Graduate Courses

PLEASE NOTE: The following is a complete list of courses that have been used towards an Asian Studies program. Due to space and scheduling availability, not all courses can be offered at any given time, therefore this list is to be used as a guide and is based on the online Course Catalog. Because Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program, it is possible to have credit from a course not listed below counted toward an Asian Studies degree/certificate with prior approval from the Asian Studies Office. These courses can include international or global topics.

 

  • Required Courses

    ASN 5315 Modern Asia
    ASN 5050 Methods in Asian Studies OR ASN 6930 Asian Studies Seminar
    ASN 5932 Special Topics in Asian Studies (Please note the Special Topics course can be counted towards either the cultural or international political economy track based on the course description and subject.)

    Asian Studies Independent Research and Internships:
    Permission from Asian Studies (asian@fiu.edu) is needed prior to enrolling in the following courses.

    ASN 5910 Independent Research
    ASN 6940 Internship in Asian Studies

  • Asian Cultural Courses

     (a possible area of concentration for students in the Asian Studies Master of Arts Program)

    ARH 5550C Advanced Arts of China and Japan
    ARH 5561C Literati Vision in Chinese Painting

    ASH 5446 Readings in Japanese History
    ASH 5905 Readings in Asian History
    ASH 5930 Topics in Asian History

    ASN 5130 Zen and the Arts
    ASN 5131 Zen and the Arts II
    ASN 5315 Survey of Modern Asia
    ASN 5431 Studies of Women in East Asia
    ASN 5815 Studies of East Asian Texts
    ASN 5932 Special Topics: Global Japan
    ASN 5932 Special Topics: Japan-US Relations
    ASN 5932 Special Topics: State and Society in China
    ASN 6930 Seminar in Asian Studies

    FLE 5855 Pedagogical Methods for Chinese Language
    FOW 5934 Special Topics in Language/Literature: Japanese Literature and Cinema

    MUH 5057 Music of the World
    MUH 5575 Survey of Asian Music

    REL 5331 Religions of India
    REL 5334 Studies on Diaspora Hinduisms
    REL 5338 Classical Hinduisms
    REL 5346 Seminar on Buddhism
    REL 5352 Religions of East Asia
    REL 5937 Sacred Image, Sacred Space in Indian Religions
    REL 6332 Studies in Modern Hinduism
    REL 6349 Seminar on Pali Buddhism
    REL 6348 Seminar on Tibetan Buddhism
    REL 6395 Seminar on Asian Religions

  • International Political Economy of Asia Courses

    (a possible area of concentration for students in the Asian Studies Master of Arts Program)

    ECO 5709 World Economy

    INR 5086 Islam in International Relations
    INR 5543 International Political Economy of East Asia
    INR 5544 The New Asian Century
    INR 5609 Contemporary Dynamics of International Relations
    INR 5935 Special Topics: International Relations of China

    SYD 5656 Global Japan
    SYD 6418 Graduate Seminar in Urban Sociology (special focus on Asian cities)
    SYD 6655 Seminar on Social Change in Asia
    SYD 6901 Special Topics in Sociology (must have an Asian component and be approved by an Asian Studies advisor prior to enrollment)
  • Master of Arts in Asian Studies Exit Option Courses

    Prior to enrolling in the following courses, students must have passed 15 graduate credits within the Asian Studies MA program and must meet with the Program Director at least one semester in advance in order to determine which exit option is best for the student.

    ASN 6912 Master's Essay in Asian Studies
    ASN 6972 Master's Thesis in Asian Studies
    *These courses are ALL considered to be Asian Area Studies Courses OR Asian-Specific Courses
Course Catalog

Courses that are not in Course Catalog are used for reference when advising students who may have completed those courses prior to their removal from the catalog. In addition, these courses are retained on the Complete Course List in the advent of their reintroduction to the FIU Course Catalog. All references to the Course Catalog are referring to the Course Catalog available on Panthersoft through my.fiu.edu

Current Course Offerings