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Every semester, Duke offers a variety of courses focused on East Asia in multiple academic disciplines. These courses can be used to meet minor, major, certificate, and/or degree requirements. Duke students are also eligible to enroll in classes at the University of North Carolina. Details on receiving credit can be found on the Registrar's website.  

An EAS MA student who wishes to take an undergraduate-level course must meet with the DGS and gain approval. Students must fill out the Permission to Enroll in A Course Below the 500 Level Form and submit it to The Graduate School before 5:00 p.m. two business days before the last day of the drop/add period.

Students seeking to conduct an Independent Study with an APSI faculty member should complete the Application for Research Independent Study in East Asian Studies in order to register for EAS 791; instructor and DGS approval are required.  

If a desired course is not listed as an East Asia course, EAS MA students can petition the DGS to count the course toward the degree requirement if at least 1/3 of the graded work (e.g.: exams, weekly writing assignments, major papers) is on East Asia. Students must fill out the Request to Take Unlisted East Asian Courses Form and submit it to the DGSA before 5:00 p.m. two business days before the last day of the drop/add period.

Course descriptions and schedules for current and prospective students are available at DukeHub.

East Asian Studies Courses, SPRING 2024

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
AMES 107Intro to East Asian CulturesEileen ChowICS 144
AMES  290SPop Music in East AsiaCody Black N/A
AMES 336Chinese Science FictionCarlos RojasN/A
AMES 337SChinese SociolinguisticsYan LiuLINGUIST 337S
AMES 353SEast Asian Languages as L2SYunchuan ChenLINGUIST 353S
AMES 372Two KoreasAimee KwonHISTORY 473, CULANTH 473
AMES 390S-03Queer/Feminist AsiaDaryl MaudeAADS 290S / AMES 590S
AMES 476SArchiving and Visualizing AsiaAimee KwonICS 411S, LIT 476S, VMS 476S, HISTORY 448S
AMES 490SSpecial TopicsJung Min LeeN/A
AMES 503SEast Asian Languages as L2SYunchuan ChenN/A
AMES 560SReading the Chinese Novel: The Chinese Family RomanceEileen ChowN/A
AMES 576SArchiving and Visualizing AsiaAimee KwonHISTORY 514S
AMES 590Special Topics: The Digital SinosphereRalph Litzinger, Carlos RojasCULANTH 590
AMES 605East Asian Cultural StudiesLeo ChingCULANTH 605, ICS 605, LIT 571

 

Asian American & Diaspora Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
AADS 201*Intro to Asian American and Diaspora StudiesAnna StortiAMES 276, ENGLISH 275, HISTORY 274, ICS 286
AADS 510S*New Directions in Asian American StudiesAnna Storti, Calvin Cheung-MiawAMES 550S, GSF 510S, HIST 510S

 

Art History
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
ARTHIST 390SWomen in East Asian ArtSaeHim Park, Soohyun YoonAMES 390S, GSF 290S

 

Chinese
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
CHINESE 101First-Year Chinese ITianshu HeN/A
CHINESE 102First-Year Chinese IIDepartmental StaffN/A
CHINESE 131First-Year Chinese for Bilingual LearnersYa-Chuan Cho N/A
CHINESE 203Intermediate Chinese IYan Liu, Ya-Chuan ChouN/A
CHINESE 204Intermediate Chinese IIShu Zhang N/A
CHINESE 232Intermediate Chinese for Bilingual LearnersDepartmental StaffN/A
CHINESE 273TVoices in Pub Pol: Chinese Yan Liu PUBPOL 273T
CHINESE 305Pre-advanced Chinese Shu Ting HsuN/A
CHINESE 307Tech and Society in Chinese Shu Ting HsuN/A
CHINESE 333Advanced Chinese for Bilingual Learners Tianshu HeN/A
CHINESE 370Debate in Chinese: Survey of Great Chinese ThinkersCarolyn LeeN/A
CHINESE 382Business/Interculturality in Chinese Society Shu Ting HsuN/A
CHINESE 408SChinese Language and Culture through FilmShu Zhang N/A
CHINESE 456Chinese Culture and Society Linshan JiangN/A

 

Cultural Anthropology
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
CULANTH 360*Global AppleRalph LitzingerAMES 360, LIT 361, SOCIOL 360, ICS 369
CULATNH 341*Life and Death: Global PerspectivesAnne Allison ICS 353, SOCIOL 351, HLTHPOL 341, GLHLTH 353
CULANTH 520S*Eco Media: Studies in Planetary FuturesRalph LitzingerLIT 522, VMS 520
CULANTH 744S*MobilityEnseng HoN/A

