The following courses being offered in Spring 2022 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 30% East Asian content can count towards the certificate. Any question 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 course’s 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 102, 202, and 302 (2nd, 4th, and 6th semester, 4 cr each)
ASIALANG 356 and 358 (2nd, and 4th semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 379 (Business Chinese, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 454 (Advanced Chinese through Media, 3 cr)
Japanese
ASIALANG 104 and 204 (2nd, and 4th semester, 4 cr each)
ASIALANG 356 and 358 (2nd, and 4th semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 377 (Business Japanese Communication, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 452 (Advanced Japanese through Audio-Visual Media, 3 cr)
ASIALANG 475 (Asian Translation: Modern Japanese, 3 cr)
Korean
ASIALANG 106, 206, 306 and 406 (2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th semester, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 356, and 358 (2nd, and 4th semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 475 (Asian Translation: Business Korean, 3 cr)
Tibetan
ASIALANG 136, 236, and 336 (2nd, 4th, and 6th semester, 4 cr)
ASIALANG 356 and 358 (2nd, and 4th semester for graduate students, 4 cr)
Elementary level*
ASIALANG 110 (Elementary Chinese I, 2 cr)
ASIALANG 113 (Elementary Japanese I, 2 cr)
*may not count for FLAS or other programs
Agricultural & Applied Economics
A A E 374, 3 cr, The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy
A A E 474, 3 S cr, Economic Problems of Developing Areas
Art History
ART HIST 308, 3 H cr, The Tastes of Scholars and Emperors: Chinese Art in the Later Periods
ART HIST 411, 3 H cr, Topics in Asian Art: Opera & Chinese Visual Culture
Asian American Studies
ASIAN AM 121, 3 cr, Asian American Movement
Asian Languages and Cultures
ASIAN 104, 3 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian History: Japan
ASIAN 236, 3 H cr, Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, And Monsters
ASIAN 268, 3 H cr, Tibetan Cultures and Traditions
ASIAN 301, 3 S cr, Social Change in Contemporary Korea
ASIAN 310, 3 H cr, Introduction to Comics and Graphic Novels
ASIAN 337, 3 H/S cr, Social and Intellectual History of China, 589 AD-1919
ASIAN 352, 3 L cr, Survey of Modern Chinese Literature
ASIAN 355, 3 L cr, Modern Japanese Literature
ASIAN 363, 4 H/S cr, China and World War II in Asia
ASIAN 367, 3 L cr, Haiku
ASIAN 371, 3 L cr, Confucius’ Analects
ASIAN 563, 3 L cr, Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
ASIAN 573, 3 L cr, Readings in Classical Japanese Literature
ASIAN 632, 3 H cr, Contrastive Pragmatics: Studies in Chinese Linguistics
ASIAN 672, 3 L cr, Studies in Chinese Fiction
ASIAN 763, 3 cr, Studies in Japanese Literature
ASIAN 775, 3 cr, Japanese Applied Linguistics
ASIAN 951, 3 cr, Seminar in Chinese Literature: Post-Mao Culture Fever
Communication Arts
Com Arts 613, 3 cr, Film Festivals
Com Arts 613, 3 cr, Japanese Cinema
Curriculum and Instruction
CURRIC 366/727, 3 S cr, Internationalizing Educational Knowledge
Dance
DANCE 121, 3 cr, Asian American Movement
East Asian Studies
E A STDS 363, 4 H/S cr, China and World War II in Asia
Economics
ECON 464, 3-4 S cr, International Trade
ECON 475, 3 S cr, Economics of Growth
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
ELPA 940, 3 cr, Mobility and Inclusion in International Higher Education
ELPA 940, 3 cr, Critical Theory & Qualitative Data Analysis (Select E. Asian scholars and theories for course focus)
Folklore
FOLKLORE 103, 3 H cr, Introduction to Music Cultures of the World
Geography
GEOG 101, 4 S cr, Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 340, 3 S cr, World Regions in Global Context (paper on E. Asian topic)
GEOG 505, 3 cr, Urban Spatial Patterns and Theories
History
HIST 104, 3 H/S cr, Introduction to East Asian History: Japan
HIST 200, 3 H/S cr, US Military MIA Project
HIST 201, 3 H cr, The Historian’s Craft: History of Mass Confinement (paper on E. Asian topic)
HIST 201, 3 H cr, The Historian’s Craft: History of the US Empire (project on E. Asian topic)
HIST 332, 3 H/S cr, East Asia & The U.S. Since 1899
HIST 337, 3 H/S cr, Social and Intellectual History of China, 589 AD-1919
HIST 340, 3 H cr, Cultural History of Korea
HIST 363, 4 H/S cr, China and World War II in Asia
HIST 700, 3 cr, Proseminar: Traditional and Early Modern Chinese Intellectual History
HIST 855, 1-3 cr, Seminar in Japanese History
International Studies
INTL ST 310, 1 cr, A Kaleidoscope of Chinese Culture
INTL ST 310, 1 cr, Japan Pop
INTL ST 310, 1-3 cr, Wellness around the World
INTL ST 332, 3 H/S cr, East Asia & The U.S. Since 1899
La Follette School of Public Affairs
PUB AFFR 974, 3 cr, China’s Policymaking and Global Influence
Literature in Translation
LITTRANS 262, 3 L cr, Survey of Chinese Literature in Translation
LITTRANS 264, 3 L cr, Survey of Japanese Literature in Translation
Political Science
POLI SCI 120, 4 S cr, Introduction to Comparative Politics
Religious Studies
RELIG ST 236, 3 H cr, Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, And Monsters
Sociology
SOC 496, 3 cr, Social Change in Contemporary Korea
Urban And Regional Planning
URB R PL 505, 3 cr, Urban Spatial Patterns and Theories