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The minor in Asian Studies allows students to engage in interdisciplinary study of Asia, adding an important global focus to their primary studies. While the minor does not grant credit for foreign language, students are encouraged to study abroad, and are able to gain a strong foundation in knowledge of the Asian world through a vast array of fascinating coursework. The Asian Studies Academic Advisor and Faculty Advisor strongly encourage thematic or regional concentration, and are available for help in customizing the minor.
To minor in Asian Studies, students must take 21 credits minimum, 12 of which must be upper-division (usually four 3-credit courses). Students will take two courses in Traditional Asian Civilizations (two different civilizations), one in Modern Asian Civilizations, one in the Social Sciences and ASIA 2000 Gateway to Asian Studies. The remaining credits are fulfilled through a variety of available Electives. One of the four upper-division courses may be ASIA 4830 (Senior Thesis or Project), but it is not required for the minor. Up to, but no more than, 9 credit hours earned through study abroad can be counted towards the minor.
To add an Asian Studies minor, please make an appointment through advising.colorado.edu's appointment system.
For information about which courses are applicable toward each category, please click on the tabs below.
For any questions, please email Danielle Salaz (cas@colorado.edu) or call (303) 735-5224.
ASIA 2000 Gateway to Modern Asia: Exploring Regional Connections and Divergences. Introduces main themes and intellectual approaches used in Asian Studies through a transdisciplinary perspective focusing on interactions and links between geographic regions and national boundaries. Presents Asia as a concept, a powerful imaginary geography and historically dynamic construct that has shaped/been shaped by global patterns of economic development, nation building, war and diplomacy, colonialism and aspirations for better lives. Required for Asian Studies majors and minors. *Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: Human Diversity.
Students take two of the following introductory courses, choosing one from each of two different civilizations (East Asia, South Asia, West Asia); 6 credit hours minimum, lower division. See the requirements on the Asian Studies - Bachelor of Arts (BA) page and scroll down to the Traditional Asian Civilizations courses.
Choose from the following civilizations:
Students take any 2 of the following introductory courses, focusing on 2 different civilizations (6 credits minimum, LD).
East Asian Civilization
- CHIN 1012 Introduction to Chinese Civilization (4 credits) [Human Diversity]
- HIST 1438 Introduction to Korean History [Historical Context]
- HIST 1618 Introduction to Chinese History to 1644 [Historical Context]
- HIST 1708 Introduction to Japanese History [Historical Context]
- JPNS 1012 Introduction to Japanese Civilization (4 credits) [Human Diversity]
- KREN 1011 Introduction to Korean Civilization [Human Diversity]
- RLST 2620 Religions of East Asia [Ideals and Values]
South Asian Civilization
- HIND 1011 Introduction to South Asian Civilization [Human Diversity]
- HIST 1518 Introduction to South Asian History to 1757 [Historical Context]
- RLST 2610 Religions of India [Ideals and Values]
West Asian Civilization
- ANTH 1135 Exploring a Non-Western Culture [Human Diversity]
- Mesopotamia-2nd Millennium BC
- ARAB 1011 Introduction to Arab and Islamic Civilizations [Human Diversity]
- ARAB 2231 The World of Classical Arabic Literature
- FRSI 1011 Introduction to Persian Civilization
- HIST 1308 Introduction to Middle Eastern History [Historical Context]
- RLST 2202 Foundations of Islamic Traditions [Ideals and Values]
Students take one course; 3 credit hours. This course must be upper-division since the minor as a whole requires 12 upper-division credits. See the requirements on the Asian Studies - Bachelor of Arts (BA) page and scroll down to the Modern Asian Civilizations courses.
Choose from the following disciplines:
Students take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD).
