Center for International Studies

Burson House

Josep Rota, Director

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The Center for International Studies is the nexus for global and area studies and activities at Ohio University. The center's interdisciplinary teaching, research, publications, service, and outreach programs bring together faculty and students from all parts of the university-the social sciences, humanities, sciences and professional schools-in Athens and on the regional campuses. Ohio University established the Center for International Studies in 1964; it was founded on the broad belief that an appreciation of others' values and institutions increases mutual understanding, enriches individual lives, and prepares citizens and students for work in the global environment.

The Center for International Studies embodies Ohio University's commitment to international understanding and solidarity and to the development of knowledge and skills necessary for competition in a global marketplace of ideas and jobs. The Center seeks to advance its mission through interdisciplinary academic programs and activities; faculty development; the encouragement and promotion of research; the development of library resources; outreach to the community; the cultivation of solidarity with other peoples and cultures, particularly with the developing regions of the world; and the maintaining and strengthening of faculty area and international expertise in collaboration with other academic units. Through the Office of the Associate Provost for International Programs, the Center for International Studies coordinates Ohio University's international programs and activities.

The Center's African Studies Program has been designated a U.S. Department of Education National Resource Center since 1994. The Southeast Asia Studies Program also receives Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The Center's nationally known Monograph in International Studies series makes available more than 100 scholarly titles relating to Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

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M.A. Program in International Affairs

The Center's goal is to maintain and strengthen national benchmarks of excellence in area studies and studies of development policy and practice, while promoting the synergy that results from our unique combination of the two. Programs are centered on an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines the traditional foundations of the social sciences and the humanities with strategic linkages to the natural sciences and all of Ohio University's professional colleges. In support of the curriculum, programs emphasize utilization of new information technologies, the acquisition of professional skills, the development of language competency, and the cultivation of abilities that lead to good professional practice. Upon graduation students receive a Master of Arts awarded by the Center for International Studies.

General Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 70 credit hours (90 credit hours in Communication and Development Studies). At least 40 credit hours must be devoted to core courses. The remainder is used to build an individualized, professional skills minor. A mandatory two-hour course requirement for all programs, International Studies (INST) 500: Introduction to Graduate Study, is offered in the fall quarter.

Depending on the program, one of the following is required to complete the degree: a comprehensive written exam, a comprehensive oral exam, or a research/grant proposal. This ordinarily takes place in the last quarter of study excluding summer.

A thesis option also is available. The number of credits granted for the thesis (up to a maximum of 10) is determined by the student's advisory committee.

All students in the M.A. program must maintain a minimum grade-point average (g.p.a.) of 3.0. If the g.p.a. falls below this level, students will be placed on academic probation. If the g.p.a. is not raised by the end of the following term, the student will not be permitted to continue in the program. University policy prohibits awarding any type of financial assistance to students on academic probation. Should a student receive more than two grades below a "B" ,the director reserves the right to drop him or her from the program. A grade below "C" will not count toward the degree requirement.

Language Proficiency Each student is required to demonstrate an acceptable level of achievement in a foreign language appropriate to the area of concen-tration. For non-European languages, this may be accomplished either by

a. satisfactorily completing a minimum of one academic year in one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian/Malay, Japanese, Siswati, or Swahili, or

b. taking an examination in a language not taught at Ohio University or demonstrating an acceptable level of achievement on an examination administered by other recognized testing agencies.

For students in concentrations offering a European language, an intermediate level of proficiency is required

Note:Thai and Vietnamese language courses are offered on demand. Latin American Studies offers Portuguese through the enhanced language skills option. Southeast Asian Studies requires two years of coursework or its equivalent in a Southeast Asian language. Language courses cannot be included in the degree hour requirement.

