Fall 2020
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 for majors and non-majors alike.
Did you know that courses not listed as ASIA might still count toward the Asian Studies major? If you are interested in a course covering Asia-related topics being offered in another department, reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Steven W. Lewis, to have it approved for ASIA credit. Some courses already approved are listed under "Non-ASIA Courses" below.
ASIA Courses
| Course | Title and Instructor(s) | Distribution | Day and Time | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIA 305 | ETHNOGRAPHY IN/OF HOUSTON ASIA Cheuk, Ka-Kin |
II | M 5:15-7:45pm | Fully Online |
| ASIA 315 | GENDER AND ISLAM Shehabuddin, Rahnuma |
W 1:30-4:00pm | Fully Online | |
| ASIA 322 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM Klein, Anne C. |
I | TTh 3:10-4:30pm | Fully Online |
| ASIA 323 | ART AND RELIGION IN ASIA Huang, Shih-Shan S. & Huntington, Eric R. |
T 3:10-5:40pm | Fully Online | |
| ASIA 334 | TRADITIONAL CHINESE TALES Qian, Nanxiu |
W 5:15-7:45pm | Fully Online | |
| ASIA 335 | CLASSICAL CHINESE NOVELS Qian, Nanxiu |
I | TTh 1:30-2:50pm | Fully Online |
| ASIA 355 | CINEMA AND THE CITY Oukaderova, Lida |
I | Th 1:30-4:00pm | Fully Online |
| ASIA 356/556 | GENOMIC GOVERNANCE IN ASIA Visweswaran, Kamala |
M 1:30-4:00pm | Fully Online | |
| ASIA 372 | CHINESE ART AND VISUAL CULTURE Huang, Shih-Shan S. |
I | W 1:30-4:00pm | Fully Online |
| ASIA 378 | CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSIC Chen, Shih-Hui |
I | TTh 11:20am-12:40pm | Fully Online |
Non-ASIA Courses
| Course | Title and Instructor(s) | Distribution | Day and Time | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 376 | SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH Wood, Alden S. |
I | TTh 4:50-6:10pm | Fully Online |
| FWIS 125 | YOUR ARABIAN NIGHTS Sanders, Paula |
MW 5:15-6:35pm | Fully Online | |
| HART 385 | ARCHITECTURE AND LITERATURE IN ISLAMIC CULTURES Emami, Farshid |
M 1:30-4:00pm | ||
| HIST 271 | HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA Balabanlilar, Lisa A. |
I | MWF 11:00-11:55am | |
| HIST 278 | MODERN ARAB HISTORY Makdisi, Ussama |
I | MWF 11:00-11:55am | Fully Online |
| HIST 342 | MODERN CHINA Barlow, Tani |
I | MWF 4:00-4:55pm | Fully Online |
| HIST 436 | AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST Makdisi, Ussama |
W 1:30-4:00pm | Fully Online | |
| RELI 223 | QUR'AN AND COMMENTARY Cook, David B. |
MWF 11:00-11:55am | ||
| RELI 234 | INTERMEDIATE TIBETAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE Klein, Anne C. |
I | TTh 4:50-6:10pm | Fully Online |
| RELI 378 | BUDDHIST ART AND LITERATURE Foote, Learned M. |
I | MW 2:45-4:05pm | |
| RELI 442 | ARABIC TEXTS Cook, David B. |
TBA | Fully Online |