Current Courses

Courses exploring Asia at Saint Mary's University can be found not only in the listing for the Asian Studies Program (ASNT) but also among the courses offered by the Departments of Anthropology (ANTH), Geography (GEOG), Global Development Studies (GDST), History (HIST), Languages and Cultures (ARBC, CHNS, JPNS), and Religious Studies (RELS). (A list of all of the Asian Studies "core courses" in the University Calendar can be found here.) In the past, Asia-related courses have also been offered by Economics, Political Science, and Sociology, and potentially could be again. Students may petition the Asian Studies Program Coordinator regarding courses not listed here in order to earn credit in Asian Studies and related programs.

ASNT and Asia-related courses at Saint Mary's University in Fall 2026
(Winter courses appear below)

Dept. & Course No.		Course Title	Instructor	Day/Time	Room
Anthro-pology	ANTH 1202.1	Introduction to Soci-Cultural Anthropology	Michelle MacCarthy	MW 1130-1245	B TH-A
Asian Studies	ASNT 1105.1	Introduction to Chinese Culture	Ping Lu	TR 1730-1845	LA 175
	ASNT 3300.1	Multidisciplinary Study of Asia	Brendan Wright	Remote	Asynchronous
	ASNT 4400.1	Seminar in Asian Studies	Bill Sewell	R 1300-1545	MN 219
Chinese	CHNS 1101.1	Introductory Modern Chinese I	TBA	MW 0830-0945	LA 271
Geography	GEOG 1100.1A	Global Perspectives on Land & Life	MIN-Jung Kwak	MW 1000-1115	B TH-B
	GEOG 1100.1B	Global Perspectives on Land & Life	Catherine Conard	Remote	Asynchronous
	GEOG 1200.1	People, Place, and Environment	Simone Booker	TR 1300-1415	B TH-B
History	HIST 1222.1	Introduction to East Asian History	Xiaoping Sun	MW 1000-1115	LA 277
	HIST 2355.1	Late Tokugawa and Imperial Japan	Bill Sewell	TR 1000-1145	ME 110
	HIST 3451.1	Film and History: Modern China	Xiaoping Sun	M 1300-1545	SB 159
	HIST 4574.1	Interdisciplinary Study of Asia	Bill Sewell	R 1300-1545	MN 219
Japanese	JPNS 1100.1	Introductory Japanese	Alexandre Avdulov	TR 1300-1415	AT 216
	JPNS 2200.1	Intermediate Japanese	Alexandre Avdulov	TR 1430-1545	AT 216
Religion	RELS 2323.1	Introduction to Islam	Syed Adnan Hussain	MW 1130-1245	B 221

ASNT and Asia-related courses at Saint Mary's University in Winter 2027

Dept. & Course No.		Course Title	Instructor	Day/Time	Room
Asian Studies	ASNT 1106.2	Introduction to Japanese Culture	TBA	MW 1430-1545	Synchronous
	ASNT 1107.2	Introduction to Korean Culture	Brendan Wright	Remote	Asynchronous
Chinese	CHNS 1102.2	Introductory Modern Chinese II	TBA	MW 0830-0945	ME 104
Geography	GEOG 1100.2A	Global Perspectives on Land and Life	Rob Summerby-Murray	MW 1000-1115	AT 101
	GEOG 1100.2B	Global Perspectives on Land and Life	Min-Jung Kwak	TR 1430-1545	B TH-B
	GEOG 1200.2A	People, Place, and Environment	Catherine Conard	Remote	Asynchronous
	GEOG 1200.2B	People, Place, and Environment	TBA	TR 1300-1415	B TH-B
History	HIST 1222.2	Introduction to East Asian History	Bill Sewell	MW 1600-1715	LA 171
	HIST 2356.2	Japan Since 1945	Bill Sewell	MW 1000-1115	LA 276
	HIST 2422.2	Asia-Pacific War, 1937-45	Bill Sewell	MW 1300-1415	LA 177
Japanese	JPNS 1100.2	Introductory Japanese	Alexandre Avdulov	TR 1300-1415	AT 216
	JPNS 2200.2	Intermediate Japanese	Alexandre Avdulov	TR 1430-1545	AT 216
Religion	RELS 1222.2	Religions of Asia	Alexander Soucy	MW 1130-1245	LA 283
	RELS 2318.2	Ghosts	Alexander Soucy	TR 1000-1115	LA 174
	RELS 2401.2	Religions of China and Japan	Alexander Soucy	TR 1300-1415	ME 110

Faculty of Arts

Asian Studies Interdisciplinary Program

bill.sewell@smu.ca

Mailing address:

923 Robie Street

Halifax, NS B3H 3C3

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