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Asian Studies Courses Winter 2021

This is a list of courses compiled by program staff for WINTER 2021 course offerings that will fulfill your undergraduate Asian Studies Major requirements.

Please consult the official Class Schedule for the most current information concerning the term’s courses as course information and offerings may have changed since the publishing of this list.

Please make note of the following tips:

  • This list is not exhaustive. If there is a course you think may be applicable to your Asian Studies major, send a Global Connections Advisor a copy of the syllabus and a brief, but well-written and rational statement as to why the course is relevant to your concentration. The Advisors can help you submit your petition to the Asian Studies program for consideration of whether the course can be counted toward your major requirements.
  • Keep an eye on Pre-Requisites. This list does not include which courses have pre-requisites. Make sure you are checking that you meet all of the pre-requisites before you register for a course. If you don’t meet the course pre-requisites but would like to take the course, you may contact the course instructor to request enrollment approval. If approved, a staff member for that program may open enrollment for you.
  • Keep an eye on Enrollment Requirements. This list includes courses offered by other departments/programs at the UO. Each department/program at the UO may have their own requirements for enrolling in courses. For instance, some may require that you be a major in that department/program. Similar to pre-requisites, before enrolling in a course, please verify that you meet the enrollment requirements.
  • Read Titles for “Topics” courses. All courses with the numbers 196, 199, 399, 407, 507, 410 and 510 are changing topics or experimental courses. You are able to take courses with these numbers multiple times (or at the same time!), but this means you also need to keep an eye out for which course title fulfills your requirement/elective.
  • Register for ASIA/OCIAS Individualized Study. See this page for more details.

REGIONAL FOCI

China – Regional Focus (+ East Asia)

Japan – Regional Focus  (+ East Asia)

Korea – Regional Focus  (+ East Asia)

South Asia – Regional Focus

Southeast Asia – Regional Focus

THEMATIC FOCI

Art – Thematic Focus

Economics & Business – Thematic Focus

Film – Thematic Focus

Linguistics – Thematic Focus

Literature – Thematic Focus

Pop Culture – Thematic Focus

Religion – Thematic Focus

War & International Relations – Thematic Focus

REGIONAL FOCI

China – Regional Focus (+ East Asia)

HISTORY

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
HIST 387 Early China 4.00 cr. 22682 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Asim I
HIST 407 Sem Women of China 5.00 cr. 22690 1400-1645 m 00 REMOTE Asim I
HIST 507 Sem Women of China 5.00 cr. 22701 1400-1645 m 00 REMOTE Asim I

SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
GEOG 342 Geog of Globalization 4.00 cr. 22405 00 WEB Buck D
Plus Discussion Section  

HUMANITIES

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ARH 387 Chinese Buddhist Art 4.00 cr. 20622 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Gasparini C
ARH 399 Sp St Arch East Asia 5.00 cr. 25937 0815-0945 mw 00 REMOTE Mullane M
ARH 610 Arts of the Silk Road 5.00 cr. 26041 1415-1715 m 166 LA Gasparini C
CHN 151 Intro Chinese Film 4.00 cr. 21475 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Groppe A
CHN 302 3rd Year Chinese 5.00 cr. 21490 1230-1330 mwf 00 REMOTE Wu J
Plus Discussion Section
CHN 302 3rd Year Chinese 5.00 cr. 21492 1400-1500 mwf 00 REMOTE Wu J
Plus Discussion Section
CHN 306 Hist of Chinese Lit 4.00 cr. 21494 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Wang Y
Plus Discussion Section
CHN 351 Gend/Sex Mod Chn Lit 4.00 cr. 26445 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Chan R
CHN 421 Inter Lang Strategies 4.00 cr. 21507 0930-1100 wf 00 REMOTE Wu J
Plus Discussion Section
CHN 437 Literary Chinese 4.00 cr. 21509 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Wang Y
CHN 445 Top Social Issues 4.00 cr. 21510 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Chen W
Plus Discussion Section  
CHN 537 Literary Chinese 4.00 cr. 21516 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Wang Y
CHN 545 Top Social Issues 4.00 cr. 21517 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Chen W
EALL 199 Sp St Writing E Asia 4.00 cr. 26449 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Idemaru K
EALL 407 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21841 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 442 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26431 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
EALL 507 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21843 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 542 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26432 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 24924 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M

Japan – Regional Focus  (+ East Asia)

