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Minor in Southeast Asian Studies

Graduate Concentrations in Southeast Asian Studies

Fall 2008 Course Schedule

Updated April 8, 2008


Minor in Southeast Asian Studies

Purpose
Requirements
Courses in Southeast Asian Languages
Non-Language Courses for the Minor
Where to Get More Information
Comments

Purpose of the Minor

Southeast Asia is composed of eleven countries of impressive diversity in religion, culture and history: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also one of the most dynamic areas of the world economically, a factor which largely accounts for its growing international significance. A minor in Southeast Asian Studies provides a unique opportunity for students to augment their knowledge, language skills and cross-cultural expertise in a region of increasing strategic and global importance. The faculty associates of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies offer a large, well-rounded set of courses with primary Southeast Asian content, which helps students design an interdisciplinary minor that suits their interests and career prospects. Our undergraduate students who minor in Southeast Asian Studies are also encouraged to participate in any of several different study abroad programs so as to gain first hand experience in the region. Undergraduate minors are also encouraged to participate in faculty research projects through the URAP (undergraduate research apprenticeship program) fellowships offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Minor Worksheet for students and advisors (PDF)

Requirements (19 hours)

Any student completing the requirements for a baccalaureate degree may elect to complete the requirements for an interdisciplinary minor focusing on Southeast Asia. Students electing this interdisciplinary minor should declare the minor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 520 College View Court (Pottenger House), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115.

Students must take one year (10 semester hours) of a Southeast Asian language or 12 semester hours in Chinese and three courses (9 semester hours) of additional Southeast Asian languages or non-language credit from at least two departments chosen from the approved list of courses. Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

Knowledge of Southeast Asia is useful for students who anticipate careers in government (particularly the foreign service), secondary school teaching, and international business or academic institutions which offer programs dealing directly or peripherally with Southeast Asia.

Courses in Southeast Asian Languages

(At least 10 semester hours [or a full year] or 12 semster hours of Chinese; semester hours of credit are listed in parentheses.)

FLBU 103, 104: Beginning Burmese I and II (5, 5)
FLBU 203, 204: Intermediate Burmese I and II (5, 5)

FLCH 101, 102: Beginning Chinese I and II (3, 3)
FLCH 201, 202: Intermediate Chinese I and II (3, 3)

FLIN 103, 104: Beginning Indonesian (5, 5)
FLIN 203, 204: Intermediate Indonesian (5, 5)
FLIN 421: Introduction to Indonesian Literature (3)

FLIS 481: Independent Study in a Foreign Language (1-3)

FLST 381-9 Beginning Khmer (5,5)

FLST 381, 382: Special Studies in Language I and II (3, 3)*
FLST 481, 482: Special Topics in Literature I and II (3, 3)*
FLST 483, 484: Special Topics in Linguistics (3, 3) (Burmese, Indonesian, Thai)*

FLTA 103, 104: Beginning Tagalog I and II (5,5)
FLTA 203, 204: Intermediate Tagalog I and II (5,5)

FLTH 103, 104: Beginning Thai I and II (5, 5)
FLTH 203, 204: Intermediate Thai I and II (5, 5)

*May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.

Non-Language Courses Counting Toward the Minor

(At least 9 semester hours must be taken from at least two departments. Semester hours are listed in parentheses.)

ANTH 302: Asian American Cultures (3)*
ANTH 304: Muslim Cultures in Anthropological Perspective (3)*
ANTH 310: Archaeology of Oceania and Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 363: International Contact in Anthropological Perspective (3)*
ANTH 407: Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 408: Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 422: Gender and Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 428: Ritual and Myth (3)*
ANTH 462: Museum Methods (3)*
ANTH 491: Topics in Anthropology (3)*
ANTH 493: Anthropology Field School (1-6)*
ANTH 498: Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6)*

ARTH 378: Indian and Southeast Asian Art (3)**
ARTH 487: Southeast Asian Art (3)

ENGL 400: Literary Topics (3)*

FCNS 384: Asian American Families (3)*

GEOG 338: Geography of Asia (3)
GEOG 390: Topics in Geography (1-3)*
GEOG 491: Undergraduate Research in Geography (1-3)*
GEOG 498B: Seminar in Current Problems: Meteorology/Climatology (1-3)*

HIST 319: The Early Islamic World (3)
HIST 342: History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800 (3)
HIST 343: History of Southeast Asia since ca. 1800 (3)
HIST 346: Women in Asian History (3)
HIST 446: History of Thailand (3)
HIST 447: History of Burma (3)
HIST 448: History of Indonesia (3)
HIST 449: History of Malaysia and Singapore (3)
HIST 469: The Vietnam War (3)
HIST 470: America and Asia (3)
HIST 475: The United States and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent (3)
HIST 493H: Honors (1-3)*

ILAS 225: Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)**
ILAS 490: Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)*

JOUR 482: International News Communications (3)*

MUSC 398A: World Music Ensemble: Gamelan (1)
MUSC 431: Music of Southeast Asia (3)

POLS 362: Politics of Developing Areas (3)*
POLS 371: Politics in Southeast Asia (3)
POLS 374: Minorities in Politics (Southeast Asia) (3)
POLS 495: Current Problems (3)*
POLS 496: Independent Study in Political Science (1-6)*

SOCI 457: Comparative Family Systems (3)*

*May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.
**Available for general education credit.

For More Information

For more information on the undergraduate Minor in Southeast Asian Studies, or to obtain a copy of the registration forms, contact the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at:

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
520 College View Court (Pottenger House)
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115
Phone: (815) 753-1771
FAX: (815) 753-1651
E-Mail: cseas@niu.edu

For information about registering as an undergraduate student at Northern Illinois University,
see the Website of: Office of Undergraduate Admissions

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Graduate Concentrations in Southeast Asian Studies

General Description
Master's Level Requirements
Doctoral Level Requirements
Participating Departments
Eligible Courses
Where to Get More Information
Comments

General Description

Since the Center for Southeast Asian Studies is not a degree-granting unit, all graduate degrees are obtained through departments, whose special requirements must be met. A student earning a graduate degree may, with the consent of the departmental advisor, also take a concentration of courses in Southeast Asian studies. Completion of the concentration will be noted on the student's transcript of credits.

Master's Level Requirements

At the master's level, the graduate student must meet the following concentration requirements:

- Successful completion of four graduate courses (excluding thesis credit) dealing with Southeast Asia, at least two of which must be offered by departments other than that in which the student is earning a degree;

- Demonstrated competence in a Southeast Asian language (equivalent to one year's course work);

- A thesis, if required by the department, or a special paper in lieu thereof, on a Southeast Asian topic.

Students electing to declare this concentration should contact the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 520 College View Court (Pottenger House), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115.

Graduate Concentration (Master's Level) Worksheet for students and advisors (PDF)

Doctoral Level Requirements

At the doctoral level, the concentration requirements to be met by the student are as follows:

-Successful completion of six graduate courses (excluding dissertation credit) dealing with Southeast Asia, at least three of which must be offered by departments other than that in which the student is earning a degree;

- Demonstrated proficiency in a Southeast Asian language (equivalent to two years' course work) other than one's native language (to be decided on a case by case basis by the director of the Center and the student's primary advisor); and

- A doctoral dissertation on a Southeast Asian topic.

Students electing to declare this concentration should contact the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 412 Adams Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115.

Graduate Concentration (Doctoral Level) Worksheet for students and advisors (PDF)

Participating Departments

The specific Southeast Asian courses which the student is permitted to take as part of the concentration requirements are selected in consultation with the departmental advisor. Departments currently participating are anthropology, art, English (TESOL), foreign languages and literatures, geography, history, music, political science and sociology. Students in the M.B.A. program may also pursue this concentration. All other departments are also eligible to participate after approval by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

Graduate students enrolling in the following courses will not receive graduate credit for them, but may use them to fulfill the language requirement of the Southeast Asian concentration: FLBU 103-104; FLBU 203-204; FLCH 103-104; FLCH 203-204; FLIN 103-104; FLIN 203-204; FLTA 103-104; FLTH 103-104; FLTH 203-204; FLST 381-382.

Courses Counting Toward the Graduate Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies

(Semester hours are listed in parentheses)

ANTH 407: Peoples & Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 408: Peoples & Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 422: Gender and Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 493: Anthropology Field School (1-6)*
ANTH 521: Advanced Topics in a Southeast Asian Ethnology (3)
ANTH 527: Southeast Asian Peasant Economy (3)
ANTH 528: Religion and Cosmology in Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 590 A-J: Independent Study in Anthropology (1-3)*
ANTH 690 A-J: Seminar in Anthropology (3)*

ARTH 487: Southeast Asian Art (3)
ARTH 598C: Studies in Oriental Art: Indian and Southeast Asian Art (3)
ARTH 603: Independent Study in the History of Art (3)*

ENGL 507: Topics in Literature (3)*

FLIN 421: Introduction to Indonesian Literature (3)
FLIS 481: Independent Study in a Foreign Language (1-3)*
FLST 481: Special Topics in Literature I (3)*
FLST 482: Special Topics in Literature II (3)*
FLST 483: Special Topics in Linguistics (3)*

GEOG 558: Readings in Geography (1-3)*
GEOG 571 A-J: Independent Research (1-3)*

HIST 446: History of Thailand (3)
HIST 447: History of Burma (3)
HIST 448: History of Indonesia (3)
HIST 449: History of Malaysia and Singapore (3)
HIST 469: The Vietnam War (3)
HIST 470: America and Asia (3)*
HIST 498J: Special Topics in History: Asian (3)*
HIST 560: Reading Seminar in Asian History (3)*
HIST 636J: Independent Study: Asian History (1-3)*
HIST 656J: Directed Research: Asian (3-6)*
HIST 660: Research Seminar in Asian History (3)*

ILAS 490: Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)*
ILAS 590: Workshop in Teaching Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)
ILAS 591: Seminar in Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

MUSC 431: Music of Southeast Asia (3)
MUSC 598A: World Music Ensemble: Gamelan (1)

POLS 432: Public Administration in Southeast Asia (3)
POLS 495: Seminar in Current Problems (3)*
POLS 562: Seminar in Political Culture (3)*
POLS 567: Seminar in Political Development (3)*
POLS 568: Seminar in the Political Economy of Developing Areas (3)*
POLS 570: Reading Seminar in Southeast Asian Politics (3)
POLS 573N: Foreign Area Politics: Thailand (3)
POLS 573R: Foreign Area Politics: Indonesia (3)
POLS 587: Southeast Asia and International Politics (3)
POLS 602: Research Seminar in Comparative and International Politics (3)*
POLS 696: Independent Study in Political Science (1-6)*

PSPA 572: Administrative Problems of Less Developed Countries (3)*

SOCI 457: Families in Global Perspective (3)*
SOCI 559: Social Structure and Development (3)*

*May meet the concentration requirements when they include substantial treatment of Southeast Asia.

For More Information

For more information about the Graduate Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies, or to obtain a copy of the registration forms, contact the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at:

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
520 College View Court (Pottenger House)
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115
Phone: (815) 753-1771
FAX: (815) 753-1776
E-Mail: cseas@niu.edu

For information about registering as a graduate student at Northern Illinois University,
see the Website of the appropriate College(s) or Department(s) of Interest.

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A federally funded National Resource Center since 1997, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies provides leadership, focus, and coordination for Southeast Asian studies at the university.  cseas@niu.edu