2024 Spring 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 | Arabic | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Chinese | Comparative Literature | English I Geography | Global Studies | Hindi-Urdu | History | Japanese | Korean | Linguistics l Peace, War, and Defense | Political Science | Public Policy | Religious Studies | Sociology | Vietnamese | Women and Gender Studies
2024 Spring Courses
Anthropology
| Anthropology Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| ANTH 101-001 | General Anthropology | MWF 2:30pm-3:20pm | Mitchell Hall Rm 121A | |
| ANTH 102-001 | Cultural Anthropology | MWF 12:30pm-1:20pm | Graham Memorial Rm 0213 | |
| ANTH 138-001 (LING 138) | Linguistic Anthropology | David Mora-Marin | TTH 11:00am-12:15pm | Phillips Rm 0328 |
| ANTH 151-001 | Food and Culture | Rachel Briggs | MWF 11:15am-12:05pm | Phillips 0215 |
| ANTH 284-001 | Culture and Consumption | Rudolf Colloredo-Mansfeld | MWF 9:05am-9:55am | Peabody Rm 1040 |
| ANTH 319-001 | Global Health | Amanda Thompson | MWF 10:10am-11:00am | Stone Center Rm 0103 |
| ANTH 330-001 | Japan, Myth, and Memory | Christopher Nelson | TTH 3:30pm-4:45pm | Dey Hall Rm 0410 |
| ANTH 354-001 | Everyday Lives in Middle East | Ana Vinea | TTH 9:30am-10:45am | New West Rm 0219 |
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.
| Arabic Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| ARAB 102 (001-003) | Elementary Arabic II | Caroline Simmons, Alan Kauffman | Varies | Varies |
| ARAB 151-001 | Arabic Literature | Nadia Yaqub | TTH 3:30pm-4:20pm | Phillips Rm 0265 |
| ARAB 204 (001-002) | Intermediate Arabic II | Alan Kauffman | Varies | Varies |
| ARAB 300-001 | Arabic Grammar & Composition | Doria Elderdany | MFW 11:15am-12:05pm | New West Rm 0103 |
| ARAB 306-001 | Advanced Arabic II | Caroline Simmons | MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm | Phillips Rm 0220 |
| ARAB 354-001 | Everyday Lives in Middle East | Ana Vinea | TTH 9:30am-10:45am | New West Rm 0219 |
| ARAB 408-001 | Readings in Arabic II | Doria Elkerdany | MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm | New West Rm 0103 |
| ARAB 434-001 | Modern Arabic Lit in Translation | Nadia Yaqub | TTH 11:00am-12:15pm | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
| Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| ASIA 69-001 | FYS: Wars and Veterans | Claudia Yaghoobi | TTH 2:00pm-3:15pm | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| ASIA 75-001 | FYS: Love in China | Keren He | TTH 3:30pm-4:45pm | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| ASIA 132-001 | Modern Southeast Asia | Kevin Fogg | MWF 9:05am-9:55am | Greenlaw Rm 0301 |
| ASIA 180-001 | Intro Islam Civilizations | Waleed Ziad | MW 10:10am-11:00am | Global Center Rm 1009 |
| ASIA 181-001 | Modern Muslim Societies | Waleed Ziad | MW 10:10am-11:00am | Greenlaw Rm 526A |
| ASIA 260-001 | Languages of Southeast Asia | Becky Butler | MWF 10:10am-11:00am | Dey Hall Rm 0304 |
| ASIA 276-001 | Modern Middle East | |||
| ASIA 279-001 | Islamic Law | John Miller | MW 3:35pm-4:50pm | Kenan Laboratories Rm B121 |
| ASIA 283-001 | Chairman Mao's China | |||
| ASIA 283H-001 | Chariman Mao's China | Michael Tsin | MW 3:35pm-4:50pm | Graham Memorial Rm 0210 |
| ASIA 285-001 | Buddhist Tradition: SE Asia | Lauren Leve | TTH 9:30am-10:45am | Greenlaw Rm 0101 |
| ASIA 288-001 | 20th Century Japan | |||
| ASIA 358-001 | Religion in Israeli Cinema/Lit | Yaron Shemer | TTH 12:30pm-1:45pm | Genome Sciences Building Rm 1370 |
| ASIA 442-001 | Mideast Postcolonial Lit | Claudia Yaghoobi | TTH 12:30pm-1:45pm | Global Center Rm 1009 |
| ASIA 469-001 | Asian Economic Systems | Steven Rosefielde | TTH 8:00am-9:15am | Gardner Rm 0309 |
| ASIA 538-001 | Middle East and the West | |||
| ASIA 581-001 | Sufism | Waleed Ziad | MW 5:00pm-6:20pm | Carolina Hall Rm 0104 |
| ASIA 582-001 | Islam in South Asia | Arpan Bhandari | TTH 3:30pm-4:45pm | Murphey Rm 0105 |
Chinese
