Courses

Courses in the Asian Studies Department cover a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives and geographical areas. The major is highly flexible, allowing students to create their own pathway based on their own interests. Each semester, the area centers publicize Asia-related courses in their respective areas from departments across campus.

The permanent Asian Studies courses listed in UH Manoa’s course catalog can be found here. Different topical courses are offered each semester, creating a wide variety of opportunities to learn about Asia in different ways.

Many courses in other departments count as Asian Studies electives. The list of up-to-date Asian Studies electives can be found in STAR.