UW-Madison Graduate School requires students to take classes at 300-level and above. Here is a list of possible courses to consider for Fall 2025.
Asian Languages & Cultures — Courses
ASIAN 300 (002): Sufism, Dr. Anna Gade
ASIAN 300 (003): Korean War: Local and Global History (Course Share) contact: Dr. Charles Kim
ASIAN 301 (002): Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia, Dr. Nhu Truong
ASIAN 307: A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism, Jampa Khedup
ASIAN 308: Introduction to Buddhism, Dr. Anne Hansen (History)
ASIAN 319: The Vietnam Wars, tbc (History)
ASIAN 334: Gender, Work, Family in East Asia, Dr. Eun Sil Oh (Sociology)
ASIAN 351: Survey of Classical Chinese Literature, Dr. Xiuyuan Mi
ASIAN 360 (001): Contemporary Japanese Novel, Dr. Steve Ridgely
ASIAN 360 (003): Asian Speculative Fiction, Dr. Rania Huntington
ASIAN 360 (001): Contemporary Japanese Novel, Dr. Steve Ridgely
ASIAN 375: Survey of Chinese Film, Dr. Anatoly Detwyler
ASIAN 379: Cities of Asia, Dr. Preeti Chopra (Art History)
ASIAN 434: Introduction to Japanese Linguistics, Dr. Junko Mori
ASIAN 454: Samurai: History and Image, Dr. Sarah Thal (History)
ASIAN 458: History of Southeast Asia Since 1800, Dr. Juan Fernandez Capiral (History)
ASIAN 473: Meditation in Indian Buddhism & Hinduism, Dr. Gudrun Buhnemann
ASIAN 533: Readings in Early Modern Japanese Literature: Early Modern Japanese Graphic Novel, Dr. Kern, Consent of Instructor required
ASIAN 630 (002): Agents of Resistance in Asia, Dr. Nhu Truong
ASIAN 641: History of Chinese Literature, Dr. Xiuyuan Mi, AL 102 required
Asian Studies Courses – Affiliate Departments
ANTHRO 310: Archaeology of South Asia: Indus Civilization, Dr. J.M. Kenoyer
GEOG 500: Qualitative Methods in Human Geography, Dr. Ian Baird
a methods course, without a regional focus. Most students taking the course will be grad students doing research in Asia. Prof. Baird will use many Asian examples. It will be a very useful course for graduate students interested in doing fieldwork.
Asian Languages & Cultures: Languages – Advanced courses
ASIALANG 376: Japanese Conversation, Dr. Nakakubo, ASIALANG 204 required
ASIALANG 378: Chinese Conversation, Dr. Wang, ASIALANG 202 required
ASIALANG 405: Seventh Semester Korean, Dr. BJ Lim
ASIALANG 451: Advanced Readings in Japanese, Dr. Geyer, ASIALANG 303 required
ASIALANG 457: Advanced Chinese: Reading and Writing, Dr. Zhang, ASIALANG 301, 379, or placement into 302 required
ASIALANG 475 (002): Adv Topics in Asian Translation: Traditional Chinese Fiction, Dr. Rania Huntington, AL 301 required
ASIALANG 475 (003): Learning & Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Dr. BJ Lim
Enrollment notes:
If you haven’t taken language at UW-Madison, you may require permission to enroll in some courses. For ALC courses, please contact Rachel Weiss.
For non-ALC courses, questions about enrollment should be sent to the faculty of record, or department offering the course.