Southeast Asia
The Southest Asian Studies named option offers a multidisciplinary range of courses that explore the diverse and vibrant cultures, arts, histories, political systems, and literatures of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. Students in the Southeast Asian option can study Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese language; and probe Human rights in Thailand; explore literature of the region; and history and politics in Southeast Asia. ALC faculty and instructors offering courses in this option include: E. Barnard, T. Haberkorn, C. Lee, J. Surasin, S. Suryani, H. Dinh, S. Zamar.
To take advantage of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures’ many relationships with other departments and program units across campus, students may choose to double major or enhance their studies in ALC with one of the certificates offered at the university, such as the global health certificate, the certificate in health and the humanities, or those offered by the area studies centers: Center for East Asian Studies; Center for South Asia; and Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
This major is interdisciplinary and offers a wealth of options. Careful planning and consultation with the ALC advisor, is especially important.
Requirements for the Southeast Asian Option
32 credits to include the Introductory and Residence and Quality of Work requirements of the general major, plus these requirements specific to the Southeast Asian Option:
Southeast Asian Intermediate Language
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete a sequence: | ||
| ASIALANG 243 & ASIALANG 244 | Third Semester Burmese and Fourth Semester Burmese | 8 |
| ASIALANG 229 & ASIALANG 230 | Third Semester Thai and Fourth Semester Thai | 8 |
| ASIALANG 223 & ASIALANG 224 | Third Semester Filipino and Fourth Semester Filipino | 8 |
| ASIALANG 225 & ASIALANG 226 | Third Semester Hmong and Fourth Semester Hmong | 8 |
| ASIALANG 227 & ASIALANG 228 | Third Semester Indonesian and Fourth Semester Indonesian | 8 |
| ASIALANG 245 & ASIALANG 246 | Third Semester Khmer and Fourth Semester Khmer | 8 |
| ASIALANG 231 & ASIALANG 232 | Third Semester Vietnamese and Fourth Semester Vietnamese | 8 |
Southeast Asian Studies Breadth
Southeast Asian Studies Humanities
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits from the following course options: | ||
| ASIAN 203 | Lost in Translation: Western Experience in Asia | 3 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIG ST 267 | Asian Religions in Global Perspective | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 236 | Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters | 3 |
| ASIAN/AFRICAN/RELIG ST 370 | Islam: Religion and Culture | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/ART HIST 379 | Cities of Asia | 3 |
| ASIAN 403 | Southeast Asian Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 444 | Introduction to Sufism (Islamic Mysticism) | 3 |
| ART HIST 203 | Survey of Asian Art | 3-4 |
| DANCE/FOLKLORE/THEATRE 321 | Javanese Performance | 2 |
| DANCE/FOLKLORE/THEATRE 421 | Javanese Performance Repertory | 2 |
| ENVIR ST/HIST SCI/RELIG ST 356 | Islam, Science & Technology, and the Environment | 3-4 |
Southeast Asian Studies Social Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits from the following course options: | ||
| ASIAN/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI/SOC 244 | Introduction to Southeast Asia: Vietnam to the Philippines | 4 |
| ASIAN/ASIAN AM/HISTORY 246 | Southeast Asian Refugees of the "Cold" War | 4 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIG ST 308 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY 319 | The Vietnam Wars | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIG ST 438 | Buddhism and Society in Southeast Asian History | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY 458 | History of Southeast Asia Since 1800 | 3-4 |
| A A E/ECON 473 | Economic Growth and Development in Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ANTHRO 350 | Political Anthropology | 3-4 |
| GEOG 340 | World Regions in Global Context | 3 |
| GEOG 358 | Human Geography of Southeast Asia | 3 |
| POLI SCI 323 | Islam and World Politics | 3-4 |
| POLI SCI 328 | Politics of East and Southeast Asia | 3-4 |
Southeast Asian Studies Capstone
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course for at least 3 credits: | ||
| ASIAN/ART HIST 621 | Mapping, Making, and Representing Colonial Spaces | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 650 | Proseminar in Buddhist Thought | 2-3 |
| ASIAN 681 | Senior Honors Thesis | 3 |
| ASIAN 682 | Senior Honors Thesis | 3 |
| ASIAN 691 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| ASIAN 692 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| ASIAN 698 | Directed Study | 2-3 |
| ASIAN 699 | Directed Study | 2-3 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 557 | Development and Environment in Southeast Asia | 3 |