ASIAN STUDIES
- ASIA 1000 Origins of Contemporary Southeast Asia
- ASIA 3300 Sex and Gender in Asia
- ASIA 3900 Discovering Urban China
- ASIA 4300 Open Topics in Asian Literature and Culture
- ASIA 4400 Open Topics in Asian Studies
- ASIA 4500 Urban Asia: Tradition, Modernity, Challenges
ANTHROPOLOGY (all modern Asian anthropology courses)
- ANTH 1100 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Tamils [Human Diversity]
- ANTH 1105 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Tibet [Human Diversity]
- ANTH 1135 Exploring a Non-Western Culture [Human Diversity]
- Papua New Guinea
- Anthropology of Japan
- ANTH 4020 Explorations in Anthropology
- Global Islams
- ANTH 4180 Anthropological Perspectives: Contemporary Issues
- Theory in Cultural Anthropology: Nepal and the Himalayas
- ANTH 4505 Globalization and Transnational Culture
- ANTH 4690 Anthropology of Tibet
- ANTH 4750 Culture and Society in South Asia
- ANTH 4760 Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia
ART/ART HISTORY (all modern Asian art courses)
- ARTH 4919 Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History
- Contemporary Asian Art
- China!
- Contemporary Art in the Middle East
- Contemporary Art of the Himalayas
ECONOMICS
- ECON 4534 Chinese Economic History in Comparative Perspective
ENGLISH
- ENGL 4018 Global, Transnational and Postcolonial Approaches to Post-1900 Literature
- Israel/Palestine
- ENGL 4287 Special Topics in LGBT, Multicultural and Postcolonial Literature
- Post-Orientalism
ETHNIC STUDIES
- ETHN 3015 Asian/Pacific American Communities
GEOGRAPHY (all modern Asian geography courses)
- GEOG 3822 Geography of China [Human Diversity]
- GEOG 4822 Environment and Development in China
- GEOG 4832 Geography of Tibet
HISTORY (all modern Asian history courses)
- HIST 1528 Introduction to South Asian History since 1757 [Historical Context]
- HIST 1628 Introduction to Chinese History since 1644 [Historical Context]
- HIST 2110 History of Early Modern Societies [Historical Context]
- Early Modern China 960-1842
- HIST 2166 The Vietnam Wars [Contemporary Societies / United States Context]
- HIST 3628 Seminar in Recent Chinese History
- HIST 4020 Capstone: Comparative History
- British Empire India 1760-1947
- Modernity in China and Japan
- HIST 4109 WWII in Asia and the Pacific
- HIST 4166 The Vietnam War in Culture and Politics
- HIST 4328 The Modern Middle East, 1600 to the Present
- HIST 4329 Islam in the Modern World: Revivalism, Modernism, and Fundamentalism, 1800-2001
- HIST 4338 History of Modern Israel/Palestine
- HIST 4538 History of Modern India
- HIST 4548 Women in Modern India
- HIST 4558 Buddha to Gandhi: A History of Indian Nonviolence
- HIST 4618 Early Modern China, 960-1842
- HIST 4628 Modern China: Collapse of Imperial Brilliance, 1644-1949
- HIST 4638 Contemporary China: Radicalism and Reform, 1949 to Present
- HIST 4648 Inventing Chinese Modernity, 1800 to Present
- HIST 4658 China and Islam from the 7th Century to the 20th Century
- HIST 4688 Window on Modern China
- HIST 4728 Modern Japanese History
- HIST 4738 History of Early Modern Japan (1590 - 1868)
- HIST 4758 History of Postwar Japan, 1945 to Present
HUMANITIES
- HUMN 3341 Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China [Literature & the Arts]
- HUMN 3841 Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- IAFS 4500 The Post-Cold War World
- Contemporary China/International Views
- Cultural Revolution/China 1966-79
- China in the Global Economy
- Afghanistan and Iraq
- South Asia/Conflict/Resolution
JEWISH STUDIES
- JWST 4338 History of Modern Israel/Palestine
MEDIA STUDIES (COLLEGE OF MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION)
- MDST 4211 Asian Media and Culture
POLITICAL SCIENCE (all modern Asian politics courses)
- PSCI 3072 Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
- PSCI 3102 South Asian Politics
- PSCI 4022 Chinese Foreign Policy
- PSCI 4052 Chinese Politics
- PSCI 4242 Middle Eastern Politics
- PSCI 4312 Politics and Language
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (all modern Asian religion courses)
- RLST 3820 Topics in Religious Studies
- Religion in Modern China
- RLST 4250 Topics in Buddhism
- RLST 4650 Islam and the Modern World
WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES (all Asian Women & Gender Studies courses)
- WGST 3220 Women in Islam
