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

Explore APSI's curated list of East Asian Studies courses:

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Independent Study

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

Applying courses to the MA in East Asian Studies

If a desired course is not listed as an East Asia course, students can petition the DGS to count the course toward the MA in East Asian Studies 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.

Taking undergraduate courses as graduate students

Graduate students wanting 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.

Inter-institutional registration

Duke students are also eligible to enroll in classes at the University of North Carolina. Details on receiving credit via inter-institutional registration can be found on the Registrar's website.

Language policy for graduate students

Up to two graduate-level language courses can be applied to the degree requirements for the Master of Arts in East Asian Studies.

Graduate students in the CAMEH or EAS programs who would like to study language (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) through AMES and have graduate level credits count toward their degree must review the policy outlined on the AMES DUS website.

East Asian Studies Courses, FALL 2025

Note: this list of Fall 2025 courses is a working draft, subject to change. Please verify all listings in DukeHub.

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East Asian Studies Courses, SPRING 2025

Details may have changed since this list was published; be sure to verify all listings in DukeHub.

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Courses for Spring 2026 will be posted once the schedule is approved by the university. For a look at past semesters’ offerings, see the course archives section, below.