Southeast Asian Studies: Classes

Why should students focus on area studies?

As the world becomes more interconnected, employers are increasingly looking for college graduates with a broader knowledge of the world.

An undergraduate minor in Southeast Asian Studies is ideal for students pursuing careers in:

• Accountancy
• Art
• Anthropology
• Civil Service
• Education
• History
• Hospitality
• Journalism
• Marketing
• Media
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Public Service
• ...and may more

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers students:

• Fellowship and scholarship opportunities
• Language training in Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese
• Research opportunities in a variety of disciplines
• Leadership development opportunities through student organizations
• Study Abroad and internship opportunities

Interested?  Contact the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at cseas@niu.edu or (815) 753-1771

Class visits and tours of the Southeast Asian Collection are available throughout the fall and spring semester.  This includes a detailed tour, a look at some rare materials in the collection, as well as a tutorial on how to find books and other materials in the collection.

To schedule a class visit and tour of the Southeast Asian Collection please contact Hao Phan at hphan@niu.edu or (815) 753-1809.

List of Southeast Asian Studies Courses for Undergraduates offered at NIU

School of Art and Design

• ARTH 370: Studies in Asian Art
• ARTH 457: Topics in Art History: Asian Art

School of Music

• MUHL 431: Music of Southeast Asia
• MUSE 370: Gamelan

 School of Family Consumer and Nutrition Sciences

• FCNS 384: Asian American Families

 Department of Anthropology

• ANTH 302: Asian American Cultures
• ANTH 304: Muslim Cultures in Anthropological Perspective
• ANTH 310: The Archaeology of Oceania and Southeast Asia
• ANTH 328: Anthropology of Religion
• ANTH 363: Globalization and Corporate Cultures
• ANTH 407: Peoples and Culture of Insular Southeast Asia
• ANTH 408: Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia
• ANTH 421: Social Organization
• ANTH 422: Gender and Southeast Asia
• ANTH 426: Political Anthropology
• ANTH 428: Ritual and Myth
• ANTH 462: Collections Management
• ANTH 491: Current Topics in Anthropology
• ANTH 493: Anthropology Field School
• ANTH 498: Independent Study in Anthropology

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

• FLBU 103, 104: Beginning Burmese I, II
• FLBU 203, 204: Intermediate Burmese I, II
• FLCH 101, 102: Beginning Chinese I, II
• FLCH 201, 202: Intermediate Chinese I, II
• FLIN 103, 104: Beginning Indonesian I, II
• FLIN 203, 204: Intermediate Indonesian I, II
• FLIN 421: Introduction to Indonesian Literature
• FLIS 481: Independent Study of Foreign Language
• FLKH 103, 104: Beginning Khmer I, II
• FLKH 203, 204: Intermediate Khmer I, II
• FLST 281, 282: Beginning Vietnamese I, II
• FLST 381, 382: Special Studies in Language I, II
• FLST 481, 482: Special Topics in Literature I, II
• FLST 483: Special Topics in Linguistics
• FLTA 103, 104: Beginning Tagalog I, II
• FLTA 203, 204: Intermediate Tagalog I, II
• FLTH 103, 104: Beginning Thai I, II
• FLTH 203, 204: Intermediate Thai I, II

Department of Geography

• GEOG 338: Geography of Asia
• GEOG 390: Topics in Geography
• GEOG 408: Tropical Environmental Hazards
• GEOG 491: Undergraduate Research in Geography
• GEOG 498C: Seminar in Current Problems: Meteorology/Climatology

Department of History

• HIST 342: History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800
• HIST 343: History of Southeast Asia since ca. 1800
• HIST 346: Women in Asian History
• HIST 387: History of Genocide
• HIST 442: History of Buddhist Southeast Asia
• HIST 443: History of Islamic Southeast Asia
• HIST 446: History of Thailand
• HIST 447: History of Burma
• HIST 448: History of Indonesia
• HIST 449: History of Malaysia and Singapore
• HIST 469: The Vietnam War
• HIST 470: America and Asia
• HIST 475: The United States and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
• HIST 490J: Special Topics in History: Asia
• HIST 493: Independent Study

Department of Communication

• JOUR 482: International News Communications

Department of Political Science

• POLS 362: Politics of Developing Areas
• POLS 365: Origins of Political Order
• POLS 371: Politics of Southeast Asia
• POLS 376: Political Violence
• POLS 384: Contemporary Foreign Policy
• POLS 395: Contemporary Topics in Political Science
• POLS 496: Independent Study in Political Science

Interdisciplinary Studies

• SEAS 225: Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World
• SEAS 490: Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies