UW-Madison Graduate School requires students to take classes at 300-level and above. Here is a list of possible courses to consider for Spring 2024.
Asian Languages & Cultures (ASIAN):
300 Topics in Asian Studies: Foodways of Asia (R. Huntington)
308 Introduction to Buddhism (T. Lehrer)
337 Social and Intellectual History of China, 589 AD-1919 (J. Dennis)
352 Survey of Modern Chinese Literature (A. Detwyler)
367 Haiku (A. Kern)
376 Manga (A. Kern)
403 Southeast Asian Literature (t. Haberkorn)
405 Gods and Goddesses of South Asia (G. Buhnemann)
428 Visual Cultures of India (P. Chopra)
432 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (Y. Yang)
460 The History of Yoga (G. Buhnemann)
478 Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora, and Globalization (A. Dharwadker)
630 Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia (001) Women Make Movies (H. Kim)
630 Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia (002) Jainism and Environmental Ethics (M. Chase)
630 Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia (003) Japanese Ghost Stories (C. D’Etcheverry)
630 Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia (004) Social Change in Contemporary Korea (E. Oh)
631 History of the Chinese Language (Y. Yang)
632 Studies in Chinese Linguistics (W. Zhu)
655 Ethnography in Asia (A. Cerulli)
672 Studies in Chinese Fiction (A. Detwyler)
698: Directed Study, 2-3 cr. (permission of instructor) Pass/Fail
699: Directed Study, 2-3 cr. (permission of instructor)
763 Studies in Japanese Literature (S. Ridgely)
775 Japanese Applied Linguistics (N. Geyer)
799: Reading for Research, 1-3 cr. (permission of instructor, pre-dissertation stage)
833 Topics in East Asian Visual Cultures: The Two Koreas: The Politics of Aesthetics (H. Kim)
951 Seminar in Chinese Literature: Buddhism and Film (A. Detwyler)
990: Thesis Research, 3 cr. (permission of instructor, post-dissertation stage)
999: Independent Research, 1-3 cr. (permission of instructor, post-dissertation stage)
Asian Languages & Cultures: Language (ASIALANG)
ASIALANG 356: Second Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students (each language has a unique section)
ASIALANG 358: Fourth Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students (each language has a unique section)
ASIALANG 475: Decolonial Translation (t. Haberkorn)
ASIALANG 560: Protest Poetry of South Asia (Z. Chowdhry)
Affiliate faculty:
ANTHRO 310: The Archaeology of Technology, Gender, and Environment in Early State Level Societies (J. Kenoyer)
This course will include more than 25% readings and discussions relating to Asia, including West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.
ANTHRO 322: Origins of Civilization (N. Kim)
This course will include content from the archaeological/historical records of Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam (among others). Graduate students will have the option to select themes, topics, and regions of their choice for course papers.
ART HIST 303: History of Japanese Architecture, 3 cr (S. Bennett)
ART HIST 411: History of Japanese Prints, 3 cr (S. Bennett)
ART HIST 576: Theater & Religion in Chinese Art, 3 cr (Y. Li)
COM ARTS 613: Japanese Cinema, 3 c. (B. Singer)
HIST 450: Making of Modern South Asia, 3 cr (M. Banerjee)
HIST 500 (001): Chinese Law and Society (J. Dennis)
HIST 500 (003): Asian Intellectual History (V. Murthy)
INTL ST 401: Korea and the United States, 1882 to the Present (D. Fields)
INTL ST 401: Sports in South Asia, 3 cr (M. Asif)
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.