Admission

Persons interested in applying for admission must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent, plus the following requirements:

• Two completed applications
• Two official college transcripts from an accredited college
• $30 non-refundable application fee (applications will not be processed without fee)
• Affidavit of support with supporting documentation (international applicants only)
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two from people who can judge academic abilities)
• Autobiographical sketch
• Statement of purpose (a two-page statement indicating career goals and how the program of study chosen will help meet those goals. Be specific in discussing the aspects of your personal and academic background that may lead to success in the area of study chosen)
• A curriculum vita TOEFL scores (international applicants only)

Things to keep in mind:

1. Each program has its own admission committee. Be sure to specify on the application the program for which you are applying
2. Individual files will not be reviewed until all relevant documents have been received.
3. Individuals who wish to receive early consideration for fall quarter admissions and financial aid should submit their materials by January 15. March 1 is the standard deadline for fall quarter; November 1 for winter quarter; February 1 for spring quarter; April 15 for summer quarter. International applicants are advised that it can take up to six months for visa processing and should therefore submit application materials at least six months prior to the desired quarter of entry rather than adhere to the dates listed above for winter, spring, and summer quarters.
4. Communication and Development Studies, International Development Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies admit only in the fall quarter (September) with a firm application deadline of March 1.
5. All International students will be required to take an English proficiency test (which includes composition) when they arrive on campus. The test can be waived if you hold a degree from an American university. If the level of proficiency is not at the 550 (paper test) or 213 (computer test) level you must enroll in the Ohio Program of Intensive English until you reach the required level. Financial aid cannot be used to pay for English language courses.

Financial Aid

The five programs under the Center for International Studies annually offer some financial assistance to students. Aid is awarded competitively on the basis of merit including previous academic performance or post-graduation professional or other work experience. Programs also look for geographical, cultural, linguistic and other forms of diversity so that the group of students collectively strengthens the program. The deadline is March 1. The criteria used to award aid are:

• A good undergraduate record
• Strong letters of recommendation
• Appropriateness of background to program of study
• Work experience
• Special skills

Curricula and Courses

Degree programs are interdisciplinary and designed to give students freedom to choose courses from a number of fields that best fulfill their academic and professional objectives. Following are brief descriptions of the individual program requirements and a list of core courses appropriate to each area of concentration.

African Studies

The African Studies Program at Ohio University is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Africa. The African Studies Program provides students, scholars, and members of the broader community with opportunities to develop their understanding of this important world region. Facilities for research and language instruction, as well as formal degree studies, are available through the program. Students may earn a Master of Arts in International Affairs degree with a major in African Studies through the Center for International Studies.

The African Studies Program grew out of the excitement emanating from the decolonization of the continent in the mid-1960s and the awareness of the important role Africa could play in U.S. and world affairs. Today the multi-disciplinary nature of the program allows students to build a course of study reflecting Africa's contemporary reality. Themes include the socioeconomic development of the continent in the context of Africa's grand cultural and historical traditions, ecological sustainability, and the African family. Students may also view the study of Africa as an excellent case-study of the process of social change in the modern world.

The Institute for the African Child

Promotes and coordinates research and advocacy for the world's most marginalized of population groups�the children and youth of the African continent.

The Ohio University Board of Trustees established the Institute for the African Child in 1998. This new initiative is designed to expand the conversation among African Studies scholars, to include those in the professional fields of communication, education, health and human services, and medicine, to work together on issues that affect Africa's children. Clearly there are no one-dimensional problems in the field of children and youth issues in Africa. Our intent is to provide a new cross-disciplinary venue for conferences, fellowships, and collaborative research that will lead to improvement in the living conditions of this important population. The establishment of the Institute for the African Child is also a new opportunity to raise awareness of the impact of the health-education-information nexus on minority children in Africa's Diasporas.

Degree Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 70 quarter hours of course work. Ohio University departments offering African Studies core courses include Anthropology, African American Studies, Biological Sciences, Business, Communication, Economics, Education, Environmental and Plant Biology, Geography, History, International Studies, Linguistics, Nutrition, Philosophy, Political Science, and Women's Studies. Students may also combine courses in Art History, Literature and Philosophy for an African Humanities component of the interdisciplinary course distribution.

