2023 Fall Courses

UNC-Chapel Hill boasts not only a thriving Asian Studies department but also a wide variety of interdisciplinary courses with Asia-related content. The Carolina Asia Center maintains a list of all graduate and undergraduate courses on campus that contain Asia content. You can search this list below by academic subject or geographic region. Each listing notes the department abbreviation, course number, course title, last name of the course instructor, meeting days and meeting time.

We strive to keep this list as accurate and up-to-date as possible. If a course listing is incorrect or missing from this page, please contact cac@unc.edu. To view requirements for Asian Studies majors, visit our partners at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Anthropology

ANTH 101-006, General Anthropology, MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Chapman Hall – Rm 0201, Anna Sophia Agbe-Davies
ANTH 142-001, Local Cultures Global Forces, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Peabody – Rm 1040, Christopher Middleton
ANTH 214-001, Medicine in the Arab World, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Greenlaw – Rm 0222, Ana Vinea
ANTH 277-001, Gender and Culture, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Dey Hall – Rm 0304, Rachel Briggs
ANTH 294-001, Anthropological Perspectives on Society and Culture, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Alumni – Rm 0205, Margaret Wiener
ANTH 361-001, Community in India and South Asia, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Alumni – Rm 0207, Christopher Middleton

Arabic

For a thorough listing of courses related to Arabic language and culture, visit the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations at mideast.unc.edu.

ARAB 101-001, Elementary Arabic I, TTH 09:00 AM-09:50 AM, Smith – Rm 0107. Alan Kauffman
ARAB 101-001, Elementary Arabic I, MW 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Smith – Rm 0107, Alan Kauffman

ARAB 101-002, Elementary Arabic I, T 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Caroline Robinson
ARAB 101-002, Elementary Arabic I, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Caroline Robinson
ARAB 101-003, Elementary Arabic I, T 11:05 AM-11:55 AM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Carolina Robinson
ARAB 101-003, Elementary Arabic I, MWF 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Carolina Robinson
ARAB 101-004, Elementary Arabic I, TTH 12:30 PM-01:20 PM, Phillips 0212. Alan Kauffman

ARAB 101-004, Elementary Arabic I, MW 12:20 PM-01:10 PM, Phillips 0212. Alan Kauffman
ARAB 150-001, Intro to Arab Cultures, TTH 08:00 AM-09:15 AM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0215, Ana Vinea
ARAB 203-001, Intermediate Arabic I, TTH 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Smith – Rm 0107, Alan Kauffman
ARAB 203-001, Intermediate Arabic I, MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Smith – Rm 0107, Alan Kauffman
ARAB 203-002, Intermediate Arabic I, MTWTH 02:30 PM-03:20 PM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Doria Elkerdany
ARAB 203-003, Intermediate Arabic I, MTWTH 03:35 PM-04:25 PM, Phillips – Rm 0212, Doria Elkerdany
ARAB 305-001, Advanced Arabic I, MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Greenlaw – Rm 0103, Caroline Robinson
ARAB 407-001, Readings in Arabic I, TTH 05:00 PM-06:15 PM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0215, Doria Elkerdany

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

ASIA 133-006, Intro to Chinese History, MW 03:35 PM-04:25 PM, Gardner – Rm 0308, Michael Tsin

ASIA 134-001, Modern East Asia, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Dey Hall – Rm 0304, Kevin Fogg
ASIA 138-001, Muslim Societies to 1500, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Wilson – Rm 0217, TBD
ASIA 150, Asia: An Introduction, MW 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Genome Sciences Bldg – Rm G200, Dwayne Dixon
ASIA 181-001, Modern Muslim Societies, MW 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Fetzer Hall – Rm 0109, Waleed Ziad
ASIA 229-001, East Asian Youth Cultures, MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, New West – Rm 0219, Dwayne Dixon

ASIA 258-001, Iranian Prison Literature, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Murphey – Rm 0115, Claudia Yaghoobi
ASIA 276-006, Modern Middle East, MW 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Gardner – Rm 0008, Sarah Shields
ASIA 300-001, The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Global Center – Rm 1005, Lauren Leve
ASIA 436-001, Zionism and Language, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, New East – Rm 0301, Yaron Shemer
ASIA 469-001, Asian Economic Systems, TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM, Steven Rosefielde
ASIA 583-001, Religion and Culture in Iran, MW 05:00 PM-06:15 PM, Carolina Hall – Rm 0104, Waleed Ziad

