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Asian Languages and Cultures

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
29,230 grades182 courses160 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.62
average GPA across 29,230 grades
+6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
94%
A or B
of 29,230 grades
1.8%
D, F or withdrew
A72.2%
B22.1%
Every term against the 3.62 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Course prefixes · 2
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
ASIAN · 87 courses
3.60 −1% vs. department 20,443
ASIALANG · 95 courses
3.69 +2% vs. department 8,787
Most taken
ASIAN 120
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN FLOURISHING
3.65
1,610 grades
+1% vs. dept
ASIAN 319
THE VIETNAM WARS
3.52
1,491 grades
−3% vs. dept
ASIAN 244
INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM TO THE PHILIPPINES
3.45
1,474 grades
−5% vs. dept
ASIAN 255
INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
3.49
1,248 grades
−4% vs. dept
ASIAN 103
INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY: CHINA
3.55
1,178 grades
−2% vs. dept
ASIAN 236
ASIA ENCHANTED: GHOSTS, GODS, AND MONSTERS
3.61
1,139 grades
−0% vs. dept
ASIAN 301
SOCIAL SCIENCE TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES
3.71
972 grades
+2% vs. dept
ASIAN 100
GATEWAY TO ASIA: SPECIAL TOPICS
3.56
969 grades
−2% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 182
100 level35200 level37300 level58400 level26500 level5600 level12700 level6800 level1900 level2
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level35 courses
ASIAN 100 · — GATEWAY TO ASIA: SPECIAL TOPICS
3.56 −2% vs. dept 969
ASIALANG 101 · — FIRST SEMESTER CHINESE
3.74 +3% vs. dept 494
ASIALANG 102 · — SECOND SEMESTER CHINESE
3.70 +2% vs. dept 352
ASIAN 103 · — INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY: CHINA
3.55 −2% vs. dept 1,178
ASIALANG 103 · — FIRST SEMESTER JAPANESE
3.58 −1% vs. dept 904
ASIAN 104 · — INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY: JAPAN
3.15 −13% vs. dept 915
ASIALANG 104 · — SECOND SEMESTER JAPANESE
3.59 −1% vs. dept 574
ASIALANG 105 · — FIRST SEMESTER KOREAN
3.67 +1% vs. dept 574
ASIALANG 106 · — SECOND SEMESTER KOREAN
3.78 +4% vs. dept 332
ASIAN 108 · — INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY - KOREA
3.70 +2% vs. dept 140
ASIALANG 110 · — ELEMENTARY CHINESE I
3.95 +9% vs. dept 21
ASIALANG 111 · — ELEMENTARY CHINESE II
3.86 +6% vs. dept 42
ASIALANG 113 · — FIRST SEMESTER ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
3.87 +7% vs. dept 175
ASIALANG 114 · — SECOND SEMESTER ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
3.67 +1% vs. dept 151
ASIAN 120 · — THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN FLOURISHING
3.65 +1% vs. dept 1,610
ASIALANG 121 · — FIRST SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE
3.67 +1% vs. dept 12
ASIALANG 122 · — SECOND SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE
3.94 +9% vs. dept 9
ASIALANG 123 · — FIRST SEMESTER FILIPINO
3.79 +4% vs. dept 84
ASIALANG 124 · — SECOND SEMESTER FILIPINO
3.74 +3% vs. dept 45
ASIALANG 125 · — FIRST SEMESTER HMONG
