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Undergraduate Courses in English

ARAB 151 – 001: Arabic Literature through the Ages

Instructor: Dr. Nadia Yaqub | TR – 11-12:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-AESTH, FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN

ARAB 337 – 001: Borders and Walls in the Arab World

Instructor: Dr. Nadia Yaqub | TR – 3:30-4:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-AESTH, FC-POWER
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-VP, CON-BN

ASIA 57 – 001: First-Year Seminar: Dis-Orienting the Orient

Instructor: Dr. Dwayne Dixon | MWF – 12:20-1:10
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-KNOWING, FY-SEMINAR
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-VP, CON-BN

ASIA 59 – 001: First-Year Seminar: Media Masala: Popular Music, TV, and the Internet in Modern India and Pakistan

Instructor: Dr. Afroz Taj | TR – 3:30-4:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-KNOWING, FY-SEMINAR
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-VP, CON-BN

ASIA 72 – 001: First-Year Seminar: Transnational Korea: Literature, Film, and Popular Culture

Instructor: Dr. I Jonathan Kief | TR – 3:30-4:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-AESTH, FC-GLOBAL, FY-SEMINAR
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN, CON-CI

ASIA 76 – 001: Traveling to China & Traveling from China in the Premodern World

Instructor: Dr. Kyoungjin Bae | TR – 5-6:15

ASIA 127 (WGST 127) – 001: Iranian Women Writers

Instructor: Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi | T – 5-7:30
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-AESTH, FC-GLOBAL
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN, CON-CI

ASIA 152 – 001: Survey of South Asian Cultural History

Instructor: Dr. Pamela Lothspeich | MW – 3:35-4:25
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-KNOWING, FC-PAST
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN, CON-WB

ASIA 211 – 001: The Silk Road: Markets, Metaphysics, and Music

Instructor: Dr. Mark Driscoll | TR – 3:30-4:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-PAST
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN, CON-GL

ASIA 418 (HIST 418/WGST 418) – 001: Family and Gender in Early Modern China and Korea

Instructor: Dr. Kyoungjin Bae | TR – 2-3:15

ASIA 427 (CMPL 527/PWAD 427) – 001: Cold War Culture in East Asia: Transnational and Intermedial Connections

Instructor: Dr. I Jonathan Kief | TR – 12:30-1:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-VALUES
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN, CON-CI

ASIA 462 (JWST 462/PWAD 462) – 001: The Arab-Jews: Culture, Community, and Coexistence

Instructor: Dr. Yaron Shemer | TR – 2-3:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-POWER
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN, CON-GL

CHIN 252 – 001: Introduction to Chinese Culture through Narrative

Instructor: Dr. Uffe Bergeton | TR – 5-5:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-PAST
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN, CON-WB

CHIN 253 – 001: Chinese Language and Society

Instructor: Dr. Uffe Bergeton | TR – 3:30-4:45
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-SS, CON-BN

JAPN 162 – 001: Japanese Popular Culture

Instructor: Dr. Dwayne Dixon | MW – 11:15-12:05
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-VP, CON-BN

JAPN 162 – 002: Japanese Popular Culture

Instructor: Dr. Dwayne Dixon | MW – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL, FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-VP, CON-BN

JAPN 288 (COMM 288) – 001: Media Studies of Japan

Instructor: Dr. Yurika Tamura | TR – 2-3:15

JAPN 375 – 001: The Culture of Modern, Imperial Japan, 1900-1945

Instructor: Dr. Mark Driscoll | T – 6-8:30
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-PAST, FC-VALUES
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN

Graduate Courses in English

ASIA 723 – 001: Sound, Sensations, Transnational Asia

Instructor: Dr. Yurika Tamura | T – 3:30-6

ASIA 741 – 001: Honglou Meng: The Story of the Stone

Instructor: Dr. Li-ling Hsiao | W – 9:05-11:35
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):


Courses in Arabic

ARAB 102 – 001: Elementary Arabic II

Instructor: Mrs. Caroline Sibley | MW – 10:10-11:00 & TR – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

ARAB 102 – 002: Elementary Arabic II

Instructor: Mrs. Caroline Sibley | MW – 1:25-2:15 & TR – 1:30-2:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

ARAB 102 – 003: Elementary Arabic II

Instructor: Mrs. Caroline Sibley | MTWR – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

ARAB 204 – 001: Intermediate Arabic II

Instructor: Ms. Doria Elkerdany | MW – 11:15-12:05 & TR – 11:05-11:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

ARAB 204 – 002: Intermediate Arabic II

Instructor: Ms. Doria Elkerdany | MW – 12:20-1:10 & TR – 12:30-1:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