- WGST 3410 Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East
+ All modern Asian literature & art courses
- ARAB 3230 Islamic Culture and the Iberian Peninsula [Historical Context]
- ARAB 3330 The Arabic Novel
- ARAB 3350 Narrating the City: Literary Mappings of the Urban Landscape
- ARAB 3410 Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East
- ARAB 4250 Arabic Media
- CHIN 2441 Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 3331 Culture and Literature of Late Imperial China
- CHIN 3341 Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 3342 Literary Culture in Contemporary China
- CHIN 3371 Topics in Chinese Film
- FILM 2513 Major Asian Filmmakers
- FILM 4023 Topics in International Cinema
- Contemporary Asian Cinema
- HIND 3400 Special Topics
- HIND 3441 Screening India: A History of Bollywood Cinema
- HIND 3651 Living Indian Epics: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata in the Modern Political Imagination
- HIND 3661 South Asian Diasporas: Imagining Home Abroad
- HIND 3811 The Power of the Word: Subversive and Censored 20th Century Indo-Pakistani Literature [Human Diversity]
- HIND 3831 The Many Faces of Krishna in South Asia Literature and Culture
- JPNS 2441 Japanese Culture Through Film and Animation
- JPNS 3331 Business Japanese
- JPNS 3441 Language and Japanese Society
- JPNS 3511 From Rebellion to Calamity: Contemporary Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3831 The Floating World of Play and Passion: Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3841 Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3851 Studies in Japanese Popular Culture
- JPNS 4050 Japanese Sociolinguistics: Japanese Language and Society
- JPNS 4210 Contemporary Japanese 1: Current Issues
- JPNS 4220 Contemporary Japanese 2: Current Issues
- KREN 2441 Film and Korean Culture
- KREN 3841 Modern Korean Literature in Translation
Students take at least 3 courses (9 credits, upper division). Upper-division credits are required for the electives, since the minor as a whole requires 12 upper-division credits. See the requirements on the Asian Studies - Bachelor of Arts (BA) page and scroll down to the Electives courses for possible choices.
After meeting the Modern Asian Civilizations requirement, additional upper-division courses from that category may also be be taken as electives. ASIA 4830 can also be taken as an elective.
Upper division credits are recommended for the electives, since the major as a whole requires 18 upper division credits.
Students take at least 3 courses (9 credits). Upper division credits are recommended for the electives, since the major as a whole requires 18 upper division credits.
Electives that apply for a particular area track requirement are marked as follows:
Korea Track: KT
South Asia Track: SAT
West Asia/ Middle East Track: WAT
ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 1100 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Tamils [Human Diversity]
- ANTH 1105 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Tibet [Human Diversity] (SAT)
- ANTH 1135 Exploring a Non-Western Culture [Human Diversity] (KT) (SAT)
- Papua New Guinea
- Mesopotamia 2nd Millennium BC (WAT)
- Anthropology of Japan
- ANTH 1170 Exploring Culture and Gender through Film
- ANTH 4020 Explorations in Anthropology
- Islam
- Ethnography of Southeast Asia
- Global Cultures: Islam
- Global Islams (WAT)
- ANTH 4050 Anthropology of Jews and Judaism
- Cultures of Israel and Palestine
- ANTH 4180 Anthropological Perspectives: Contemporary Issues
- Theory in Cultural Anthropology: Nepal and the Himalayas
- ANTH 4505 Globalization and Transnational Culture
- ANTH 4690 Anthropology of Tibet (SAT)
- ANTH 4750 Culture and Society in South Asia (SAT)
- ANTH 4760 Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia
ART AND ART HISTORY
- ARTH 2409 Introduction to Asian Art [Literature & the Arts]
- ARTH 3619 The Arts of China
- ARTH 3629 The Arts of Japan
- ARTH 3929 Special Topics in Art History
- Asian Art: Gods, Kings, and Power
- Art in Asian Religions
- ARTH 4169 Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
- Persian Empire
- ARTH 4269 Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East [Human Diversity] (WAT)
- ARTH 4919 Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History
- Contemporary Asian Art
- China!