3.64 +1% vs. dept 122
ASIALANG 126 · — SECOND SEMESTER HMONG
3.84 +6% vs. dept 80
ASIALANG 127 · — FIRST SEMESTER INDONESIAN
2.90 −20% vs. dept 35
ASIALANG 128 · — SECOND SEMESTER INDONESIAN
3.03 −16% vs. dept 16
ASIALANG 129 · — FIRST SEMESTER THAI
3.25 −10% vs. dept 42
ASIALANG 130 · — SECOND SEMESTER THAI
3.33 −8% vs. dept 12
ASIALANG 131 · — FIRST SEMESTER VIETNAMESE
3.77 +4% vs. dept 71
ASIALANG 132 · — SECOND SEMESTER VIETNAMESE
3.93 +9% vs. dept 30
ASIALANG 133 · — FIRST SEMESTER HINDI
3.82 +5% vs. dept 72
ASIALANG 134 · — SECOND SEMESTER HINDI
3.71 +2% vs. dept 38
ASIALANG 135 · — FIRST SEMESTER MODERN TIBETAN
3.93 +8% vs. dept 7
ASIALANG 136 · — SECOND SEMESTER MODERN TIBETAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 2
ASIALANG 137 · — FIRST SEMESTER PERSIAN
3.79 +5% vs. dept 19
ASIALANG 138 · — SECOND SEMESTER PERSIAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 4
ASIALANG 139 · — FIRST SEMESTER URDU
4.00 +10% vs. dept 13
ASIALANG 140 · — SECOND SEMESTER URDU
4.00 +10% vs. dept 8
200 level37 courses
ASIALANG 201 · — THIRD SEMESTER CHINESE
3.71 +2% vs. dept 357
ASIALANG 202 · — FOURTH SEMESTER CHINESE
3.83 +6% vs. dept 260
ASIALANG 203 · — THIRD SEMESTER JAPANESE
3.41 −6% vs. dept 418
ASIALANG 204 · — FOURTH SEMESTER JAPANESE
3.53 −3% vs. dept 238
ASIALANG 205 · — THIRD SEMESTER KOREAN
3.67 +1% vs. dept 237
ASIALANG 206 · — FOURTH SEMESTER KOREAN
3.74 +3% vs. dept 126
ASIALANG 211 · — HERITAGE CHINESE I
4.00 +10% vs. dept 15
ASIAN 212 · — CLASSICAL SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURES
2.94 −19% vs. dept 17
ASIAN 218 · — HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN SOUTH ASIA
3.53 −3% vs. dept 128
ASIALANG 221 · — THIRD SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE
4.00 +10% vs. dept 13
ASIALANG 223 · — THIRD SEMESTER FILIPINO
3.50 −3% vs. dept 6
ASIALANG 224 · — FOURTH SEMESTER FILIPINO
4.00 +10% vs. dept 4
ASIALANG 225 · — THIRD SEMESTER HMONG
3.68 +1% vs. dept 107
ASIALANG 226 · — FOURTH SEMESTER HMONG
3.82 +5% vs. dept 46
ASIALANG 227 · — THIRD SEMESTER INDONESIAN
3.58 −1% vs. dept 6
ASIALANG 228 · — FOURTH SEMESTER INDONESIAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
ASIALANG 230 · — FOURTH SEMESTER THAI
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
ASIALANG 231 · — THIRD SEMESTER VIETNAMESE
3.86 +6% vs. dept 14
ASIALANG 232 · — FOURTH SEMESTER VIETNAMESE
4.00 +10% vs. dept 3
ASIALANG 233 · — THIRD SEMESTER HINDI
3.88 +7% vs. dept 8
ASIALANG 234 · — FOURTH SEMESTER HINDI
2.25 −38% vs. dept 2
ASIAN 236 · — ASIA ENCHANTED: GHOSTS, GODS, AND MONSTERS
3.61 −0% vs. dept 1,139
ASIALANG 236 · — FOURTH SEMESTER MODERN TIBETAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
ASIALANG 238 · — FOURTH SEMESTER PERSIAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
ASIALANG 239 · — THIRD SEMESTER URDU
3.89 +7% vs. dept 14
ASIALANG 240 · — FOURTH SEMESTER URDU
4.00 +10% vs. dept 3
ASIALANG 242 · — FOURTH SEMESTER SANSKRIT
3.50 −3% vs. dept 2
ASIAN 244 · — INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM TO THE PHILIPPINES
3.45 −5% vs. dept 1,474
ASIAN 246 · — SOUTHEAST ASIAN REFUGEES OF THE "COLD" WAR
