Course Schedule

ASCL courses are numbered by category, not by their level of difficulty. 
None of the courses numbered in the 50s, 60s and 70s have prerequisites.

Broadly speaking, courses numbered in the 50s are usually discipline-specific (DS) courses related to South and Southeast Asia, courses numbered in the 60s are usually discipline-specific (DS) courses related to East Asia and courses numbered in the 70s are usually Interdisciplinary, Interregional, Transnational and Diaspora Studies (IITD) courses.

• CHIN 49 Independent Advanced Study in Chinese Language and Literature
• JAPN 49 Independent Advanced Study in Japanese Language and Literature
• ASCL 89 Independent Research
• ASCL 90 Honors Thesis I
• ASCL 91 Honors Thesis II

Printable and archived versions of ASCL course offering listings:

• ​2025 - 2026 Schedule
• 2024 - 2025 Schedule
• ​2023 - 2024 Schedule​​​​​​
• 2022 - 2023 Schedule

The course schedule for each term is still subject to change until timetable is published for that term.

Last updated on  7/18/2025

• ASCL 61.10 Japanese Martial Arts, Dorsey (2) 
• ASCL 61.05 / REL 19.29 Women and Religion in Japan, Simpson (11)
• ASCL 67.03 Conflict, Control, and Controversy in Chinese Politics, Rezvani (3A)

Chinese LSA+ Study Abroad in Beijing, P.R.C.:

• ASCL 09.01, section 90, Urban Lives & Livelihoods in Contemporary China: Language,
  Culture and Narrative; Li (LS) Chinese LSA+ director's course
• CHIN 22, section 90, Intermediate Modern Chinese (Second-year level): Study Abroad (LSA+), TBD (LS)
• CHIN 23, section 90, Intermediate Modern Chinese (Second-year level): Study Abroad (LSA+), TBD (LS)
• CHIN 31, section 90, Advanced Modern Chinese (Third-year level), TBD (LS)
• CHIN 32, section 90, Advanced Modern Chinese (Third-year level), TBD (LS)

Japanese LSA+ Study Abroad in Osaka, Japan:

• ASCL 69.24, section 90 Japan at the Margins (LSA+ director's course), Washburn (LS)
• JAPN 22, section 90, Intermediate Modern Japanese (Second-year level): Study Abroad (LSA+), Watanabe (LS)
• JAPN 23, section 90, Intermediate Modern Japanese (Second-year level): Study Abroad (LSA+), Watanabe (LS)

• ASCL 01.02 Asian Femininities, Schmidt-Hori & Xie (10)
• ASCL 10.04 Introduction to Southeast Asia: Culture & Politics, Singh (12)
• ASCL 10.02 / HIST 5.4 Introduction to Korean Culture, Kim & Suh (2A)
• ASCL 60.05 Love and Desire in Modern Chinese Literature, Gibbs (10A)
• ASCL 60.10/ COLT 55.03 Eco-Fiction: Ghost Stories in Premodern China, Zheng (6B)
• ASCL 60.11 Intro to Chinese Poetry, Wang (11)
• ASCL 60.12 Nature in Chinese Literature, Wang (2)
• ASCL 61.01/ REL 10 The Religions of China, Raz (2)
• ASCL 61.11 / REL 46 Daoism: Transformations of Tradition, Raz (10)
• ASCL 62.13 / ARTH 62.81 Women, Gender & Art in East Asia, Kim (2)
• ASCL 64.11 / HIST 5.05 The Emergence of Modern Japan, Ericson, (10)
• ASCL 64.16 / HIST 72.04 China to 1800, Lu (11)
• ASCL 67.11 / HIST 72.06 Business History of Modern China, Lu (2) [Business in Asia course]
• ASCL 70.30 / SOCY 22 The Business of Development in Asia, Upadhyay (2) [Business in Asia course]
• ASCL 80.09 / HIST 96.40 War and Peace in Korea, 1231-1876, Suh (10A)
• HIST 96.07 Seminar: Topics in Modern Japanese History, Ericson (6B) [NOTE: ASCL majors can use this course to fulfill their Advanced seminar requirement.]

"Developing Vietnam" Fall+ Study Abroad:

• ASCL 70.22 Developing Vietnam: History, Environment, and Culture; E. Miller (9L) fall course on campus that is part one of Fall + study abroad program
• ASCL 59.04 Intensive Foreign Study in Vietnam; E. Miller (ARR) winterim course in Vietnam that is part two of Fall + study abroad program

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language courses on campus:

• CHIN 01, sections 1 & 2, First-Year Courses in Chinese, Yan (9L & 10)
• CHIN 04, sections 1-3, Advanced First-Year Chinese, Li & S. Zhang (9L, 10, 2)
• CHIN 31 Advanced Modern Chinese (Third-year level), BNU visiting professor (12)
• CHIN 42 Advanced Chinese (Fourth-year level). S. Zhang (12)
• CHIN 50.01 Dream of the Red Chamber (Fifth-year level), BNU visiting professor (10)
• JAPN 01, sections 1& 2, First-Year Courses in Japanese, Ishida & Watanabe (9L & 10)
• JAPN 31 Advanced Japanese (Third-year level), Watanabe (11)
• JAPN 32 Advanced Japanese (Third-year level), Ishida (11)
• KOR 01, sections 1 & 2, First-year Course in Korean Language 1, Hwang (8S & 9S).

