Clarkie Catalog

AS299

DIRECTED STUDY

This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
Also listed under 24 other titles
  • DS: EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
  • DS: ASIAN STUDIES CAPSTONE
  • DS: TRANSNATIONAL IDENTITIES
  • DS: ASIAN IDENTITY CAUCUS
  • DS: CHINESE POLITICS
  • DS: REFLECTIONS ON JAPAN
  • DS: GENDER & SEXUALITY IN CHIN
  • DS: SHINTO AND JAPANESE ART
  • DS: API/ASIANS IN HIGHER ED
  • DS: SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA
  • DS: EDUCATION IN JAPAN
  • DS: PLA FOR CHINESE POLITICS
  • DS: GEN & SEXU IN CHINESE HIST
  • DS: JAPANESE WOMEN 21ST CENT
  • DS:THE MYSTERIOUS IN EDO ART
  • DS: BLOGGING IN CHINA
  • DS: WW2 IN JAPAN POP CULTURE
  • DS: JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
  • DS: SHINTO AND JAPANESE MYTHO
  • DS: PEER LEARNING ASSISTANT
  • DS:SHINTO & JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
  • DIRECTED READINGS
  • DIRECTED RESEARCH
  • RESEARCH PROJECT
Department
Asian Studies
Terms offered
47
Data refreshed
Sep 29, 2026

Description

Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

1997
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count falling about 15% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 61% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Department course count falling about 12% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 65% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 8% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 1 section 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section 3 sections Not offered Not offered
2023 5 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2022 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 1 section 5 sections Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2019 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 3 sections 3 sections Not offered No data for this term
2017 2 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2016 3 sections 1 section Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first

No meeting times recorded for this course.

2026–27 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2026–27
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled20376
2025–26 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled30445
Fall 2025UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled20376
2024–25 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Dorothy C. SwopeTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled34353
Spring 2025UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled30445
Fall 2024UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled20376
2023–24 8 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2024Suzanne E. ScogginsTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled33568
Spring 2024Jeff NohTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled33609
Spring 2024UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled30445
Fall 2023Jeff NohTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled22661
Fall 2023Suzanne E. ScogginsTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled22887
Fall 2023Suzanne E. ScogginsTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 5 enrolled22903
Fall 2023Suzanne E. ScogginsTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.75 1 of 5 enrolled22912
Fall 2023UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled20376
2022–23 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.75 1 of 5 enrolled32964
Spring 2023UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled30445
Fall 2022UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled20376
2021–22 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2022UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled30445
Fall 2021UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
2020–21 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2021Lex LuTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled38880
Spring 2021Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled38898
Spring 2021Jie Y. ParkTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled38969
Spring 2021Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled38996
Spring 2021UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Fall 2020UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
2019–20 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2020UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Spring 2020Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.75 1 of 5 enrolled38332
Fall 2019UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
2018–19 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2019UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Fall 2018UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
Fall 2018Suzanne E. ScogginsTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled26855
Fall 2018Lex LuTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled26948
2017–18 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2018UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Spring 2018Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled36794
Spring 2018Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled36975
Fall 2017UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
Fall 2017Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled26176
2016–17 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2017UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Spring 2017Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 1 enrolled36085
Fall 2016UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
Fall 2016Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 1 enrolled25780
Fall 2016Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 1 enrolled25781
2015–16 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2016UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Fall 2015UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
Fall 2015Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 1 enrolled24834
2014–15 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2015UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled34001
Fall 2014UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 0 of 0 enrolled21915
Fall 2014Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 1 enrolled23936
2013–14 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2013Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 10 enrolled21915
2012–13 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2012Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 10 enrolled21915
2011–12 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2011Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 2 of 10 enrolled21915
2009–10 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2010UnlistedTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1035187
Fall 2009Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled25301
2008–09 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2009Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1035187
Fall 2008Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 525301
2007–08 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2008Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 3 of 10 enrolled35187
Fall 2007Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 5 enrolled25301
2006–07 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2006–07
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2007Thomas P. MasseyTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1035187
2005–06 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2005–06
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2006Thomas P. MasseyTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 10 enrolled35187
2004–05 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2004–05
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2005Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 530524
Spring 2005Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1031956
2003–04 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2003–04
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2004Alice Valentine (She/Her)Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 2 of 5 enrolled30524
Spring 2004Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced1 1 of 10 enrolled31956
2002–03 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2002–03
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2003Edward KissiTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535751
Spring 2003Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535752
2001–02 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2001–02
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2002Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535752
Spring 2002Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 534827
Spring 2002Edward KissiTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535751
2000–01 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 2000–01
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2001Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535752
Spring 2001Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 5 enrolled34827
Spring 2001Edward KissiTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 535751
Fall 2000David PietzTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1022868
Fall 2000Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 5 enrolled24928
Fall 2000Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1024109
1999–00 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 1999–00
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2000Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 5 enrolled34827
Fall 1999David PietzTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1022868
Fall 1999Paul S. RoppTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 10 enrolled24109
1998–99 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 1998–99
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1998David PietzTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1022868
1997–98 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 1997–98
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1997David PietzTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 10 enrolled22868
1996–97 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of AS299, 1996–97
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 1997Cynthia H. EnloeTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 25 enrolled32205