3.50 −3% vs. dept 7
ASIAN 252 · — CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SOCIETY
4.00 +10% vs. dept 5
ASIAN 253 · — JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE
3.47 −4% vs. dept 219
ASIAN 254 · — KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE
3.86 +7% vs. dept 22
ASIAN 255 · — INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
3.49 −4% vs. dept 1,248
ASIAN 268 · — TIBETAN CULTURES AND TRADITIONS
3.95 +9% vs. dept 286
ASIAN 274 · — RELIGION IN SOUTH ASIA
3.74 +3% vs. dept 142
ASIAN 277 · — KENDO: INTEGRATION OF MARTIAL ARTS AND LIBERAL ARTS
3.60 −1% vs. dept 620
ASIAN 299 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +10% vs. dept 2
300 level58 courses
ASIAN 300 · — TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES
3.74 +3% vs. dept 774
ASIAN 301 · — SOCIAL SCIENCE TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES
3.71 +2% vs. dept 972
ASIALANG 301 · — FIFTH SEMESTER CHINESE
3.61 −0% vs. dept 311
ASIALANG 302 · — SIXTH SEMESTER CHINESE
3.62 −0% vs. dept 168
ASIALANG 303 · — FIFTH SEMESTER JAPANESE
3.64 +0% vs. dept 251
ASIALANG 305 · — FIFTH SEMESTER KOREAN
3.84 +6% vs. dept 117
ASIAN 306 · — HINDUISM
3.50 −3% vs. dept 68
ASIALANG 306 · — SIXTH SEMESTER KOREAN
3.83 +6% vs. dept 59
ASIAN 307 · — A SURVEY OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
3.94 +9% vs. dept 465
ASIAN 308 · — INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
3.65 +1% vs. dept 771
ASIAN 310 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: THEORY, HISTORY, METHOD
3.37 −7% vs. dept 118
ASIALANG 311 · — FIRST SEMESTER CLASSICAL CHINESE
3.69 +2% vs. dept 32
ASIALANG 312 · — SECOND SEMESTER CLASSICAL CHINESE
3.93 +9% vs. dept 15
ASIALANG 313 · — CLASSICAL JAPANESE
3.63 +0% vs. dept 27
ASIALANG 315 · — FIRST SEMESTER CLASSICAL CHINESE FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
3.87 +7% vs. dept 52
ASIALANG 316 · — SECOND SEMESTER CLASSICAL CHINESE FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
3.97 +9% vs. dept 30
ASIAN 319 · — THE VIETNAM WARS
3.52 −3% vs. dept 1,491
ASIALANG 325 · — FIFTH SEMESTER HMONG
3.75 +3% vs. dept 12
ASIALANG 326 · — SIXTH SEMESTER HMONG
3.89 +7% vs. dept 9
ASIALANG 328 · — SIXTH SEMESTER INDONESIAN
3.92 +8% vs. dept 6
ASIALANG 330 · — SIXTH SEMESTER THAI
3.50 −3% vs. dept 2
ASIALANG 332 · — SIXTH SEMESTER VIETNAMESE
3.75 +3% vs. dept 2
ASIAN 334 · — GENDER, WORK, AND FAMILY IN EAST ASIA
3.70 +2% vs. dept 10
ASIAN 335 · — THE KOREAS: KOREAN WAR TO THE 21ST CENTURY
3.58 −1% vs. dept 269
ASIALANG 336 · — SIXTH SEMESTER TIBETAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
ASIAN 336 · — SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH KOREA
3.10 −14% vs. dept 5
ASIAN 337 · — SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF CHINA, 589 AD-1919
3.39 −7% vs. dept 190
ASIALANG 338 · — SIXTH SEMESTER PERSIAN
4.00 +10% vs. dept 2
ASIALANG 339 · — FIFTH SEMESTER URDU
4.00 +10% vs. dept 6
ASIALANG 340 · — SIXTH SEMESTER URDU
4.00 +10% vs. dept 8
ASIAN 341 · — HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA, 1800-1949
3.41 −6% vs. dept 257