• ASCL 07.04 First-year Seminar: "Singers as Symbols in Asia and Beyond" Gibbs (10)
• ASCL 51.03 / REL 18 Indian Buddhism, Ohnuma (2)
• ASCL 51.05 / REL 2.01 Religions of Southeast Asia, Long (10A)
• ASCL 54.20 The Cold War in Southeast Asia, Singh (12)
• ASCL 60.20, Languages and Scripts of Gender, Class, and Nation, Schmidt-Hori (10) [LRP course]
• ASCL 61.12 / REL 47 Buddhism in China, Raz (10)
• ASCL 62.10 / ARTH 32.21 Sacred Art and Architecture of Japan, Hockley (10)
• ASCL 64.08 / HIST 05.03 History of China Since 1800, Lu (11)
• ASCL 64.04 / HIST 78.01/REL 32.01 Christianity in Korea, Suh (12)
• ASCL 70.02 / ARTH 38.03 East Meets West, Kim (2A)
• ASCL 70.18 / COLT 57.10:Social Revolutions East & West, Dorsey (10)
• ASCL 70.28 / HIST 09.05 Crossing the Pacific: Empire, Labor, Migration, J. Miller (TBD)
• ASCL 80.XX / ARTH 82.02 Advanced Seminar: The Camera in 19th-Century Asia, Hockley (10A) (pending new x-list approval)

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language courses on campus:

• CHIN 02, sections 1 & 2, First-Year Courses in Chinese, Li & Yan (9S, 11)
• CHIN 22, sections 1 & 2, Intermediate Modern Chinese (Second-year level); S. Zhang, BNU visiting professor (9S, 10)
• CHIN 32 Advanced Modern Chinese (Third-year level), BNU visiting professor (11)
• CHIN 40.03 Modern Chinese Short Stories (Fourth-year level), Li (12)
• JAPN 02, sections 1 & 2, First-Year Courses in Japanese, Ishida (9S or 9L, 10)
• JAPN 45.01 Classical Japanese, Schmidt-Hori (12)
• KOR 02, sections 1 & 2, First-year Course in Korean Language 2, Hwang (8S & 9S)

• ASCL 10.01 Intro to Chinese Culture, Wang & Xie (10)
• ASCL 10.03 Intro to Japanese Culture, Washburn (12)
• ASCL 51.08 / REL 41.08 / PHIL 01.20 Buddhist Philosophy, Seton (2)
• ASCL 54.12 / HIST 90.15 State and Society in Early Modern India, 1500 - 1800, Suri (12)
• ASCL 55.02 / SOCY 41 Religion in a Global South Asia, Upadhyay (TBD)
• ASCL 55.03 / SOCY 52 Insurgent South Asia, Upadhyay (TBD)
• ASCL 62.12 / ARTH 62.30 Japanese Prints, Hockley (10)
• ASCL 64.03 / HIST 78.02 North Korea, Origins and Transition, Suh (2)
• ASCL 64.14 / HIST 78.04 Slaves and Rebels in Korea, 1392-1910, Suh (11)
• ASCL 67.10 Cultures of Business, Labor, and Wealth in Contemporary China, Gibbs (11) [Business in Asia course]
• ASCL 67.20 From BL Manga to Assassin's Creed Shadows: The Commodification of Japan's (Self-)Image in the Global Marketplace, Schmidt-Hori (11) [Business in Asia course]
• ASCL 70.01 / ARTH 38.01 Sacred Architecture of Asia, Hockley (12)
• ASCL 70.20 / REL 41.04 Buddhist Meditation Theory, Seton (11)
• ASCL 70.24 / ARTH 39.01 Asian American Art and Architecture, Eom (11)
• ASCL 70.25 / COLT 19.07 Translating East Asian Languages, Dorsey (10) [LRP course]
• ASCL 70.31 / ARTH 62.91 Art, Business & Soft Power, Kim (2A) [Business in Asia course]
• ASCL 70.50 Disputes, Power, and Diplomacy in Asia, Rezvani (3A)
• ASCL 80.05 Regional Identity in Modern Chinese Literature, Gibbs (10A)

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language courses on campus:

• CHIN 03, sections 1 & 2, First-Year Courses in Chinese; Yan (9L & 10)
• CHIN 23 Intermediate Modern Chinese (Second-year level); BNU visiting professor (9S)
• CHIN 33 Advanced Modern Chinese (Third-year level); BNU visiting professor (11)
• CHIN 40.04 Advanced Chinese for Commerce and Economics; S. Zhang (12)
• CHIN 45.01 Introduction to Classical Chinese; A. Wang (2)
• JAPN 03, sections 1 & 2, First-Year Courses in Japanese; Ishida & Watanabe (9S or 9L, 10)
• JAPN 33 Advanced Japanese (Third-year level); Ishida (11)
• JAPN 41 Advanced Japanese (Fourth-year level); Watanabe (11)
• KOR 03, sections 1 & 2, First-year Course in Korean Language 3, Hwang (8S & 9S)