The Asian Studies program offers courses on a 2-year rotation.
Please take a look at the Registration page for class times and instructor information for the upcoming Spring 2025 semester.
PLEASE NOTE: These courses delivery mode may be subject to change.
ASIA 4350: East and South Asian Canadian Communities, is offered in alternate years (i.e., 2021, 2023, 2025) in the Spring Semester.
Course Number | Course Name | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIA 1100 | Introducing ASIA | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ASIA 1111 | The Religions of India | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ASIA 1311 | Religions of East Asia | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ASIA/LANC 2120 | Introduction to Chinese and Japanese Cinema | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/ HIST 2156 | Martial Arts of China and Japan | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/LANC 2252 | Indian Society Through Film | ✓ | ||
| ASIA 2240 | Sikh Gurus: Life and Teachings | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/ SOCI 2290 | South Asians around the Globe | |||
| ASIA 2399 | Readings in Asian Studies (Special Topics) | |||
| ASIA/HIST 2351 | Opium, Alcohol, & Tobacco in Asian History & Culture | |||
| ASIA/HIST 2355 | The Chinese Overseas: A history of Chinese Migration | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/ HIST 2359 | Tea in Asia | ✓ | ||
| ASIA 3130 | Sikh Culture, Religion and Society | |||
| ASIA/ HIST 3140 | Environment and Society in East Asia | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/ HIST 3150 | East Asian Immigrants to North America | |||
| ASIA 3151 | Gender in East Asia | |||
| ASIA 3152 | Ethnicity in China and Japan | ✓ | ||
| ASIA 3153 | Folklore of China and Japan | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/LANC 3154 | Chinese Cinema and Society | |||
| ASIA 3252 | Bollywood and Contemporary India | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/LANC 3310 | Japanese Culture and Business | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ASIA/LANC 3320 | Japanese Culture Through Film | |||
| ASIA/LANC 3860 | South Asian Folklore | ✓ | ||
| ASIA/LANC 3870 | Bhangra Movements and Identity | ✓ | ||
| ASIA 4350 | Asian Communities in Canada: Research Approaches | ✓ | ||
| ASIA 4499 | Special Topics in Asian Studies Summer 2025: The Lived Text: Ramayana in Text, Context and Performance This course will explore the Ramayana, the Indian epic that is a foundational work of Asian civilization, both in its traditional cultural contexts and as a world classic of profound mythic, psychological, and political insight. Students will analyze primary source excerpts of ancient, medieval, and early modern versions of the story, alongside scholarship on the epic’s historical context, mythic contents, and performance traditions. The Ramayana will be our vehicle to explore temple architecture, dance traditions, women’s retellings, and political uses of Rama mythology in South and Southeast Asia. | ✓ |