- Contemporary Art in the Middle East
- Contemporary Art of the Himalayas
- ARTH 4929 Special Topics in Art History
- Art of Buddhism
- Politics/Propaganda Asian Art
- Art of the Himalayas/Tibet
ASIAN LANGUAGES & CIVILIZATIONS
- ARAB 1011 Introduction to Arab and Islamic Civilizations [Human Diversity] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- ARAB 2231 The World of Classical Arabic Literature (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- ARAB 2320 The Muslim World, 600-1250
- ARAB 3230 Islamic Culture and the Iberian Peninsula [Historical Context]
- ARAB 3231 In the Footsteps of Travelers: Travel Writing in Arabic Literature
- ARAB 3241 Art in Islam
- ARAB 3330 The Arabic Novel
- ARAB 3340 Representing Islam
- ARAB 3350 Narrating the City: Literary Mappings of the Urban Landscape
- ARAB 3410 Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East
- ARAB 4200 Advanced Readings in Arabic
- ARAB 4250 Arabic Media
- ARAB 4840 Independent Study
- CHIN 1012 Introduction to Chinese Civilization [Human Diversity] (SAT) (WAT)
- CHIN 1051 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature in Translation [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 2441 Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 3200 Advanced Writing Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Civilization [Written Communication]
- CHIN 3311 The Dao and the World in Medieval China
- CHIN 3321 Political Thought in Ancient China
- CHIN 3331 Culture and Literature of Late Imperial China
- CHIN 3334 Chinese Narrative Tradition
- CHIN 3341 Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 3342 Literary Culture in Contemporary China
- CHIN 3351 Reality and Dream in Traditional Chinese Fiction [Literature & the Arts]
- CHIN 3361 Women and the Supernatural in Chinese Literature
- CHIN 3371 Topics in Chinese Film
- CHIN 4210 Introduction to Classical Chinese
- CHIN 4220 Readings in Classical Chinese
- CHIN 4300 Open Topics: Readings in Chinese Literature
- CHIN 4750 Daoism
- CHIN 4900 Independent Study
- CHIN 4980 Practical Issues in Chinese Language Pedagogy
- FRSI 1011 Introduction to Persian Civilization (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- FRSI 4900 Independent Study
- HIND 1011 Introduction to South Asian Civilizations [Human Diversity] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- HIND 3400 Special Topics
- HIND 3441 Screening India: A History of Bollywood Cinema
- HIND 3651 Living Indian Epics: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata in the Modern Political Imagination
- HIND 3661 South Asian Diasporas: Imagining Home Abroad
- HIND 3811 The Power of the Word: Subversive and Censored 20th Century Indo-Pakistani Literature [Human Diversity]
- HIND 3831 The Many Faces of Krishna in South Asia Literature and Culture
- HIND 3851 Devotional Literature in South Asia
- HIND 4900 Independent Study
- JPNS 1012 Introduction to Japanese Civilization [Human Diversity] (SAT) (WAT)
- JPNS 1051 Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation [Literature & the Arts]
- JPNS 2441 Japanese Culture through Film and Anime
- JPNS 2811 Heroes and the Supernatural: Word and Image in Old Japan
- JPNS 3200 Advanced Writing Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Civilization [Written Communication]
- JPNS 3311 Japanese Colonial Literature
- JPNS 3331 Business Japanese
- JPNS 3441 Language and Japanese Society
- JPNS 3511 From Rebellion to Calamity: Contemporary Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3811 Love, Death, and Desire: Classical Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3821 Monsters, Monks, and Mayhem: Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3831 The Floating World of Play and Passion: Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3841 Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- JPNS 3851 Studies in Japanese Popular Culture
