Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

The Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Certificate at Ohio University offers interdisciplinary study of Southeast Asia's cultures, traditions, and societies. Students gain comprehensive knowledge of the region's history, politics, and social issues, specializing in one of three thematic areas. The program requires proficiency in a Southeast Asian language and includes core courses, language instruction, and elective courses tailored to the chosen specialization.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

This Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Certificate program at Ohio University offers interdisciplinary study opportunities for students pursuing graduate degrees at the master's and doctoral levels. The program explores the rich cultures, traditions, and societies of Southeast Asia.

Objectives:

The program aims to provide students with:

• Comprehensive understanding of Southeast Asian region's history, culture, politics, and society.
• Specialized knowledge in one of three thematic areas: Globalization, Conflict, and Social Change; Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion; or Arts, Popular Culture, and the Media.
• Proficiency in a Southeast Asian language.

Program Structure:

Students complete three core courses in Southeast Asian studies, two semesters of a language appropriate to the region, and additional elective courses related to their chosen thematic area.

Outline:

Core Courses:

• ANTH 5800: Cultures of South Asia (3.0HR)
• ANTH 5860: Problems in Southeast Asia Anthropology (3.0HR)
• CLWR 5330: Islam (4.0HR)
• CLWR 5430: Sufism-Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam (4.0HR)
• CLWR 5420: Political Islam (4.0HR)
• CLWR 5450: Women in Buddhist Traditions (4.0HR)
• CLWR 5410: Contemporary Religious Thought (4.0HR)
• PBIO 5220: Tropical Plant Ecology (3.0HR)
• GEOG 5290: World Economic Geography (4.0HR)
• GEOG 5380: Geography of Asia (4.0HR)
• GEOG 6380: Seminar in Regional Geography: Asia (4.0HR)
• HIST 5050: The United States and the Vietnam War (4.0HR)
• HIST 5450: Southeast Asia to c. 1750: The Creative Synthesis (4.0HR)
• HIST 5451: Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict (4.0HR)
• HIST 5452: Southeast Asia, 1945 to the Present: The Search for Stability (4.0HR)
• HIST 6405: Colloquium in the History of Southeast Asia (4.0HR)
• INST 5200: Introduction to Southeast Asian Studies (4.0HR)
• INST 5201: Focus on Malaysia (3.0HR)
• INST 5202: Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies (3.0HR)
• INST 5906: Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies: Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia (4.0HR)
• INST 5907: Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies: Cultural Analysis Through Media (4.0HR)
• INST 5908: Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies (4.0HR)
• MDIA 7670: Comparative and International Media Systems (4.0HR)
• POLS 5470: Government and Politics of Southeast Asia (3.0HR)
• IART 5601: Southeast Asian Puppet Theater (4.0HR)

Southeast Asian Language Requirement:

Students must complete one year of one Southeast Asian language or equivalent courses.

Elective Courses:

• CHIN 5110: Elementary Chinese I (4.0HR)
• CHIN 5120: Elementary Chinese II (3.0HR)
• HIND 5110: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I (4.0HR)
• HIND 5120: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II (4.0HR)
• HIND 5210: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I (4.0HR)
• HIND 5220: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II (4.0HR)
• INDO 5110: Elementary Indonesian/Malay I (4.0HR)
• INDO 5120: Elementary Indonesian/Malay II (4.0HR)
• INDO 5210: Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian I (4.0HR)
• INDO 5220: Intermediate Indonesian II (4.0HR)
• INDO 5310: Advanced Indonesian I (3.0HR)
• INDO 5320: Advanced Indonesian II (3.0HR)
• KHMR 5110: Elementary Khmer I (4.0HR)
• KHMR 5120: Elementary Khmer II (4.0HR)
• KHMR 5210: Intermediate Khmer I (4.0HR)
• KHMR 5220: Intermediate Khmer II (4.0HR)
• THAI 5110: Elementary Thai I (4.0HR)
• THAI 5120: Elementary Thai II (4.0HR)
• THAI 5210: Intermediate Thai I (4.0HR)
• THAI 5220: Intermediate Thai II (4.0HR)
• THAI 5310: Advanced Thai I (3.0HR)
• THAI 5320: Advanced Thai II (3.0HR)
• VIET 5110: Elementary Vietnamese I (4.0HR)
• VIET 5120: Elementary Vietnamese II (4.0HR)
• VIET 5210: Intermediate Vietnamese I (4.0HR)
• VIET 5220: Intermediate Vietnamese II (4.0HR)
• INST 5909: Special Topics in Southeast Asian Languages and Literature (4.0HR)
• INST 5911: Special Topics in Intermediate Southeast Asian Languages and Literature (4.0HR)
• INST 6911: Special Topics in Advanced Southeast Asian Languages and Literature (4.0HR)
• MALA 5310: Advanced Malaysian I (3.0HR)
• MALA 5320: Advanced Malaysian II (3.0HR)

Careers:

Potential Career Paths:

• Foreign service
• Government
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• International development agencies
• Scholarly careers in teaching and research