Course Listing by Geographic Area
East Asia
China-Related Courses
PA101 Elementary Chinese - (Also listed as Chinese 101) 2 units - Jiang
PA113, PA114 Chinese Skill Maintenance - Prerequisite: Chinese 101 (Also listed as Chinese 103, 104) 1/4 unit each - Zhang
PA118 Civilization in East Asia - (Also listed as History HY109) 2 units - Williams
PA201 Intermediate Chinese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Chinese 201) 1 unit - Jiang
PA202 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II - Prerequisite: 201 (Also listed as Chinese 202) 1 unit - Jiang and Zhang
PA217 China in the Age of Confucius - (Also listed as History HY223) 1 unit - Williams
PA229 20th-Century China - 1 unit - Williams
PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unitAesthetics, Power, & Urban Space (Sorace)
China and the World (Shen)
Chinese Calligraphy (Tu)
Chinese Cinema & Society (Jiang)
Hero! Honor, Outlaws & Order in East Asian History and Literature (Williams)
Conduct of Chinese Foreign Policy (Shen)
Identity & Incarceration: Japanese Americans during WWII (Weaver)
Paradoxes in Northeast Asia (Bang)
Population, Reproduction & Gender in India & China (Saha Roy)
Religion in China & Japan (Gardiner)
PA254 The Art of China - (Also listed as Art History AH254) 1 unit - Bentley
PA302 Advanced Chinese Language - (Also listed as Chinese 301, offered as an extended format course blocks 1-8) 1 unit - Jiang
PA331 Politics of China - Emphasis on the period of reform and opening to the world after 1976 and the contemporary politics of the People's Republic of China. (Also listed as Political Science PS331) 1 unit - Ito
PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit
Chinese News and Stories (Jiang)
Discipline & Punishment in Late Imperial China (Williams)
Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)
PA384 Cultural and Social History of China - (Also listed as History HY384) 1 unit - Williams
Japan-Related Courses
PA101 Elementary Japanese - (Also listed as Japanese 102) 2 units - Onishi/Pizarro
PA105, PA106 Beginning Japanese Skill Maintenance - (Also listed as Japanese 103, 104) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator
PA215, PA216 Intermediate Japanese Skill Maintenance – (Also listed as Japanese 205, 206) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator
PA221 Intermediate Japanese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Japanese 201) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro
PA222 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II - Prerequisite: Japanese 201 (Also listed as Japanese 202) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro
PA230 20th Century Japan - (Also listed as History HY226) 1 unit - Williams
PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit
Axis after the Fall: Postwar West Germany and Japan (Smith, Williams)
Languages and Cultures of Japan (Onishi)
Tale of Genji Redux: The Shining Prince in Literature, Theater, Art, and Anime (Pizarro)
1980s Bubble Beats to Chill To: Fiction, Film, and Urban Japan (Pizarro)
Religion in China and Japan (Gardiner)
PA255 The Art of Japan - (Also listed as Art History 255) 1 unit - Bentley
PA301 Advanced Japanese Language – Prerequisite: JA202 (Also listed as Japanese 301) 1 unit - Onishi
PA326 Japanese Politics - (Also listed as Political Science PS326) 1 unit
PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit
Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)
South Asia
PA160 Hinduism - (Also listed as Religion RE160) 1 unit - Coleman
PA199 Islam - (Also listed as Religion RE201) 1 unit - Wright
PA233 Women, Religion, and Society: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism - (Also listed as Feminist and Gender Studies FG233 and Religion RE233) 1 unit - Coleman
PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit
Modern South Asia (Mehta)
History of Gender and Sexuality in South Asia (Mehta)
Anthropology of Religion (Chandrani)
Caribbean Voices (Islam)
Caste: History & Theories of Exclusion, Stigma & Exploitation (Mehta)
Colonialism & Religion (Chandrani)
History of Modern South Asia (Mehta)
Imagining India (Chandrani)
Karma & The Ethics of Nonviolence in South Asian Religion (Vose)
Politics, Religion & The Secular (Chandrani)
Religious Traditions of India & South Asia (Vose)
Sacred Image, Sacred Space in South Asian Religious Tradition (Vose)
PA257 Women in Hinduism and Buddhism - (Also listed as Religion RE357 and Feminist and Gender Studies FG257, offered in alternating years) - 1 unit
PA290 Studying Asia - Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks) - 1 unit
PA352 Holy Men, Manly Men: Gods, Buddhas, and Gurus in South Asia - 1 unit - Coleman
PA361 Topics in South Asian Religions: Poetic Devotion: Singing the Praises of God - Prerequisite: 204 or consent of instructor (Also listed as Religion RE361) 1 unit - Coleman
PA362 Bhakti: Devotion in South Asia - (Also listed as Religion RE362) 1 unit - Coleman
PA363 Devi: Goddesses of India - 1 unit - Coleman
PA400 Thesis - Thesis subject is chosen by the student and approved by the program prior to the beginning of the course. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1 unit each - Asian Studies Program
Southeast Asia
PA131, PA132 Balinese Gamelan - (Also listed as Music MU131, MU132, adjunct) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan
PA208 Balinese Dance - (One semester, extended format, blocks 1-4 and/or blocks 5-8, also listed as Dance DA209) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan
PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit
Modern Southeast Asia (Williams)
PA290 Studying Asia - This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks. Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course - 1 unit - Asian Studies Program
PA295 Indonesian Music - (Also listed as Music MU295 and Anthropology AN295) 1 unit - Lasmawan and Levine