ASIAN 342 · — HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1949 TO THE PRESENT
3.52 −3% vs. dept 322
ASIAN 351 · — SURVEY OF CLASSICAL CHINESE LITERATURE
3.65 +1% vs. dept 123
ASIAN 352 · — SURVEY OF MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE
3.53 −3% vs. dept 479
ASIAN 353 · — LOVERS, WARRIORS AND MONKS: SURVEY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.89 +7% vs. dept 38
ASIAN 354 · — EARLY MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.00 −17% vs. dept 13
ASIALANG 355 · — FIRST SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 8
ASIAN 355 · — MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.59 −1% vs. dept 23
ASIALANG 356 · — SECOND SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
3.87 +7% vs. dept 16
ASIAN 357 · — JAPANESE GHOST STORIES
3.65 +1% vs. dept 210
ASIALANG 358 · — FOURTH SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
3.71 +2% vs. dept 7
ASIAN 358 · — LANGUAGE IN JAPANESE SOCIETY
3.67 +1% vs. dept 50
ASIAN 360 · — TOPICS IN ASIAN LITERATURE
3.68 +1% vs. dept 174
ASIAN 361 · — LOVE AND POLITICS: THE TALE OF GENJI
3.59 −1% vs. dept 121
ASIAN 363 · — CHINA AND WORLD WAR II IN ASIA
3.47 −4% vs. dept 94
ASIAN 367 · — HAIKU
3.13 −14% vs. dept 70
ASIAN 371 · — TOPICS IN CHINESE LITERATURE
3.86 +6% vs. dept 937
ASIALANG 373
3.62 −0% vs. dept 13
ASIALANG 374
3.83 +6% vs. dept 12
ASIAN 374 · — KOREAN CINEMA
3.70 +2% vs. dept 23
ASIALANG 375 · — ADVANCED JAPANESE: SOLIDIFYING THE FOUNDATIONS
3.60 −1% vs. dept 73
ASIAN 375 · — SURVEY OF CHINESE FILM
3.79 +5% vs. dept 78
ASIALANG 376 · — JAPANESE CONVERSATION
3.90 +8% vs. dept 125
ASIAN 376 · — MANGA
3.33 −8% vs. dept 40
ASIALANG 377 · — BUSINESS JAPANESE COMMUNICATION
3.74 +3% vs. dept 260
ASIAN 378 · — ANIME
3.47 −4% vs. dept 37
ASIALANG 378 · — CHINESE CONVERSATION
3.87 +7% vs. dept 197
ASIALANG 379 · — BUSINESS CHINESE
3.79 +4% vs. dept 192
400 level26 courses
ASIAN 403 · — SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE
3.96 +9% vs. dept 232
ASIAN 405 · — GODS AND GODDESSES OF SOUTH ASIA
3.80 +5% vs. dept 42
ASIALANG 405 · — SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN
3.87 +7% vs. dept 39
ASIALANG 406 · — EIGHTH SEMESTER KOREAN
3.93 +8% vs. dept 20
ASIALANG 422 · — EIGHTH SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE
4.00 +10% vs. dept 4
ASIAN 430 · — INDIAN TRADITIONS IN THE MODERN AGE
3.80 +5% vs. dept 5
ASIAN 432 · — INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LINGUISTICS
3.84 +6% vs. dept 63
ASIAN 433 · — TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN VISUAL CULTURES
3.74 +3% vs. dept 38
ASIAN 434 · — INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LINGUISTICS
3.70 +2% vs. dept 66
ASIAN 435 · — TEACHING OF JAPANESE
3.93 +9% vs. dept 15
ASIAN 443 · — INDIAN CINEMA IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND
3.72 +3% vs. dept 9
ASIAN 444 · — INTRODUCTION TO SUFISM (ISLAMIC MYSTICISM)
3.69 +2% vs. dept 54
ASIALANG 450
3.77 +4% vs. dept 13
ASIALANG 451 · — ADVANCED READINGS IN JAPANESE
3.83 +6% vs. dept 83
ASIALANG 452 · — ADVANCED JAPANESE THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA
3.73 +3% vs. dept 90
ASIALANG 453
3.95 +9% vs. dept 19
ASIAN 454 · — SAMURAI: HISTORY AND IMAGE
3.85 +6% vs. dept 10
ASIALANG 454 · — ADVANCED CHINESE THROUGH MEDIA
3.80 +5% vs. dept 84
ASIALANG 456 · — ADVANCED KOREAN THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA
3.94 +9% vs. dept 16
ASIAN 456 · — PEARL HARBOR & HIROSHIMA: JAPAN, THE US & THE CRISIS IN ASIA
3.34 −8% vs. dept 226
ASIALANG 457 · — ADVANCED CHINESE: READING AND WRITING
3.81 +5% vs. dept 56
ASIAN 458 · — HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE 1800
3.55 −2% vs. dept 322
ASIAN 460 · — THE HISTORY OF YOGA
3.78 +4% vs. dept 86
ASIAN 466 · — BUDDHIST THOUGHT
3.39 −7% vs. dept 140
ASIAN 473 · — MEDITATION IN INDIAN BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM
3.83 +6% vs. dept 135
ASIALANG 475 · — ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASIAN TRANSLATION
3.88 +7% vs. dept 117
500 level5 courses
ASIAN 505 · — THE PERFECTIBLE BODY IN RELIGIONS, MEDICINES, AND POLITICS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 18
ASIAN 533 · — READINGS IN EARLY MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.14 −13% vs. dept 7
ASIALANG 560 · — ADVANCED READING PROFICIENCY IN ASIAN LANGUAGES
3.85 +6% vs. dept 10
ASIAN 563 · — READINGS IN MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.74 +3% vs. dept 34
ASIAN 573 · — READINGS IN CLASSICAL JAPANESE LITERATURE
3.25 −10% vs. dept 8
600 level12 courses
ASIAN 600 · — CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ASIAN HUMANITIES
3.75 +3% vs. dept 12
ASIAN 630 · — PROSEMINAR: STUDIES IN CULTURES OF ASIA
3.90 +8% vs. dept 246
ASIAN 631 · — HISTORY OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
3.86 +6% vs. dept 28
ASIAN 632 · — STUDIES IN CHINESE LINGUISTICS
3.77 +4% vs. dept 62
ASIAN 633 · — CHINESE APPLIED LINGUISTICS
3.63 +0% vs. dept 24
ASIAN 641 · — HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE I
3.78 +4% vs. dept 20
ASIAN 642 · — HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE II
4.00 +10% vs. dept 7
ASIAN 650 · — PROSEMINAR IN BUDDHIST THOUGHT
3.83 +6% vs. dept 21
ASIAN 655 · — ETHNOGRAPHY IN ASIA
3.97 +10% vs. dept 18
ASIAN 672 · — STUDIES IN CHINESE FICTION
4.00 +10% vs. dept 4
ASIAN 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 3
ASIAN 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +10% vs. dept 11
700 level6 courses
ASIAN 701 · — PROSEMINAR IN CHINESE LITERATURE
4.00 +10% vs. dept 9
ASIAN 712 · — CHINESE LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY
3.95 +9% vs. dept 22
ASIAN 713
3.93 +8% vs. dept 7
ASIAN 763 · — STUDIES IN JAPANESE LITERATURE
4.00 +10% vs. dept 3
ASIAN 775 · — JAPANESE APPLIED LINGUISTICS
3.95 +9% vs. dept 44
ASIAN 799 · — READING FOR RESEARCH
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
800 level1 course
ASIAN 873 · — SEMINAR IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES OF ASIA
3.96 +9% vs. dept 12
900 level2 courses
ASIAN 932 · — SEMINAR IN CHINESE LINGUISTICS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 6
ASIAN 951 · — SEMINAR IN CHINESE LITERATURE
3.93 +9% vs. dept 30
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