Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

ASIAN 2218

This course provides an introduction to Korean culture and history from early times to the present. We will examine major historical time periods and cultural forms of the Korean peninsula, with a focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5413 ASIAN 2218   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2250

This course will explore religious traditions in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka) and East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) including Hinduism, Buddhism (South Asian and East Asian), Sikhism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5250 ASIAN 2250   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5251 ASIAN 2250   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5252 ASIAN 2250   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5253 ASIAN 2250   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5254 ASIAN 2250   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2254

This course offers an anthropological approach to the study of religious traditions and practices in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The course begins with a short survey of the major ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2546RELST 2546

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10229 ASIAN 2254   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Willford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2259

This course explores the breadth of music found in present day China, Japan, and Korea--from indigenous musical traditions, through adaptations of Western art music, up to the latest popular styles--as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2330

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4846 ASIAN 2259   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2260

Japanese pop culture—anime, manga, video games, music and more—has been a major phenomenon with massive worldwide popularity for the last three decades. In this course, we will explore a wide range of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2260PMA 2460SHUM 2460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9765 ASIAN 2260   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2272

Can we identify a distinctive Asian food and food culture? Challenging attempts to define heterogenous gastronomic practices as authentic reflections of a static Asian identity, this course discusses how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9381 ASIAN 2272   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2285

Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern "globalized" world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2805SHUM 2805VISST 2805

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5819 ASIAN 2285   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10350 ASIAN 2285   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2294

From the poet-kings of medieval Persia to the trading networks of the famed "Silk Road" to the wandering mystics of Herat to the constitutional revolution of Iran to the colonial and post-colonial occupations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 2722NES 2722RELST 2722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9424 ASIAN 2294   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3304

This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 3049GOVT 3044

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10186 ASIAN 3304   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10192 ASIAN 3304   DIS 201

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10185 ASIAN 3304   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10190 ASIAN 3304   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10191 ASIAN 3304   DIS 204

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3329

Ever since the creation of the concept of a culturally and geographically stable center in China, people have been intentionally excluded from that center. Disgraced officials are sent to far-flung provinces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3329COML 3985

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5526 ASIAN 3329   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3375

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ANTHR 3950ARTH 3755NES 3750SHUM 3750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17389 ASIAN 3375   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Caswell, P

      Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17390 ASIAN 3375   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Caswell, P

      Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 3396

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attention to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions.  Considers global transformations that brought "the West" into ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6696HIST 3960HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5605 ASIAN 3396   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9794 ASIAN 3396   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4401

Supervised reading and research on the problem selected for honors work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4291 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4152 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4593 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4153 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4154 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4594 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4155 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4156 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

ASIAN 4402

The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4302 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4157 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4158 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4595 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4159 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4596 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4168 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4160 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

ASIAN 4404

Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4306 ASIAN 4404   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4161 ASIAN 4404   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4597 ASIAN 4404   IND 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4268 ASIAN 4404   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4162 ASIAN 4404   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4598 ASIAN 4404   IND 606

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4269 ASIAN 4404   IND 607

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4163 ASIAN 4404   IND 608

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

ASIAN 4472

Fil-Hispanic literature and art has historical been a neglected area of study in Spanish departments. This course provides a survey of the Philippines' most influential cultural producers in Spanish beginning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6672SPAN 4330SPAN 6330

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11362 ASIAN 4472   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Chang, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4473

China, a cultural giant of East Asia, made a passive entrance into modernity. With the advent of Western and American colonialism and imperialism, coupled with recent successes in westernization by the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5286 ASIAN 4473   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4487

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10400 ASIAN 4487   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 5505

This course presents theories of language teaching and learning, and shows how they apply to Asian language course structure, classroom instruction, and assessment techniques.  Students will observe classes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3659 ASIAN 5505   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Divo, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics slated for teaching assistant-ship's in Asian languages.

ASIAN 6639

Ever since the creation of the concept of a culturally and geographically stable center in China, people have been intentionally excluded from that center. Disgraced officials are sent to far-flung provinces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6685

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5600 ASIAN 6639   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6644

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10398 ASIAN 6644   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6672

Fil-Hispanic literature and art has historical been a neglected area of study in Spanish departments. This course provides a survey of the Philippines' most influential cultural producers in Spanish beginning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4472SPAN 4330SPAN 6330

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11361 ASIAN 6672   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Chang, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6673

China, a cultural giant of East Asia, made a passive entrance into modernity. With the advent of Western and American colonialism and imperialism, coupled with recent successes in westernization by the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5288 ASIAN 6673   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6681

The history of systems theory involves complex stories of technoscientific change and knowledge production on a global scale. In recent years, scholars have increasingly moved away from the field's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6681

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 10324 ASIAN 6681   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

ASIAN 6696

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attentions to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions. Considers global transformations that brought "the West" into ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3396HIST 3960HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5608 ASIAN 6696   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5609 ASIAN 6696   DIS 201

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 7704

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4416 ASIAN 7704   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4164 ASIAN 7704   RSC 702

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4599 ASIAN 7704   RSC 703

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4270 ASIAN 7704   RSC 704

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4165 ASIAN 7704   RSC 705

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4600 ASIAN 7704   RSC 706

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4271 ASIAN 7704   RSC 707

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4166 ASIAN 7704   RSC 708

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research