Course Offerings
For a complete list of departmental course offerings, please refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Spring 2026 Courses (pdf)
Chinese Language Courses (CHI)
CHI 102. First-year Chinese II. (4 h)
Second half of a year-long sequence designed to develop students’ elementary Chinese communication skills in simple daily life contexts. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are given equal weight, with emphasis on listening and speaking skills in class. P-CHI 101 or equivalent.
CHI 201. Second-year Chinese II. (4 h)
Second half of a year-long sequence designed to develop students’ Chinese communication skills in a wide range of daily life contexts, including some work scenarios. Students will gain a basic appreciation of cultural differences. P – CHI 153 or equivalent.
CHI 230. Third-year Chinese II. (4 h)
Second half of a year-long sequence designed to enhance students’ Chinese communication skills, with emphasis on accuracy and fluency on various topics at more abstract levels. Students will deepen their understanding of cultural differences. P – CHI 220 or prerequisite override required.
CHI 255. Business Chinese. (3 h)
Focuses on communication in Mandarin Chinese for business and professional purposes. Prepares students to start a job search and build partnerships with Chinese-speaking communities, with an emphasis on developing advanced intercultural communicative capability for the global workplace. P-CHI 230 or prerequisite override required.
Japanese Language Courses (JPN)
JPN 102. First-year Japanese II. (4 h)
Second half of a year-long sequence designed to develop students’ elementary Japanese communication skills in simple daily life contexts. Focuses on developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. P- JPN 101 or equivalent.
JPN 201. Second-year Japanese II. (4 h)
Second half of a year-long sequence at the intermediate level. Continues to focus on developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Expands students’ ability to communicate with a broader range of vocabulary and grammar. P-JPN 153 or equivalent.
JPN 230. Third-year Japanese II. (4 h)
Two-semester sequence that enhances students’ reading, speaking, writing, and listening skills by dealing with a variety of topics at an advanced linguistic level. Integrates conversation, discussion, and presentation with emphasis on written and multimedia sources. P-JPN 220 or equivalent.
JPN 255. Professional Japanese. (3 h)
Focuses on professional topics with an emphasis on developing intermediate and advanced language and intercultural communication skills for the global workplace. P – JPN 230 or prerequisite override required.
East Asian Cultural Electives (EAL)
EAL 220. Major Works of Japanese Literature II. (3 h)
Surveys major works of premodern and early modern Japanese literature in the major genres (mythology, fiction, poetry, travelogues, diaries, and drama) with special attention to their cultural and socio-historical contexts. (CD, D, POR, SWC)
EAL 222. Themes in Chinese Literature II. (3 h)
Examines selected themes in Chinese fiction, drama, and poetry with an emphasis on the early modern and pre-modern periods. (CD, D)
EAL 231. Experiments in Modern Chinese Literature and Visual Culture. (3 h)
Explores experiments in modern Chinese literature, photography, art, architecture and design. (CD, D)
EAL 285. Contemporary East Asian Cinema. (3 h)
Explores the cinematic landscape of contemporary East Asia. Focuses on recent works from auteur directors, genre film, and blockbusters. (CD)
EAL 290. Special Topics: Border-Crossing Stories in Japanese Culture and Beyond (3 h)
The course explores various border-crossing stories in the 20th-century Japanese culture and beyond through literature, visual art, film, a graphic novel, and animation.
Non-EALC courses that count for the Chinese and/or Japanese major
ART 236. Art of East Asia. (3 h)
An introduction to the visual arts of historical China, Korea, and Japan in the premodern period. Emphasis will be placed on cultural context and interactions among the three countries. Covers various political, religious, and social perspectives in the traditional cultures of China, Korea, and Japan, and encourages students to expand their intellectual experience as modern global citizens. (CD, D, SWC)
HST 347. The Rise of Asian Economic Power since WWII. (3 h)
An exploration of how Japan, South Korea, and China became dominant in world economies. Focus on business practices, foreign trade, government policy, and consumer and labor markets in the process of high-speed economic growth. Concludes with examination of recent challenges of national debt, increasing international competition, and aging societies. (CD, SWC)
HST 352. Ten Years of Madness: The Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1966 to 1976. (3 h)
A history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976. Examines the origins, consequences, and collective memories of the catastrophic political events and the social and cultural transformations that took place in China during the last decade of Mao’s leadership. (CD))
PHI 235. Main Streams of Chinese Philosophy. (3 h)
Survey of the main streams of Chinese philosophical thought from their ancient beginnings to their development and influence on one another in later eras.
WGS 365. Transnational Asia and Asian American Feminism. (3 h)
Analyzes historical, socio-political, and cultural events as well as contemporary issues structuring the lives of Asian American women and queer community. Students will learn intersectional and transnational feminist approaches to examine race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, and kinship in Asian American art and activism.