MSU students have the opportunity to expand their knowledge on Asia by pursuing academic programs (majors and minors) directly linked to Asian Studies, as well as by taking courses in various other programs. Below is a sample listing of courses from various colleges and departments offered in the Academic Year 2023-24 that may introduce and integrate content on Asia.
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Semesters Offered |
| ADV 334: International Advertising | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| AESC 210: Global System: Economics, Engineering, Environment | 3 | Spring |
| AL 493B: Arts & Letters International | 3 | Summer |
| ANP 220: Gender Relations in Comparative Perspective | 3 | Spring |
| ANP 320: Social and Cultural Theory | 3 | Fall, Spring |
| ANP 330: Race, Ethnicity, and Nation: Anthropological Approaches to Collective Identity | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| ANP 370: Culture, Health, and Illness | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| ANP 419: Anthropology Middle East | 3 | Fall |
| ANP 420: Language and Culture - Interdepartmental with ANP | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| ANP 426: Urban Anthropology | 3 | Spring |
| ANP 436: Globalization and Justice | 3 | Spring |
| ANP 437: Asian Emigrant Communities: A Global Perspective | 3 | Spring |
| ASN 291: Special Topics in Asian Lang - Chinese caligraphy | 1 | Spring |
| ASN 291: Special Topics in Asian Lang - Intro to History and Culture of India and South Asia. | 3 | Fall, Spring |
| ATD 426: History of Dress and Textiles | 3 | Fall |
| ATD 430: Dress, Culture and Human Behavior | 3 | Spring |
| CEP 240: Div Lrnrs in Multicult Persp | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| CJ 823: Globalization of Crime | 3 | Fall, Summer |
| COM 310: Intercultural Communication | 3 | Fall, Spring |
| CSS 294: Issues International Agric | 3 | Spring |
| CSS 431: International Agric Systems | 3 | Spring |
| CSUS 826: International Development - Interdepartmental with FOR, PLS, SSC | 3 | Fall |
| EC 310: Economics Developing Countries | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| EC 340: Survey of Interntl Economics | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| EC 410: Issues Econ Develop Coun (W) | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| EC 413: Economic Analysis of Asia (W) | 3 | Spring |
| EC 440: International Trade (W) | 3 | Fall |
| EC 441: International Finance (W) | 3 | Spring |
| ENG 352: Readings Asian/Asian Am Lit - Interdepartmental with ENG | 3 | Spring |
| ENG 360: Studies Postcol Diaspora (W) | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| ENG 420: Language and Culture (see ANP420) | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| FSC 810: International Food Laws & Regs | 3 | Fall,Spring |
| FSC 815: Food Laws and Regulations in China | 4 | Summer |
| GBL 460: Int'l Bus Law & Sustainability | 3 | Fall,Summer |
| GBL 480: Int'l Envt'l Law for Bus | 4 | Fall |
| GEO 337: Geography of Asia-Pacific | 3 | Fall,Spring |
| GEO 339: Geography of the Middle East | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 816: World System of Cities - Interdepartmental with GUSP | 3 | Fall |
| GSAH 310: Justice in Global Contexts | 3 | Spring |
| GSAH 311: Global Borders and Migration | 3 | Spring |
| GSAH 312: Global Digital Cultures | 3 to 6 | Spring, Summer |
| GSAH 313: Violence Power Global Contex | 3 | Spring |
| GSAH 314: Race, Gender, and Global Identities | 3 | Fall |
| GSAH 391: Special Topics in Global Studies: Education Abroad - Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3 | Fall |
| GSAH 850: Seminar on Global Theories and Concepts in the Arts and Humanities | 3 | Fall |
| GUSP 817: China and Globalization | 4 | Spring |
| HA 261: Modern Asian Art | 4 | Fall |
| HDFS 892: Sem in Human Dev & Fam Studies | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| HNF 406: Global Foods and Culture | 3 to 6 | Spring, Summer |
| HRLR 414: Legal Standards in Global Work | 4 | Spring |
| HST 140: World History to 1500 | 3 to 6 | Fall, Summer |
| HST 150: World History since 1500 | 3 to 6 | Spring, Summer |
| HST 160: Intro to Asian Hist & Culture | 3 | Fall |
| HST 210: Modern East Asia | 3 | Summer |
| HST 326: U.S. Foreign Relat since 1914 | 3 | Spring |
| HST 344: Russia in the 20th Century | 3 | Spring |
| HST 368: China since 1900 | 4 | Spring |
| HST 372: Middle East-- Islam & Empires | 3 | Fall |
| HST 373: Modern Middle East | 3 | Spring |
| HST 485: Seminar in Asian History (W) | 3 | Fall |
| HST 487: Seminar in Comparative History | 3 | Spring |
| IAH 204: Asia and the World | 2 to 6 | Fall |
| IAH 207: Lit, Cultures, Identities: Intercultural Communication Through Film | 4 | Fall |
| IAH 207: Lit, Cultures, Identities: Russian Culture and History | 4 | Spring |
| IAH 207: Lit, Cultures, Identities: Women rewriting History Across the Middle East | 4 | Spring |
| IAH 207: Lit, Cultures, Identities: Self, Society, and Nature in Chinese Literature | 4 | Spring |
| IAH 210: Middle East and World: Middle East and the World in Political Cartoons | 4 | Summer |
| IAH 210: Middle East and World: Language, Culture and Society in the Arab World | 4 | Fall, Spring |
| IAH 210: Middle East and World: Israel and Jerusalem | 4 | Fall, Spring |
| IAH 210: Middle East and World: The U.S. in the Middle East in the 20th Century | 3 | Fall |
| IAH 211B: Area Studies Asia: South Asian Culture, Music, Visual Art, and Philosophy | 4 | Spring |
| IAH 211B: Area Studies Asia: Asian Arts and Cultures | 4 | Fall |
| IAH 211B: Area Studies Asia: Asia and the Pacific | 4 | Summer |
| IAH 211B: Area Studies Asia: Education Abroad - Shiga, Japan | 3 | Fall |
| IAH 211D: Area Studies Middle East: The Globalization of Consumerism and Community (Edu Abroad - Dubai,UAE) | 4 | Spring |
| IAH 211D: Area Studies Middle East: The Emergence of the Modern State of Israel (Edu Abroad-Jerusalem) | 4 | Summer |
| IAH 211D: Area Studies Middle East: The Globalization of Consumerism and Community (Edu Abroad - Dubai,UAE) | 4 | Summer |
| IAH 221C: Great Ages Modern World: Cities in a Global World | 4 | Spring |
| ISS 330B: Asia: Social Science Perspectives | 4 | Summer, Spring |
| JRN 265: International Journalism and Media | 3 | Fall,Spring |
| JRN 365: International News and Government Dynamics: Africa and the Middle East | 2 to 4 | Fall, Spring |
| LAW 512B: International Business Transactions | 2 | Spring |
| LAW 512E: International Trade Regulation | 2 | Fall |
| LAW 533E: International Intellectual Property | 6 | Fall |
| LAW 545F: Introduction to Islamic Law | 3 | Fall |
| LAW 545K: Halal Fd--Islamic Laws & Ethics | 6 | Spring |
| LAW 548F: International Human Rights | 4 | Spring |
| LAW 548N: Public International Law | 4 | Fall |
| LAW 629A: International Law Review | 3 | Fall,Spring |
| LAW 810E: Animal Health, World Trade & Food Safety | 4 | Fall |
| MC 201: Intro Study of Public Affairs I | 4 | Fall |
| MC 220: International Relations I: World Politics and International Security | 4 | Fall |
| MC 221: International Relations II: World Politics and International Security | 4 | Spring |
| MC 230: Cultures and Politics in Comparative Perspective | 4 | Fall |
| MC 231: Cultures and Politics in Transnational Perspective | 4 | Spring |
| MC 281: Immigrants, Minorities, and American Pluralism | 4 | Spring |
| MC 318: Chinese Foreign Policy | 4 | Spring |
| MC 319: Asian American History - Interdepartmental with HST | 4 | Fall |
| MC 320: Politics, Society and Economy in the Third World | 4 | Summer |
| MC 321: The Cold War: Culture, Politics and Foreign Policy | 3 | Fall |
| MC 322: International Security | 4 | Spring |
| MC 324A: Reg Pol Coop & Conf Mdle Est | 4 | Spring |
| MC 325: State & Society in Comp Persp | 4 | Spring |
| MC 328: Russian Foreign Policy | 4 | Fall |
| MC 335: Israeli Politics Cultures Soc | 4 | Fall |
| MC 361: Political Economy and Comparative Public Policymaking | 4 | Fall |
| MC 362: Public International Law | 4 | Spring |
| MC 363: Global Governance | 4 | Spring |
| MC 367: Global Cities and Urbanism | 4 | Spring |
| MC 376: Political Tht in Muslim World | 4 | Spring |
| MC 386: Women & Power Comparat Persp | 3 to 6 | Spring, Summer |
| MC 390: Advanced Topics in Public Affairs - Education Abroad-Jerusalem | 3 | Summer |
| MC 390: Advanced Topic in Public Affairs - Education Abroad- Kerala, India | 4 | Summer |
| MC 399: Advanced Independent Study - Edu Abroad - Kerala, India | 4 | Summer |
| MC 430: Applied International Development | 2 to 6 | Fall, Summer |
| MC 441: Islam and World Politics | 3 | Fall |
| MC 450: Int'l Environmental Policy | 5 | Fall |
| MC 493: Sr Sem Comp Cultures/Pol (W) | 3 | Fall,Spring |
| MGT 476: Globalization and International Management | 3 | Spring |
| MGT 804: International Management | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| MKT 415: International Marketing | 1 to 3 | Fall |
| MKT 491: Special Topics in Marketing - Ed Abroad - Jerusalem, Israel | 3 | Spring |
| MKT 843: International Marketing Research | 2 to 4 | Fall |
| MKT 860: Understanding and Assessing the Global Business Environment | 1.5 | Fall |
| MKT 862: Global Marketing | 3 | Fall |
| MKT 940: International Business Theory | 3 | Fall |
| MTHE 430: History of Mathematics | 2 | Spring |
| OST 693: Global Health: Korean Healthcare Delivery System | 3 | Summer |
| PIM 874: The Global Marketplace | 3 | Spring |
| PLS 345: Religion & World Politics | 3 | Spring |
| PLS 346: Middle East Politics | 4 | Spring |
| PLS 354: Politics of Asia | 3 | Fall |
| PLS 850: Proseminar in Comparative Politics | 4 | Fall |
| RCAH 111: Writing Transcultural Contexts | 4 | Fall |
| RCAH 203: Transcultural Relations through the Ages | 2 to 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| REL 101: Exploring Religion | 3 | Fall, Spring |
| REL 330: Islam | 3 | Fall |
| REL 432: Modern Muslim Thought (W) | 3 | Spring |
| RUS 250: Russian and Soviet Cinema | 2 | Spring |
| SCM 881: Global Supply Chain Management | 3 | Spring, Summer |
| SOC 315: Family and Society | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| SOC 362: Developing Societies | 3 | Fall |
| SOC 451: Dynamics of Population | 3 | Fall |
| SOC 481: Social Movements & Collect Inc | 3 | Fall |
| SOC 499: Social Issues and Change in Contemporary Society | 3 | Fall, Spring |
| SSC 293: Asian Pacific American Studies | 3 | Spring |
| SSC 490: Edu Abroad - Interdisciplinary Study of Japanese Society | 4 | Fall |
| SSC 490: Edu Abroad - Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Research Methods in Rajasthan, India | 3 | Summer |
| SSC 493A: Social Science International | 3 | Summer |
| SSC 499: Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social: Immigration, Migration, and Refugees in Global Context | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| TE 352: Immigrant Language and Culture | 3 | Fall |
| TE 448: Diversity Child & Adolesct Lit | 4 | Fall, Spring |
| TE 891: Special Topics in Teaching, Curriculum, and Schooling: Chinese Language Methods | 3 to 12 | Fall, Spring |
| TE 947: Comparative International Education Policy | 3 | Fall |
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