ancient Japan | Julia Thomas |
30110 | Fall 2024 |
| Ancient Japan | Julia Thomas |
30110 | Fall 2021 |
| Anime Themes and Theory | Kevin Mulholland |
33310 | Spring 2023 |
| Approaching Asia | Michel Hockx |
13105/33105 | Spring 2026 |
| Approaching Asia | Michel Hockx |
13105/33015 | Fall 2024 |
| Approaching Asia | Michel Hockx |
13105 | Fall 2023 |
| Arab Society and Culture: Past and Present | Li Guo |
20101 | Spring 2025 |
| Arab Society and Culture: Past and Present | Li Guo |
20101 | Spring 2024 |
| Asia and the New World Order | Lionel Jensen |
30005 | Fall 2025 |
| Asian Spiritualities and Global Affairs | Alexander Hsu |
30605 | Fall 2024 |
| Asian Spiritualities and Global Affairs | Alexander Hsu |
30605 | Fall 2023 |
| Beginning Hindi I | Payal Priya |
17001 | Spring 2024 |
| Beginning Hindi I | Payal Priya |
17001 | Fall 2023 |
| Beginning Hindi II | Payal Priya |
10154 | Spring 2024 |
| Beginning Hindi II | Payal Priya |
10154 | Fall 2023 |
| Biblical Political Theory | Hadar Hazony |
30658 | Fall 2025 |
| Buddhism and American Culture | Thomas Tweed |
30133 | Spring 2024 |
| Buddhism in America | Thomas Tweed |
30133 | Spring 2025 |
| Buddhism in America | Thomas Tweed |
30133 | Fall 2022 |
| Capstone Thesis | 48512 | Spring 2025 | |
| Capstone Thesis | Instructor TBD |
48512 | Spring 2024 |
| Capstone Thesis | 48512 | Fall 2023 | |
| Charlie Don't Surf | Eric Haanstad |
30341 | Fall 2025 |
| "Charlie Don't Surf" and Other Stories from Southeast Asia | Eric Haanstad |
30341 | Spring 2021 |
| China, Development and the Global South | Joshua Eisenman |
40212 | Spring 2026 |
| Chinese Civilization an Culture | Xiaoshan Yang |
30403 | Fall 2025 |
| Chinese Civilization and Culture | Xiaoshan Yang |
30403 | Spring 2023 |
| Chinese Literary Traditions | Xiaoshan Yang |
33102 | Fall 2023 |
| Chinese Philosophy | Mike Zhao |
43129 | Spring 2026 |
| Chinese Philosophy | Mike Zhao |
43129 | Fall 2023 |
| Chinese Popular Culture | Xian Wang |
30404 | Spring 2025 |
| Chinese Popular Culture | Xian Wang |
30404 | Fall 2023 |
| Chinese Religious World Today | Lionel Jensen |
30108 | Fall 2024 |
| Chinese Religious World Today | Lionel Jensen |
30108 | Fall 2023 |
| Chinese Ways of Thought | Lionel Jensen |
30101 | Spring 2025 |
| Chinese Ways of Thought | Lionel Jensen |
30101 | Fall 2024 |
| Chinese Ways of Thought | Lionel Jensen |
30101 | Spring 2024 |
| Chinese Ways of Thought | Lionel Jensen |
30101 | Fall 2023 |
| Christianity and Asian Religions | Xueying Wang |
20710 | Spring 2025 |
| Christianity and Buddhism | Matthew Vale |
20807 | Spring 2022 |
| Christianity and World Religions | Bradley Malkovsky |
20828 | Spring 2023 |
| Christianity & Buddhism | Robert Pomplum |
20847 | Spring 2025 |
| Cities, States, and Global Governance | Kyle Jaros |
40403 | Spring 2024 |
| Cities, States, and Global Governance | Kyle Jaros |
40403 | Spring 2022 |
| Classical Chinese | Yongping Zhu |
30501 | Fall 2023 |
| Climate, Economics and Business Ethics | Eva Dziadula |
30800 | Spring 2022 |
| Connecting Asia | Alexander Hsu |
30002 | Spring 2024 |
| Connecting Asia | Kyle Jaros |
30002 | Spring 2023 |
| Connecting Asia: Pasts, Presents, and Futures | Sharon Yoon |
30002 | Fall 2025 |
| Connecting Asia: Pasts, Presents, Futures | Alexander Hsu |
30002 | Spring 2025 |
| Contemporary Korean History, Culture, and Religion (Seoul) | ASIA 34341 | Fall 2025 | |
| Contention in China | Victoria Hui |
30492 | Fall 2023 |
| Crimes of Passion: Gender and Sexuality in Classical Japanese Literature | Michael Brownstein |
30315 | Spring 2024 |
| Democracy in Modern South Asia | Susan Ostermann |
30315 | Spring 2024 |
| Democracy in Modern South Asia | Susan Ostermann |
20200 | Fall 2022 |
| Design Anthropology | Eric Haanstad |
33333 | Spring 2026 |
| Design Anthropology | Eric Haanstad |
33333 | Spring 2025 |
