Asian StudiesANS / UT Austin
Compare 58 ANS courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.47
- A grades · excludes A−
- 46.7%
- Letter grades reported
- 11,979
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
ANS courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANS 301MIntroductory Topics in Asian Studies | 3.53 | 47.9% | 1,573 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 301RHistory of the Religions of Asia | 3.54 | 51.7% | 916 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 302CIntroduction to China | 3.38 | 43.7% | 989 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 302DIntroduction to Korean Culture and History | 3.32 | 38.6% | 751 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 302JIntroduction to Japan | 3.06 | 18.5% | 523 | Fall 2018 |
| ANS 302KIntroduction to South Asia | 3.55 | 54.3% | 409 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 304CPopular Culture in Modern Japan | 3.47 | 34.7% | 245 | Summer 2026 |
| ANS 307CIntroduction to the History of India | 3.19 | 38.7% | 62 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 307DYoga Past and Present | 3.63 | 74.2% | 89 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 320CLASSICAL INDIAN LITERATURE | 2.99 | 25.8% | 213 | Fall 2019 |
| ANS 320CGenji to Godzilla: Adaptations of the Japanese Classics | 3.20 | 39.0% | 59 | Spring 2023 |
| ANS 320DClassical Indian Literature in Translation | 3.49 | 47.1% | 17 | Spring 2022 |
| ANS 320EMyth, Legend, and Folklore in China | 3.95 | 92.9% | 56 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 320FClassical Chinese Philosophy | 3.87 | 83.3% | 36 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 320GChinese Language Cinemas from People's Republic of China and Taiwan | 3.06 | 62.5% | 16 | Spring 2024 |
| ANS 320JThe Bhagavad Gita: Interpretation and Ethics | 3.92 | 75.0% | 12 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 321DThe Environment and East Asia | 3.75 | 75.9% | 29 | Fall 2024 |
| ANS 321EArts of the Avant-Garde in Modern Japan | 3.65 | 34.8% | 23 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 321MPolitics in Japan | 2.97 | 20.0% | 75 | Fall 2020 |
| ANS 322MPolitics in China | 3.33 | 29.0% | 100 | Spring 2025 |
| ANS 335Animals in Asia | 3.90 | 80.0% | 20 | Spring 2024 |
| ANS 340DEATH/DYING IN SOUTH ASIA | 3.55 | 46.7% | 289 | Spring 2020 |
| ANS 340DHistory of Hindu Religious Traditions | 3.80 | 76.8% | 69 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 340FGoddesses in World Religions and Cultures | 3.90 | 88.2% | 17 | Fall 2020 |
| ANS 340JJainism: Religion of Non-Violence | 3.61 | 54.5% | 11 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 340LPost-Mao China: Change and Transformation | 3.33 | 10.0% | 10 | Fall 2012 |
| ANS 340MModern China | 3.41 | 44.4% | 9 | Spring 2021 |
| ANS 340PEuropean Expansion in Asia | 3.15 | 18.2% | 11 | Fall 2011 |
| ANS 340REuropean Empires in Asia | 3.48 | 38.5% | 39 | Spring 2024 |
| ANS 340UDevotional Literature of India | 3.74 | 64.9% | 37 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 341KOrigins of Modern Japan | 3.46 | 41.2% | 68 | Fall 2023 |
| ANS 341MImperial Japan | 3.23 | 23.4% | 171 | Spring 2023 |
| ANS 341NPostwar Japan | 3.44 | 21.4% | 28 | Fall 2016 |
| ANS 346JMughal India in History and Memory | 3.75 | 64.7% | 17 | Fall 2024 |
| ANS 346NThe Indian Subcontinent, 1750-1950 | 3.50 | 50.0% | 12 | Fall 2021 |
| ANS 347KGovernments and Politics of South Asia | 3.96 | 88.9% | 18 | Spring 2020 |
| ANS 348DAnthropology of the Himalayas | 3.36 | 54.5% | 11 | Fall 2024 |
| ANS 350CWhy Chinese Has No Alphabet | 3.87 | 73.9% | 23 | Fall 2024 |
| ANS 350EThe History of Chinese Language and Translation | 3.78 | 72.2% | 18 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 351CBanned in Japan: Censored Art | 3.65 | 57.9% | 19 | Fall 2024 |
| ANS 355DInternational Relations of East and Southeast Asia | 3.13 | 15.4% | 13 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 358FThe Two Koreas and the United States | 3.69 | 66.7% | 15 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 358GCapitalism, Consumption, and Civil Society in Korea | 3.58 | 69.6% | 23 | Spring 2025 |
| ANS 361Topics in Asian Studies | 3.47 | 48.3% | 1,842 | Summer 2026 |
| ANS 361CPolitical Economy of Development in Postwar Korea | 3.57 | 49.1% | 57 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 361DHistory of Food and Healing in China and Taiwan | 3.71 | 65.0% | 120 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 361EUrban Experiences In East Asia | 3.53 | 47.3% | 146 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 361JDevelopment and Social Movement in East and Southeast Asia | 3.75 | 70.5% | 44 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 361MBig Asian Histories | 3.82 | 72.7% | 11 | Spring 2023 |
| ANS 361NSelf and Culture in North Korea | 3.74 | 64.5% | 62 | Spring 2026 |
| ANS 361QThe Age of the Samurai | 3.71 | 57.1% | 35 | Fall 2023 |
| ANS 372JPN POP :ANIME/MANGA/OTAKU-WB | 3.54 | 50.4% | 1,279 | Summer 2020 |
| ANS 372RJapanese Popular Culture: Anime, Manga, and the Otaku | 3.43 | 48.6% | 249 | Summer 2025 |
| ANS 373CDecoding Classical Chinese Poetry | 3.77 | 67.9% | 56 | Fall 2025 |
| ANS 373EModern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3.42 | 40.7% | 59 | Spring 2025 |
| ANS 374CBuddhist Art | 3.13 | 0.0% | 10 | Fall 2022 |
| ANS 378SENIOR SEMINAR IN ASIAN STDS | 3.45 | 43.8% | 73 | Spring 2012 |
| ANS 379Topics in Capstone Seminars in Asian Studies | 3.54 | 52.2% | 795 | Spring 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The Asian Studies hub includes 58 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.47 average combines 11,979 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 46.7%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.