- JPNS 3861 Imagining the Samurai in Japanese Literature and Culture
- JPNS 3871 Horror and the Macabre in Japanese Literature, Film, and Culture
- JPNS 3881 Environment, Nature and Disaster in Japanese Literature and Culture
- JPNS 3891 Travel/Travel Writing in Japanese Literature and Culture
- JPNS 4050 Japanese Sociolinguistics: Japanese Language and Society
- JPNS 4070 Second Language Acquisition of Japanese
- JPNS 4080 Kanji in Japanese Orthography
- JPNS 4150 Japanese to English Translation: Theory and Practice
- JPNS 4210 Contemporary Japanese 1: Current Issues
- JPNS 4220 Contemporary Japanese 2: Current Issues
- JPNS 4300 Open Topics: Readings in Japanese
- JPNS 4310 Classical Japanese 1
- JPNS 4311 Japanese Colonial & Transnational Literature
- JPNS 4320 Classical Japanese 2
- JPNS 4400 Critical Theory and Japanese Literature and Culture
- JPNS 4900 Independent Study
- KREN 1011 Introduction to Korean Civilization [Human Diversity] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- KREN 2441 Film and Korean Culture
- KREN 3841 Modern Korean Literature in English Translation
- KREN 4900 Independent Study
ASIAN STUDIES
- ASIA 3300 Sex and Gender in Asia
- ASIA 3900 Discovering Urban China
- ASIA 4300 Special Topics in Asian Studies
- ASIA 4500 Urban Asia: Tradition, Modernity, Challenges
- ASIA 4840 Independent Study
- ASIA 4930 Engage Asia: Internship in Asian Studies
CLASSICS
- CLAS 4169 Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
- Persian Empire
- CLAS 4269 Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East [Human Diversity]
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
- HUEN 3750 Xi'an China: Self-Awareness and Images of the Other
- HUEN 3843 Special Topics
- China through the Eyes of the West
ECONOMICS
- ECON 4534 Chinese Economic History in Comparative Perspective
EDUCATION
- EDUC 4800 Special Topics
- Asia
ENGLISH
- ENGL 4018 Global, Transnational and Postcolonial Approaches to Post-1900 Literature
- Israel/Palestine
- ENGL 4287 Special Topics in LGBT, Multicultural and Postcolonial Literature
- Post-Orientalism
ETHNIC STUDIES
- ETHN 3015 Asian/Pacific American Communities
FILM STUDIES
- FILM 2513 Major Asian Filmmakers
- FILM 4023 Topics in International Cinema
- Contemporary Asian Cinema
GEOGRAPHY
- GEOG 3822 Geography of China [Human Diversity]
- GEOG 3832 Geographies of South Asia (SAT)
- GEOG 4762 Geographies of Political Islam (WAT)
- GEOG 4822 Environment and Development in China
- GEOG 4832 Geography of Tibet (SAT)
- GEOG 4742 Topics in Environment and Society (WAT)
HISTORY
- HIST 1308 Introduction to Middle Eastern History [Historical Context] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- HIST 1438 Introduction to Korean History [Historical Context] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- HIST 1518 Introduction to South Asia History to 1757 [Historical Context] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- HIST 1528 Introduction to South Asia History since 1757 [Historical Context] (SAT)
- HIST 1618 Introduction to Chinese History to 1644 [Historical Context] (SAT) (WAT)
- HIST 1628 Introduction to Chinese History since 1644 [Historical Context]
- HIST 1708 Introduction to Japanese History [Historical Context] (SAT) (WAT)
- HIST 1800 Introduction to Global History
- Maritime Asia 1500-1800
- HIST 1818 Introduction to Jewish History: Bible to 1492 [Historical Context] (WAT)
- HIST 2110 History of Early Modern Societies [Historical Context]
- Early Modern China 960-1842
- HIST 2166 The Vietnam Wars [Contemporary Societies / United States Context]
- HIST 2220 History of War and Society (KT)
- Warfare and Culture in South Asia
- Militarism in Japanese History
- Korea through Wars
- HIST 2629 China in World History [Historical Context]
- HIST 3109 Seminar in Asian History
- HIST 3328 Seminar in Middle Eastern History (WAT)
- HIST 3628 Seminar in Recent Chinese History
