Thematic Focus – Pop Culture
| Dept | Number | Title | Credits | Advisory Notes |
| ARH | 350 | History of Manga | 4.00 cr. | |
| ASIA | 425 | Asian Foodways | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 151 | Introduction to Chinese Film | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| CHN | 152 | Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture | 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 | 413 | Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
| CHN | 452 | Chinese Film and Theory | 4.00 cr. | |
| CINE | 440 | Top SE Asian Cinema | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| CINE | 440 | Top Transnat Asian Flm | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| CINE | 151M | Introduction to Korean Cinema | 4.00 cr. | |
| CINE | 362M | Contemporary Korean Film | 4.00 cr. | |
| COLT | 212 | Comparative World Cinema | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| COLT | 380 | Top Tokyo Cyberpunk | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| COLT | 380 | Top Asian Horror | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| 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 |
| GLBL | 448 | Bollywood’s Lens on Indian Society | 4.00 cr. | |
| HIST | 396 | Samurai in Film | 4.00 cr. | |
| J | 429 | Top Social Media Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| J | 467 | Top Digt Media in Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
| JPN | 199 | Top Japan Pop Culture | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note; See ***Lower-division course note |
| JPN | 199 | Lang, repr & identity | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note; See ***Lower-division course note |
| JPN | 250 | Manga Millennium | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| JPN | 425 | Modern Japanese Literature: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 425 | Top Youth in JPN Lit | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 471 | The Japanese Cinema | 4.00 cr. | |
| JPN | 480 | Early Modern Comics | 4.00 cr. | |
| KRN | 361 | Korean Popular Culture & Transnationalism | 4.00 cr. | |
| KRN | 151M | Introduction to Korean Cinema | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
| KRN | 362M | Contemporary Korean Film | 4.00 cr. | |
| MUS | 358 | Diversifying Music | 4.00 cr. |
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.