Proficiency in an African language is an important element of the African Studies degree and is seen as an essential tool for understanding the culture and working on the continent. The requirement can be fulfilled through a satisfactory FSI score, completion of the proper course work, or evidence of fluency in an African language.

African languages offered at Ohio University include Gikuyu, Siswati, and Swahili. A wide variety of languages also are available through Ohio University's participation in the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI), a nine-week intensive summer language program.

FLAS Fellowships

The African Studies Program is pleased to offer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. FLAS fellowships are open to new and continuing graduate students. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Fellows receive a stipend of $11,000 plus tuition and fees. FLAS fellows are required to study an African language and carry a full-time academic load of 15-18 graduate units per quarter. Competitive applicants demonstrate a strong Africa career and/or research interest. Applicants should indicate in their "statements of purpose" how the African language study would enhance their research/career goals.

Core Courses

AAS 530     Social Theories of Underdevelopment
AAS 532     Third World National Movements
AAS 540     The Black Child
AAS 550     Economic Anthropology
ANTH 551    Political Anthropology
ANTH 557    Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 581    Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa
AH 532      West African Art
AH 533      Central African Art
ECON 551    Agricultural Development
ECON 555    African Economic Development
EDAD 703    Administration of Education in Other Countries
EDCI 505    Comparative Cultures and Education
EDCI 506A   Education and Development in Africa
EDCI 508    Poverty, Education, and International Development
EDLE 710    Cultural and Contextual Foundations of Leadership
SISW 571    Elementary-Intermediate Siswati
SWAH 571    Elementary-Intermediate Swahili
GEOG 531    African Thematic Geography
GEOG 532    Africa: Regional Approaches
GEOG 684C   Seminar in Regional Geography: Africa
HIST 532    History of Women in the Middle East
HIST 535A   Middle East to 1800
HIST 535B   Middle East Since 1800
HIST 536B   North Africa Since 1914
HIST 538    History of West Africa
HIST 541    Colloquium: African History
HIST 541A   Early Africa
HIST 541B   Traditional Africa
HIST 541C   Modern Africa
HIST 542A   South Africa to 1899 to present
HIST 542B   South Africa Since 1899
HIST 640    Seminar in African History
HCFN 525    Readings in Food and Nutrition
HCFN 526    World View of Nutrition
INST 610A   Seminar in African Studies
PHIL 572    Islam
PHIL 578    African Philosophy
POLS 541    African Politics
POLS 563    The United States and Africa
POLS 564    Africa and the OAU

Communication and Development Studies

Communication and Development Studies is jointly administered by the School of Telecommunications and the Center for International Studies. The curriculum emphasizes the use of communication to promote and support positive social development. The program of study includes interdisciplinary perspectives on national development, area studies, and training in applied research methods. Students choose an area of specialization from a variety of disciplines, such as campaign design, conflict resolution, social marketing, distance education, entertainment-education, environmental studies, new information technologies, participatory research for development, tropical public health, and radio, television and multi-media production. Students must also demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English.

Degree Requirements

The Communications and Development Studies Program has a flexible curriculum that allows students to enroll in courses offered by various schools and departments across the university. The curriculum is divided into concentrations of Communication, Geographic Area Studies, Individual Specialization, Development, and Research Tools.

In the second year, students design and execute a communication campaign. A field study or internship also is required. A student must demonstrate proficiency in a language applicable to the geographic area of study. Students normally require two years to complete the 90-credit-hour minimum.