- HIST 3718 Seminar in Japanese History
- HIST 4020 Capstone in Comparative History
- British Empire India 1760-1947
- Modernity in China and Japan
- HIST 4109 WWII in Asia and the Pacific
- HIST 4166 The Vietnam War in Politics and Culture
- HIST 4328 The Modern Middle East, 1600 to the Present (WAT)
- HIST 4329 Islam in the Modern World: Revivalism, Modernism, and Fundamentalism, 1800-2001(WAT)
- HIST 4338 History of Modern Israel/Palestine (WAT)
- HIST 4339 Borderlands of the British Empire (SAT)
- HIST 4348 Topics in Jewish History
- Jews Under Islam
- Tel Aviv: Urban History and Culture
- HIST 4349 Decolonization of the British Empire (SAT)
- HIST 4378 Jews under Islam
- HIST 4528 Islam in South and Southeast Asia (1000 to the Present) (SAT)
- HIST 4538 History of Modern India (SAT)
- HIST 4548 Women in Modern India (SAT)
- HIST 4558 Buddha to Gandhi: A History of Indian Nonviolence (SAT)
- HIST 4618 Early Modern China, 960-1842
- HIST 4619 Women in East Asian History
- HIST 4628 Modern China: Collapse of Imperial Brilliance, 1644-1949
- HIST 4638 Contemporary China: Radicalism and Reform, 1949 to Present
- HIST 4648 Inventing Chinese Modernity, 1800 to Present
- HIST 4658 China and Islam from the 7th Century to the 20th Century
- HIST 4688 Window on Modern China
- HIST 4718 Ancient, Classical, Medieval Japanese History
- HIST 4728 Modern Japanese History
- HIST 4738 History of Early Modern Japan (1590 - 1868)
- HIST 4758 History of Postwar Japan, 1945 to Present
- HIST 4378 History of Modern Jewish-Muslim Relations
HUMANITIES
- HUMN 3093 Topics in Humanities
- Representing Islam
- The Arabic Novel
- Narrating the City
- HUMN 3321 Culture and Literature of Ancient China
- HUMN 3341 Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China [Literature & the Arts]
- HUMN 3811 Love, Death, and Desire: Classical Japanese Literature in Translation
- HUMN 3841 Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- HUMN 3850 The Mediterranean Religion Before Modernity (WAT)
- HUMN 4100 Writing the World in Traditional China
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- IAFS 3000 Special Topics in International Affairs
- Political Economy/Middle East
- Turkey - Mediator/Arab Spring
- Gender, Geopolitics and Islam
- IAFS 3010 Islam, Geopolitics, and Society
- IAFS 3520 Justice, Human Rights and Democracy in Israel [Contemporary Societies]
- IAFS 3530 Jews and Muslims: The Multiethnic History of Istanbul [Human Diversity] (WAT)
- IAFS 3650 History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict [Historical Context] (WAT)
- IAFS 4500 The Post-Cold War World
- Contemporary China/International Views
- Cultural Revolution/China 1966-79
- China in the Global Economy
- Afghanistan and Iraq (WAT)
- South Asia/Conflict/Resolution (SAT)
- Arab Awakening
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (LEEDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS)
- INBU 3300 International Business and Management
- INBU 3301 Doing Business in China
- INBU 4151 International Operations in Hong Kong
- INBU 4200 International Financial Management
JEWISH STUDIES
- JWST 1818 Introduction to Jewish History: Bible to 1492 [Historical Context]
- JWST 2600 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam [Ideals & Values]
- JWST 3100 Judaism [Historical Context] (WAT)
- JWST 3530 Jews and Muslims: The Multiethnic History of Istanbul [Human Diversity] (WAT)
- JWST 3650 History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict [Historical Context] (WAT)
- JWST 4050 Anthropology of Jews and Judaism
- Cultures of Israel & Palestine
- JWST 4302 Justice, Human Rights and Democracy in Israel [Contemporary Societies] (WAT)
- JWST 4338 History of Modern Israel/Palestine (WAT)
- JWST 4378 History of Modern Jewish-Muslim Relations
MEDIA STUDIES (COLLEGE OF MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION)
