Spring 2025
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 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 301 | D1 | THIRD YEAR ARABIC I | Elsherbiny, Hossam | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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ASIA 205 | D1 | EAST ASIAN FOOD HISTORY | Schoenberger, Casey | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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ASIA 214 | D1 | EAST ASIAN ART & WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Approved for the HART major and minor, MDEM major and minor, and MUCH minor |
Huang, Susan | TTh 2:30-3:45 PM |
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D1 | QUACKS AND WONDER DRUGS: A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN CHINA | Xu, Chang | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM |
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ASIA 233 |
D1 | LAW AND SOCIETY IN ASIA: CONFUCIAN LAW, ISLAMIC LAW, AND MODERNIZATION Approved for the PLST minor |
Kim, Jaymin | TTh 2:30-3:45 PM |
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ASIA 237 | D1 | TRADITIONAL JAPANESE POETRY AND PERFORMING ARTS | Schoenberger, Casey | MWF 3:00-3:50 PM |
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ASIA 238 |
EAT, PREY, LOVE: HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONS IN ASIA |
Xu, Chang | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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ASIA 295 | D1 | INTRODUCTION TO TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES |
Lu, Sidney |
TTh 1:00-2:15 PM |
ASIA 296 | ASIAN STUDIES LAB | Ryang, Sonia | Tues 4:30-5:30 PM |
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ASIA 310 | ASIA BORDERLANDS: FROM FRONTIERS TO BORDERLANDS | Kim, Jaymin | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
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ASIA/RELI 322 | D1 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM | Klein, Anne | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA/HART 371 | D1 | HOW TO READ CHINESE PAINTING | Huang, Susan | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA/POLI 377 | CHINESE POLITICS | Lewis, Steven W. | Wed 7:00-9:50 PM |
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ASIA/MUSI 378 | D1 | CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSIC | Chen, Shih-Hui | Thurs 4:00-6:20 PM |
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ASIA 488 | ASIA AND ENERGY | Lewis, Steven W. | Thurs 7:00-9:50 PM |
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CHIN 141 | FIRST YEAR CHINESE I | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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CHIN 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR CHINESE II | Yeh, Meng Yeh, Meng |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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CHIN 264 | D1 | SECOND YEAR CHINESE II | Fu, Liang | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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CHIN 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR CHINESE II | Fu, Liang | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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CHIN 311 | D1 | ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 12:00-12:50 PM |
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CHIN 319 | D1 | SPECIAL TOPICS - MEDICAL CHINESE: CHINESE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS | Fu, Liang | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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CHIN 402 | D1 | FOURTH YEAR CHINESE II | Hsu, Wei-Li | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM |
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HIST 320 | D1 | IMPERIAL PLEASURE GARDENS | Balabanlilar, Lisa | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
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JAPA 142 3 Sections |
FIRST YEAR JAPANESE II | Takayama, Hiromi Takayama, Hiromi Takayama, Hiromi |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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JAPA 238 | SPECIAL TOPICS - JAPANESE VOICES ON THE MARGINS: JAPANESE LANGUAGE IN COMMUNITY, MEDIA, AND ART | Suzuki, Mamiko | MW 4:00-5:15 PM |
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JAPA 264 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR JAPANESE II | Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
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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 | D1 | FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE II | Ozaki, Naoko | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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KORE 106 | ACCELERATED FIRST YEAR KOREAN | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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KORE 142 | FIRST YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | ||
KORE 264 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR KOREAN II | Choi, Jaesu Choi, Jaesu |
MWF 9:00-9:50 AM MWF 11:00-11:50 AM |
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KORE 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM |
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KORE 401 | CURRENT ISSUES IN KOREA | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM |
Non-Department Courses
Check back soon for a list of non-departmental courses that count toward ASIA credit.