The following courses being offered in Fall 2023 can be taken for credit towards a certificate in East Asian Studies. CEAS strives to keep this list updated, but it is possible that not all eligible courses appear on this page. Generally a course containing at least 40% East Asian content can count towards the certificate. Any questions regarding the eligibility of courses not appearing on this list should be directed to David Fields or Laurie Dennis. The “H”, “L”, or “S” following the courses credit number indicates the course meets the breadth requirements for humanities, literature, or social science.
Courses by Department/Discipline
Language Coursework (ASIALANG listings)
Chinese
ASIALANG 101, 201, and 301 (1st, 3rd, and 5th semester, 4 cr each)
ASIALANG 355, and 357 (1st and 3rd semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 378 (Chinese Conversation, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 457 (Chinese: Reading And Writing, 3 cr)
Japanese
ASIALANG 103, 203, and 303 (1st, 3rd, and 5th semester, 4 cr each)
ASIALANG 313 (Classical Japanese, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 355, and 357 (1st and 3rd semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 376 (Japanese Conversation, 3 cr)
Korean
ASIALANG 105 and 205 (1st and 3rd semester, 4 cr each), 305 (5th semester, 3 cr), and 405 (7th semester, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 355, and 357 (1st and 3rd semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 475, 3 cr, Translating Korean Poetry
Tibetan
ASIALANG 135, 235, and 335 (1st, 3rd, and 5th semester, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 355, and 357 (1st and 3rd semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
Elementary level*
ASIALANG 114 (Elementary Japanese II, 2 cr)
*may not count for FLAS or other programs
Anthropology
ANTHRO 330, 3-4 S cr, Anthropology of Food
ANTHRO 490, 3 cr Archaeology of Ritual and Religion
Art History
ART HIST 308, 3 cr, Later Chinese Art
ART HIST 379/779, 3 H cr, Cities of Asia
ART HIST 411, 3 cr, Topics in Asian Art: Opera & Chinese Visual Culture
ART HIST 575/875, 3 cr, Pro/Seminar in Japanese Art: Zen and the Art of Insight
Asian American Studies
ASIAN AM 121, 3 cr, Asian American Movement
Asian Languages and Cultures
ASIAN 100, 3-4 H cr, Gateway to Asia Special Topics: Revolutionary Asia
ASIAN 103, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian History: China
ASIAN 104, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian History: Japan
ASIAN 255, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction To East Asian Civilizations
ASIAN 300, 3 H cr, Topics in Asian Studies: Korean Popular Culture
ASIAN 300, 3 H cr, Topics in Asian Studies: Picturing Korea
ASIAN 301, 3 S cr, Social Studies Topics in EAS: Gender Work Family: East Asia
ASIAN 301, 3 S cr, Social Studies Topics in EAS: Language & Social Interaction
ASIAN 307, 3 H cr, A Survey Of Tibetan Buddhism
ASIAN 310, 3 cr, Intro to Comics
ASIAN 351, 3 H cr, Survey Classical Chinese Lit
ASIAN 375, 3 cr, Survey of Chinese Film
ASIAN 378, 3 cr, Anime
ASIAN 379, 3 cr, Cities in Asia
ASIAN 434, 3 cr, Intro-Japanese Linguistics
ASIAN 533, 3 cr, Readings in Early Modern Japanese Literature
ASIAN 630, 3 cr, Proseminar: Cultures of Asia: Communism, Anarchism, Other
ASIAN 630, 3 cr, Proseminar: Cultures of Asia: Gender Work Family: East Asia
ASIAN 631, 3 H cr, History of the Chinese Language
ASIAN 633, 3 cr, Chinese Applied Linguistics
ASIAN 655, 3 L cr, Ethnography in Asia
ASIAN 672, 3 cr, Studies in Chinese Fiction
ASIAN 763, 3 cr, Studies in Japanese Literature
ASIAN 951, 3 cr, Seminar in Chinese Literature: Late Ming Xiaoshuo
Communication Arts
COMM ARTS 354, 3 cr, Film Genres
COMM ARTS 613, 3 cr, Special Topics in Film: Global Dramas
Dance
DANCE 121, 3 cr, Asian American Movement
Design Studies
DS 501 – Calligraphy/Brush Painting and Wellbeing
Economics
ECON 464, 3 S cr, International Trade
ECON 467, 3-4 S cr, International Industrial Organizations
ECON 474, 3-4 S cr, Economic Problems – Developing Areas
ECON 475, 3-4 S cr, Economics of Growth
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
ELPA 886, 3 credits, Internationalization of Higher Education
ELPA 940, 1-3 cr, Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership: Mobility & Inclusion in International Higher Education
Educational Policy Studies
ED POL 420, 3 cr, Education in East Asia
ED POL 675, 3 S cr, Introduction to Comparative and International Education
Geography
GEOG 340, 3 S cr, World Regions in Global Context (paper on E. Asian topic)
History
HIST 103, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction To East Asian History: China
HIST 104, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction To East Asian History: Japan
HIST 255, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
HIST 700, 3 cr, Proseminar: Traditional & Early Modern Chinese Intellectual History
HIST 701, 1 cr, History in Global Perspective
HIST 706, 3 cr, Topics-Transnational History: Marxism and the Study of Asia
International Business
INTL BUS 200, 3 cr, International Business
Literature in Translation
LITTRANS 232, 3 L cr, Anime
LITTRANS 261, 3 L cr, Chinese Lit in Translation
LITTRANS 373, 3 L cr, Topics in Japanese Lit: Contemporary Japanese Novels
Political Science
POLI SCI 255, 3-4 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
POLI SCI 324, 3 cr, Chinese Politics
Public Affairs and Public Policy
PUB AFF 974, 3 cr, Topics in Public Affairs: China’s Pol & Global Influence
Sociology
SOC 496, 1-3 cr, Topics in Sociology: Gender, Work and Family in East Asia