HISTORY

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
HIST 396 Samurai in Film 4.00 cr. 26686 1815-2100 w 00 REMOTE Goble A
HIST 491 Medic & Soc Premod Jpn 4.00 cr. 27012 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Goble A
HIST 591 Medic & Soc Premod Jpn 4.00 cr. 27013 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Goble A

SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
JPN 306 Intro Japanese Lit 4.00 cr. 23198 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Walley T

HUMANITIES

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ARH 209 Hist of Japanese Art 4.00 cr. 25805 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Mullane M
Plus Discussion Section  
ARH 399 Sp St Arch East Asia 5.00 cr. 25937 0815-0945 mw 00 REMOTE Mullane M
EALL 199 Sp St Writing E Asia 4.00 cr. 26449 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Idemaru K
EALL 407 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21841 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 442 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26431 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
EALL 507 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21843 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 542 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26432 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
JPN 302 3rd Year Japanese 5.00 cr. 23192 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE O’Brien Y
Plus Discussion Section  
JPN 302 3rd Year Japanese 5.00 cr. 23193 1230-1330 mwf 00 REMOTE O’Brien Y
Plus Discussion Section  
JPN 302 3rd Year Japanese 5.00 cr. 23196 1100-1200 mwf 00 REMOTE O’Brien Y
Plus Discussion Section  
JPN 306 Intro Japanese Lit 4.00 cr. 23198 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Walley T
Plus Discussion Section
JPN 412 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4.00 cr. 23208 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Nakadate N
0930-1030 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 412 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4.00 cr. 26451 1215-1345 tr 00 REMOTE Nakadate N
1230-1330 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 415 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4.00 cr. 23209 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Fukasaku M
1400-1500 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 425 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26456 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A
JPN 435 Adv Readings Japan Lit 4.00 cr. 23210 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Ikei R
JPN 471 Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr. 26458 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE DiNitto R
JPN 512 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4.00 cr. 23214 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Nakadate N
0930-1030 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 512 4th Yr Spoken Japanese 4.00 cr. 26453 1215-1345 tr 00 REMOTE Nakadate N
1220-1330 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 515 4th Yr Read/Writ Japan 4.00 cr. 23215 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Fukasaku M
1400-1500 f 00 REMOTE
JPN 525 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26457 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A
JPN 535 Adv Readings Japan Lit 4.00 cr. 23216 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Ikei R
JPN 571 Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr. 26459 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE DiNitto R
JPN 607 Sem JPN Cultural Study 5.00 cr. 23222 1615-1745 m 00 REMOTE Freedman A
1815-1945 m 00 REMOTE
REL 303 Japanese Religions 4.00 cr. 26078 00 WEB Schroeder J
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 24924 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M

Korea – Regional Focus  (+ East Asia)

HISTORY

Pre-Approved Courses not on offer this term.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
HUMANITIES
DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ARH 399 Sp St Arch East Asia 5.00 cr. 25937 0815-0945 mw 00 REMOTE Mullane M
CINE 151M Intro to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. 26574 1615-1745 t 00 REMOTE Kim D
EALL 199 Sp St Writing E Asia 4.00 cr. 26449 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Idemaru K
EALL 407 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21841 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 442 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26431 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
EALL 507 Sem Culture of Protest 4.00 cr. 21843 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
EALL 542 2nd-Lang Acquisition 4.00 cr. 26432 1815-1945 tr 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
KRN 315 Intro to Korean Ling 4.00 cr. 23243 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Kwon N
KRN 361 Krn Pop Cul & Transnat 4.00 cr. 23244 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 24924 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M

South Asia – Regional Focus

HISTORY

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
Pre-Approved Courses not on offer this term.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ANTH 331 Culture India & S Asia 4.00 cr. 25560 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Karim L
Plus Discussion Section  
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L

HUMANITIES

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 26358 00 WEB Fujiwara L
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 24924 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M

Southeast Asia – Regional Focus

HISTORY

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
HIST 388 Vietnam War & the US 4.00 cr. 120 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Beda S

SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ANTH 331 Culture India & S Asia 4.00 cr. 80 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Karim L
Plus Discussion Section
ANTH 343 Pacif Island Archaeol 4.00 cr. 125 mtwrfsu 00 WEB Fitzpatrick S
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 60 00 WEB Fujiwara L

HUMANITIES

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ES 252 Intro Asian-Amer Stu 4.00 cr. 60 00 WEB Fujiwara L
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 40 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M