ARAB 300 – 001: Arabic Grammar & Composition

Instructor: Mr. Bud Kauffman | MWF – 11:15-12:05
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN, CON-CI

ARAB 306 – 001: Advanced Arabic II

Instructor: Mr. Bud Kauffman | MWF – 12:20-1:10
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):

ARAB 409 – 001: Performing Arts in the Arab World

Instructor: TBD | MW – 3:35-4:50


Courses in Chinese

CHIN 102 – 001: Elementary Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Luoyi Cai | MWF – 10:10-11 & T – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 102 – 002: Elementary Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Luoyi Cai | MWF – 11:15-12:05 & T – 11:05-11:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 102 – 003: Elementary Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Fengyan Hu | MTWR – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 102 – 004: Elementary Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Fengyan Hu | MTWR – 3:35-4:25
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 204 – 001: Intermediate Chinese II

Instructor: Dr. Lini Ge Polin | MW – 10:10-11 & TR – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 204 – 002: Intermediate Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Na Fan | MWF – 12:20-1:10 & T – 12:30-1:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 212 – 001: Intermediate Written Chinese

Instructor: Ms. Na Fan | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): GLBL-LANG
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 212 – 002: Intermediate Written Chinese

Instructor: Ms. Na Fan | MWF – 1:25-2:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): GLBL-LANG
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

CHIN 306 – 001: Advanced Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Yi Zhou | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):

CHIN 306 – 002: Advanced Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Yi Zhou | MWF – 1:25-2:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):

CHIN 408 – 001: Readings in Modern Chinese II

Instructor: Ms. Luoyi Cai | MWF – 1:25-2:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN

CHIN 441 – 001: Chinese-English Translation & Interpreting

Instructor: Dr. Lini Ge Polin | MW – 3:35-4:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): COMMBEYOND, HI-SERVICE
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-SS, CON-CI, CON-E3

CHIN 445 – 001: Chinese Tea Culture and Its Changing Landscape

Instructor: Ms. Yi Zhou | MWF – 12:20-1:10
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):


Courses in Hebrew

HEBR 102 – 001: Elementary Modern Hebrew II

Instructor: Ms. Hanna Sprintzik | MWF – 9:05-9:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

HEBR 204 – 001: Intermediate Modern Hebrew II

Instructor: Ms. Hanna Sprintzik | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

HEBR 306 – 001: Advanced Composition and Conversation: Zionism and the Hebrew Language

Instructor: Ms. Hanna Sprintzik | MWF – 12:20-1:10
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-KNOWING
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):


Courses in Hindi-Urdu

HNUR 102 – 001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II

Instructor: Dr. John Caldwell | MW – 11:15-12:05 & TR – 11:05-11:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

HNUR 102 – 002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II

Instructor: Dr. John Caldwell | MTWR – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

HNUR 204 – 001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II

Instructor: Ms. Vaibhavi Chaturvedi | MW – 12:20-1:10 & TR – 12:30-1:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

HNUR 306 – 001: Advanced Hindi-Urdu II

Instructor: Dr. Afroz Taj | TR – 2-3:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-AESTH, FC-GLOBAL
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): APP-LA, CON-BN


Courses in Japanese

JAPN 102 – 001: Elementary Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Fumi Iwashita | MW – 9:05-9:55 & TR – 9-9:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 102 – 002: Elementary Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Fumi Iwashita | MW – 10:10-11:00 & TR – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 102 – 003: Elementary Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Fumi Iwashita | MW – 12:20-1:10 & TR – 12:30-1:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 102 – 004: Elementary Japanese II

Instructor: Mr. Katsu Sawamura | MW – 1:25-2:15 & TR – 1:30-2:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 102 – 006: Elementary Japanese II

Instructor: Mr. Katsu Sawamura | MTWR – 3:35-4:25
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 204 – 001: Intermediate Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Yuko Kato | MW – 11:15-12:05 & TR – 11:05-11:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 204 – 002: Intermediate Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Yuko Kato | MTWR – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 204 – 003: Intermediate Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Yuko Kato | MTWR – 3:35-4:25
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

JAPN 306 – 001: Advanced Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Yuki Aratake | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN

JAPN 306 – 002: Advanced Japanese II

Instructor: Ms. Yuki Aratake | MWF – 12:20-1:10
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN

JAPN 411 – 001: Food and Culture in Japan

Instructor: Ms. Yuki Aratake | M – 5:45-8:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN

JAPN 415 – 001: Sports in Japanese Culture

Instructor: Mr. Katsu Sawamura | W – 5:45-8:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):