Course Concentration

Six courses in telecommunications
Four courses in area of specialization
Four courses in area studies (including INST 500)
Three courses in development
Two courses in research methods or information processing skills
Field Study or Internship

Telecommunications Component

TCOM 601      Introduction to Mass Communication Research 
TCOM 602      Quantitative Research
or TCOM 603   Quantitative Research Methods
 
 
TCOM 765      Communication and National Development
 
 
TCOM 770      Mass Communication Theory
 
 
 Plus any three of the following courses:
 
 
TCOM 563      New Technologies
 
 
TCOM 767      Comparative Systems of Telecommunications
 
 
TCOM 768      International Telecommunications
 
 
INCO 510      Cross-Cultural Communication
 
 
INCO 710      Communication and Information Diffusion
 

Area Studies Component

Other courses can be considered after consultation with the director of the program. See course lists for Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, and Latin American Studies.

Development Component

See Development Studies core list.

Research and Information Processing Tools

Research and information processing courses are offered in several departments. The following list is representative of the courses offered.

CS 556     Software Design and Development 
GEOG 579   Advanced Remote Sensing
 
 
TCOM 568   Action Research
 
 
TCOM 759   Audience Research
 
 
EDCI 610   Rapid Rural Appraisal
 
 
INCO 530   Communications and the Campaign
 
 
JOUR 507   Electronic Publishing
 
 
JOUR 891   Seminar in Content Analysis
 
 
VICO 512   Advanced Informational Graphics
 
 
VICO 514   Desk Top Publishing
 
 
VICO 571   Digital Imaging
 

Students are encouraged to acquire broadcasting experience through the informal "broadcasting for development" laboratory. TCOM 610: Introduction to Audio and Visual Production is a prerequisite for participation.

Admission is in the fall quarter only (September)

International Development Studies

Through the Center for International Studies, Ohio University offers a program leading to the Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) degree in International Development. The program is designed for those who have background and interest in the Natural Sciences (including Biological, Health, and Environmental) or Social Sciences, and who wish to incorporate one of these disciplines into the field of international development.

The program provides a broad perspective examination of issues related to growth and change in developing countries. A multi-disciplinary approach focuses on combining theory, practical application, research, and implementation skills to produce graduates who are catalysts for international development.

Students in International Development Studies build upon a core curriculum by specializing in one of three disciplinary concentrations:

International Development and Health

As expressed in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, health is a basic human right that resides within the context of human and social development. Because it reflects wider social, economic, and political influences, health should be approached in an integrated manner. The concentration in International Development and Health explores global health problems that affect developing nations. It provides students with an understanding of the field of health and international development while considering the important contribution that a healthy population makes to its own social and economic development process.

International Development and the Environment

Environmental problems and degradation pose a growing threat to the well being of people throughout the world. Workable solutions must focus on how humans and their social and economic interests interact with the resources of the natural environment. The concentration in International Development and the Environment is designed to provide students with an understanding of how people perceive and utilize the environment and how various processes involving the relationship between human beings and their surroundings either damage or protect the environment. This program challenges and prepares professionals to take action in response to environmental issues facing developing countries.

International Development and Social Sciences

There are numerous economic, environmental, social, and political challenges facing developing countries today. International development becomes a vast multidisciplinary area of concern and action and embraces a multitude of approaches. The International Development and Social Sciences concentration prepares students to study and analyze a broad scope of issues facing developing nations today within the conceptual framework of economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, and geography. Particular attention is paid to courses and development approaches that are designed to serve and enhance the capability of communities to further their own development.

Degree Requirements

 
 
70 hours approved coursework including:
20 hours core courses
10 hours methods
15 hours development electives
25 hours disciplinary concentration
 
 
Language proficiency
 
 
Preparation of grant proposal or thesis. Each student is required to complete either a grant proposal or thesis. Candidates choosing the proposal option will develop a grant proposal addressing a need in a particular developing region of the world. Candidates who choose the 
thesis option are expected to complete a course of study that culminates in a scholarly work of publishable quality.
 
 
 Core Courses 
The program core is structured around a progressive series of pro-seminars, colloquia, and courses in development for 20 credit hours. These courses deal with concepts, issues, and methods of development and draw on the worldwide interests and experiences of students and expert faculty. The courses listed under "methods" and "development" reflect the spirit of the requirements; other courses may apply as well.
 