THEMATIC FOCI

Art – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ARH 209 Hist of Japanese Art 4.00 cr. 25805 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Mullane M
ARH 387 Chinese Buddhist Art 4.00 cr. 20622 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Gasparini C

Economics & Business – Thematic Focus

GEOG 342 Geog of Globalization 4.00 cr. 22405 00 WEB Buck D
Plus Discussion Section  

Film – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
CHN 151 Intro Chinese Film 4.00 cr. 21475 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Groppe A
Plus Discussion Section  
CINE 151M Intro to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. 26574 1615-1745 t 00 REMOTE Kim D
COLT 212 Comparat World Cinema 4.00 cr. 21684 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Nadalizadeh A
COLT 212 Comparat World Cinema 4.00 cr. 21685 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Lester J
ENG 381M Film, Media, & Culture 4.00 cr. 22069 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE McGuffie A
JPN 471 Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr. 26458 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE DiNitto R
KRN 151M Intro to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. 26825 1615-1745 t 00 REMOTE Kim D

Linguistics – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
CHN 481 Pedagogical Grammar 4.00 cr. 26446 1615-1915 m 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
CHN 581 Pedagogical Grammar 4.00 cr. 26447 1615-1915 m 00 REMOTE Jing-Schmidt Z
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 21683 0815-0945 tr 00 REMOTE Lejeune N
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 26132 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Endalew Y
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 26144 1215-1345 tr 00 REMOTE Bayerl C
KRN 315 Intro to Korean Ling 4.00 cr. 23243 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Kwon N
LING 211 Languages of the World 4.00 cr. 23370 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Daniels D
Plus Discussion Section

Literature – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
CHN 306 Hist of Chinese Lit 4.00 cr. 21494 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Wang Y
Plus Discussion Section
CHN 351 Gend/Sex Mod Chn Lit 4.00 cr. 26445 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Chan R
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 21683 0815-0945 tr 00 REMOTE Lejeune N
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 26132 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Endalew Y
COLT 211 Comparative World Lit 4.00 cr. 26144 1215-1345 tr 00 REMOTE Bayerl C
COLT 360 Gender & Ident in Lit 4.00 cr. 21694 0815-0945 mw 00 REMOTE Moore R
COLT 360 Gender & Ident in Lit 4.00 cr. 26137 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Okumu R
COLT 360 Gender & Ident in Lit 4.00 cr. 26138 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Brundan K
EALL 199 Sp St Writing E Asia 4.00 cr. 26449 1015-1145 tr 00 REMOTE Idemaru K
JPN 306 Intro Japanese Lit 4.00 cr. 23198 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Walley T
Plus Discussion Section
JPN 425 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26456 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A
JPN 525 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26457 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A

Pop Culture – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
CHN 151 Intro Chinese Film 4.00 cr. 21475 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Groppe A
Plus Discussion Section
CINE 151M Intro to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. 26574 1615-1745 t 00 REMOTE Kim D
COLT 212 Comparat World Cinema 4.00 cr. 21684 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Nadalizadeh A
COLT 212 Comparat World Cinema 4.00 cr. 21685 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Lester J
JPN 425 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26456 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A
JPN 471 Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr. 26458 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE DiNitto R
JPN 525 Top Youth in JPN Lit 4.00 cr. 26457 1415-1545 mw 00 REMOTE Freedman A
JPN 571 Japanese Cinema 4.00 cr. 26459 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE DiNitto R
KRN 151M Intro to Korean Cinema 4.00 cr. 26825 1615-1745 t 00 REMOTE Kim D
Plus Discussion Section
KRN 361 Krn Pop Cul & Transnat 4.00 cr. 23244 1415-1545 tr 00 REMOTE Kim J

Religion – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
ANTH 331 Culture India & S Asia 4.00 cr. 25560 1615-1745 tr 00 REMOTE Karim L
Plus Discussion Section  
REL 353 Dark Self East/West 4.00 cr. 24924 1215-1345 mw 00 REMOTE Unno M
REL 303 Japanese Religions 4.00 cr. 26078 00 WEB Schroeder J

War & International Relations – Thematic Focus

DEPT Number Course Title Credits CRN Time Days Location Instructor
HIST 388 Vietnam War & the US 4.00 cr. 26682 1015-1145 mw 00 REMOTE Beda S
HIST 491 Medic & Soc Premod Jpn 4.00 cr. 27012 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Goble A
HIST 591 Medic & Soc Premod Jpn 4.00 cr. 27013 0930-1030 mwf 00 REMOTE Goble A