 

East Asian Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
EAS 590SThe Asian AnthropoceneJieun Cho AMES 690S, ICS 590S, CULANTH 590S
EAS 791Independent Study StaffN/A

 

History
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
HISTORY 201*Globalization And HistoryGiovanni ZanaldaPUBPOL 236
HISTORY 384The People's Republic of China: 1949-presentNicole BarnesN/A
HISTORY 790SEntanglements & Circulatory HistoryPrasenjit Duara N/A

 

Japanese
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
JPN 102Elementary JapaneseNaoko KurokawaN/A
JPN 204Intermediate JapaneseAzusa SaitoN/A
JPN 306Advanced JapaneseAzusa SaitoN/A
JPN 791Independent StudyDepartmental StaffN/A

 

Korean
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
KOREAN 101Elementary KoreanBarohny EunN/A
KOREAN 102Elementary KoreanBarohny EunN/A
KOREAN 204Intermediate KoreanEunyoung KimN/A
KOREAN 207High Intermediate KoreanEunyoung KimN/A
KOREAN 273TVoices in Music: KoreanJung Min LeeN/A
KOREAN 306SAdvanced KoreanEunyoungKimN/A
KOREAN 408SIssues in Korean Lang/Soc IIHae-Young KimN/A
KOREAN 455SKorean Politics and SocietyJung Min LeeN/A

 

Linguistics
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
LINGUIST 471S*Language and PoliticsGareth O PriceSOCIOL 471S, SES484S

 

Music
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
MUSIC 210Chinese Music EnsembleJennifer ChangAMES 145

 

Philosophy
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
PHIL 463SEast/West Ethics & PoliticsWenjin LiuN/A

 

Political Science
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
POLSCI 590-2Seminar in Chinese PoliticsMelanie ManionN/A

 

Public Policy
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
PUBPOL 790-02Special Topics in IDP: Chinese & US Foreign Aid PolJ StromsethN/A
PUBPOL 790-04*Special Topics in IDP: Intro to Pol Risk AnalysisEdmund MaleskyN/A

 

Religion
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
RELIGION 175Religions of AsiaSeth LigoAMES 115, ICS 108
RELIGION 257SFour Funerals and a WeddingAnna SunAMES 257S
RELIGION 315SBuddhist MeditationSusannah DuerrAMES 315S
RELIGION 318SAsian Religion and Knowledge of the OtherAnna SunAMES 312S
RELIGION 783SChristianity's Encounter with Other Religions and Cultures: The Case of East AsiaXi LianN/A

 

Slavic & Eurasian Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
SES 373SBetween Moscow, Beijing, DelhiMustafa O TunaHISTORY 216S, ICS 373S

 

Sociology
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
SOCIOL 344*Technology and Organizational EnvironmentsBai GaoN/A
SOCIOL 345*Nations, Regions, and the Global EconomyMary HovsepianN/A

 

* All assignments must be done on East Asia to be applied to the MA in East Asian Studies or the Graduate Certificate in East Asian Studies

