Spring 2026
The Department of Transnational Asian Studies offers a comprehensive selection of courses designed to give our undergraduates an overview of the geography, history, people and their movements, and cultures of Asia. Many of our courses are also cross-listed with other departments and/or offer distribution credit, making our courses strong choices even if you aren't majoring or minoring in Asian Studies.
Did you know that courses offered outside of our department might still count toward the Asian Studies major and minor? If you are interested in a course covering Asia-related topics being offered in another department, reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sonia Ryang, to have it approved for ASIA credit. Some courses already approved are listed under "Non-department Courses" below. This list will be updated periodically, so check back often.
Department Courses
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| ARAB 142 | FIRST YEAR ARABIC II | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 9:00-9:50 AM |
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| ARAB 264 | D1 | SECOND YEAR ARABIC II | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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| ARAB 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR ARABIC II | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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ASIA 205 | D1/AD | EAST ASIAN FOOD HISTORY | Schoenberger, Casey | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
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ASIA 214 | D1 | EAST ASIAN ART AND WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Approved for the HART major and minor, MDEM major and minor, and MUCH minor |
Huang, Shih-shan Susan | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
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 ASIA 225 |
D1 | GLOBAL GANDHI: IMPERIAL RESISTANCE AND COLONIAL POLITICS | Chatterjee, Sourav | TTh 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
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ASIA/HART 226 |
D1 | INTRO TO BUDDHIST ART AND ARCHITECTURE | Huntington, Eric | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA/RELI 232 | D1 |
RELIGIONS FROM INDIA |
Huntington, Eric | TTh 1:00-2:15 PM |
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ASIA 295 | D1 | INTRODUCTION TO TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES | Xu, Chang Lu, Sidney |
TTh 2:30-3:45 PM |
| ASIA 360 | D1/AD | TRANSNATIONAL CHINA: CHINA AND THE CHINESE DIASPORA | Lewis, Steven | Wed 7:00-9:30 PM |
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ASIA 362 |
LOVE AND HORROR IN JAPAN AND KOREA: CROSSCULTURAL, CROSSMEDIA, AND CROSSCONCEPTUAL INQUIRY | Ryang, Sonia | Wed 2:30-5:00 PM |
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ASIA 363 |
PARTITION NARRATIVES AND THE CREATION OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN | Chatterjee, Sourav | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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| ASIA/HIST 368 | D1/AD | THE AGE OF ISLAMIC EMPIRE | Balabanlilar, Lisa | Mon 6:30-9:00 PM |
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ASIA/HART 371 | D1 | HOW TO READ CHINESE PAINTING | Huang, Shih-shan Susan | MW 2:00-3:15 PM |
| ASIA/POLI 377 | CHINESE POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE | Lewis, Steven | Thu 7:00-9:30 PM |
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| ASIA/HIST 380 | D1/AD | ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY | Lu, Sidney | TTh 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
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| CHIN 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR CHINESE II | Yeh, Meng Yeh, Meng |
MWF 12:00-1:50 PM MWF 1:00-1:50 PM |
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| CHIN 264 | D1 | SECOND YEAR CHINESE II | Fu, Liang | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM | |
| CHIN 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR CHINESE II | Fu, Liang | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| CHIN 311 | D1 | ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM | |
| CHIN 329 | D1 | CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD | Fu, Liang | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM | |
| CHIN 402 | FOURTH YEAR CHINESE II |
Hsu, Wei-Li |
MWF 12:00-12:50 PM | ||
| JAPA 142 3 Sections |
FIRST YEAR JAPANESE II | Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| JAPA 264 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR JAPANESE II | Takayama, Hiromi Takayama, Hiromi |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 12:00-12:50 PM |
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| JAPA 302 2 Sections |
D1 | THIRD YEAR JAPANESE II | Suzuki, Mamiko Suzuki, Mamiko |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| JAPA 402 | FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE II | Takayama, Hiromi | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | ||
| KORE 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young Oh, Eun Young |
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| KORE 264 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR KOREAN II | Choi, Jaesu Choi, Jaesu |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| KORE 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM | |
| KORE 401 | CURRENT ISSUES IN KOREA | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |