Asian Studies Courses
Spring 2009 Summer 2009
Fall 2009
Courses taught in English
Arabic Chinese Hebrew
Hindi-Urdu Japanese
Korean Persian Turkish
Crosslisted courses
Other courses of interest
Courses taught in English
ARAB 150: Introduction to Arab Cultures, Amer, TR 2:00-3:15
ARAB 453: Film, Nation, and Identity in the Arab World has been cancelled
ASIA 60: Israeli Culture and Society: Collective Memories and Fragmented Identities, Shemer, TR 11:00-12:15
ASIA 147: Western Experience in East and Southeast Asia, Gold, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction, Hewison, TR 9:30-10:45, recitation required
ASIA 152: Survey of South Asian Cultural History, Lothspeich, TR 12:30-1:45
ASIA 162: Nation, Film, and Novel in Modern India, Lothspeich, TR 11:00-12:15
ASIA 165: Bollywood Cinema, Taj, MW 4:30-5:45 and film screenings W 6:30-9:30
ASIA 691H: Senior Honors Thesis, Bardsley, TR 5:00-6:15, permission required
CHIN 252: Chinese Culture through Narrative, Henry, two sections: (001) MWF 1:00-1:50; (002) MWF 2:00-2:50
CHIN 253: Chinese Language and Society, Li, TR 2:00-3:15; prerequisite CHIN 102 or CHIN 111
CHIN 361: Chinese Traditional Theater has been cancelled
CHIN 463: Narrative Ethics in Modern China, Visser, MWF 1:00-1:50
JAPN 375: The Culture of Modern Imperial Japan, 1900-1945, Driscoll, M 6:00-8:30
Arabic courses
ARAB 101-001 has been cancelled.
ARAB 101-002: Elementary Arabic I, Joukhadar, MTWR 11:00-11:50
ARAB 101-003: Elementary Arabic I, Rulon, MTWR 9:00-9:50
ARAB 101-004: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, M 1:00-1:50, TR 12:30-1:45
ARAB 101-005: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, M 3:00-3:50, TR 3:30-4:45
ARAB 101-006: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, M 12:00-12:50, TR 5:00-6:15
ARAB 101-007 has been cancelled.
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for ARAB 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis. Limited space will be available for juniors during early registration.
ARAB 203-001: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 10:00-10:50
ARAB 203-002: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 1:00-1:50
ARAB 203-003: Intermediate Arabic I, Joukhadar, MTWR 3:00-3:50
ARAB 203-004: Intermediate Arabic I, Joukhadar, MTWR 4:00-4:50
ARAB 305: Advanced Arabic I, El Kerdany, MWR 8:00-8:50
ARAB 305: Advanced Arabic I, El Kerdany,
ARAB 407 has been cancelled.
Chinese courses
CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Zhou, MTWR 10:00-10:50
CHIN 101-002: Elementary Chinese I, Ma, MTWR 8:00-8:50
CHIN 101-003: Elementary Chinese I, Park, MTWR 11:00-11:50
CHIN 101-004: Elementary Chinese I, Park, MTWR 12:00-12:50
CHIN 101-005: Elementary Chinese I, Fan, MTWR 10:00-10:50
CHIN 101-006: Elementary Chinese I, Fan, MTWR 3:00-3:50
CHIN 101-007: Elementary Chinese I, Fan, MTWR 4:00-4:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for CHIN 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis. Limited space will be available for juniors during early registration.
CHIN 111: Elementary Written Chinese, Park, MW 3:00-4:15
* Everyone registering for this class must take the Chinese placement test. For more information, test dates, and to sign up, see the placement page. Seniors will not be permitted to register for CHIN 111 until the first day of classes, and then on a space-available basis.
CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhang, MTWR 9:00-9:50
CHIN 203-002: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhang, MTWR 12:00-12:50
CHIN 203-003 has been cancelled.
CHIN 203-004: Intermediate Chinese I, instructor TBA, MTWR 9:00-9:50
CHIN 203-005: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhang, MTWR 1:00-1:50
CHIN 203-006 has been cancelled.
CHIN 305-001: Advanced Spoken Chinese, Zhou, TR 11:00-12:15
CHIN 305-002: Advanced Spoken Chinese, Zhou, TR 3:30-4:45
CHIN 313-001: Advanced Written Chinese, Henry, MWF 11:00-11:50
CHIN 407-001: Readings in Modern Chinese I, Visser, MWF 11:00-11:50
CHIN 462-001: Studies in Chinese Language, Li, TR 3:30-4:45
CHIN 490-001: Topics in Chinese Language & Literature, Hsiao, TR 11:00-12:15
Hebrew courses
HEBR 101-001: Elementary Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 12:00-12:50
HEBR 101-002: Elementary Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 1:00-1:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for HEBR 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis.
HEBR 203-001: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 2:00-2:50
HEBR 203-002 has been cancelled.
HEBR 305-001: Advanced Modern Hebrew I, Shemer, TR 12:30-1:45
Hindi-Urdu courses
HNUR 101-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, MW 3:00-4:15, recitation required
HNUR 101-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MWF 11:00-11:50, recitation required
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for HNUR 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis.
HNUR 203: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MWF 12:00-12:50, recitation required
HNUR 220: The Hindi Script, Caldwell, W 3:00-3:50
HNUR 305: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MWF 1:00-1:50
Japanese courses
JAPN 101-001: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MTWR 12:00-12:50
JAPN 101-002: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MTWR 9:00-9:50
JAPN 101-003: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MTWR 1:00-1:50
JAPN 101-004: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MTWR 3:00-3:50
JAPN 101-005: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MTWR 4:00-4:50
JAPN 101-006: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MTWR 5:00-5:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for JAPN 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis. Limited space will be available for juniors during early registration.
JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake, MTWR 10:00-10:50
JAPN 203-002: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake, MTWR 11:00-11:50
JAPN 203-003: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake, MTWR 12:00-12:50*
* This section may be cancelled..
JAPN 203-004: Intermediate Japanese I, Sawamura, MTWR 2:00-2:50
JAPN 203-005: Intermediate Japanese I, Sawamura, MTWR 3:00-3:50
JAPN 203-006: Intermediate Japanese I, Sawamura, MTWR 4:00-4:50
JAPN 305-001: Advanced Japanese, Iwashita, TR 2:00-3:15
JAPN 305-002: Advanced Japanese, Kato, TR 12:30-1:45
JAPN 409-001: Japanese Modernism, Bardsley, TR 9:30-10:45
JAPN 411-001: Food and Culture in Japan, Aratake, W 6:00-8:30
Korean courses
KOR 101 -001: Elementary Korean I, Chon, MTWR 11:00-11:50
KOR 101 -002: Elementary Korean I, Kim, MTWR 12:00-12:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for KOR 101 until the first day of class, and then on a space-available basis. Limited space will be available for juniors during early registration.
KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Jo, MTWR 1:00-1:50
KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Jo, MTWR 2:00-2:50
KOR 305-001 : Advanced Korean I, Jo, TR 3:30-4:45
Persian courses
PRSN 203-001: Intermediate Persian I, Kamarei, MWF 12:00-12:50
Turkish courses
ASIA 490-001: Elementary Turkish I, Zulfikar, MWF 9:00-9:50
ART/ASIA 153: Introduction to South Asian Art, Ghosh, MW 1:00-1:50, recitation required
GEOG/ASIA 267: Tropical Asia, instructor TBA, MWF 2:00-2:50
HIST/ASIA 133: Introduction to Chinese History, Tsin, TR 2:00-3:15
HIST/ASIA 135: South Asian History to 1750, Saikia, TR 11:00-12:15
HIST/ASIA 138: Muslim Societies to 1500, instructor TBA, MWF 12:00-12:50
HIST/PWAD/ASIA 281: The Pacific War, 1937-1945: Its Causes and Legacy has been cancelled.
HIST/ASIA 286: Samurai, Peasant, Merchant, and Outcaste: Japan Under the Tokugawa has been cancelled.
RELI/ASIA 180: Introduction to Islamic Civilization, Ernst, TR 11:00-11:50
RELI 287/ASIA 302: Japanese Religions after 1868, Ambros, TR 9:30-10:45
Other courses of interest
ANTH 586: The Gardens, Shrines, and Temples of Japan, instructor TBA, TR 5:00-6:15 has been cancelled.
ART 158: Introduction to East Asian Art, Lin, MW 12:00-12:50, recitation required
ECON 056: Entrepreneurship: Asia and the West has been cancelled.
INTS 390-002: Critical Perspectives on Development in China, Tsin, W 5-7:50
INTS 490-001: Diversity & Conformity in Muslim Societies, Shields, R 2-4:50
POLI 195-003, Politics of China, Chen,
TR 9:30-10:45
RELI 073: First Year Seminar: From Dragons and Foxes to Godzilla and Pokemon: Animals in Japanese Myth, Folklore, and Religion, Ambros, TR 3:30-4:45
Last updated: 19 October 2009