Asian Studies – Major
Asian Studies – Southeast Asia Concentration
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.
| 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 | |||