 
INST 500   Introduction to Graduate Study 
GEOG 539   Geographic Patterns of Developing Nations
 
 
INST 690   Pro Seminars and Colloquia in Development
 
 
 
 Methods Courses (minimum 10 credit hours)
 
 
CS 590     Computer Science for Non-Majors 
EDRE 501   Introduction to Research Method
 
 
ECON 501   Statistical Foundations
 
 
GEOG 571   Quantitative Methods
 
 
POLS 582   Quantitative Political Analysis
 
 
PSY 520    Elementary Statistics
 
 
SOC 654    Social Research Methods
 
 
TCOM 602   Quantitative Research
 
 
TCOM 603   Qualitative Research
 
 
 
 Development Courses (minimum 15 credit hours)
 
 
AAS 530    Social Theories of Underdevelopment 
ANTH 571   Ethnology
 
 
ECON 550   Economics of Development
 
 
EDCI 508   Poverty, Education, and International Development
 
 
GEOG 680   Third World Development and the Environment
 
 
POLS 540   Politics of Developing Areas
 
 
SOC 518    Third World Development
 
 
 Disciplinary Concentrations (minimum of 25 credit hours) Health 
HCFN 525    Readings in Food and Nutrition 
HCFN 526    World View of Nutrition
 
 
HCFN 529    Community Nutrition
 
 
HCFN 533    Food Sanitation and Safety
 
 
HCFN 590    Human Nutrition
 
 
HCFN 610    Maternal and Child Nutrition
 
 
HLTH 512    International Health Programs
 
 
HLTH 527    Health of Women
 
 
HLTH 620    Bioethics in Health Care
 
 
HLTH 630    Epidemiology in Health Planning
 
 
MICR 511    General Microbiology
 
 
MICR 518    Epidemiology
 
 
MICR 544    Tropical Disease Biology
 
 
MICR 682    Medical Entomology
 
 
MICR 541A   Parasitology
 
 
PSY 715     Psychology of Human Differences
 
 
SOC 525     Sociology of Food Production
 
 
 
 Environment
 
 
ANTH 579   Human Ecology 
BIOS 581   Conservation Biology
 
 
BUSL 570   Environmental Law
 
 
ECON 513   Economics of the Environment
 
 
ECON 514   Natural Resource Economics
 
 
GEOG 517   Landscape Ecology
 
 
GEOG 521   Population Geography
 
 
GEOG 538   Geography of Southeast Asia
 
 
GEOG 540   Environmental Impact Analysis
 
 
GEOG 544   Agricultural Ecosystems
 
 
GEOG 547   Resource Management
 
 
GEOG 550   Land Use Planning
 
 
GEOG 553   Environmental Planning
 
 
GEOG 555   Geography of Latin America
 
 
GEOG 680   Third World Development and the Environment
 
 
PBIO 521   Agricultural Ecology
 
 
PBIO 522   Tropical Ecology
 
 
PBIO 525   Plant Ecology
 
 
POLS 555   Environment and Natural Resource Policy
 
 
POLS 556   International Organizations
 
 
SOC 525    Sociology of Food Production
 
 
 
 Social Sciences
 
 
A very large number of courses in diverse areas fall within this disciplinary concentration. Many thematic groups of courses are possible: Business, Culture, Communication, Economic Policy, Education, Gender, Politics/Public  Policy, as well as area studies in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
 
 
 Certificate Programs
 
 
While pursuing the MA degree in International Studies, it may be possible to fulfill the requirements of one or more of the available certificate programs which include Conservation Biology, Contemporary History, Gerontology, Health Policy, and Women's Studies.
 
 
 Internships
 
 
Internships are strongly encouraged. Such an experience with a domestic or international development organization allows the student to put into practice what has been learned from the program. Modest funds are available, on a competitive basis, to support local internships and research travel.
 