| Design Anthropology | Eric Haanstad |
33333 | Spring 2024 |
| Digital Empires | Liang Cai |
30056 | Fall 2022 |
| Directed Readings | ASIA 36000 | Fall 2025 | |
| Directed Readings | 36000 | Spring 2025 | |
| Directed Readings | 36000 | Fall 2024 | |
| Directed Readings | Instructor TBD |
36000 | Spring 2024 |
| Directed Readings | 36000 | Fall 2023 | |
| Early Chinese Empires | Liang Cai |
30147 | Spring 2023 |
| East Asian Cinema | Cecilia Kim |
40052 | Fall 2025 |
| East Asian Ways of Life | Kyung Ran Ko |
24432 | Fall 2022 |
| East Asian Ways of Life (LONDON) | Alice Tyrell |
24432 | Fall 2024 |
| East Asian Ways of Life (LONDON) | Lana Ko |
24432 | Spring 2022 |
| East Asian Ways of Life: Philosophy and Practice | Alice Tyrell Irene Capasso Kendal Jones Kyung Ran Ko |
24432 | Spring 2026 |
| East Asian Ways of Life: Philosophy and Practice (LONDON) | Alice Tyrell Irene Capasso Kendal Jones Kyung Ran Ko |
24432 | Spring 2025 |
| East Asia's Global Cities | Kyle Jaros |
30006 | Spring 2022 |
| Eastern Asian Ways of Life: Philosophy and Practice (London) | Alice Tyrell Irene Capasso Kendal Jones Kyung Ran Ko |
24432 | Fall 2025 |
| Emotion and Power in Modern Korean Literature | Hayun Cho |
30331 | Fall 2025 |
| Engaging China: Excursion Course | 34297 | Spring 2025 | |
| Engaging Religions | Alexander Hsu |
30600 | Spring 2023 |
| Engaging World Religions | Mahan Mirza |
30600 | Fall 2025 |
| Engaging World Religions | Mahan Mirza |
30600 | Spring 2024 |
| Engaging World Religions: An Introduction to Religion and Global Affairs | Alexander Hsu |
30600 | Spring 2026 |
| Exploring Korean History and Culture | Yeonhee Yoon |
30340 | Spring 2023 |
| Exploring Korean History and Culture through Film | Yeonhee Yoon |
30340 | Spring 2024 |
| Finding Truth in Fictional Japan | Amanda Kennell |
33529 | Spring 2026 |
| Finding Truth in Fictional Japan | Amanda Kennell |
33529 | Spring 2025 |
| Formation of the Modern Middle East | Hussein Abdulsater |
20055 | Spring 2024 |
| From Narratives to Data | Liang Cai |
30056 | Spring 2024 |
| From Narratives to Data: Social Networks, Geographical Mobility & Criminals of Early Chinese Empires | Liang Cai |
30056 | Spring 2025 |
| From the Crusades to the Ottoman Empire: The Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500 | Alexander Beihammer Manolis Ulbricht |
30342 | Spring 2026 |
| From the Crusades to the Ottoman Empire: The Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500 | Alexander Beihammer |
30342 | Spring 2025 |
| From the Crusades to the Ottoman Empire: The Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500 | Alexander Beihammer |
30342 | Spring 2024 |
| Fukushima Case Study | Jessica McManus Warnell |
30180 | Spring 2021 |
| Gendered Bodies in the Islamic Tradition | Catherine Bronson |
30023 | Spring 2026 |
| Gendered Bodies in the Islamic Tradition | Catherine Bronson |
30023 | Spring 2025 |
| Gendered Bodies in the Islamic Tradition | Catherine Bronson |
30023 | Spring 2024 |
| Global Asia | Elisabeth Koll |
20451 | Fall 2024 |
| Global Asia | Elisabeth Koll |
20451 | Fall 2023 |
| Global Asia: Political, Economic and Social Transformation in the Chinese Century | Elisabeth Koll Karrie Koesel |
20451 | Spring 2026 |
| Global Cultural Worlds | Alyssa Paylor |
20203 | Spring 2024 |
| Global Cultural Worlds | Luis Felipe Rosado Murillo |
20203 | Fall 2023 |
| Global Cultural Worlds: Fundamentals of Social and Cultural Anthropology | Ivoline Budji Kefen Wasal Faqiryar |
20203 | Spring 2025 |
| Global Indigenous Politics: Indigeneity, Property, and Cultural Appropriation | Christopher Ball |
43403 | Spring 2026 |
| Global Indigenous Politics: Indigeneity, Property, and Cultural Appropriation | Christopher Ball |
43403 | Spring 2025 |
| Global Korea | Sharon Yoon |
20300 | Spring 2026 |
| Global Korea | Sharon Yoon |
20300 | Spring 2025 |
