The following courses about China are regularly offered in the Asian Studies Department.
- Asian 121 – Asian Cultures
- Asian 156 – Contemporary China Through Film (in English translation)
- Asian 210, AS 215, AS 220 – Asian Conversations sequence
- Asian 223 – Digital Asia in America
- Asian 236 – Chinese Literature (in English translation)
- Asian 237 – Modern Chinese Literature and Society
- Asian 268 – The Art of Chinese Calligraphy: Techniques and Appreciation
- Asian 270 – Visual Culture of Modern China
- Asian 282 – Second Language Learning in an Asian Context
- Asian 310 – Buddhism through Text and Image
- Asian 333 – What is a Hero?
- Asian 396 – Digital Humanities Asia
- Asian 399 – Seminar: Asia
The following courses are in other departments, sometimes cross-listed with the Asian Studies Department. In addition to the following, St Olaf Interim courses, Carleton courses and other courses about China may be submitted to the chair of the Asian Studies Department for approval.
- Art 259 – The Arts of China
- Economics 218 – Economic Progress in China
- History 250 – Chinese Civilization
- History 251 – Modern China
- History 289B – Topics: The Mongols
- History 340 – East Asian Seminar
- Philosophy 251 – Asian Philosophy
- Political Science 255 – Politics in Asia
- Religion 256 – Religions of China And Japan
- Religion 257 – Buddhism
- Religion 289 – Buddhism, Peace and Justice
- Sociology/Anthropology 239 – Modern Southeast Asia