Chinese

CHIN 101, Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 111, Elementary Written Chinese
CHIN 203, Intermediate Chinese I

CHIN 238-001, Chinese Rebellions, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Greenlaw – Rm 0302
CHIN 305, Advanced Chinese I
CHIN 313-001, Advanced Written Chinese, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0215, Lini Polin
CHIN 361-001, Chinese Traditional Theater, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, Wilson – Rm 0128, Li-Ling Hsiao
CHIN 407-001, Readings Chinese I, MWF 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Dey Hall – Rm 0313, Luoyi Cai

CHIN 443-001, Chinese Business Communication, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Graham Memorial – Rm 0038, Yi Zhou
CHIN 510-001, Intro To Classical Chinese, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0215, Uffe Bergeton
CHIN 551-001, Chin Poet in Translation, TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM, New West – Rm 0219, Li-Ling Hsiao
CHIN 631-001, Writing Chinese (In) America, TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0215, Gang Yue

Comparative Literature

CMPL 237-001, Rebel, Lover, Martyr: Gender and Sexuality in North and South Korean Screen Cultures, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, New West – Rm 0219, Jonathan Kief

Education

EDUC 415, Schooling of Immigrant Children, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Peabody – Rm 2028, Xue Rong

English

ENGL 265H, Literature and Race, Literature and Ethni, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, Elyse Crystall
ENGL 362H, Asian American Literature and History, MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Greenlaw – Rm 0318, Heidi Kim
ENGL 370, Race, Health, and Narrative, MWF 02:30 PM-03:20 PM, Greenlaw – Rm 0103, Cynthia Current

Environment

ENEC 201-001, Environment and Society, MWF 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Hanes Art Center – Rm 0121, Gregory Gangi

Geography

GEOG 120, World Regional Geography, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Murphey – Rm 0116, Scott Kirsch
GEOG 121, Geographies Of Globalization, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, Mitchell – Rm 0005, David Lepofsky
GEOG 266, Society and Environment in Southeast Asia, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Carolina Hall – Rm 0220, Christian Lentz

Global Studies

GLBL 110, Global Policy Issues, MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Gardner – Rm 0008, Patricia Sullivan
GLBL 210, Global Issues, MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Global Center – Rm 1015, Michal Osterweil

Hindi-Urdu

HNUR 101-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
HNUR 101-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, TBA, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
HNUR 101-003: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, TBA, MTWR 2:30-3:20

HNUR 203-001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10 –10:50
HNUR 203-002: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MTWR 3:35-4:25
HNUR 220-001: Introduction to the Hindi Script (Devanagari), Caldwell, M 2:30-3:20
HNUR 221-001: Introduction to the Urdu Script (Nastaliq), Caldwell, W 2:30-3:20
HNUR 305-001: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, TR 5-6:15

History

HIST 133-006, Intro to Chinese History, MW 03:35 PM-04:25 PM, Gardner – Rm 0308, Michael Tsin
HIST 134-001, Modern East Asia, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Dey Hall – Rm 0304, Kevin Fogg
HIST 138-001, Muslim Societies to 1500, MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Wilson – Rm 0217
HIST 271-001, Ancient and Medieval Japan, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, New West – Rm 0219, Morgan Pitelka
HIST 273-001, Water in The Middle East, TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM, Murphey – Rm 0111, Sarah Shields
HIST 276-001, Modern Middle East, MW 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Gardner – Rm 0008, Sarah Shields
HIST 285-001, 20th-Century China, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, Phillips – Rm 0208, Michelle King

Japanese

JAPN 101-001: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MTWR 8-8:50
JAPN 101-002: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
JAPN 101-003: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
JAPN 101-004: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05–11:55

JAPN 101-005: Elementary Japanese I, Yamamoto Border, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
JAPN 101-006: Elementary Japanese I, Yamamoto Border, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
JAPN 203-002: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MWF 11:15-12:05 & T 11:05-11:55

JAPN 203-003: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
JAPN 203-004: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MTWF 2:30-3:20
JAPN 305-001: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 10:10-11
JAPN 305-002: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 2:30-3:20
JAPN 401-001: Gateway to Mastering Japanese, Aratake, MWF 11:15-12:05
JAPN 416-001: Understanding Japanese Business Culture and Its Practice, Kato, MWF 10:10-11

Korean

KOR 101-001: Elementary Korean I, E. Lee, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
KOR 101-002: Elementary Korean I, G. Lee, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
KOR 101-003: Elementary Korean I, E. Lee, MWF 1:25-2:15 & T 1:30-2:20

KOR 101-004: Elementary Korean I, G. Lee, MTWR 2:30-3:20
KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 203-002: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MWF 12:20-1:10 & T 12:30-1:20
KOR 203-003: Intermediate Korean I, TBA, MTWR 3:35-4:25
KOR 305-001: Advanced Korean I, E. Lee, MWF 11:15-12:05

KOR 408-001: Changes and Continuities in Korean History, Bang, MWF 11:15-12:05

Linguistics

LING 101, Intro to Language
LING 101H, Intro to Language
LING 165-001, Explore World Languages
LING 563-001, Structure of Japanese, TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM, Venable – Rm G311, Jennifer Smith

Peace, War, and Defense

PWAD 110-001, Global Policy Issues, MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Gardner – Rm 0008, Patricia Sullivan
PWAD 120-001, World Regional Geography, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Murphey – Rm 0116, Scott Kirsch
PWAD 134-001, Modern East Asia, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Dey Hall – Rm 0304, Kevin Fogg
PWAD 150-001, International Relations and Global Politics, MW 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Hamilton Hall – Rm 0100, Cameron Ballard
PWAD 150H-001, International Relations and Global Politics, TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM, Murphey – Rm 0112, Mark Crescenzi
PWAD 273-001, Water In the Middle East, TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM, Murphey – Rm 0111, Sarah Shields
PWAD 287-001, Strategy and International Relations, TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM, Stone Center – Rm 0209, Stephen Gent
PWAD 453-001, Political Geography, TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM, Scott Kirsch
PWAD 460-001, International Economics, MW 03:35 PM-04:50 PM, Gardner – Rm 0309, Geetha Vaidyanathan

Political Science

POLI 130-001, Intro to Comparative Politics, MW 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Global Center – Rm 1015, Ashley Anderson
POLI 233H-001, Comparative Politics of the Middle East, MW 03:35 PM-04:50 PM, Murphey – Rm 0112, Ashley Anderson
POLI 252H-01S, International Organizations Global Issues, Robert Jenkins
POLI 255-001, International Migration and Citizenship Today, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Phillips – Rm 0247, Niklaus Steiner

Public Policy

PLCY 76H-001, FYS Global Health Policy, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Graham Memorial – Rm 0038, Mason Meier
PLCY 87-001, Multicultural Education, Genome Sciences Bldg – Rm 1370, Simona Goldin
PLCY 110-001, Global Policy Issues, MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM, Gardner – Rm 0008, Patricia Sullivan
PLCY 540-001, Racial Wealth Inequality, MW 12:20 PM-01:35 PM, Greenlaw-Rm 0222, Fenaba Addo
PLCY 565-001, Global Health Policy, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Phillips – Rm 0265, Mason Meier

Religious Studies

RELI 121-001, Introduction to Religion and Culture, MW 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Carroll – Rm 0111, Ramon Ochoa
RELI 181-001, Modern Muslim Societies, MW 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Fetzer Hall – Rm 0109, Waleed Ziad
RELI 283-001, The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Global Center – Rm 1005, Lauren Leve
RELI 583-001, Religion and Culture in Iran, 1500-Present, MW 05:00 PM-06:15 PM, Carolina Hall – Rm 0104, Waleed Ziad

Sociology

SOCI 101, Sociological Perspectives
SOCI 111-001, Human Societies, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, Dey Hall – Rm 0305, Guang Guo
SOCI 112-001, Social interaction, MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM, Peabody – Rm 3050, Tianhao Zhang
SOCI 122, Race & Ethnicity
SOCI 180-001, Intro to Global Population Health, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Murray Hall – Rm G202, Alice Frankenberg
SOCI 411-011, Social Movements, MWF 11:15 AM-12:05 PM, Peabody – Rm 3018, Jacob Conley
SOCI 433-001, Immigration in Contemporary America, TTH 05:00 PM-06:15 PM, Peabody – Rm 2024, Rebecca Labovitz

Vietnamese

VIET 101, Elementary Vietnamese I, MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM, Greenlaw – Rm 0104
VIET 203-001, Intermediate Vietnamese I, MWF 12:20 PM-01:10 PM, Dey Hall – Rm 0410

Women and Gender studies

WGST 101-001, Introduction to Women’s Studies, TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Manning – Rm 0209, Sarah Bloesch
WGST 124, Sex & Gender in Society
WGST 237-001, Gender/Sexuality Korean Film, TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM, New West – Rm 0219, Jonathan Kief