| Global Migrations | Maurizio Albahari |
30305 | Spring 2026 |
| Global Migrations | Maurizio Albahari |
30305 | Spring 2021 |
| Global Tokyo: A City of Space and Place | Kevin Mulholland |
33849 | Spring 2022 |
| Global Visual Culture | Christopher Ball |
33201 | Spring 2023 |
| Globilization & Korean Migration | Sharon Yoon |
20300 | Spring 2024 |
| Gods, Empires, Nations: The Story of India | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30171 | Fall 2025 |
| Green Japan | Julia Thomas |
30111 | Spring 2022 |
| History of China to 1644 | Liang Cai |
30146 | Fall 2020 |
| India and South Asia | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30171 | Fall 2024 |
| India and South Asia | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30171 | Fall 2023 |
| Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | Yongping Zhu |
40413 | Spring 2026 |
| Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | Yongping Zhu |
40413 | Spring 2025 |
| Introduction to Islamic Civilization | Li Guo |
20070 | Fall 2025 |
| Introduction to Japanese Civilization and Culture | Michael Brownstein |
30413 | Spring 2026 |
| Introduction to Japanese Civilization and Culture | Michael Brownstein |
30413 | Fall 2023 |
| Introduction to South Asian Art | Sarah Carter |
20601 | Spring 2026 |
| Intro to Chinese Linguistics | Yongping Zhu |
40413 | Spring 2024 |
| Intro to Islamic Civilization | Li Guo |
20070 | Fall 2024 |
| Intro to the Middle East | Hussein Abdulsater |
20052 | Fall 2024 |
| Islam and Christian Theology | Daniel Bannoura Mun'im Sirry |
20830 | Spring 2026 |
| Islam and Christian Theology | Mun'im Sirry |
20830 | Spring 2025 |
| Islam and the Abrahamic Faiths | Mun'im Sirry |
40726 | Spring 2024 |
| Islamic Theology | Hussein Abdulsater |
30071 | Fall 2024 |
| Japanese Monsters and Magic | Kevin Mulholland |
33330 | Spring 2023 |
| Korean Popular Culture | Hayun Cho |
33214 | Spring 2026 |
| Korean Popular Culture | Hayun Cho |
33214 | Spring 2025 |
| Korean Society and Politics | Sharon Yoon |
30112 | Fall 2025 |
| Korean Society and Politics | Sharon Yoon |
30112 | Fall 2024 |
| Korean Society and Politics | Sharon Yoon |
30112 | Fall 2023 |
| Law and Society in Asia | Susan Ostermann |
43500 | Fall 2023 |
| Law & Society in Asian | Susan Ostermann |
43500 | Fall 2024 |
| Law & Society in Asia: Understanding the Legal Traditions of China, Japan and India | Susan Ostermann |
43500 | Fall 2025 |
| Legal Empires: Legal Thought, Legal Statutes, and Bureaucracy in Early China | Liang Cai |
35003 | Fall 2024 |
| Manga and the Picture Book of Edo Japan, 1770-1830 | Kevin Mulholland |
33851 | Fall 2022 |
| Media and Culture in Modern China | Michel Hockx |
40613 | Fall 2025 |
| Media and Politics in East Asia | Sharon Yoon |
30309 | Spring 2021 |
| Media & Politics in East Asia | Sharon Yoon |
30309 | Spring 2025 |
| Meditation: Buddhist and Christian | Robert Pomplum |
20708 | Spring 2024 |
| Middle East Politics | Mike Hoffman |
30441 | Fall 2025 |
| Modern China on Screen | Xian Wang |
40618 | Spring 2026 |
| Modern China on Screen | Xian Wang |
40618 | Fall 2024 |
| Modern Chinese Literature | Xian Wang |
33848 | Fall 2025 |
| Modern Chinese Literature | Xian Wang |
33848 | Spring 2025 |
| Modern Chinese Literature | Xian Wang |
33848 | Spring 2024 |
| Modern Chinese Literature | Xian Wang |
33848 | Spring 2023 |
| Modern India and Pakistan | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30094 | Spring 2026 |
| Modern India and Pakistan | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30094 | Spring 2025 |
| Modern India and Pakistan | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30094 | Spring 2024 |
| Modern India and Pakistan | Nikhil Menon Shivram |
30094 | Spring 2023 |
| Modern Islamic Thought | Ebrahim Moosa |
20600 | Fall 2025 |
| Modern Islamic Thought | Ebrahim Moosa |
20600 | Fall 2024 |