| Chinese Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| CHIN 102 (001-004) | Elementary Chinese II | Luoyi Cai, Fengyan Hu | Varies | Varies |
| CHIN 150-001 | Chinese Civilizations | Li-Ling Hsiao | TTH 9:30am-10:45am | Davie Rm 0112 |
| CHIN 204 (001-002) | Intermediate Chinese II | Lini Polin | MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm | Carolina Hall Rm 0213 |
| CHIN 212 (001-002) | Intermediate Writing Chinese | Na Fan | MWF 9:05am-9:55am MWF 12:20-1:10pm | Greenlaw Rm 0104 Genome Sciences Building Rm 1377 |
| CHIN 306 (001-002) | Advanced Chinese II | Luoyi Cai | MWF 10:10am-11:00am MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| CHIN 408-001 | Readings Chinese II | Fengyan Hu | MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm | Greenlaw Rm 0107 |
| CHIN 441-001 | Chinese-English Translation | Lini Polin | MWF 11:15am-12:05pm | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| CHIN 463-001 | Narrative Ethics in Modern China | Robin Visser | TTH 2:00pm-3:15pm | New West Rm 0219 |
| CHIN 476-001 | Daoism | Uffe Bergeton | MWF 9:05am-9:55am | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
Comparative Literature
| Comparative Literature Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| CMPL 143-001 | History of Global Cinema | Inga Pollmann | TTH 9:30am-10:20am | |
| CMPL 232-001 | Imagining the City - Modern Korea | Jonathan Kief | TTH 12:30pm-1:45pm | Mitchell Hall Rm 121A |
| CMPL 246-001 | Body Politics - Modern Korean Lit | Jonathan Kief | TTH 3:30pm-4:45pm | New West Rm 0219 |
| CMPL 442-001 | Postcolonial Lit of the Middle East | Claudia Yaghoobi | TTH 12:30pm-1:45pm | Global Center Rm 1009 |
| CMPL 545-001 | Chinese Science Fiction | |||
English
| English Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| ENGL 129-001 | Literature/Cultural Diversity | Soren Palmer | MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm | Genome Science Building Rm 1374 |
| ENGL 265-001 | Literature and Race, Lit and Ethnicity | Danielle Christmas | MWF 4:40pm-5:30pm | Greenlaw Rm 0222 |
| ENGL 270-001 | Studies in Asian American Literature | Kita Douglas | TTH 3:30pm-4:45pm | Kenan Laboratories Rm B121 |
| ENGL 362-001 | Asian American Literature and History | Heidi Kim | TTH 9:30am-10:45am | Greenlaw Rm 0304 |
Geography
| Geography Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| GEOG 56-001 | First-Year Seminar: Local Places in a Globalizing World | TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM | Carolina Hall Rm 0204 | |
| GEOG 110-002 | The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth's Environmental Systems | Erika Wise | TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM | Greenlaw Rm 0101 |
| GEOG 120-002 | World Regional Geography | John Pickles | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Chapman Hall Rm 0201 |
| GEOG 121-001 | Geographies Of Globalization | Christian Lentz | TTH 08:00 AM-09:15 AM | Howell Rm 0115 |
| GEOG 130-002 | Development And Inequality | Adrian Drummond-Cole | MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM | Fetzer Hall Rm 0109 |
| GEOG 210-001 | Global Issues | Carmen Huerta-Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Global Center Rm 1015 |
| GEOG 212-001 | Environmental Conservation & Global Change | Aaron Moody | MWF 11:15 AM-12:05 PM | Carolina Hall Rm 0220 |
| GEOG 267-001 | South Asia | TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM | Mitchell Rm 0205 | |
| GEOG 447-001 | Gender in the Middle East | Pervin Gokariksel | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Carolina Hall Rm 0204 |
Global Studies
| Global Studies Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| GLBL 210-001 | Global Issues | Carmen Huerta-Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Global Center - Rm 1015 |
Hindi-Urdu
| Hindi-Urdu Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| HNUR 102 (001-002) | Elementary Hindi-Urdu II | John Caldwell | Varies | Varies |
| HNUR 204-001 | Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II | TTH 11:05 AM-11:55 AM MW 11:15 AM-12:05 PM | Dey Hall Rm 303A | |
| HNUR 306-001 | Advanced Hindi-Urdu II | John Caldwell | MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM | New West Rm 0103 |
History
| History Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| HIST 132-001 | Modern Southeast Asia | Kevin Fogg | MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM | Greenlaw Rm 0301 |
| HIST 163-001 | Modern Central Asia | Eren Tasar | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | Hamilton Hall Rm 0452 |
| HIST 210-001 | Global Issues | Carmen Huerta-Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Global Center Rm 1015 |
| HIST 247-001 | Early Modern Japan History & Culture | |||
| HIST 283H-001 | Chairman Mao's China | Michael Tsin | MW 03:35 PM-04:50 PM | Graham Memorial Rm 0210 |
Japanese
| Japanese Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| JAPN 102 (001-005) | Elementary Japanese II | Fumi Iwashita Katsuhiko Sawamura | Varies | Varies |
| JAPN 162-001 | Japanese Popular Culture | Dwayne Dixon | MW 11:15 AM-12:05 PM | Global Center Rm 1005 |
| JAPN 204 (001-002) | Intermediate Japanese II | Yuko Kato | Varies | Varies |
| JAPN 277-001 | Japan: Empire of Sex | Mark Driscoll | T 06:20 PM-08:50 PM | New West Rm 0219 |
| JAPN 306 (001-002) | Advanced Japanese II | Yuki Aratake Yuko Kato | Varies | New West Rm 0103 |
| JAPN 411-001 | Food & Culture in Japan | Yuki Aratake | M 06:15 PM-08:45 PM | New West Rm 0103 |
| JAPN 414-001 | Manga: Japanese Art & Culture | Fumi Iwashita | MWF 12:20 PM-01:10 PM | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| JAPN 482-001 | Embodying Japan | Dwayne Dixon | MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM | New West Rm 0219 |
Korean
| Korean Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| KOR 102 (001-004) | Elementary Korean II | Dongsoo Bang Eunji Lee | Varies | Peabody Rm 2072 Smith Rm 0107 |
| KOR 204 (001-002) | Intermediate Korean II | Eunji Lee | Varies | Smith Rm 0107 |
| KOR 232-001 | Imagining the City - Modern Korea | Jonathan Kief | TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM | Mitchell Hall Rm 121A |
| KOR 306-001 | Advanced Korean II | Dongsoo Bang | MWF 12:20 PM-01:10 PM | Graham Memorial Rm 0038 |
| KOR 327-001 | Korean Diasporas | Jiyeon Jo | TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM | Global Center Rm 1009 |
| KOR 346-001 | Body Politics - Modern Korean Lit | Jonathan Kief | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | New West Rm 0219 |
Linguistics
| Linguistics Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| LING 101 (001-003) | Intro to Language | Jamillah Rodriguez-Cummings | Varies | Varies |
| LING 165-001 | Exploring World Languages | Remote Only | ||
| LING 260-001 | Languages of Southeast Asia | Becky Butler | MWF 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Dey Hall Rm 0304 |
Peace, War, and Defense
| Peace, War, and Defense Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| PWAD 69-001 | FYS: Wars and Veterans | Claudia Yaghoobi | TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM | Hanes Art Center Rm 0215 |
| PWAD 110-001 | Global Policy Issues | Patricia Sullivan | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Chapman Hall Rm 0125 |
| PWAD 120-002 | World Regional Geography | John Pickles | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Chapman Hall Rm 0201 |
| PWAD 132-001 | Modern Southeast Asia | Kevin Fogg | MWF 09:05 AM-09:55 AM | Greenlaw Rm 0301 |
| PWAD 150-001 | International Relations & Global Politics | Navin Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Hanes Art Center Rm 0121 |
| PWAD 150H-001 | International Relations & Global Politics | |||
| PWAD 252-001 | International Organizations and Global Issues | Tyler Pratt | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | Gardner Rm 0210 |
| PWAD 252H-001 | International Organizations and Global Issues | |||
| PWAD 266-001 | Global History of Warfare | Wayne Lee | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Manning Rm 0209 |
