Course Listing by Geographic Area

Please note that not all courses are offered every academic year. Check the year's corresponding course schedule or the Catalog of Courses for the most up-to-date information.

East Asia

China-Related Courses

PA101 Elementary Chinese - (Also listed as Chinese 101) 2 units - Jiang

PA113, PA114 Chinese Skill Maintenance - Prerequisite: Chinese 101 (Also listed as Chinese 103, 104) 1/4 unit each - Zhang

PA118 Civilization in East Asia - (Also listed as History HY109) 2 units - Williams

PA201 Intermediate Chinese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Chinese 201) 1 unit - Jiang

PA202 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II - Prerequisite: 201 (Also listed as Chinese 202) 1 unit - Jiang and Zhang

PA217 China in the Age of Confucius - (Also listed as History HY223) 1 unit - Williams

PA229 20th-Century China - 1 unit - Williams

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Aesthetics, Power, & Urban Space (Sorace)

China and the World (Shen)

Chinese Calligraphy (Tu)

Chinese Cinema & Society (Jiang)

Hero! Honor, Outlaws & Order in East Asian History and Literature (Williams)

Conduct of Chinese Foreign Policy (Shen)

Identity & Incarceration: Japanese Americans during WWII (Weaver)

Paradoxes in Northeast Asia (Bang)

Population, Reproduction & Gender in India & China (Saha Roy)

Religion in China & Japan (Gardiner)

PA254 The Art of China - (Also listed as Art History AH254) 1 unit - Bentley

PA302 Advanced Chinese Language - (Also listed as Chinese 301, offered as an extended format course blocks 1-8) 1 unit - Jiang

PA331 Politics of China - Emphasis on the period of reform and opening to the world after 1976 and the contemporary politics of the People's Republic of China. (Also listed as Political Science PS331) 1 unit - Ito

PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Chinese News and Stories (Jiang)

Discipline & Punishment in Late Imperial China (Williams)

Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)

PA384 Cultural and Social History of China - (Also listed as History HY384) 1 unit - Williams

 

Japan-Related Courses

PA101 Elementary Japanese - (Also listed as Japanese 102) 2 units - Onishi/Pizarro

PA105, PA106 Beginning Japanese Skill Maintenance - (Also listed as Japanese 103, 104) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator

PA215, PA216 Intermediate Japanese Skill Maintenance – (Also listed as Japanese 205, 206) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator

PA221 Intermediate Japanese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Japanese 201) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro

PA222 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II - Prerequisite: Japanese 201 (Also listed as Japanese 202) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro

PA230 20th Century Japan - (Also listed as History HY226) 1 unit - Williams

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Axis after the Fall: Postwar West Germany and Japan (Smith, Williams)

Languages and Cultures of Japan (Onishi)

Tale of Genji Redux: The Shining Prince in Literature, Theater, Art, and Anime (Pizarro)

1980s Bubble Beats to Chill To: Fiction, Film, and Urban Japan (Pizarro)

Religion in China and Japan (Gardiner)

PA255 The Art of Japan - (Also listed as Art History 255) 1 unit - Bentley

PA301 Advanced Japanese Language – Prerequisite: JA202 (Also listed as Japanese 301) 1 unit - Onishi

PA326 Japanese Politics - (Also listed as Political Science PS326) 1 unit

PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

 Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)

South Asia

PA160 Hinduism - (Also listed as Religion RE160) 1 unit - Coleman

PA199 Islam - (Also listed as Religion RE201) 1 unit - Wright

PA233 Women, Religion, and Society: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism - (Also listed as Feminist and Gender Studies FG233 and Religion RE233) 1 unit - Coleman

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Modern South Asia (Mehta)

History of Gender and Sexuality in South Asia (Mehta)

Anthropology of Religion (Chandrani)

Caribbean Voices (Islam)

Caste: History & Theories of Exclusion, Stigma & Exploitation (Mehta)

Colonialism & Religion (Chandrani)

History of Modern South Asia (Mehta)

Imagining India (Chandrani)

Karma & The Ethics of Nonviolence in South Asian Religion (Vose)

Politics, Religion & The Secular (Chandrani)

Religious Traditions of India & South Asia (Vose)

Sacred Image, Sacred Space in South Asian Religious Tradition (Vose)

PA257 Women in Hinduism and Buddhism - (Also listed as Religion RE357 and Feminist and Gender Studies FG257, offered in alternating years) - 1 unit

PA290 Studying Asia - Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks) - 1 unit

PA352 Holy Men, Manly Men: Gods, Buddhas, and Gurus in South Asia - 1 unit - Coleman

PA361 Topics in South Asian Religions: Poetic Devotion: Singing the Praises of God - Prerequisite: 204 or consent of instructor (Also listed as Religion RE361) 1 unit - Coleman

PA362 Bhakti: Devotion in South Asia - (Also listed as Religion RE362) 1 unit - Coleman

PA363 Devi: Goddesses of India - 1 unit - Coleman

PA400 Thesis - Thesis subject is chosen by the student and approved by the program prior to the beginning of the course. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1 unit each - Asian Studies Program

Southeast Asia

PA131, PA132 Balinese Gamelan - (Also listed as Music MU131, MU132, adjunct) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan

PA208 Balinese Dance - (One semester, extended format, blocks 1-4 and/or blocks 5-8, also listed as Dance DA209) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Modern Southeast Asia (Williams)

PA290 Studying Asia - This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks. Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course - 1 unit - Asian Studies Program

PA295 Indonesian Music - (Also listed as Music MU295 and Anthropology AN295) 1 unit - Lasmawan and Levine

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