Academic Courses
Western Michigan University offers a selection of courses focused countries in East Asia as well as an Asian Studies minor. Course options across all University departments are listed below.
Japanese Studies Courses
Western Michigan University offers the following Japanese studies courses:
- Anthropology 3400: Cultures of Asia
- Art 2230: Introduction to Asian Art History
- Art 4660: Buddhist Art
- Economics 3870: Studies in Asian Economies
- English 3130: Asian Literature
- Geography 3900: China, Japan, and Korea: Lands and Cultures
- History 3760: Modern East Asia
- History 3762: Traditional Japan
- History 3764: Modern Japan
- History 3790: World War II in American and Japanese History
- History 4825: Japanese History through Film and Literature
- History 5850: WWII and Memory in Postwar Japan
- Japanese 1000: Basic Japanese I
- Japanese 1010: Basic Japanese II
- Japanese 2000: Intermediate Japanese I
- Japanese 2010: Intermediate Japanese II
- Japanese 2750: Japanese Language and Culture
- Japanese 3000: Advanced Japanese I
- Japanese 3010: Advanced Japanese II
- Japanese 3240: Japanese for Specific Purposes
- Japanese 3250: Close Reading in Contemporary Japanese
- Japanese 3260: Close Reading in Modern and Classical Japanese
- Japanese 4510: Advanced Japanese Language
- Japanese 4760: Study Abroad in Japan (Non-WMU Programs)
- Japanese 4770: Study Abroad in Japan (WMU Programs)
- Japanese 5030: Japanese-English Translation Practicum
- Japanese 5100: Studies in Japanese Culture
- Japanese 5200: Topics in Japanese Linguistics and Language Science
- Japanese 5500: Independent Study in Japanese
- Japanese 5600: Advanced Literary Readings in Japanese
- Music 3520: Non-Western Music
- Political Science 4420: Studies in International Politics (Japan)
- Religion 2030: Religion in Japan
- Religion 5980: Japan Religion and Culture (Study Abroad Tour)
- Sociology 3340: Pacific Rim/Asian Societies
- Sociology 3360: Modern Japanese Society
- World Languages 3750: Japanese Literature in English Translation
Chinese STUDIES COURSES
Western Michigan University offers the following Chinese studies courses:
- Anthropology 3400: Cultures of Asia
- Art 2230: Introduction to Asian Art History
- Chinese 1000: Basic Chinese I
- Chinese 1010: Basic Chinese II
- Chinese 2000: Intermediate Chinese I
- Chinese 2010: Intermediate Chinese II
- Chinese 2100: Business Chinese
- Chinese 2750: Chinese Life and Culture
- Chinese 2760: Contemporary China
- Chinese 2800: Chinese Calligraphy
- Chinese 3160: Chinese Composition
- Chinese 3170: Chinese Conversation
- Chinese 4760: Foreign Study Non-WMU
- Chinese 4770: Foreign Study
- Chinese 5020: Chinese for Graduate Study
- Chinese 5030: Chinese-English Translation Practicum
- Chinese 5200: Topic in Chinese Linguistics
- Chinese 5500: Independent Study In Chinese
- Economics 3870: Studies in Asian Economies
- English 3130:Asian Literature
- Geography 3900: China, Japan, and Korea: Lands and Cultures
- History 3760: Modern East Asia
- History 3766: Traditional China (WI)
- History 3768: Modern China (WI)
- HNRS 4104: Introduction to World Cinema
- Language 3750: World Literature in English Translation: Views of Humanity
- Music 3520: Non-Western Music
- Politics 3490: Chinese Politics
- Psychology 4574: Cross Cultural Psychology
- Psychology 5740: Cross Cultural Psychology
- Religion 2000: Religion in China
- Religion 2010: Religions of the World
- Religion 2630: Asian Religion
- Religion 3180: Death, Dying, and Beyond
- Religion 3360: Zen and Buddhist Meditation
- Sociology 3349: Pacific Rim/ Asian Societies