Courses in Asian Studies (Division 323/Subject Code: ASIAN) - Back to the Program Page
The following courses constitute the range of approved offerings at the time of the assembly of the publication. For more detailed and current information write directly to the department.

The following courses are of Asian Studies designation. Please contact the program office for a course description booklet detailing all disciplinary courses with substantial Asian Studies content.

412. Topics in Japanese Culture. (1-4).

418. Urdu Poetry. Four semesters of Urdu or equivalent (1).

419. Hindi-Urdu Poetry from 1800 to the Present. Second year proficiency in Hindi-Urdu or permission of instructor (3).

420. Korean Literature in Translation. (3).

428/POLSCI 428/PHIL 428/SOC 426. China's Evolution Under Communism. Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (3).

440. Asian Cinema. (3).

441. Asia Through Fiction. (3).

444. The Southeast Asian Village. (3).

451. Asian Alternatives: Revolution and Change. (3).

455. Topics in Asian Studies. (3).

457. Modernism and Modernity in East Asian Fiction. (3).

461. Southeast Asian Literature: Text Performance and Politics. (3).

462. Writing, Culture and History: Perspectives on Indonesia. (3).

466/PHIL 456. Interpreting the Zhuangzi. ASIAN 263 or other intro PHIL course recommended (3).

470/PHIL 470. Daoist Philosophy and Religion. (2-3).

472/HISTORY 484. The Korean War. (3).

473/History 473/Korean 473/Asian Lan 473. Modern Korea. (3).

475. Japnese Cinema. (3).

477/Anthropology 477. The Theory and Practice of Translation. Translation course in any language (3).

480/Philosophy 457/Religion 480. Topics in Buddhism. Asian Studies 220 or 230 (3).

481/Religion 483. Zen Buddhism. One previous course in Buddhist studies recommended (4).

482. Upperclass Seminar in Chinese Humanities. Two of the three courses in Chinese Literature in Translation, or permission of the instructor. Knowledge of Chinese is not required. (3).

484. Buddhist Tantra. Asian Studies 230 (3).

485. Chinese Buddhism. Asian Studies 230 or permission of instructor (3).

486. Japanese Buddhism. Asian Studies 230 or permission of instructor (3).

487. Buddhism in India. Asian Studies 230 or permission of instructor (3).

488. Tibetan Buddhism. Asian Studies 230 or permission of instructor (3).

489. Korean Buddhism. Asian Studies 220 or 230 (3).

490. Topics in Japanese Studies. (3).

491. Topics in Japanese Studies. (1).

492. Topics in SSEA Studies. (1-3).

499. Independent Study--Directed Readings. (1-4).

500. Seminar in Asian Studies. Grad students only (3).

505/Philosophy 505/Chinese 505. Modern Chinese Thought. Permission of Instructor (3).

505/Phil. 505/Asian Lan. And Cul. 505. Modern Chinese Thought. Permission of instructor. (3).

511. Colloquium on Southern Asia. (3).

521. Sources of Buddhist Studies. Graduate standing or permission of instructor (3).

527. History of Buddhist Studies. Graduate standing or permission of instructor (3).

528. Comparative Topics in Buddhism. Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).

530. Interpreting the Analects. Chinese 452 or permission of instructor. (3).

531. Seminar in Early Chinese Literature. Chinese 452. (3).

532. Seminar in Chinese Poetry. Chinese 452. (3).

533. Seminar in Chinese Criticism and Aesthetics. Chinese 452. (3).

534. Seminar in Chinese Drama. Chinese 452. (3).

535. Seminar in Chinese Science. Graduate standing (3).

536. Seminar in Traditional Chinese Fiction. Chinese 406/Eq/ permission of instructor. (3).

538. Sinological Tools and Methods. Chinese 451. (3).

540. Seminar in the Structure of Chinese. Permission of Instructor (3).

541/Permission of instructor. Seminar in History of Chinese Language. Chinese 495 (3).

550. Seminar in Cultural and Comparative Studies of Asia. graduate standing (4).

551. Classical Japanese Prose. Japanese 542. (3).

552. Medieval Japanese Prose. Japanese 542 (3).

553. Classical Japanese Poetry. Japanese 542. (3).

554. Modern Japanese Literature. Japanese 406 and408 or permission of instructor. (3).

556. Japanese Drama and Narrative Performance. Instructor permission (3).

557. Seminar in Japanese Image Culture. Japanese 406, or Instructor permission (3).

559. Japanese Historical and Documentary Texts. Japanese 542 or permission of instructor (3).

560. Seminar in Korean Studies. Graduate standing. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of Korean preferred but not required. (3).

563/Musicology 563. Southeast Asian Music. Graduate standing. (2).

600. Seminar in Japanese Studies. Qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. (3).

625. Readings in Buddhist Literature. Buddhist Studies 525. (3).

698. Discourses of Japan. Center for Japanese Studies masterŐs program and permission of instructor. (1).

699. Directed Readings. Permission of Instructor (1-6).

798. MA Essay SSEA Studies. Center MA Students (1-6).

799. Master's Essay in Japanese Studies. Master's student in Asian Studies. (1-6).

990. Dissertation Research - Precandidate. Permission of Instructor (1-8).

995. Dissertation Research - Candidate. Permission of Instructor (8).

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