Featured Courses Spring 2026

From Steppe Confederation to Eurasian Empire, c.1206-1368

This course seeks to provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of Mongol Eurasia, anchored by the theme of globalization.

CHNSHIS 135 Canvas Site
 

How does Buddhism smell, taste, sound, look, and feel?
This course explores how bodies experience religious worlds.

EASTD 112 Canvas Site

This course looks at Korea's modern history in the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras, as well as contemporary North and South Korean issues. 

KORHIST 125 Canvas Site

As Africa faces daunting challenges, the “Beijing model” invites intriguing alternative visions to the poorly performing designs by traditional foreign actors in the region. 

EASTD 199 Canvas Site

East Asia has given rise to models of development with distinct visions for the relationship between the state and the market. 

EASTD 98K Canvas Site

It’s only in the last twenty years that China has become known as a place of cities and factories.  Before then, the majority of Chinese people lived not in cities but in villages in the countryside, and made their living from agriculture. 

CHNSHIS 146 Can