Autumn 2026 Area Studies Courses

Autumn 2026 Area Studies Courses

 

Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDECON)

2580 – Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food

4532 – Food Security and Globalization

4540 – International Commerce and the World Economy

4597.01 – Food, Population, and the Environment

 

 

Business

Management and Human Resources (BUSMHR)

2000 – Introduction to International Business

4000 – Advanced International Business

4010 – International Business Strategies

4021 – International Business Institutions

4321 – International Labor and Human Resource Management

8030 – Seminar in International Business

8080 – Career Skills Workshop for Strategy and International Business

            

Marketing and Logistics (BUSML) 

4254 – International Marketing

            

Operations and Business Analytics (BUSOBA)

4237 – International Operations Management

 

 

Comparative Studies (COMPSTD)

1100 – Introduction to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

2301 – Introduction to World Literature

2321 – Introduction to Asian American Studies

3302 – Translating Literatures and Cultures

4597.02 – Global Culture

 

 

Dance (DANCE)

3402 – Dance in Global Contexts

 

 

East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL)

1231 – East Asian Humanities 

3223 – The Buddhist Tradition

3405 – Introducing East Asia through Martial Arts Cinema 

4200 – Topics in East Asian Culture

7702 – Materials Preparation for East Asian Languages

7706 – Teaching Practicum in East Asian Cultures, Literatures, and Linguistics 

7897 – Introduction to Graduate-level East Asian Studies 

8701 – Teaching East Asian Languages at the College Level

 

Chinese (CHINESE)

2231 – Traditional Chinese Culture

2283 – Chinese Calligraphy

2451 – Chinese Literature in Translation

4405 – China in Chinese Film

4407 – Eco-Literature in China

4409 – (Counter-)Culture in Contemporary China

5380 – Introduction to Chinese Linguistics

5474 – Chinese Opera

6452 – History of Chinese Literature II

6998 – Research in Chinese: Project

6999 – Research in Chinese: Thesis 

7382 – Chinese Phonology

8897 – Departmental Seminar 

8998 – Research in Chinese: Project 

8999 – Research in Chinese: Dissertation

 

Japanese (JAPANSE)

2231 – Elements of Japanese Culture

2451 – Japanese Literature in Translation

4400 – Japanese Film and Visual Media

5315 – Japanese Language: Structure, Culture, and Communication I

5380 – Japanese Linguistics

6998 – Research in Japanese: Project 

6999 – Research in Japanese: Thesis

8387 – Topics and Problems in Japanese Linguistics

8998 – Research in Japanese: Project

8999 – Research in Japanese: Dissertation

 

Korean (KOREAN)

2231 – Elements of Korean Culture

2451 – Korean Literature in Translation

5256 – Interdisciplinary Topics in Korean Politics and Society

 

 

Economics (ECON)

4130 – World Economic Development in Historical Perspective

 

 

History (HIST)

1681 – World History to 1500

1682 – World History from 1500 to Present

2650 – The World Since 1914

3404 – Modern China 1750-1949

3552 – War in World History, 1900-Present

3570 – World War II

4525 – Seminar in International History

7411 – Studies in Modern and/or Contemporary Chinese History

 

 

History of Art (HISTART)

2003 – The Art and Visual Culture of East Asia

3901 – World Cinema Today

3905 – The Developing World on Screen

4810 – The Arts of China 

4825 – From Modernism to Manga: Modern and Contemporary Art in Japan

5002 – Topics in Asian and Non-Western Art

 

 

International Studies (INTSTDS)

2800 – Peace Studies in a Diverse World 

3450 – Human Rights: An Introduction 

3850 – Introduction to Globalization 

2200 – Introduction to the Modern Middle East

2580 – Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food

3700 – Introduction to Intelligence

3850 – Introduction to Globalization

3905 – The Developing World on Screen

4195 – Intelligence in Action

4532 – Food Security & Globalization

4540 – International Commerce & The World Economy

4560 – Cooperation & Conflict in The Global Economy

4597.01 – Food, Population, and the Environment

4701 – The Development and Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction

4852 – Research in Globalization

4873 – Contemporary Religious Movements in Global Context

5701 – Intelligence & National Security in A Changing World

 

 

Kinesiology (KNSFHP)

1169 – Martial Art Mindset 

1169.02 – Martial Arts Forms: Judo I

1169.04 – Martial Arts Forms: Karate I 

1169.13 – Martial Arts Culture Around the World 

 

 

Music (MUSIC)

2250 – Music Cultures of the World

 

 

Philosophy (PHILOS)

2120 – Asian Philosophies

 

 

Political Science (POLITSC)

1300 – Global Politics 

3220 – Politics of the Developing World

3460 – Global Justice

4231 – China: State and Society 

4330 – Global Governance

4381 – Comparative International Political Economy

 

 

Public Health (PUBHLTH)

2010 – Critical Issues in Global Public Health

6000 – Introduction to Global Health

 

 

Religious Studies (RELSTDS)

3673 – The Buddhist Tradition

4873 – Contemporary Religious Movements in Global Context

5871 – The Japanese Religious Tradition 

 

 

Sociology (SOCIOL)

2382 – Sociology of Asian American Life

3597.01 – World Problems in Global Context

 

 

Social Work (SOCWORK)

5004 – International Social Work

 

 

Theatre (THEATRE)

3710 – Global Performance Traditions