Thematic Focus – Literature
| Dept | Number | Title | Credits | Advisory Notes |
| ASIA | 111 | Great Books Mod Asia | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| CHN | 150 | Introduction to Chinese Narrative | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| CHN | 305 | History of Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 306 | History of Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 307 | History of Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 308 | Literature of Modern Taiwan | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 350 | Gender & Sexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 351 | Gender & Sexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 380 | Self and Society in Traditional Chinese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 413 | Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 436 | Literary Chinese | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 437 | Literary Chinese | 4.00 cr. | |
| CLAS | 310 | Early China, Ancient Greece | 4.00 cr. | |
| COLT | 211 | Comparative World Literature | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| COLT | 360 | Gender & Identity in Literature | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| COLT | 462 | Top Abstraction | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| EALL | 199 | Sp St Writing in E Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note; See ***Lower-division course note |
| EALL | 199 | Special Studies: [when Literature-related Topic] | 1.00 – 5.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note; See ***Lower-division course note |
| EALL | 460 | Teaching East Asian Language and Literatures at College Level | 2.00 cr. | |
| ENG | 242 | Introduction to Asian-American Literature | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| ENG | 362 | Asian American Writers | 4.00 cr. | |
| ENG | 468 | Ethnic Literature: [when topic related to Asia] | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| JPN | 250 | Manga Millennium | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| JPN | 305 | Introduction to Japanese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 306 | Introduction to Japanese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 307 | Introduction to Japanese Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 399 | Sp St Ghost & Monsters | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| JPN | 425 | Modern Japanese Literature: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 425 | Top Youth in JPN Lit | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 434 | Advanced Readings in Japan Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 435 | Advanced Readings in Japan Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 436 | Advanced Readings in Japan Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 437 | Classical Japanese Literary Language | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 490 | Translation and Japan Literature | 4.00 cr. | |
| KRN | 399 | Sp St Global KRN Lit | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
Advisory Notes
*Non-regularized course note: Courses with an asterisk in the Advisory Note may not be pre-coded into Degree Guide as Elective; may require advisor adjustment. Course topic and title varies. Course number only accepted as elective if listed in term course list.
**Upper-division language course note: The Regional Focus for the Asian Studies major requires 24 credits, inclusive of two (2) History courses, two (2) Social Science courses, and two (2) Humanities courses. As many as 15 credits of upper-division Asian language courses related to the chosen Regional Focus may be used for the Social Science and/or Humanities requirement for the student’s chosen Regional Focus. Courses not pre-coded into Degree Guide; require advisor adjustment.
***Lower-division course note: 40 out of 48 credits for the Asian Studies major must be upper-division (300-level or higher). Keep this in mind when considering using lower level courses for your Asian Studies major.