Spring 2012: UMass Amherst Courses
ANTHROPOLOGY 360: Language in Culture and Society (Asian Studies or Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: Emiliana Cruz
ASIAN STUDIES 397B: Intermediate Korean (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Suk Massey
ASIAN-STUDIES 491A: Senior Seminar (Required Certificate Course)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: C.N. Le
- Description: This is one of the two required courses that all Certificate students must eventually take, and most do so once they near completion of the Certificate. In this course, students will consult with the Program Director to design and conduct a final "capstone" research project that integrates the material and knowledge from all Certificate courses they've taken, along with their own personal lived experiences. Meeting times will be arranged individually with the Program Director.
CHINESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementrary Chinese I (Asian Studies)
- Time: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 1:25PM - 2:15PM, or MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 197Q: Late Imperial Chinese Literature and Culture (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Suet Ying-Chiu
CHINESE 246: Intensive Elem Chinese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 247: Intro to Elementary Chinese II: Reading & Writing (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 285: Lang Suite Convrsatn (Asian Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Ping Geng
CHINESE 327: Intensive Intermediate Chinese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM or TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 397J: Chinese Popular Culture (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Enhua Zhang
CHINESE 427: Advanced Modern Chinese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 433: Business Chinese (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Zhijun Wang
CHINESE 451H: Intermediate Classical Chinese (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: David Schneider
COMMUNICATION 397T: Contemporary World Cinema (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: MoWe 3:35PM - 5:30PM, Machmer W-26
- Instructor: Anne Ciecko
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 141: Good & Evil, East & West (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time and Location: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM, MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM, or MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM
- Instructor: TBA
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 291T: Translation, Cross-Cultural Communication and the Media (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: MoWe 1:25PM - 2:15PM, Herter Hall 205
- Instructor: Maria Tymoczko
EDUCATION 115: Embracing Diversity (Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: Th 11:15AM - 12:30PM -- Marks Meadow Auditorium
- Instructor: TBA
EDUCATION 202: Social Issues in Intergroup Relations: Exploring Social/Cultural Differences and Common Ground (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Instructor: Ximena Zuniga
EDUCATION 229: International Education (Asian Studies)
- Time & Location: Tu 5:45PM - 7:15PM, Marks Meadow Auditorium
- Instructor: Jacqueline Mosselson
EDUCATION 258: Educating for Social Justice & Diversity Through Peer Theater (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 4:00PM - 7:00PM
- Instructor: Michael Dodge
EDUCATION 377: Introduction to Multicultural Education (Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: Wed 1:00PM - 3:30PM -- Furcolo 20
- Instructor: Charu Turner
EDUCATION 392B: Racism Global Context (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Kerrita Mayfield
ENGLISH 117: Ethnic American Literature (Asian American Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM
- Instructor: Darren Lonefight
ENGLISH 270: American Identities (Asian American Studies)
- Time and Location: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM -- Thompson Hall 106
- Instructor: Hoang Phan
HISTORY 115: China: 1600 to Present (Asian Studies)
- Time & Location: TuTh 1:00PM - 1:50PM -- Hasbrouck Lab 126
- Instructor: Stephen Platt
HISTORY 131: Middle East History II (Asian Studies)
- Time & Location: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM -- Fernald Hall 11
- Instructor: Mary Wilson
HISTORY 253: Asian-Pacific American History, 1850-Present (Asian Studies or Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Richard Chu
- Description: This is an introductory survey course on the history of Asian Pacific Americans (A/P/A) within the broader historical context of imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region. We will compare and contrast the historical experiences of specific groups of the A/P/A community; namely, those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong), Asian Indian, and Pacific Islander descent.
HISTORY 343: Modern Middle East (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Mary Wilson
HISTORY 346: Twentieth Century China (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Sigrid Schmalzer
HISTORY 397G: Mongol & Turkish Empires (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Anne Broadbridge
HISTORY 491E: Women in South Asia (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM
- Instructor: TBA
JAPANESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementary Japanese I (Asian Studies)
- Time: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM, or MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
- Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura
JAPANESE 246: Intens Elem Japan II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Ayana Inoguchi
JAPANESE 285: Language Suite Conversation (Asian Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Yuko Takahashi
JAPANESE 297B: Japanese Popular Culture (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: Amanda Seaman
JAPANESE 327 - Intensive Intermediate Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Mako Koyama
JAPANESE 375: Intro to Japanese Linguistics (Asian Studies)
- Time & Location: MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM -- Herter 110
- Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura
JAPANESE 497C: Readings in Modern Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Stephen Forrest
JAPANESE 497D: Contemporary Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time & Location: MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM -- Herter 110
- Instructor: Reiko Sono
JOURNALISM 310: Press & The 3rd World (Asian Studies)
- Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Instructor: Nancy Muller
LEGAL STUDIES 375: Human Rights & Wrongs (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Lauren McCarthy
LEGAL STUDIES 391S: Islamophobia, Multiculturalism, and Law (Asian Studies or Asian American Studies)
- Time: Online Course
- Instructor: Christopher Sweetapple
LEGAL STUDIES 491P: Borders, Immigrants, and Refugees (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Instructor: Diana Yoon
POLITICAL SCIENCE 252: Globalization, Governance, and World Order (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:20PM, Hasbrouck Lab 134
- Instructor: Alana Tiemessen
POLITICAL SCIENCE 391AB: Central Asia and the World (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: Regine Spector
SOCIOLOGY 244: Sociology of Immigration (Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: C.N. Le
- Description: This course examines who, why, and how different groups immigrate to the U.S. and what happens once they arrive -- how they are received by mainstream society and how they adjust to their new country. Specific issues include settlement, education, identity, assimilation, discrimination, employment, language, marriage, legal status, and political participation.
SOCIOLOGY 340: Race Relations (Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Augustin Lao-Montes
WOMENST 397F: South Asian Gender & Sexuality (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Svati Shah
Courses at other Five College Campuses
Please search the Five College Course Catalog for possible courses taught at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mt. Holyoke College, and/or Smith College related to Asia or Asian Americans and then contact Prof. C.N. Le at to confirm that it counts toward the UMass Amherst Asian/Asian American Studies Certificate.
