Spring 2025 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 | 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
Spring 2025 Courses
Anthropology
- ANTH102-001: Cultural Anthropology | MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm | Wilson Hall – RM 0107 | Valerie Lambert
- ANTH319-001: Global Health | MWF 10:10am -11:00am | Hanes Art Center – RM 0121 | Mark Sorenson
- ANTH330-001: Japan, Myth, and Memory | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Murphey Hall – RM 0115 | Christopher Nelson
Arabic
- ARAB102-001, 002, 003: Elementary Arabic II | Carolina Sibley
- (TTH 10:00am – 10:50am) Campus Y – RM 207
- (MW 10:10am-11:00am) Campus Y – RM 207
- (TTH 1:30pm-2:20pm) Carolina Hall – RM 213
- (MW 1:25pm – 2:15pm) Carolina Hall – RM 213
- ARAB151-001: Arabic Literature | TTH 11:00am-12:15pm | New West – RM 219 | Nadia Yaqub
- ARAB204-001, 002: Intermediate Arabic II | Doria Elkerdany
- (TTH 11:05am – 11:55am) Smith Bldg – RM 107
- (MW 11:15am – 12:05pm) Smith Bldg – RM 107
- (MW 12:20pm – 1:10pm) Smith Bldg – RM 107
- (TTH 12:30pm – 1:20pm) Smith Bldg – RM 107
- ARAB300-001: Arabic Grammar and Composition | MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm | Global Education Center – RM 3033 | Alan Kauffman
- ARAB306-001: Advanced Arabic II | MWF 12:20pm – 1:10pm | Global Education Center – RM 3033 | Alan Kauffman
- ARAB337-001: Arab World Borders and Walls | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 125 | Nadia Yaqub
- ARAB409-001: Performing Arts in Arab World | MW 3:35pm – 4:50pm | New West – RM 103 | Doria Elkerdany
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
- ASIA57-001: FYS Disorienting the Orient | MWF 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Dwayne Dixon
- ASIA59-001: Media Masala India Pakistan | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Greenlaw – RM 301 | Afroz Taj
- ASIA72-001: Transnational Korea: Lit/Film | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Jonathan Kief
- ASIA73-001: Pop Culture in the Arab World | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Ana Vinea
- ASIA127-001: Iranian Women Writers | T 5:00pm-7:30pm | Woolen Gym – RM 303 | Claudia Yaghoobi
- ASIA133-001: Intro to Chinese History | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Dey Hall – RM 206 | Michael Tsin
- ASIA139-001: Muslim Societies Since 1500 | TTH 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Greenlaw – RM 301 | Michael O’Sullivan
- ASIA152-001: Survey of South Asian Culture | MW 3:35pm – 4:35pm | Davie Hall – RM 112 | Pamela Lothspeich
- ASIA181-001: Modern Muslim Societies | MW 1:25pm – 2:15pm | Peabody Hall – RM 1040 | Jaison Carter
- ASIA211-001: The Silk Road | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Peabody Hall – RM 2028 | Mark Driscoll
- ASIA260-001: Languages of Southeast Asia | MWF 10:10am – 11:00am | Dey Hall – RM 304 | Becky Butler
- ASIA276-001: Modern Middle East | MW 11:15am – 12:05pm | Davie Hall – RM 0112 | Sarah Shields
- ASIA279-001: Islamic Law | MW 3:35pm – 4:50pm | Philips Hall – RM 385 | John Miller
- ASIA283H-001: Chairman Mao’s China
- ASIA285-001: Buddhist Traditions in Southeast Asia | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Greenlaw – RM 101 | Lauren Leve
- ASIA330-001: Japan, Myth, and Memory | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Murphey Hall – RM 115 | Christopher Nelson
- ASIA418-001: Gender in Premodern China Korea | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | New West – RM 219 | Kyoungjin Bae
- ASIA427-001: Cold War Culture in East Asia | TTH 12:30pm – 1:45pm | New West – RM 219 | Jonathan Kief
- ASIA462-001: The Arab Jews | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Yaron Shemer
- ASIA469-001: Asian Economic Systems | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Gardner Hall – RM 309 | Steven Rosefielde
