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South and Southeast Asian Studies

The department offers programs of instruction and research in the languages and civilizations of South and Southeast Asia from the most ancient period to the present. Instruction includes: intensive training in several of the major languages of the area, Sanskrit (including Buddhist Sanskrit), Pali and Prakrit, Hindi and Urdu, Tamil, Malay-Indonesian, and Thai; specialized training in literature, philosophy and religion; and general cross-disciplinary studies in the civilizations of South and Southeast Asia.

Lower Division Prerequisites for the South and Southeast Asian Studies

One lower division sequence on the civilization of South Asia (South Asian 5A-5B) or the civilization of Southeast Asia (Southeast Asian 10A-10B) and two semesters of introductory languages in one of the following: Hindi-Urdu, Khmer, Malay/Indonesian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese.

(Language requirement may be satisfied through examination.)

Departmental Contact

Lee Amazonas
casmauga@socrates.berkeley.edu
7303 Dwinelle Hall
(510) 642-4219

General Catalog Description

http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=S,SEASN

Departmental Website

http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/sseas/

Other Majors to Consider

Geography
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Development Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies