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South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

South Asia Center Course List | Autumn 2025

May 5, 2025

This list contains courses explicitly on a South Asian topic and courses with an international or relevant thematic focus taught by South Asia Center affiliated faculty. Always double-check the UW Time Schedule for the most current course information.

AREA COURSES

JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

JSIS 222    MARKETS & ECONOMIES        (SSc)

16989        A        TuTh        1230-220        MUE 153        Das,D

Offered with JSIS 222 B

JSIS 222    MARKETS & ECONOMIES        (SSc)

16990        B        TuTh        1230-220        MUE 153        Das,D

Offered with JSIS 222 A

JSIS A 202    INTRO MOD SO. ASIA        (SSc)

17006        A        TuTh        230-420        CDH 110B        Dhavan,P

Offered with HSTAS 202 A

JSIS A 206    CONTEMP INDIA/PKSTN        (SSc)

17010        A        TuTh        130-320        SMI 102        Yang,A

Offered with JSIS A 206 B

JSIS A 303    ENVIR HIST SO ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

17017        A        MW        130-320        MLR 316        Ramesh,A

Offered with HSTAS 303 A

JSIS A 509    INTERDIS STUDY SAII        

17033        A        Tu        230-520        RAI 107        Kale,S

JSIS B 455    INTL ENVIRON POLICY        (W,SSc)

17065        A        TuTh        400-550        LOW 105        Das,D

RELIG 202    RELIGIONS,EASTERN        (W,SSc)

21255        A        TuTh        230-420        MEB 103        Govindrajan,R

RELIG 501    RELIGION THEORIZED        

21262        A        W        130-420        SIG 229        Novetzke,C

ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 497    US ASYLM & RFUG LAW        (DIV,SSc)

10369        A        MW        230-420        SMI 107        Osanloo,A

Offered with LSJ 425 A

ANTH 550    ETHNO FIELD TECH        

10374        A        TuTh        130-320        DEN 110        Govindrajan,R

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

ASIAN 498    EPIC EMOTIONS: EMOTIONS IN THE EPIC POETRY OF ANCIENT GREECE AND CONTEMPORARY INDIA        (A&H)

10650        A        TuTh        130-320        ART 003        Pauwels,H

Offered with GLITS 313 C

S ASIA 206    MODERN LIT S ASIA        (A&H,SSc)

21307        A        TuTh        230-420        LOW 106        Dubrow,J

Offered with GLITS 313 D

COMMUNICATION

COM 302    CLTRL IMPACT TECH        (A&H,SSc)

12947        A        TuTh        1130-120        BAG 260        Rahman,A

COM 495    POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AI        

12982        A        TuTh        430-620        CMU 228        Rahman,A

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS

CHID 112    VISL CLTR GLBL SOUTH        (A&H)

12728        A        MW        230-420        ARC G070        Mahadevan,S

CHID 370    CLTRL IMPACT TECH        (A&H,SSc)

12764        A        TuTh        1130-120        BAG 260        Rahman,A

CHID 390    COLLOQ HIST IDEAS: BREAKING RACIAL CAPITALISM        (SSc)

12770        A        TuTh        330-520        MEB 251        Reddy,C

ECONOMICS

ECON 447    ECON OF GENDER        (DIV,SSc)

14263        A        TuTh        1030-1220        DEN 113        Heath,R

Offered with GWSS 447 A

ECON 590    INTRO DEVELPMNT ECON        

14283        A        TuTh        330-450        RAI 109        Heath,R

GENDER, WOMEN, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES

GWSS 447    ECON OF GENDER        (DIV,SSc)

16191        A        TuTh        1030-1220        DEN 113        Heath,R

Offered with ECON 447 A

GWSS 448    DGTL CAP/DATA COLISM        (DIV,SSc)

23210        A        MW        330-520        MLR 316        Dattani,K

GWSS 500    FEM SOCIAL THEORY        

16201        A        TuTh        330-520        SMI 309        Dattani,K

HISTORY

HSTAS 202    INTRO MOD SO. ASIA        (SSc)

16493        A        TuTh        230-420        CDH 110B        Dhavan,P

Offered with JSIS A 202 A

HSTAS 303    ENVIR HIST SO ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

16497        A        MW        130-320        MLR 316        Ramesh,A

Offered with JSIS A 303 A

HSTRY 500    HIST PERSPECTIVES        

16538        A        Th        130-320        SMI 306        Ramesh,A

LAW, SOCIETIES, AND JUSTICE

LSJ 425    US ASYLM & RFUG LAW        (DIV,SSc)

17910        A        MW        230-420        SMI 107        Osanloo,A

Offered with ANTH 497 A

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POL S 458    CLIMATE POLITICS        (SSc)

20743        A        MW        130-320        CMU 228        Prakash,A

SLAVIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

GLITS 313    EPIC EMOTIONS: EMOTIONS IN THE EPIC POETRY OF ANCIENT GREECE AND CONTEMPORARY INDIA        (A&H)

16141        C        TuTh        130-320        ART 003        Pauwels,H

Offered with CLAS 369 A

GLITS 313    MODERN LITERATURE OF SOUTH ASIA        (A&H)

16142        D        TuTh        230-420        LOW 106        Dubrow,J

Offered with S ASIA 206 A

PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT

ENVIR 459    CLTR ECOL & POLITICS        (DIV,SSc)

15140        A        MW        930-1120        SIG 229        Govindrajan,R

ARCHITECTURE

ARCH 498    NON-ALIGNED MODERNISM        

10435        C        F        900-1150        GLD 208J        Prakash,V

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

EDC&I 359    Second-Language Learning in Schools and Communities        (DIV)

14290        A        TuTh        230-420        MEB 246        Varghese,M

EDC&I 506    TOPICS RSCH MTHDS        

14303        A        Th        700-820        MLR 112        Varghese,M

EDC&I 528    LANG, LIT, & CLTR        

14309        A        M        430-720        MLR 212        Varghese,M

PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT

ENVIR 459    CLTR ECOL & POLITICS        (DIV,SSc)

15140        A        MW        930-1120        SIG 229        Govindrajan,R

GLOBAL HEALTH

G H 593    RETHINKING GLBL HLTH        

15694        A        M        230-350        HRC 145        Rao,D

SCHOOL OF LAW

LAW B 579    LAW & SUSTN INTL DEV        

17522        A        MW        830-1020                Ramasastry,A

Offered with LAW B 579 D

LAW B 579    LAW & SUSTN INTL DEV        

17523        B        MW        830-1020                Ramasastry,A

Offered with LAW B 579 C

LAW B 579    LAW & SUSTN INTL DEV        

17524        C        MW        830-1020                Ramasastry,A

Offered with LAW B 579 E

LAW B 579    LAW & SUSTN INTL DEV        

17525        D        MW        830-1020                Ramasastry,A

Offered with LAW B 579 B

LAW B 579    LAW & SUSTN INTL DEV        

17526        E        MW        830-1020                Ramasastry,A

Offered with LAW B 579 A

LANGUAGE COURSES

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

BENG 101    Elementary Bengali        (A&H)        

11342        A        MTuWThF        1030-1120        ECE 054              

BENG 201    Intermediate Bengali        (A&H)        

11343        A        MTuWThF        1130-1220        SMI 109              

BENG 301    Advanced Bengali                

11344        A                -                      

HINDI 101    ELEMENTARY HINDI        

16322        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        RAI 116        Chandekar,A

HINDI 201    INTERMED HINDI        (A&H)

16323        A        MTuWThF        1030-1120        MGH 085        Chandekar,A

HINDI 321    ADV HINDI SH STORY        (A&H)

16325        A        TuTh        1130-120        THO 235        Ahmad,J

Offered with URDU 421 A

HINDI 421    MODERN HINDI LIT        (A&H,SSc)

16327        A        TuTh        1130-120        THO 235        Ahmad,J

Offered with HINDI 321 A

INDN 590    STUDIES IN INDOLOGY        

16740        A        F        130-620        MUS 212        Marino,J

SNKRT 101    ELEM SANSKRIT        (A&H)

21379        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        RAI 109        Fowler,D

Offered with SNKRT 511 A

SNKRT 201    INTERMED SANSKRIT        (A&H)

21380        A        MWF        1130-1250        MGH 282        Fowler,D

Offered with SNKRT 521 A

SNKRT 311    ADVANCED SANSKRIT        (A&H)

21381        A        TuTh        130-320        SMI 111        Marino,J

Offered with SNKRT 531 A

SNKRT 511    ELEM SANSKRIT        

21383        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        RAI 109        Fowler,D

Offered with SNKRT 101 A

SNKRT 521    INTERMED SANSKRIT        

21384        A        MWF        1130-1250        MGH 282        Fowler,D

Offered with SNKRT 201 A

SNKRT 531    ADVANCED SANSKRIT        

21385        A        TuTh        130-320        SMI 111        Marino,J

Offered with SNKRT 582 A

SNKRT 582    READ BUDDHIST TEXTS        

21386        A        TuTh        130-320        SMI 111        Marino,J

Offered with SNKRT 311 A

URDU 101    ELEMENTARY URDU        

23087        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        SAV 168        Ahmad,J

URDU 201    INTERMEDIATE URDU        (A&H)

23088        A        MWF        1130-1250        THO 217        Ahmad,J

URDU 321    ADV URDU SHORT STORY        (A&H)

23089        A        TuTh        1130-120        THO 235        Ahmad,J

Offered with HINDI 421 A

URDU 421    ADV URDU SHORT STORY        (A&H)

23090        A        TuTh        1130-120        THO 235        Ahmad,J

Offered with URDU 321 A

S ASIA 498    FIRST-YEAR TELUGU LANGUAGE        (A&H)

21308        A        MW        130-320        SMI 309        

MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

PRSAN 101    ELEMENTARY PERSIAN        

20786        A        MW        1130-120        SAV 130        Monfaredi,E

Offered with PRSAN 511 A

PRSAN 201    INTERMED PERSIAN        (A&H)

20787        A        MW        930-1120        ART 004        Monfaredi,E

Offered with PRSAN 521 A

PRSAN 405    MEDIA PERSIAN        

20788        A        MW        130-320        ART 004        Fani,A

Offered with PRSAN 545 A

PRSAN 511    ELEMENTARY PERSIAN        

20791        A        MW        1130-120        SAV 130        Monfaredi,E

Offered with PRSAN 101 A

PRSAN 521    INTERMED PERSIAN        

20792        A        MW        930-1120        ART 004        Monfaredi,E

Offered with PRSAN 201 A

PRSAN 545    MEDIA PERSIAN        

20793        A        MW        130-320        ART 004        Fani,A

Offered with PRSAN 405 A