Spring 2027

Tibetan Cultures and Traditions

Introduction to ancient Tibetan cultural beliefs, practices, and motifs, including gender roles, folklore, astrology, art, medicine, and religious traditions.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jampa Khedup4.1/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Jampa Khedup

Assessment consisted of two open-note online exams, bi-weekly reading reflections, and one final essay. Attendance was mandatory, but students noted it was easy to do other homework during class.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use culturally appropriate gestures and expressions that are common to Tibetan culture.

  • Rationalize how diverse cultures contribute to the development of the multicultural world that we live in.

  • Explain how ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexuality of social identity enrich and impact life experiences.

  • Explain the civilization of Tibet and Tibetan people and the histories of Tibet's political and religious institutions over a significant period.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ASIAN 268

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Professors

Spring 2027

Jampa Khedup

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 18 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.4/5 raw quality · 1.1/5 difficulty · 7 reviews

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Past student reviews · Jampa Khedup

Jampa Khedup taught ASIAN 268 with engaging, funny lectures that often included guest speakers and personal experiences as a former monk. Students found the workload manageable, consisting of open-note exams, bi-weekly reflections, and a final essay, and described him as a lenient grader who made the class easy and enjoyable.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JAMPA KHEDUP is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jampa Khedup

Students described Jampa Khedup’s lectures as engaging and interesting, often featuring guest speakers and personal experiences from his time as a monk.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jampa Khedup

Assessment consisted of two open-note online exams, bi-weekly reading reflections, and one final essay. Attendance was mandatory, but students noted it was easy to do other homework during class.

Past student reviews · Jampa Khedup

One student reported that the professor was an easy grader and that the course required minimal effort if you paid attention and kept notes.

Topics

  • Gender roles and stereotypes in Tibetan society; folk beliefs and practices.
  • Astrology, divination, dream interpretation, and related issues.
  • Art, music, and theater.
  • Traditional Tibetan medicine and healing practices.
  • Religious traditions of Tibet in their cultural manifestations.
  • Civilization of Tibet and histories of its political and religious institutions.

Skills

  • Using culturally appropriate gestures and expressions common to Tibetan culture.
  • Rationalizing how diverse cultures contribute to the development of the multicultural world.
  • Explaining how ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexuality enrich and impact life experiences.
  • Explaining the civilization of Tibet and the histories of its political and religious institutions.

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ASIAN 268 · Spring 2027

Tibetan Cultures and Traditions

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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