Fall 2023
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 141 | FIRST YEAR ARABIC I | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 9:00-9:50 AM |
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| ARAB 263 | D1 | SECOND YEAR ARABIC I | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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| ARAB 301 | D1 | THIRD YEAR ARABIC I | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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ASIA 219 | D1 | MODERN JAPAN Approved for the HIST major and minor |
Lu, Sidney | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
| ASIA 221 RELI 221 |
D1 | LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD | Cook, David | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| ASIA 222 ENGL 222 |
D1 | WORLD AND SOUTH ASIA | Srinivasan, Ragini | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
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ASIA 223 | D1 | SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES Approved for the HIST major and minor |
Balabanlilar, Lisa Huntington, Eric |
MW 2:00-3:15 PM |
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 ASIA 238 |
SPECIAL TOPICS: TRADITIONAL CHINESE POETRY AND PERFORMING ARTS | Schoenberger, Casey | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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ASIA 302 | D1 | ASIAN PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEXT Approved for the PHIL major and minor and the RELI major and minor |
Huntington, Eric | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA 305 | D2 | ETHNOGRAPHY IN/OF HOUSTON ASIA | Ryang, Sonia | Thurs 1:00-3:30 PM |
| ASIA 322 RELI 322 |
D1 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM | Collins, Nick | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA 360 |
D1 | TRANSNATIONAL CHINA | Lewis, Steven W. | Tues 7:00-9:50 PM |
| ASIA 378 MUSI 378 |
D1 | CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSIC | Chen, Shih-Hui | Thurs 4:00-6:20 PM |
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ASIA 380 HIST 380 |
D1 | ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY | Lu, Sidney | TTh 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
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ASIA 495 | ASIAN STUDIES RESEARCH SEMINAR | Lewis, Steven W. | Wed 7:00-9:50 PM |
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| CHIN 141 3 Sections |
FIRST YEAR CHINESE I | Yeh, Meng Yeh, Meng Hsu, Wei-Li |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| CHIN 206 | D1 | ACCELERATED SECOND YEAR CHINESE FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM | |
| CHIN 263 | D1 | SECOND YEAR CHINESE I | Fu, Liang | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM | |
| CHIN 301 | D1 | THIRD YEAR CHINESE I | Fu, Liang | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| CHIN 311 | D1 | ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I | Fu, Liang | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM | |
| CHIN 401 | D1 | FOURTH YEAR CHINESE I | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM | |
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HUMA 134 | D1 | WHAT IS LOVE? | Gershon, Ilana Ryang, Sonia |
TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
| JAPA 141 4 Sections |
FIRST YEAR JAPANESE I | Takayama, Hiromi Takayama, Hiromi Suzuki, Mamiko Suzuki, Mamiko |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| JAPA 263 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR JAPANESE I | Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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| JAPA 301 2 Sections |
D1 | THIRD YEAR JAPANESE I | Takayama, Hiromi Suzuki, Mamiko |
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| JAPA 401 | D1 | FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE I | Ozaki, Naoko | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| KORE 141 3 Sections |
FIRST YEAR KOREAN I | Oh, Eun Young Oh, Eun Young Oh, Eun Young |
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM MWF 1:00-1:50 PM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| KORE 263 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR KOREAN I | Choi, Jaesu Choi, Jaesu |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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| KORE 401 | D1 | CURRENT ISSUES IN KOREA | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
Non-Department Courses
| Course | Title | Instructor(s) | Day/Time | |
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| ENGL 383 | D1 | GLOBAL FICTIONS | Abdali, Zainab | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
| ENGL 397 | TRANSPACIFIC LITERATURE | Wood, Alden Sajor Marte | Th 2:30-5:20 PM |
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| FWIS 176 | EAST ASIAN PERFORMANCE STUDIES | Schoenberger, Casey | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM |
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| HIST 275 | MODERN MIDDLE EAST | Citino, Nathan J. | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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| RELI 332 | D1 | ADVANCED TIBETAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE | Klein, Anne | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
| RELI 333 | KNOWING BODY/GLOWING MIND: BUDDHIST ARTS OF CONTEMPLATION AND ANALYSIS | Klein, Anne | TTh 2:30-3:45 PM |
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| RELI 442 | ARABIC TEXTS | Cook, David | TBA |