Asian Studies (ASIAN)

The interdisciplinary program in Asian Studies focuses on the study of the language and cultures of Asia.  In addition to four Asian languages (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Sanskrit), we list a wide variety of courses on Asia’s diverse histories and cultures, taught by our own faculty and colleagues from the departments of anthropology, art history, economics, history, international relations, politics, religion, and gender studies.

Asian Languages:
Students who have studied these languages prior to coming to Mount Holyoke should select the course level that seems appropriate, and plan to consult with Mohammed Jiyad (Arabic), Ying Wang (Chinese), Naoko Nemoto (Japanese), or Indira Peterson (Sanskrit) during the Academic Fair at Orientation.  It will not be difficult to make changes and receive advice at that time for placement in the correct course levels.

Spring entrants who are interested in starting an Asian language are encouraged to enroll in these courses in the Fall, rather than Spring semester.

First-year students may consider enrolling in: 

ASIAN-110f	First Year Chinese I
ASIAN-111s	First Year Chinese II
ASIAN-120f	First Year Japanese I
ASIAN-121s	First Year Japanese II
ASIAN-130f	First Year Arabic I
ASIAN-131s	First Year Arabic II
ASIAN-212f	Second Year Chinese I
ASIAN-211s	Modern Indian Fiction
ASIAN-213s	Second Year Chinese II
ASIAN-222f	Second Year Japanese I
ASIAN-223s	Second Year Japanese II
ASIAN-232f	Second Year Arabic I
ASIAN- 233s	Second Year Arabic II
ASIAN-261f	Religion