Fall 2026 Asian Studies Courses

Fall 2026 registration begins March 31! Please refer to advising (and registration clearance) for more info.

 

Fall 2026 classes that apply to the Asian Studies program (BA, Minor, Certificate) are listed below.

The complete list of Fall 2026 classes is available on myUMBC

The following Fall 2026 classes count towards the requirements for the Asian Studies major, minor, and certificate. Where applicable, a class’s GEP attributes (“Arts and Humanities,” “Writing Intensive,” etc) have been indicated. If you have questions, please email us, and we’ll be happy to assist you!

ASIA 100 (GEP: Culture)

HIST 103 (GEP: Culture, Social Sciences)

PHIL 230 (GEP: Arts & Humanities; Culture)

Prof. Mika Thornburg

Prof. Constantine Vaporis

Prof. Joonho Lee

In Person – M/W 1-2:15

Online – T/TH 10-11:15

In Person – M/W 1-2:15

For available language courses, please refer to the schedule of classes below for a full list from the search bar.

CHIN – Chinese classes available

JPNS – Japanese classes available

KORE – Korean classes available

AMST 375 Studies in Asian American Culture

Prof. Tamara Bhalla

In Person – M/W 1-2:15pm

 

ASIA 207 / HIST 207 Asian Diasporas

ASIA 330 / ART 355 The Dao of Intermedia

ASIA 399 Internship in Asian Studies

Prof. Meredith Oyen

Prof. Irene Chan

Prof. Fan Yang

In Person – MWF 9-9:50

In Person – M/W 10-11:50

TBD

 

ECON 382 Asian Economic History

Prof. David Mitch

In Person – T/TH 5:30-6:45

 

ENGL 315 Studies in World Literature

ENGL 369 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Literature

Prof. Emily Yoon

Prof. Emily Yoon

In Person – M/W 1-2:15

In Person – M/W 2:30-3:45

 

HIST 202 Islamic Empires: Gunpowder, Merchants, and Miniatures

HIST 380 Women and Gender in Asia

HIST 386 Hindus, Muslims, and their Others: The Construction of Identities in India and Pakistan

HIST 434 The Vietnam Wars in International Context (GEP: Social Sciences)

HIST 479 / 679 China’s Long Revolution

Prof. Noorzehra Zaidi

Prof. Jinghong Zhang

Prof. Noorzehra Zaidi

Prof. Meredith Oyen

Prof. Jinghong Zhang

In Person – T/TH 10-11:15

In Person – T/TH 4-5:15

In Person – T/TH 2:30-3:45

In Person – F 1-3:30

In Person – T/TH 11:30am-12:45

 

MLL 311 Introduction to Korean Culture

MLL 317 Images of Society in Contemporary Japanese Films

Prof. Kyung-Eun Yoon

TBA

In Person – M/W 10-11:15

In Person – T/TH 1-2:15

 

MUSC 230 Musics of the World (GEP: Arts & Humanities; Culture)

MUSC 310 Gamelan Ensemble

Prof. Michelle Purdy

Prof. Michelle Purdy

In Person – T/Th 11:30-12:45

In Person – T/Th 2:30-3:45

 

PHIL 460 Virtue Ethics East and West

Prof. Joonho Lee

In Person – M/W 4-5:15