- ASIA570-001: The Vietnam War | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Greenlaw – RM 319 | Michael Fitzpatrick
- ASIA582-001: Islam in South Asia | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Peabody Hall – RM 3050 | Arpan Bhandari
- ASIA587-001: Islam and Sexual Diversity | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | Juliane Hammer
- ASIA723-001: Sound, Sensations, Trans Asia | T 3:30pm – 6:00pm | New West – RM 103 | Yurika Tamura
Chinese
- CHIN102: Elementary Chinese II
- 001: MWF 9:05am – 9:55am , T 9:00am – 9:50am | Phillips Hall – RM 212 | Na Fan
- 002: MWF 10:10am – 11:00am, T 10:00am – 10:50am | Carolina Hall – RM 213 | Luoyi Cai
- 003: MWF 12:20pm – 1:10pm, T 12:30pm – 1:20pm | Carolina Hall – RM 213 | Luoyi Cai
- 004: MTWTH 3:35pm – 4:25pm | Dey Hall – RM 303A | Fengyan Hu
- CHIN204: Intermediate Chinese II
- 001: MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm, T 11:05am – 11:55am | Carolina Hall – RM 213 | Lini Polin
- 002: MTWTH 2:30pm-3:20pm | Dey Hall – RM 303A | Fengyan Hu
- CHIN212: Intermediate Writing Chinese
- 001: MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Na Fan
- 001: MWF 12:20pm – 1:10pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Na Fan
- CHIN252-001: Chinese Culture | TTH 5:00pm – 5:50pm | Global Education Center – RM 1005 | Uffe Bergeton
- CHIN253-001: Chinese Language and Society | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | New West – RM 219 | Uffe Bergeton
- CHIN306: Advanced Chinese II
- 001: MWF 10:10am – 11:00am | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Yi Zhou
- 001: MWF 1:25pm – 2:15pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 215 | Yi Zhou
- CHIN356-001: Chinese Environmental Lit | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | New West – RM 219 | Robin Visser
- CHIN408: Readings Chinese II | MWF 1:25pm – 2:15pm | Hanes Art Center – RM 0118 | Luoyi Cai
Comparative Literature
- CMPL232-001: Imagining the City – Modern Korea
- CMPL246-001: Body Politics – Modern Korean Literature
- CMPL442-001: Mideast Postcolonial Literature
- CMPL527-001: Cold War Culture in East Asia | TTH 12:30pm-1:45pm | New West – RM 219 | Jonathan Kief
- CMPL535-001: Middle Eastern Cinemas
English
- ENGL129: Literary/Cultural Diversity
- 001: MWF 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Woollen Gym – RM 304 | Emilio Taiveaho
- 002: TTH 11:00am – 12:15pm | Elyse Crystal
- 003: TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | Elyse Crystal
Geography
- GEOG266-001: Society/Environment in Southeast Asia | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Graham Memorial – RM 0035 | Christian Lentz
Hindi-Urdu
- HNUR102: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II
- 001: TTH 11:05am – 11:55am, MW 11:15am – 12:05am | Peabody Hall – RM 2072
- 002: MTWTH 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Peabody Hall – RM 2072
- HNUR204-001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II | TTH 12:30pm -1:20pm, MW 12:20pm – 1:10pm | Dey Hall – RM 303A
- HNUR306-001: Advanced Hindi-Urdu II | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | New West – RM 103 | Afroz Taj
History
- HIST63H-001: Water in the Middle East | TTH 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Gardner Hall – RM 0001 | Sarah Shields
- HIST133-001: Intro to Chinese History | MW 3:35pm – 4:25pm | Hanes Hall – RM 125 | Michael Tsin
- HIST139-001: Muslim Society Since 1500 | TTH 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Greenlaw Hall – RM 301 | Michael O’Sullivan
- HIST276-001: Modern Middle East | MW 11:15am-12:05pm | Davie Hall – RM 112 | Sarah Shields
- HIST418-001″ Gender in Premodern China Korea | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | New West – RM 219 | Kyoungjin Bae
Japanese
- JAPN102: Elementary Japanese II
- 001: TTH 9:00am – 9:50am, MW 9:05am – 9:55am | Peabody Hall – RM 2072 | Fumi Iwashita