| PWAD 287-001 | Strategy and International Relations | Stephen Gent | TTH 12:30 PM-01:45 PM | Gardner Rm 0210 |
| PWAD 453-001 | Political Geography | Danielle Purifoy | MWF 12:20 PM-01:10 PM | Carolina Hall Rm 0204 |
| PWAD 457-001 | International Conflict Processes | Stephen Gent | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | Murphey Rm 0115 |
| PWAD 460-001 | International Economics | Geetha Vaidyanathan | MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM | Gardner Rm 0309 |
Political Science
| Political Science Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| POLI 77-001 | Immigrants and Refugees | Niklaus Steiner | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | Murphey Rm 0112 |
| POLI 150 (001-002) | International Relations and Global Politics | Navin Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Hanes Art Center Rm 0121 |
| POLI 210-001 | Global Issues | Carmen Huerta-Bapat | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Global Center Rm 1015 |
| POLI 252-001 | International Orgs and Global Issues | Tyler Pratt | TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM | Gardner Rm 0210 |
| POLI 255-001 | International Migration & Citizenship | Niklaus Steiner | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Gardner Rm 0210 |
| POLI 255H-001 | International Migration & Citizenship | Junghyun Lim | TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM | Gardner Rm 0210 |
| POLI 442-001 | International Political Economy | Cameron Ballard-Rosa | MW 10:00 AM-11:15 AM | Murphey Rm 0112 |
Public Policy
| Public Policy Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Instructor | Class Time | Location |
| PLCY 51-001 | Global Environment 21st Century | Elizabeth Sasser | TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Murphey Rm 0302 |
| PLCY 110-001 | Global Policy Issues | Patricia Sullivan | MW 10:10 AM-11:00 AM | Chapman Hall Rm 0125 |
Religious Studies
Religious Study Courses
Course # Title Instructor Class Time Location
RELI 101-001 Intro to Religious Studies Sierra Lawson TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM Hanes Art Center Rm 0218
RELI 132-001 Religion and Global Justice TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM Dey Hall Rm 0206
RELI 180-001 Intro to Islamic Civilizations Waleed Ziad MW 11:15 AM-12:05 PM Howell Rm 0115
RELI 248H-001 Intro to American Islam Juliane Hammer TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Carolina Hall Rm 0104
RELI 279-001 Islamic Law John Miller MW 03:35 PM-04:50 PM Kenan Laboratories Rm B121
RELI 285-001 Buddhist Traditions in Southeast Asia Lauren Leve TTH 09:30 AM-10:45 AM Greenlaw Rm 0101
RELI 343-001 Religion in Modern Israel Yakov Ariel TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM Murphey Rm 0204
RELI 581-001 Sufism Waleed Ziad MW 05:00 PM-06:20 PM Carolina Hall Rm 0104
RELI 583-001 Islam in South Asia Arpan Bhandari TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM Murphey Rm 0105
RELI 587-001 Islam and Sexual Diversity Juliane Hammer TTH 02:00 PM-03:15 PM Graham Memorial Rm 0035
Sociology
Sociology Courses
Course # Title Instructor Class Time Location
SOCI 122 (001-002) Race & Ethnicity Kathleen Fitzgerald
Ariana Rose-LebronVaries Varies
SOCI 419-001 Sociology of the Islamic World Charles Kurzman TTH 03:30 PM-04:45 PM Peabody Rm 2024
SOCI 433-001 Contemporary Immigration Rebecca Labovitz TTH 08:00 AM-09:15 AM Peabody Rm 2024
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Courses
Course # Title Instructor Class Time Location
VIET 102-001 Elementary Vietnamese II Anh Ha Tran MWF 01:25 PM-02:15 PM Hanes Art Center Rm 0118
VIET 204-001 Intermediate Vietnamese II Hoan Nguyen MWF 12:20 PM-01:10 PM Remote Only - Synchronous
Women and Gender studies
Women and Gender Studies Courses
Course # Title Instructor Class Time Location
WGST 447-001 Gender in the Mid East Pervin Gokariksel TTH 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Carolina Hall Rm 0204
WGST 486-001 Modern Russian Women Writers