Asian Studies – Major
Asian Studies – Southeast Asia Concentration – Major and Minor
The Southeast Asian Studies concentration promotes the study of Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, Brunei, Timor Loro’sae and the Philippines. Core courses introducing students to the cultures and societies of the region are offered in the Jackson School and in the Departments of Anthropology and History. Additional courses are offered by the Departments of Geography, Asian Languages and Literature, Political Science, Sociology, and in the School of Public Health. Language instruction in Burmese, Khmer, and Thai is offered within the Jackson School of International Studies. Indonesian and Vietnamese are taught by teaching professors in the department of Asian Languages & Literature, and Tagalog is offered by the department of American Ethnic Studies.
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Major in Southeast Asia Studies
| Course # | Title | Credits | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSIS 203 or JSIS A 207 | Rise of Asia or Asian Traditions |
5 | Autumn / Winter |
| JSIS 201 | The Making of the Twenty-first Century | 5 | Winter & Spring |
| Asian Civilization Course | One Asian Civilization course chosen from: HSTAS: 201, 211, JSIS A 202, 205, 206, 212, 241, 242 |
5 | Varies |
| Southeast Asia Core | Two of the following: JSIS A 205 Filipino Histories (5) JSIS A 221 History of Southeast Asia (5) JSIS B 264 Violence, Race, and Memory (5) JSIS A 265 The Viet Nam Wars (5) ANTH 314 Ethnography, Transnationalism, & Community in Island Southeast Asia/Asian Americans (5) JSIS A 315 Southeast Asia Civilization: Buddhist and Vietnamese (5) RELIG 356 Buddhism and Society: The Theravada Buddhist Tradition in South and Southeast Asia (5) |
10 | |
| Southeast Asia electives | Southeast Asia – primary electives | 25 | Varies |
| Minimum Grade | Minimum grade 2.0 in all courses applied to major. | ||
| Southeast Asian Language | Southeast Asian Language proficiency through 2nd year college level or 3rd quarter of 2nd year college level. Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese. (For first- and second-year language courses, grades must average 2.00) | ||
| Total Credits (not including language: 50 | |||
| Click here for an online checklist of course requirements | |||
Minor in Southeast Asia Studies
30 credits, to include the following:
- JSIS A/HSTAS 221 (5 credits)
- One introductory Asian civilization course from those listed above (5 credits)
- 15 credits of electives taken at the UW, chosen from approved Southeast Asia courses or joint-listed equivalent, or from the approved list of electives*
- 5 additional credits in Southeast Asian language beyond second-year level, or in upper-division transfer courses on Southeast Asia, or from the approved list of electives*
- Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
JSIS & Affiliate Southeast Asia Studies Faculty
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Mary Callahan
Associate Professor
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Patrick Christie
Professor
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Sara Curran
Professor
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Christoph Giebel
Associate Professor
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Celia Lowe
Professor
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Matt Minarchek
Affiliate Instructor
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Rebakah Daro Minarchek
Assistant Teaching Professor, Integrated Social Sciences
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Jonathan Warren
Professor
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Anand Yang
Professor
Southeast Asia Studies Courses
Quarterly Course Lists
- Southeast Asia Studies Course List | Spring 2023
- Southeast Asia Studies Course List | Winter 2023
- Southeast Asia Studies Course List | Autumn 2022
- Southeast Asia Studies Course List | Winter 2022
- Southeast Asia Center Course List | Spring 2021
- Southeast Asia Center Course List | Winter 2021
- Southeast Asia Center Course List | Autumn 2020
- Southeast Asia Course List | Spring 2019
- Southeast Asia Studies Courses – Fall 2018
- Asian Studies Courses – Fall 2017
- Southeast Asia Courses – Fall 2017
- Asian Studies Courses – Spring 2017
- Asian Studies Courses – Winter 2017
- Southeast Asia Studies Courses Autumn 2016
- Asian Studies Courses – Spring 2016
- Southeast Asian Studies Courses – Winter 2016
- Asian Studies Courses – Winter 2016
- Southeast Asian Studies Course List – Fall 2015
- Southeast Asia Studies Course List – Spring 2015
Southeast Asia Elective Courses
(for major concentration)
- AAS/ ANTH 314 Ethnography, Transnationalism, and Community in Island Southeast Asia/Asia America 5
- AAS 360 Critical Filipino-American Histories 5
- AAS 395 Critical Studies of Post-Vietnam War Southeast Asian Americans: Not Just Refugees 5
- JSIS C 356 Buddhism and Society: The Theravada Buddhist Tradition in South and Southeast Asia 5
- ANTH 408 Experiments in Southeast Asia 5
- ANTH 442 Global Asia 5
- JSIS A 447/ANTH 445 Literature and Society in Southeast Asia: Literature and Culture of Viet Nam, The Philippines, and Indonesia 5
- ARCH 251 World Architecture: Non-Western Cultures 5
- ARCHY 270 Field Archaeology – when topic is Southeast Asia 5
- ARCHY 309 Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia 5
- ARCHY 325 Archaeology of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific 5
- C LIT 323 Literature of Emerging Nations: Race, Police, Empire 5
- HSTAS 462 Southeast Asian History to 1800 5
- HSTAS 463 Southeast Asian History from 1800 to present 5
- HSTCMP 468 Theater as the Site of History and Memory 5
- HSTCMP 485 Comparative Colonialism 5
- JSIS 300 Claims and Evidence 5
- JSIS 486 Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies (with adviser approval) 5
- JSIS A 205 Filipino Histories 5
- JSIS A 221 History of Southeast Asia 5
- JSIS A 244 Imperialism and Anti-Colonialism in Asia 5
- JSIS A 265 The Viet Nam Wars 5
- JSIS A 315 Southeast Asian Civilization: Buddhist and Vietnamese 5
- JSIS A 343 Politics and Change in Southeast Asia 5
- JSIS A 367 Southeast Asian Activism and Social Engagement 5
- JSIS A 419 Southeast Asian Knowledge and the Politics of Information 5
- JSIS A 447 Literature and Society in Southeast Asia 5
- JSIS A 462 Islam, Mysticism, Politics and Performance in Indonesian Culture 5
- JSIS A 463 Contemporary Southeast Asia 5
- JSIS B 264 Violence, Race, and Memory 5
- JSIS B 310 State-Society Relations in Third World Countries 5
- JSIS B 324 Immigration 5
- JSIS B 331 Political Economy of Development 5
- JSIS B 433 Environmental Degradation in the Tropics 5
- JSIS B 446 History, Memory, and Justice 5
- JSIS B 468 Theatre as a Site of History and Memory 5
- RELIG 202 Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions 5
- JSIS 354 Buddhism 5
- JSIS C 356 Buddhism and Society: The Theravada Buddhist Tradition in South and Southeast Asia 5
- MUSIC 250 World Music (*When taught by SEA faculty) 5
- MUSAP 389 World Music (When focus is on Southeast Asia – see adviser) 5
- MUSEN 411 Gamelan Ensembles 1
- MUSIC 439 Music of Indonesia 3
- MUSIC 445 Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology 3, 5
- PSYCH 494 Field Study In Animal Behavior (When topic includes Southeast Asia – see adviser) 5
- SOC 470 Contemporary Southeast Asia 5
Other courses may be added at a later date. Please watch for newly approved electives on annual and quarterly course listings.
* When topic is on Southeast Asia.
◊◊A maximum of 10 credits of lower-division coursework (200-level) may be allowed toward the Concentration Courses in the Asian Studies-South Asia Concentration.
Southeast Asia Minor Electives
Any JSIS A or JSIS B course on Southeast Asia or its joint-listed equivalent
- ANTH 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia 5
- ANTH 471 Colonialism and Culture 5
- ANTH 492/NURS 492 Anthropology of Refugees 3
- HSTAA 338 The United States and Vietnam(5) (formerly HIST 335) 5
- HSTAS 462 Southeast Asian History to 1800 5
- HSTAS 463 Southeast Asian History 1800 to present 5
- JSIS 486 Special Topic Southeast Asia (non-language) 5
- RELIG 202 Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions 5
- JSIS 354 Buddhism 5
- JSIS C 356 Buddhism and Society: The Theravada Buddhist Tradition in South and Southeast Asia 5
- MUSIC 439 Music of Indonesia 3
- MUSEN 411 Gamelan Ensemble (MUSAP 389) 5