 
Entry is only available in the FALL Quarter (September).
 
 
Latin American Studies
 
The program maintains solid teaching and library strength concerning both South and Central America. In regard to South America, it has strong institutional relations with�and faculty interest in�Brazil and Ecuador, and excellent library holdings for the whole region. It is especially known, however, for its strength in the area of Central America, where strong faculty interests and numerous publications are informed and enriched by an out-standing library collection. Among other things, the library features a large and varied microfilm/fiche collection of U.S. diplomatic records. Since 1997, it is the only official depository collection of Guatemalan government publications in the United States. 
The Latin American Studies Program is actively career oriented. Over four-fifths of its graduates find careers in or related to Latin America in areas such as teaching, non-governmental organizations, government service, business, and communication. The special, second Iberian language option, as well as the skills minor, greatly enhances graduate's employment options. In addition, the program works to find its candidates Latin America-related internships in Washington, other cities in the United States, and in Latin America. Participation in internships is encouraged and earns academic credit towards the 73-hour graduation requirement.
 
 
 Degree Requirements
 
 
The program is designed to allow students to acquire or expand multidisciplinary knowledge, expertise and language skills concerning Latin America. Students must complete seventy-three credit hours of course work including forty in explicitly Latin American-focussed material, twenty-five in a "skills minor" (a non-Latin American theme or discipline), two three-hour seminars, and one two-hour introduction to graduate studies. In addition, they must be competent in at least one of the region's Iberian languages.
 
 
Enhanced Language Skills Option: To compliment the program's stress on both Spanish and Portuguese Latin America-and since over eighty percent of our students enter with competency in one of the two Iberian languages-the latter are urged to acquire competency in the other language by taking either second year Spanish or accelerated Portuguese. Upon passing a competency exam in the second Latin language, fifteen hours of credit toward the graduation requirement is given.
 
 
 Core Courses
 
 
ANTH 566    Cultures of the Americas 
ANTH 568    Latin American Prehistory
 
 
AH 531      Pre-Columbian Art
 
 
ECON 554    Latin American Economic History
 
 
ECON 574    Economics of Latin America
 
 
GEOG 535    Geography of Latin America
 
 
GEOG 684A   Seminar in Regional Geography: Latin America
 
 
HIST 523A   Latin America: The Colonial Era
 
 
HIST 523B   Latin America: The 19th Century
 
 
HIST 523C   Latin America: The 20th Century
 
 
HIST 524    U.S./Latin America Relations
 
 
HIST 525    Lecture U.S./Latin America Relations
 
 
HIST 526    Dictatorship in Latin America
 
 
INST 601    Seminar in Development
 
 
INST 610B   Seminar on Latin America
 
 
INST 690    Readings in Latin America
 
 
POLS 534    Government & Politics of Latin America
 
 
POLS 535    Revolution in Latin America
 
 
POLS 579    Latin American Political Thought
 
 
POLS 590    Studies in Government: U.S. Policy in Latin America
 
 
SOC 508     Latin American Society
 
 
SOC 518     Third-World Development
 
 
SPAN 539    Modern Spanish Usage
 
 
SPAN 543    Survey of Spanish American Literature
 
 
SPAN 547    Themes from Spanish American Prose
 
 
SPAN 548    Contemporary Spanish American Literature
 
 
SPAN 560    Spanish American Civilization and Culture
 
 
TCOM 765    Communication and National Development
 
 
 

 
 
Southeast Asian Studies
 
Established in 1967, the Southeast Asian Studies Program at Ohio University has been designated a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Southeast Asia. The rich cultures, traditions and opportunities of Southeast Asia are the focus of an interdisciplinary program that offers a master�s degree and supports doctoral studies that include an emphasis on Southeast Asia. Courses in professional fields such as development studies, communication, education, international business and management enrich the options. Dual degrees are available in some areas, including the MBA. 
The graduate program benefits from a dedicated faculty with expertise in anthropology, communications, economics, geography, history, linguistics, management, philosophy, political science, and sociology. An extensive Southeast Asia library collection enhances the program's distinctive opportunities with an elaborate collection of insular SEA materials as well as an Overseas Chinese Documentation and Research Center.
 
