Jun 03, 2023

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Southeast Asian Studies (19-21)

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Coordinator: Judy Ledgerwood, director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The primary functions of the center are the coordination of undergraduate and graduate Southeast Asia courses offered by various departments; development of specialized library and research facilities; facilitation of research by graduate students and faculty; promotion of exchange programs with universities in Southeast Asia; administration of operational programs concerned with Southeast Asia; sponsorship of a publication series on Southeast Asia; and promotion of outreach activities dealing with Southeast Asia.

The participating academic areas are anthropology, art history, foreign languages and literatures, geography, history, music, political science, and sociology.

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

Any student completing the requirements for a baccalaureate degree may elect to complete the requirements for an interdisciplinary minor focusing on Southeast Asia, as listed below. Students electing this interdisciplinary minor should declare the minor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

Requirements (19 or 21)

Students must include 10 semester hours of an intensively taught Southeast Asian language (Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Malay, Tagalog, or Thai) or 12 semester hours of Chinese language. An additional 9 semester hours, from at least two departments, of Southeast Asian language or nonlanguage credit must be selected from the following list of courses.

Demonstrated competence in an approved Southeast Asian language may be substituted for the required language courses, decided on a case-by-case basis by the director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the student’s primary adviser.

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

ANTH 302 - Asian American Cultures Credits: 3
ANTH 304 - Muslim Cultures in Anthropological Perspective Credits: 3
ANTH 310 - The Archaeology of Oceania and Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 363 - Globalization and Corporate Cultures Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ANTH 407 - Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 408 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 421 - Social Organization Credits: 3
ANTH 422 - Gender in Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 426 - Political Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 428 - Ritual and Myth Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ANTH 462 - Collections Management Credits: 3
ANTH 491 - Current Topics in Anthropology Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ANTH 493 - Anthropology Field Study Credits: 1-6
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ANTH 498 - Independent Study in Anthropology Credits: 1-6
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ENGL 400 - Literary Topics Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
FCNS 384 - Asian American Families Credits: 3
FLBU 103 - Beginning Burmese I Credits: 5
FLBU 104 - Beginning Burmese II Credits: 5
FLBU 203 - Intermediate Burmese I Credits: 3
FLBU 204 - Intermediate Burmese II Credits: 3
FLCH 101 - Beginning Chinese I Credits: 3
FLCH 102 - Beginning Chinese II Credits: 3
FLCH 201 - Intermediate Chinese I Credits: 3
FLCH 202 - Intermediate Chinese II Credits: 3
FLIN 103 - Beginning Indonesian I Credits: 5
FLIN 104 - Beginning Indonesian II Credits: 5
FLIN 203 - Intermediate Indonesian I Credits: 5
FLIN 204 - Intermediate Indonesian II Credits: 5
FLIN 421 - Introduction to Indonesian Literature Credits: 3
FLIS 481 - Independent Study in a Foreign Language Credits: 1-6
Students must take 1-3 credit hours in this course
FLST 181 - Elementary Language Instruction I Credits: 5
FLST 182 - Elementary Language Instruction II Credits: 5
FLST 381 - Special Studies in Language I Credits: 1-9
Students must take 3 credit hours in this course
FLST 382 - Special Studies in Language II Credits: 1-9
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
Students must take 3 credit hours in this course
FLST 481 - Special Topics in Literature I Credits: 3
FLST 482 - Special Topics in Literature II Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
FLST 483 - Special Topics in Linguistics Credits: 3
FLTA 103 - Beginning Tagalog I Credits: 5
FLTA 104 - Beginning Tagalog II Credits: 5
FLTA 203 - Intermediate Tagalog I Credits: 3
FLTA 204 - Intermediate Tagalog II Credits: 3
FLTH 103 - Beginning Thai I Credits: 5
FLTH 104 - Beginning Thai II Credits: 5
FLTH 203 - Intermediate Thai I Credits: 5
FLTH 204 - Intermediate Thai II Credits: 5
GEOG 338 - Geography of Asia Credits: 3
GEOG 390 - Topics in Geography Credits: 1-3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
GEOG 408 - Tropical Environmental Hazards Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
GEOG 491 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Credits: 1-3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
GEOG 498 - Seminar in Current Problems Credits: 3
B. Seminar in Current Problems: Meteorology/Climatology (3)
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
Students must take 3 semester hours in this course.
HIST 319 - The Early Islamic World Credits: 3
HIST 342 - History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800 Credits: 3
HIST 343 - History of Southeast Asia Since ca. 1800 Credits: 3
HIST 346 - Women in Asian History Credits: 3
HIST 387 - History of Genocide Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
HIST 446 - History of Thailand Credits: 3
HIST 447 - History of Burma Credits: 3
HIST 448 - History of Indonesia Credits: 3
HIST 449 - History of Malaysia and Singapore Credits: 3
HIST 469 - The Vietnam War Credits: 3
HIST 470 - America and Asia Credits: 3
HIST 475 - The United States and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent Credits: 3
HIST 490 - Special Topics in History Credits: 3
J. Asian
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
ILAS 225 - Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
ILAS 490 - Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
JOUR 482 - International News Communications Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
MUHL 431 - Music of Southeast Asia Credits: 3
MUSE 370 - Gamelan Credits: 1
A. Gamelan
POLS 362 - Politics of Developing Areas Credits: 3
POLS 371 - Politics in Southeast Asia Credits: 3
POLS 376 - Political Violence Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
POLS 384 - Contemporary Foreign Policy Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
POLS 395 - Contemporary Topics in Political Science Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
POLS 495 - Seminar in Current Problems Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
POLS 496 - Independent Study in Political Science Credits: 1-6
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
SOCI 457 - Families in Global Perspective Credits: 3