Courses in Korean

KOR 102 – 001: Elementary Korean II

Instructor: Dr. Eunji Lee | MW – 10:10-11:00 & TR – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 102 – 002: Elementary Korean II

Instructor: Dr. Eunji Lee | MW – 11:15-12:05 & TR – 11:05-11:55
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 102 – 003: Elementary Korean II

Instructor: Dr. Giseung Lee | MW – 12:20-1:10 & TR – 12:30-1:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 102 – 004: Elementary Korean II

Instructor: Dr. Eunji Lee | MW – 1:25-2:15 & TR – 1:30-2:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 204 – 001: Intermediate Korean II

Instructor: Ms. Dongsoo Bang | MWF – 10:10-11:00 & T – 10-10:50
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 204 – 002: Intermediate Korean II

Instructor: Dr. Giseung Lee | MTWR – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

KOR 306 – 001: Advanced Korean II

Instructor: Ms. Dongsoo Bang | MWF – 11:15-12:05
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s): FC-GLOBAL
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s):


Courses in Persian

PRSN 102 – 001: Elementary Persian II

Instructor: Dr. Shahla Adel | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

PRSN 204 – 001: Intermediate Persian II

Instructor: Dr. Shahla Adel | MWF – 11:15-12:05
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

PRSN 306 – 001: Persian Language through Literature and Film

Instructor: Dr. Shahla Adel | MWF – 1:25-2:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): CON-BN


Courses in Turkish

TURK 102 – 001: Elementary Turkish II

Instructor: Dr. Esra Bayraktar | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

TURK 204 – 001: Intermediate Turkish II

Instructor: Dr. Esra Bayraktar | MWF – 1:25-2:15
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL


Courses in Vietnamese

VIET 102 – 001: Elementary Vietnamese II

Instructor: Dr. Ha Nguyen | MWF – 11:15-12:05
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

VIET 102 – 002: Elementary Vietnamese II

Instructor: Dr. Ha Nguyen | MWF – 2:30-3:20
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL

VIET 204 – 001: Intermediate Vietnamese II

Instructor: Dr. Ha Nguyen | MWF – 10:10-11
IDEAs in Action Logo Ideas in Action Gen-Ed(s):
Making Connections Gen-Ed(s): FND-FL


Crosslisted Courses

HIST 133 – 001: Introduction to Chinese History

Instructor: Dr. Michael Tsin | MW – 3:35-4:25

HIST 139 – 001: History of Muslim Societies since 1500

Instructor: Dr. Mike O'Sullivan | TR – 12:30-1:45

RELI 181 – 001: Modern Muslim Societies

Instructor: Dr. Becky Butler | MW – 1:25-2:15

LING 260 – 001: Languages of Southeast Asia

Instructor: Dr. Becky Butler | MWF – 10:10-11

HIST 276 – 001: Modern Middle East

Instructor: Dr. Sarah Shields | MW – 11:15-12:05

RELI 285 – 001: The Buddhist Tradition: Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka

Instructor: Dr. Lauren Leve | TR – 9:30-10:45

ANTH 330 – 001: Melancholy Japan: Myth, Memory, and Everyday Life

Instructor: Dr. Christopher Nelson | TR – 9:30-10:45

ECON 469 – 001: Asian Economic Systems

Instructor: Dr. Steven Rosefielde | TR – 8-9:15

HIST 570 (PWAD 570/ASIA 570) – 001: The Vietnam War

Instructor: Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick | TR – 3:30-4:45


Courses of Interest

HIST 63H – 001: First-Year Seminar: Water, Conflict, and Connection: the Middle East and Ottoman Lands

Instructor: Dr. Sarah Shields | TR – 12:30-1:45

IDST 134 – 001: Jerusalem: Real and Imagined

Instructor: Dr. Yaron Shemer | TR – 3:30-4:45

RELI 184 – 001: East Asian Religions

Instructor: Dr. Barbara Ambros | TR – 2-3:15

GEOG 266 – 001: Society and Environment in Southeast Asia

Instructor: Dr. Christian Lentz | TR – 9:30-10:45

HIST 274 – 001: History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923

Instructor: Dr. Cemil Aydin | MW – 3:35-4:50

ANTH 290 – 001: Environmental Justice in Southeast Asia

Instructor: Dr. Terese Gagnon | TR – 3:30-4:45 | Counts for interdisciplinary major/minor and SEAS minor as SE Asia course.

SOCI 418 – 001: Contemporary Chinese Society

Instructor: Dr. Yong Cai | TR – 5-6:15