Asian Studies

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Professors: S. Britt, Kaup, Khandke, Yagi (Chair)
Associate Professors: L.I. Knight, Kuoshu, Nair
Assistant Professors: Baba, Blumenfield, L. Harris, Matsumura, Schmidt-Hori, Zhang
Lecturers: Tokunaga, Yazijian

The department offers a broad interdisciplinary major in Asian Studies and more focused studies with majors in Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies.

Programs

• Asian Studies, B.A.
• Chinese Studies, B.A.
• Japanese Studies, B.A.

Courses

• AST-150 China in Search of Sustainability
• AST-211 Media in Asia
• AST-220 Ramayana
• AST-221 South Asian Music and Popular Culture
• AST-225 Premodern Literature of India
• AST-250 Human Development in Asia
• AST-255 Poverty, Gender and Development in India
• AST-260 Urbanization, Environment and Health in India
• AST-270 Languages of Asia
• AST-300 Colloquium
• AST-470 Seminar in Asian Studies
• AST-504 Directed Independent Study

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