| Modern Islamic Thought | Ebrahim Moosa |
20600 | Spring 2024 |
| Modern Islamic Thought | Ebrahim Moosa |
20600 | Fall 2023 |
| Modern Japan | Julia Thomas |
30120 | Spring 2026 |
| Modern Japan | Julia Thomas |
30120 | Spring 2025 |
| Modern Japan | Julia Thomas |
30120 | Spring 2023 |
| Modern Japanese Literature | Amanda Kennell |
33320 | Spring 2024 |
| Modern Japanese Literature | Kevin Mulholland |
33320 | Spring 2023 |
| Modern Japanese Media | Amanda Kennell |
33159 | Spring 2026 |
| Modern Japanese Media | Amanda Kennell |
33159 | Spring 2025 |
| Myth, Magic, and Eurasia | Emily Wang Perin Gurel |
30158 | Spring 2025 |
| Policymaking for a Global Era | Joshua Eisenman |
30400 | Fall 2022 |
| Political Economy of East Asian Development | Kyle Jaros |
30200 | Fall 2024 |
| Political Economy of East Asian Development | Kyle Jaros |
30200 | Fall 2022 |
| Politics of China | Karrie Koesel |
30465 | Spring 2023 |
| Politics & Performance in Modern China | Tarryn Chun |
40032 | Fall 2024 |
| Population Dynamics | Richard Williams |
43402 | Spring 2021 |
| Production Workshop:Tuko!Tuko! | Anton Juan |
30040 | Spring 2023 |
| Qing China: History, Fiction, and Fantasy | Iris Ma |
33327 | Spring 2023 |
| Race in Asia | Sharon Yoon |
40763 | Fall 2024 |
| Race in Asia | Sharon Yoon |
40763 | Spring 2024 |
| Race in Asia | 40763 | Spring 2022 | |
| Reading and Writing Hindi (Intermediate/Advanced) | Payal Priya |
11204 | Spring 2024 |
| Religion, Nationalism, and Settler Colonialism | Atalia Omer |
40520 | Fall 2025 |
| Revolution Literature Modern Japan | Amanda Kennell |
30320 | Fall 2023 |
| Seeing Anime | Amanda Kennell |
30300 | Fall 2025 |
| Seeing Anime | Amanda Kennell |
30330 | Fall 2024 |
| Seeing Anime | Amanda Kennell |
30330 | Fall 2023 |
| Senior Writing Seminar: Democracy Defenders In Exile | Victoria Hui |
53001 | Fall 2025 |
| Shakespeare and Asia | Peter Holland Tarryn Chun |
40130 | Spring 2026 |
| Shakespeare and Asia | Peter Holland |
40130 | Spring 2024 |
| Shakespeare and Asia | Peter Holland |
40130 | Spring 2023 |
| Spoken Hindi (Intermediate/Advanced) | Payal Priya |
11203 | Spring 2024 |
| Sushi and the Culture of Japan Food | Kevin Mulholland |
33841 | Fall 2022 |
| The 1001 Nights | Li Guo |
20033 | Spring 2026 |
| The 1001 Nights | Li Guo |
20033 | Spring 2025 |
| The 1001 Nights | Li Guo |
20033 | Spring 2024 |
| The Asian American Experience | Jennifer Huynh |
30117 | Spring 2026 |
| The Asian American Experience | Jennifer Huynh |
30117 | Spring 2025 |
| The Asian American Experience | Jennifer Huynh |
30117 | Fall 2024 |
| The Asian American Experience | Jennifer Huynh |
30117 | Spring 2024 |
| The Asian American Experience | Jennifer Huynh |
30117 | Fall 2023 |
| The China Challenge | Victoria Hui |
30228 | Spring 2021 |
| The China Challenge: Guns, Trade, and Confucius | Victoria Hui |
30281 | Fall 2024 |
| The Chinese Economy | Nelson Mark |
30750 | Fall 2025 |
| The Chinese Economy | Nelson Mark |
30750 | Spring 2025 |
| The Culture of College | Susan Blum |
20345 | Spring 2025 |
| The Political Economy of East Asian Development | Kyle Jaros |
30200 | Spring 2026 |
| The Samurai: Classical Japanese Literature | Michael Brownstein |
33317 | Fall 2022 |
| The Samurai: Classic Japanese Literature | Michael Brownstein |
33317 | Fall 2024 |
| The World in Rome: Pathways of Migration and Citizenship | Maurizio Albahari |
20323 | Fall 2025 |
| Topics in Hindi Language and Culture | Payal Priya |
11205 | Spring 2024 |
| U.S.-China Relations | Joshua Eisenman |
30409 | Spring 2026 |
| U.S.-China Relations | Joshua Eisenman |
30409 | Fall 2024 |
| U.S.-China Relations | Joshua Eisenman |
30409 | Spring 2022 |
To learn more about academic programs, contact:
Professor Alex Hsu
Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Affairs
& Director of Undergraduate Studies
ahsu@nd.edu
574-631-7093