The following list is based on current information, and modalities in particular may be subject to change.
New (August 2021): Courses which are wholly online have been highlighted with bold text (“Online“) to help you find them more easily among all our offerings for Fall 2021. Please contact us at asianstudies@umbc.edu if you have any questions!
CORE COURSES
ASIA 100-01 Introduction to Asian Studies – Lecture – 3 Credits
Instructor: Oyen, Meredith
All Online, Asynchronous
ASIA 100-02 Introduction to Asian Studies – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 11:30-12:45
Instructor: Oyen, Meredith
In Person
HIST 103-01 East-Asian Civilization – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 1:00 – 2:15
Instructor: Staff
In Person
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
ELECTIVES
ANTH/ASIA 214-01 Focused Cultural Studies: South Asia – Lecture – 3 Credits **new!**
MW 7:10-8:45pm
Instructor: Marrow, Jocelyn
Hybrid
Attributes: Culture (GEP)
ASIA 300-01 Topics in Asian Studies: Music in the Two Koreas – Lecture – 3 Credits **new!**
Dates TBA
Instructor: Moody, Peter
Online
ASIA 399-01 Internship in Asian Studies – Independent Study – 1–3 Credits
Dates TBA
Instructor: Oyen, Meredith
Online
ASIA 400-01 Special Projects in Asian Studies – Lecture – 1–3 Credits
Dates TBA
Instructor: Oyen, Meredith
Online
CHIN 300-01 Special Projects in the Chinese Language and Culture – Independent Study – 1–3 Credits
Dates TBA
Instructor: Brown, William
Online
ECON 382-01 Asian Economic History – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Mitch, David
In Person
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Writing Intensive
Culture (GFR)
HIST 200-01 Islamic Empires in World History – Lecture – 3 credits
MW 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Zaidi, Noor
Hybrid
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP)
HIST 383-01 Japan in the Shogun Age – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 10:00am – 11:15am
Instructor: Vaporis, Constantine
Online
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
HIST 459-01 The Rise of Modern Japan: From the “Black Ships” to Hatsune Miku – Lecture – 3 Credits
Date: TBA
Instructor: Vaporis, Constantine
Online
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
Recommended Preparation: HIST 100 or HIST 110 or HIST 111, junior/senior status.
HIST 480-01 Mao and After: History of Contemporary China – Lecture – 3 Credits
We 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Instructor: He, Gaochao
Online
JPNS 300-01 Special Projects in the Japanese Language and Culture – Lecture – 1–3 Credits
Date: TBA
Instructor: Hoogenboom, Tomoko
Online
JPNS 309-01 Business Japanese – Lecture – 1–3 Credits
TuTh 11:30am – 12:45pm
Instructor: Hoogenboom, Tomoko
Online
You must complete JPNS 301 or JPNS 302 with a grade of C or better
MLL 311-01 Introduction to Korean Culture – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Instructor: Yoon, Kyung-Eun
Online
Attributes: Culture (GEP)
Knowledge of Korean is not required. Recommended Preparation: MLL 190, 191, 230, or 301.
MLL 316-01 Japanese Language in Society – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Hoogenboom, Tomoko
Online
Recommended preparation: ASIA 100 or any 100- or 200-level GEP Culture course.
MLL 328-01 Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Brown, William
Hybrid
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
LANGUAGE CLASSES
CHIN 101-01 Elementary Chinese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 10:00 – 11:15
Instructor: Liu, Yuanyuan
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
CHIN 101-02 Elementary Chinese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 11:30 – 12:45
Instructor: Liu, Yuanyuan
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
CHIN 201-01 Intermediate Chinese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 2:30 – 3:45
Instructor: Liu, Yuanyuan
Hybrid
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
Reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
You must have completed CHIN 102 with a grade of C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Chinese.
CHIN 201-02 Intermediate Chinese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 4:00 – 5:15
Instructor: Liu, Yuanyuan
Hybrid
Reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
You must have completed CHIN 102 with a grade of C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Chinese.
CHIN 301-01 Advanced Chinese I – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 2:30 – 3:45
Instructor: Brown, William
Hybrid
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
CHIN 319-01 Chinese Translation – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 11:30 – 12:45
Instructor: Brown, William
Hybrid
Recommended Preparation: CHIN 301 or equivalent.
HIND 101-01 Elementary Hindi I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Datla, Radhi
Online
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
HIND 201-01 Intermediate Hindi I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Instructor: Datla, Radhi
Online
You must complete HIND 102 with a C or better
JPNS 101-01 Elementary Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWeFr 10:00am – 10:50am
Instructor: Perry, Michiko
Online
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
JPNS 101-02 Elementary Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Instructor: Ogata, Michiko
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
JPNS 101-03 Elementary Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Instructor: Ogata, Michiko
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
JPNS 101-04 Elementary Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWeFr 1:00pm – 1:50pm
Instructor: Perry, Michiko
Online
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
JPNS 101-05 Elementary Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWeFr 9:00am – 9:50am
Instructor: Perry, Michiko
Online
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
JPNS 201-01 Intermediate Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 10:00am – 11:15am
Instructor: Seat, Mina
Hybrid
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must have completed JPNS 102 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Japanese.
JPNS 201-02 Intermediate Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 11:30am – 12:45pm
Instructor: Seat, Mina
Hybrid
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must have completed JPNS 102 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Japanese.
JPNS 201-03 Intermediate Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Seat, Mina
Online
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must have completed JPNS 102 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Japanese.
JPNS 201-04 Intermediate Japanese I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Instructor: Seat, Mina
Online
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must have completed JPNS 102 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Japanese.
JPNS 301-01 Advanced Japanese I – Lecture – 3 Credits
TuTh 10:00am – 11:15am
Instructor: Hoogenboom, Tomoko
Online
You must either have completed JPNS 202 with a grade of C or better or the equivalent as indicated by placement before taking this class.
KORE 101-01 Elementary Korean I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 8:30am – 9:45am
Instructor: Krippes, Yeon
Online
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
KORE 101-02 Elementary Korean I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 11:30am – 12:45 pm
Instructor: Krippes, Yeon
Online
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
KORE 101-03 Elementary Korean I – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Park, Jee
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
KORE 102-01 Elementary Korean II – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Staff
Hybrid
Attributes: Language (GFR)
A reminder that students planning to continue to the next language level must register for this course as “graded” rather than “P/NP,” since subsequent levels require a grade of “C” or better.
KORE 201-01 Intermediate Korean I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 10:00am – 11:15am
Instructor: Krippes, Yeon
Online
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must complete KORE 102 with C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Korean.
KORE 201-02 Intermediate Korean I – Lecture – 4 Credits
TuTh 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Instructor: Krippes, Yeon
Online
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
You must complete KORE 102 with C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Korean.
KORE 202-01 Intermediate Korean II – Lecture – 4 Credits
MoWe 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Park, Jee
Hybrid
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
You must complete KORE 201 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 4 years of high school Korean
KORE 301-01 Advanced Korean I – Lecture – 3 Credits
MoWeFr 10:00am – 10:50am
Instructor: Yoon, Kyung-Eun
Hybrid
You must either have completed KORE 202 with a grade of C or better or the equivalent as indicated by placement before taking this class.
KORE 302-01 Advanced Korean II – Lecture – 3 Credits
MoWe 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Staff
Hybrid
You must have completed KORE 301 with a grade of C or better.
KORE 309-01 Business Korean – Lecture – 3 Credits
MoWeFr 11:00am – 11:50pm
Instructor: Yoon, Kyung-Eun
Hybrid
You must have completed KORE 301 or KORE 302 with a grade of C or better.