- MDST 4211 Asian Media Culture
- MDST 4341 International Media and Global Crises
MUSIC
- EMUS 1467 World Music Ensemble
- Japanese Ensemble
- Gamelan Ensemble
- EMUS 3467 World Music Ensemble
- Japanese Ensemble
- Gamelan Ensemble
- MUEL 2772 World Musics: Asia and Oceania [Human Diversity]
- MUSC 2772 World Musics: Asia and Oceania
- MUSC 4152 East Asian Music
PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 1600 Philosophy and Religion [Ideals & Values]
- PHIL 3800 Open Topics in Philosophy
- Buddhism as Philosophy
POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PSCI 3072 Government and Politics in Southeast Asia
- PSCI 3102 South Asian Politics (SAT)
- PSCI 4022 Chinese Foreign Policy
- PSCI 4028 Special Topics
- Politics of Southeast Asia
- Middle East Politics
- PSCI 4052 Chinese Politics
- PSCI 4242 Middle Eastern Politics (WAT)
- PSCI 4243 Modern Warfare: Terrorism, Ideology, Identity
- PSCI 4312 Politics and Language
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- RLST 2202 Foundations of Islamic Traditions [Ideals & Values] (KT) (SAT) (WAT)
- RLST 2600 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam [Ideals & Values] (WAT)
- RLST 2610 Religions of South Asia [Ideals & Values] (KT) (SAT)
- RLST 2612 Yoga: Ancient and Modern [Ideals & Values] (SAT)
- RLST 2620 Religions of East Asia [Ideals & Values] (SAT) (WAT)
- RLST 3040 The Quran
- RLST 3060 Fundamentalism & Islam
- RLST 3070 Sufism
- RLST 3100 Judaism [Historical Context]
- RLST 3200 Hinduism (SAT)
- RLST 3300 Foundations of Buddhism (SAT)
- RLST 3400 Japanese Religions
- RLST 3530 Jews and Muslims: The Multiethnic History of Istanbul (WAT)
- RLST 3550 Tibetan Buddhism
- RLST 3600 Islam (WAT)
- RLST 3750 Women in Buddhism
- RLST 3800 Chinese Religions
- RLST 3820 Topics in Religious Studies
- Tibetan Buddhism (SAT)
- Religion in Modern China
- Buddhist Art and Ritual
- Islam, Politics and Militancy
- Art in Asian Religions
- RLST 4200 Topics in Hinduism (SAT)
- RLST 4250 Topics in Buddhism
- RLST 4260 Topics in Judaism
- Bible in Judaism/Christianity
- RLST 4280/5280 Body and Magic in India
- RLST 4650 Islam in the Modern World
- RLST 4750/5750 Daoism
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES
- WGST 2600 Gender, Race and Class in a Global Context [Contmemporary Societies]
- WGST 3012 Women and Development
- WGST 3220 Women in Islam
- WGST 3410 Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East
- WGST 3500 Global Gender Issues
- WGST 3750 Women in Buddhism (SAT)
- WGST 4619 Women in East Asian History
ASIA 4830 Senior Capstone in Asian Studies. This class serves as a cumulative learning experience to deepen student knowledge of Asian studies. While open to any junior or senior (students with 57-189 credits), it is required of Asian Studies majors who have completed the other courses for the major. Ideally, students will take the course the semester that they plan to graduate.
The focus of the course will be on readings of recently published research in Asian studies. Students will also be guided through the process of writing a final research paper on an approved topic. At the end of the semester, students will make a formal 10-minute oral presentation on their completed work to fellow students, faculty, and other guests.
- CAS Initiatives
- Asian Studies Major
- Asian Studies Minor
- Asian Studies Graduate Certificate
- Certificate in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
- Course Lists
- Study Abroad in Asia
- Summer Language Programs
- Colorado Journal of Asian Studies
- 2020 Asian Studies Graduation Ceremony
- 2021 Asian Studies Graduation Ceremony
- Careers
Choose from the following disciplines:
Students take 1 course (3 credits, LD or UD).
ANTHROPOLOGY
ASIAN STUDIES
ECONOMICS
ETHNIC STUDIES
GEOGRAPHY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
SOCIOLOGY
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES