Southeast Asian Studies Minor
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Students who seek a minor in Southeast Asian Studies must complete 24 credits distributed as follows:
- Southeast Asia Regional Focus Courses (20 credits)
- Partial Focus Courses (4 credits)
Other Southeast Asian Studies Minor Requirement Notes:
- At least 12 of the 24 credits must by upper division (300 or 400-level).
- First- and second-year language courses cannot be used to satisfy requirements for the minor.
- Courses must be passed with grades of C- or better.
Southeast Asia Focused Courses
Dept | Number | Title | Credits | Advisory Notes |
ANTH | 331 | Cultures of India & South Asia | 4.00 cr. | |
ANTH | 343 | Pacific Islands Archaeology | 4.00 cr. | |
ANTH | 346 | Archaeology of Southeast Asia | 4.00 cr. | |
ASIA | 350 | What is Asia: Theoretical Debates | 4.00 cr. | |
ASIA | 399 | Special Studies: [When Topic Southeast Asia-related] | 1.00 – 5.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
CINE | 440 | Top SE Asian Cinema | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ENG | 468 | Ethnic Literature: [when topic related to Southeast Asia] | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ES | 258 | Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ES | 410 | Experimental Course: [When Southeast Asia-related Topic] | 1.00 – 5.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
GLBL | 442 | South Asia: Development & Social Change | 4.00 cr. | |
GLBL | 444 | Development and Social Change in Southeast Asia | 4.00 cr. | |
GLBL | 448 | Bollywood’s Lens on Indian Society | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 286 | Cities in India and South Asia | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
HIST | 385 | South Asia: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 386 | India | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 388 | Vietnam War & the US | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 415 | Top Pacific Islands | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
HIST | 484 | Philippines | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 486 | Uprising SE Asia: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
HIST | 495 | Iss SE Asian Hist: [Topic] | 4.00 cr. | |
MUS | 490 | Balinese Gamelan | 4.00 cr. | |
PS | 345 | Southeast Asian Politics | 4.00 cr. |
Partial Southeast Asia Focused Courses
Dept | Number | Title | Credits | Advisory Notes |
ANTH | 223 | Anthropology of Chocolate | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ARH | 210 | Contemporary Asian Art & Architecture | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ARH | 325 | Islamic Art & Architecture | 4.00 cr. | |
ARH | 382 | Arts of the Silk Road | 4.00 cr. | |
ARH | 399 | Sp St Global Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ARH | 410 | Identity Polit Asia-Am | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ASIA | 111 | Great Books Mod Asia | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ASIA | 410 | Special Studies: [When Topic Southeast Asia-related] | 1.00 – 5.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ASIA | 425 | Asian Foodways | 4.00 cr. | |
CINE | 440 | Top Transnat Asian Flm | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
ENG | 242 | Introduction to Asian-American Literature | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ENG | 362 | Asian American Writers | 4.00 cr. | |
ES | 252 | Introduction to Asian-American Studies | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
ES | 410 | Asian Am Femnst Theo | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
GEOG | 201 | World Regional Geography | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
GEOG | 342 | Geography of Globalization | 4.00 cr. | |
GLBL | 421 | Gender and International Development | 4.00 cr. | Satisfies Partial Asian Focus for Minor |
GLBL | 423 | Development and the Muslim World | 4.00 cr. | Satisfies Partial Asian Focus for Minor |
HIST | 190 | East Asia Civilization | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
HIST | 399 | Sp St The Pacific War | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
HIST | 449 | Race and Ethnicity in the American West | 4.00 cr. | |
J | 429 | Top Social Media Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
J | 467 | Top Digt Media in Asia | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
MUS | 358 | Diversifying Music | 4.00 cr. | |
PS | 391 | Non-Western Political Theory | 4.00 cr. | |
REL | 101 | World Religions: Asian Traditions | 4.00 cr. | See ***Lower-division course note |
REL | 353 | Dark Self, East/West | 4.00 cr. | |
REL | 407 | Sem Bddhsm & Psythrpy | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note |
REL | 440 | Readings in Buddhist Scriptures | 4.00 cr. | |
REL | 199 | Sp St Buddhism | 4.00 cr. | See *Non-regularized course note; See ***Lower-division course note |
Advisory Notes
*Non-regularized course note: Courses with an asterisk in the Advisory Note may not be pre-coded into Degree Guide as Elective; may require advisor adjustment. Course topic and title varies. Course number only accepted as elective if listed in term course list.
**Upper-division language course note: Upper division language courses may be considered as electives for the Southeast Asian Studies minor but students are encouraged to take a breadth of courses. (Note: Lower-division language courses can not be used to satisfy requirements for the minor.)
***Lower-division course note: 12 out of 24 credits for the Southeast Asian Studies minor must be upper-division (300-level or higher). Keep this in mind when considering using lower level courses for your Southeast Asian Studies minor.