East Asian Studies Courses, Fall 2023

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
AMES 129Masters of Chinese Cinema Guo-Juin HongCINE 250, LIT 214, VMS 235
AMES 146Korean Pop Music (K-Pop)Jung Min LeeMUSIC 148
AMES 165SThe World of Japanese Pop Culture StaffCULANTH 365S
AMES 171The World of Korean CinemaStaffCINE 256, CULANTH 255, LIT 212, VMS 234
AMES 195SRethinking Asia and the Middle EastCarlos RojasN/A
AMES 308SBilingualismHae-Young KimLINGUIST 308S
AMES 335Chinatowns: A Cultural History Eileen ChowHISTORY 228, ICS 336, AADS 335
AMES 390SSpecial Topics: Gender and Media in East Asia Linshan Jiang N/A
AMES 435Chinese Media and Pop CultureKang LiuISS 435, POLSCI 435
AMES 609STranspacific Asia/AmericaAimee KwonAADS 609, CULANTH 609, ICS 609, GSF 609, CINE 609
AMES 631National CinemasGuo-Juin HongCINE 632, LIT 632, VMS 632
AMES 690SSpecial Topics: Gender and Media in East Asia Linshan JiangN/A
AMES 790SSpecial Topics in Critical Asian Humanities MethodologiesCarlos RojasN/A
Asian American & Diaspora Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
AADS 198Intro to Asian American HistoryCalvin Cheung-MiawHistory 198
AADS 242SRace, Gender, and SexualityAnna StortiSXL 264S
AADS 382SIntimacies: Sexuality, Nation and the State Anna StortiGSF 382S
Art History
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
ARTHIST 378Chinese Buddhist ArtStan AbeVMS 378
ARTHIST 778Chinese Buddhist ArtStan AbeN/A
Chinese
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
CHINESE 101First-Year Chinese IDepartmental StaffN/A
CHINESE 102First-Year Chinese IIDepartmental StaffN/A
CHINESE 131First-Year Chinese Bilingual LearnersTBDN/A
CHINESE 203Intermediate Chinese IYan Liu, Ya-Chuan ChouN/A
CHINESE 204Intermediate Chinese IIChi-Ju Hsieh, Jia YanN/A
CHINESE 232Intermediate Chinese for Bilingual LearnersCarolyn LeeAMES 271T
CHINESE 306Advanced Chinese IIShu Ting HsuN/A
CHINESE 321SBusiness/Interculture in ChinaShu Ting HsuN/A
CHINESE 331DModern Chinese MediaTBDN/A
CHINESE 333Advanced Chinese for Bilingual Learners Tianshu HeN/A
CHINESE 408SIssues in Chinese Language & SocietyYan LiuN/A
CHINESE 450SUnderstanding China & the USYan LiuN/A
CHINESE 791Independent Study Departmental StaffN/A
Cultural Anthropology
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
CULANTH 130Anthropology and FilmRalph LitzingerICS 104, CINE 265, VMS 130 
CULANTH 190SSpecial Topics: China Meets AfricaBoyang MaAMES 190S, ICS 190S, AAAS 190S
CULANTH 278*Sex/Gender - Nature/NurtureAra Wilson, Christina WilliamsGSF 278, SXL 278
East Asian Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
EAS 700East Asian Studies Core Course: Fields and MethodsEileen ChowRELIGION 700, HISTORY 707
EAS 770Research Methods in Chinese Law and PolicyAlex ZhangN/A
EAS 791Independent Study StaffN/A
Economics
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
ECON 390*Special Topics: Space EconomicsGiovanna ZanaldaN/A
ECON 825*Industrial OrganizationAllan Collard-Wexler, Daniel XuN/A
History
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
HISTORY 111History of Global HealthNicole BarnesN/A
HISTORY 226Ancient and Early Modern JapanStaffAMES 167
HISTORY 512STravel JapanSimon PartnerAMES 512S, EAS 512S
HISTORY 548SGlobal History of MedicineNicole BarnesGSF 584S
Japanese
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
JPN 102Elementary JapaneseNaokoKurokawaN/A
JPN 204Intermediate JapaneseAzusa SaitoN/A
JPN 306Advanced JapaneseAzusa SaitoN/A
JPN 791Independent StudyDepartmental StaffN/A
Korean
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
KOREAN 102Elementary KoreanBarohny EunN/A
KOREAN 204Intermediate KoreanEunyoung KimN/A
KOREAN 306SAdvanced KoreanEunyoung KimN/A
KOREAN 408SIssues in Korean Lang/Soc IIHae-Young KimN/A
Linguistics
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
LINGUIST 125FS*Languages, Margins, Borders: Representations, Practices, and PoliciesGareth O PriceSOCIOL 125FS, ICS 125FS
LINGUIST 201-02*Intro to LinguisticsGareth O PriceCULANTH 201
Music
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
MUSIC 210Chinese Music EnsembleJennifer ChangAMES 145
Philosophy
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
PHIL 263Chinese PhilosophyWenjin Liu; Shih-Han HuangAMES 275
PHIL 502S*Comparative Ethics David Wong; Wenjin Liu N/A
Political Science
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
POLSCI 317Global CorruptionMelanie ManionN/A
POLSCI 321International Law and International InstitutionsJoseph GriecoICS 324
POLSCI 721Authoritarian Institutions Edmund MaleskyN/A
Public Policy
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
PUBPOL 290SSpecial Topics: Population, Health and Policy Giovanna MerliGLHLTH 290S
PUBPOL 840S*Introductory Demographic Measures and Concepts Giovanna MerliGLHLTH 761S
Religion
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
RELIGION 267Spiritual but not Religious Anna SunAMES 267
RELIGION 780American Missions and Chinese ChristianityXi LianN/A
Slavic & Eurasian Studies
Course #TitleInstructorCross-listing
SES 388SIlliberal Nondemocracies: Focus on Eastern Europe and Asia Mustafa O TunaHISTORY 331S, ICS 346S, POLSCI 301S, PUBPOL 317S
* All assignments must be done on East Asia to be applied to the MA in East Asian Studies or the Graduate Certificate in East Asian Studies

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