Future Course Offerings

The Asian Studies program offers courses on a 2-year rotation.
Please take a look at the Registration page for class times and instructor information for the upcoming Spring 2025 semester.

PLEASE NOTE: These courses delivery mode may be subject to change
ASIA 4350: East and South Asian Canadian Communities, is offered in alternate years (i.e., 2021, 2023, 2025) in the Spring Semester.

Course Number 
 
Fall    2025
Spring 2026
Summer 2026
ASIA 1100 Introducing ASIA

 

ASIA 1111The Religions of India
Fall 2025: Kamala Nayar

ASIA 1311Religions of East Asia
Fall 2025: Justin Stein

 

 

ASIA/LANC  2120 Introduction to Chinese and Japanese Cinema 

 

 

 

ASIA/ HIST 2156 Martial Arts of China and Japan

 

 

 

ASIA/LANC 2252 Indian Society Through Film

 

 

ASIA 2240Sikh Gurus: Life and Teachings
Fall 2025: Kamala Nayar 

 

 

ASIA/ SOCI 2290 South Asians around the Globe 

 

 

 

ASIA 2399 Readings in Asian Studies (Special Topics)

 

ASIA/HIST 2351 Opium, Alcohol, & Tobacco in Asian History & Culture

 

 

 

ASIA/HIST 2355The Chinese Overseas: A history of Chinese Migration

 

 

 

ASIA/ HIST 2359 Tea in Asia

 

 

 

ASIA 3130 Sikh Culture, Religion and Society 

 

 

 

ASIA/ HIST 3140Environment and Society in East Asia

 

 

 

ASIA/ HIST 3150 East Asian Immigrants to North America

 

 

ASIA 3151 Gender in East Asia

 

 

 

ASIA 3152 Ethnicity in China and Japan

 

 

 

ASIA 3153 Folklore of China and Japan

 

 

 

ASIA/LANC 3154Chinese Cinema and Society

 

 

 

ASIA 3252Bollywood and Contemporary India
Fall 2025: Kamala Nayar

 

 

ASIA 3255Gender in South Asia 

 

ASIA/LANC 3310Japanese Culture and Business

 

 

ASIA/LANC 3320Japanese Culture Through Film

 

 

ASIA/LANC 3860South Asian Folklore
Fall 2025: Ranbir Johal

 

 

ASIA/LANC 3870Bhangra Movements and Identity

 

 

ASIA 4350 Asian Communities in Canada: Research Approaches

 

 

 

ASIA 4351Advanced Topics in Asian Cinema  

ASIA 4499 Special Topics in Asian Studies
Summer 2025: The Lived Text: Ramayana in Text, Context and Performance