 
Students entering the program are often seeking careers in Foreign Service, government, non-governmental organizations, business, and international development agencies, as well as scholarly careers in teaching and research.
 
 
 Degree Requirements
 
 
The Southeast Asia Studies Program has a flexible curriculum which allows students to enroll in courses offered by various schools and departments across the University. The curriculum is divided into concentrations of Anthropology, Business Management, Geography, History, International Studies, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science and Telecommunications.
 
 
The Master's Program consists of a minimum of seventy credit hours (excluding language study) in at least three disciplines. Forty-five credit hours come from core Southeast Asia courses, the remainder from such disciplines as education, journalism, plant biology, and TOEFL.
 
 
An important element within the Southeast Asia program is proficiency in a Southeast Asian language. Two years of course work or its equivalent in a vernacular Southeast Asian language is required of non-native speakers. Presently, Ohio University offers classroom instruction in Bahasa Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese. A variety of languages are also available through Ohio University�s participation in the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI), a nine-week intensive summer language program.
 
 
The course work may be completed in fifteen months. The course of study concludes with a comprehensive written examination given during the last term of the student's program. A thesis option is available in lieu of the comprehensive examination.
 
 
 Core Courses
 
 
ANTH 585    Cultures of SEA 
ANTH 586    Problems in SEA Anthropology
 
 
ECON 573    Economics of SEA
 
 
FLL 540     Traditional Literature of SEA
 
 
GEOG 529    World Economic Geography
 
 
GEOG 538    Geography of SEA
 
 
GEOG 539    Geographic Patterns in Developing Countries
 
 
HIST 544A   History of the Malay World
 
 
HIST 544B   History of Burma and Thailand
 
 
HIST 544C   History of Vietnam
 
 
HIST 545A   History of SEA to 1750
 
 
HIST 545B   SEA 1750-1945
 
 
HIST 545C   SEA 1945-present
 
 
HIST 645    Colloquium in History of SEA
 
 
INDO 540    Traditional Literature of SEA
 
 
INDO 545    Modern Literature of SEA
 
 
INST 550    Focus on Malaysia
 
 
INST 590    Tun Razak Seminar
 
 
INST 610C   Overseas Chinese in SEA
 
 
MGT 584     International Management
 
 
MGT 586     Business World of Asia
 
 
MGT 691     Seminar in SEA Business
 
 
PBIO 569E   Tropical Plant Biology
 
 
PBIO 569F   Agricultural Plant Ecology
 
 
PHIL 570    Hinduism in SEA
 
 
PHIL 571    Seminar on Buddhism in SEA
 
 
PHIL 572    Islam in SEA
 
 
POLS 547A/B Government and Politics of SEA
 
 
POLS 648    Seminar on Politics in SEA
 
 
TCOM 569P   Media and Popular Culture of SEA
 
 
 
Additional courses are available in anthropology, business and management, education, gender studies, geography, interpersonal communication, journalism, philosophy/religion, sociology, and telecommunications.
 
 
 FLAS Fellowships
 
 
The Southeast Asian Studies Program is pleased to offer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. FLAS Fellowships are open to new and continuing graduate students. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Fellows receive a stipend of $11,000 plus tuition and fees. FLAS Fellows are required to study a Southeast Asian language and carry a full-time academic load of 15-18 graduate credits per quarter. Competitive applicants demonstrate a strong Southeast Asian career and/or research interest. Applicants should indicate in their "statements of purpose" how Southeast Asian language study would enhance their research/career goals.
 
 

 
   
  
  
 

  
  
  
 
 
 

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