Spring 2027
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, Sidney Lu, 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
| Flyer | Course | D1/AD | Title | Instructor(s) | Day/Time |
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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 104 |
D1 | WHAT IS A GOOD LIFE? | Kim, Jaymin | MW 12:00-1:15 PM |
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ASIA 208 |
D1 | SOUTH ASIAN HORROR | Chatterjee, Sourav | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA/MDHM 216 | D1 | A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN CHINA Approved for the HIST & STS major and minors |
Xu, Chang | TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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ASIA 219 | D1 | MODERN JAPAN | Lu, Sidney | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
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ASIA 233 | D1 | LAW AND SOCIETY IN ASIA Approved for the PLST minor |
Kim, Jaymin | MW 2:00-3:15 PM |
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ASIA 236 | D1/AD | BUDDHISM AND SCIENCE Approved for the RELI & STS major and minors |
Huntington, Eric | TTh 1:00-2:15 PM |
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ASIA 260 | D1/AD | ASIAN RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTS Approved for the RELI & ENST major & minors |
Huntington, Eric | TTh 9:25-10:40 AM |
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ASIA 295 | D1 | INTRO TO TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES | Xu, Chang Chatterjee, Sourav |
TTh 2:30-3:45 PM |
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ASIA/HIST 320 | D1 | IMPERIAL PLEASURE GARDENS | Balabanlilar, Lisa | MW 2:00-3:15 PM |
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ASIA 377 | CHINESE POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Approved for Political Science and Global Affairs majors and PLST minor |
Lewis, Steven | Th 7:00-9:30 PM |
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ASIA/HIST 380 | D1/AD | ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY | Lu, Sidney | TTh 1:00-2:15 PM |
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ASIA 488 | ASIA AND ENERGY Approved for Global Affairs major and STS minor |
Lewis, Steven | W 7:00-9:30 PM |
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| CHIN 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR CHINESE II | Yeh, Meng Yeh, Meng |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 12:00-12:50 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 | New MoFA inst. | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM | |
| CHIN 319 | D1 | ADVANCED CHINESE I | Fu, Liang | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM | |
| CHIN 402 | D1 | FOURTH YEAR CHINESE II | New MoFA inst. | MWF 3:00-3:50 PM | |
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FWIS 234 | MEIJI WOMEN'S LITERATURE | Suzuki, Mamiko Suzuki, Mamiko |
TTh 2:00-3:15 PM TTh 4:00-5:15 PM |
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| JAPA 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR JAPANESE II | Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko Ozaki, Naoko |
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| JAPA 264 2 Sections |
D1 | SECOND YEAR JAPANESE II | Takayama, Hiromi | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| JAPA 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR JAPANESE II | Suzuki, Mamiko | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| JAPA 321 | D1 | BUSINESS JAPANESE I | Takayama, Hiromi | MW 2:00-3:15 PM | |
| JAPA 402 | FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE II | Ozaki, Naoko | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | ||
| KORE 142 2 Sections |
FIRST YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |
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| KORE 264 | D1 | SECOND YEAR KOREAN II | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 11:00-11:50 AM | |
| KORE 302 | D1 | THIRD YEAR KOREAN II | Oh, Eun Young | MWF 1:00-1:50 PM | |
KORE 308 |
D1 | MIDICAL KOREAN | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 10:00-10:50 AM | |
| KORE 401 | D1 | CURRENT ISSUES IN KOREA | Choi, Jaesu | MWF 2:00-2:50 PM |