- 002: TTH 10:00am – 10:50am, MW 10:10am – 11:00am | Peabody Hall – RM 2072 | Fumi Iwashita
- 003: MW 12:20pm – 1:10pm, TTH 12:30pm – 1:20pm | Peabody Hall – RM 2072 | Sawamura Iwashita
- 004: TTH 1:30pm – 2:20pm, MW 1:25pm – 2:15pm | Peabody Hall – RM 2072 | Katsuhiko Sawamura
- 005: MTWTH 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Murphey Hall – RM 0111 | Yuko Kato
- 006: MTWTH 3:35pm – 4:25pm | Peabody Hall – RM 2072 | Katsuhiko Sawamura
- JAPN162: Japanese Popular Culture | Peabody Hall – RM 1040 | Dwayne Dixon
- 001: MW 11:15am – 12:05pm
- 002: MW 2:30pm – 3:20pm
- JAPN204: Intermediate Japanese II | Phillips Hall – RM 212 | Yuko Kato
- 001: TTH 11:05am – 11:55am, MW 11:15am – 12:05pm
- 002: MTWTH 2:30pm – 3:20pm
- 003: MTWTH 3:35pm – 4:25pm
- JAPN288-001: Media Studies of Japan | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | Global Education Center – RM 3024 | Yurika Tamura
- JAPN306: Advanced Japanese II | Yuki Aratake
- 001: MWF 10:10am – 11:00am | Greenlaw – RM 304
- 002: MWF 12:20pm – 1:10pm | Phillips Hall – RM 328
- JAPN375-001: Cultural Modern Japan 1900-45 | T 6:00pm – 8:30pm | New West – RM 219 | Mark Driscoll
- JAPN411-001: Food and Culture in Japan | M 5:45pm – 8:15pm | New West – RM 103 | Yuki Aratake
- JAPN415-001: Sports in Japanese Culture | W 5:45pm – 8:15pm | New West – RM 103 | Katsuhiko Sawamura
Korean
- KOR102: Elementary Korean II
- 001: TTH 10:00am – 10:50am, MW 10:10am -11:00am | Dey Hall – RM 303A | Eunji Lee
- 002: TTH 11:05am – 11:55am, MW 11:15am – 12:05pm | Dey Hall – RM 303A | Eunji Lee
- 003: TTH 12:30pm – 1:20pm, 12:20pm – 1:10pm | Phillips Hall – RM 212 | Giseung Lee
- 004: TTH 1:30pm – 2:20pm, MW 1:25pm – 2:15pm | Dey Hall – RM 303A | Giseung Lee
- KOR204: Intermediate Korean II
- 001: T 10:00am – 10:50am, MWF 10:10am – 11:00am | Phillips Hall – RM 212 | Lee Bang
- 002: MTWTH 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Smith Bldg – RM 107 | Giseung Lee
- KOR306-001: Advanced Korean | MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm | Greenlaw Hall – RM 104 | Dongsoo Bang
Linguistics
- LING260-001: Languages of Southeast Asia | MWF 10:10am – 11:00am | Dey Hall – RM 304 | Becky Butler
Peace, War, and Defense
- PWAD110-001: Global Policy Issues | MW 10:10am – 11:00am | Sitterson Hall – RM FB009 | Samuel Akau
- PWAD427-001: Cold War Culture in East Asia | TTH 12:30pm – 1:45pm | New West – RM 219 | Jonathan Kief
- PWAD435-001: Middle Eastern Cinemas
- PWAD570-001: The Vietnam War | TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Greenlaw Hall – RM 319 | Michael Fitzpatrick
Public Policy
- PLCY349-001: Immigration Policy | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | Greenlaw – RM 305 | Joaquin Rubalcaba
Religious Studies
- RELI285-001: Buddhist Traditions in Southeast Asia | TTH 9:30am – 10:45am | Greenlaw – RM 101 | Lauren Leve
Sociology
- SOCI122: Race and Ethnicity
- 001: TTH 3:30pm – 4:45pm | Fetzer Hall – RM 109 | Kathleen Fitzgerald
- 002: MWF 9:05am – 9:55am | Gardner Hall – RM 210 | Ruy Manrique-Betanzos
- SOCI418-001: Contemporary Chinese Society | TTH 5:00pm – 6:15pm | Gardner Hall – RM 105 | Yong Cai
Vietnamese
- VIET102: Elementary Vietnamese II | Virtual | Hoan Nguyen
- 001: MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm
- 002: MWF 2:30pm – 3:20pm
- VIET204: Intermediate Vietnamese II | Virtual | Hoan Nguyen
- 001: MWF 10:10am – 11:00am
Women and Gender Studies
- WGST127-001: Iranian Women Writers | T 5:00pm – 7:30pm | Woollen Gym – RM 303 | Claudia Yaghoobi
- WGST368-001: Women of Color in Social Movements | MW 3:35pm – 4:50pm | Caldwell Hall – RM 103 | Kayla Corbin
- WGST418-001: Gender in Premodern China Korea | TTH 2:00pm – 3:15pm | New West – RM 219 | Kyoungjin Bae
- WGST447-001: Gender in the Middle East | TTH 11:00am – 12:15pm | Dey Hall – RM 403 | Pervin Gokariksel