PhD Programs for Southeast Asian Studies

John Hopkins University

• John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) offers a Ph.D. program for Southeast Asian studies. Since its establishment in 1991, the program has evolved as one of the university's leading regional study programs.

  The course work focuses on the intellectual background needed to interpret current developments and insights about Southeast Asia. This includes a regional focus on international relations, security issues, policy-making, democratization, human rights and economic development. Students also take courses dedicated to in-depth study of individual countries, along with special lectures, internships and international events. They are also expected to pass a proficiency examination in a Southeast Asian language.

  Johns Hopkins University
  Nitze Building
  1740 Massachusetts Avenue, Northest
  Washington, D.C. 20036
  202-663-5600
  sais-jhu.edu

Northern Illinois University

• The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, an interdisciplinary institute promoting research and teaching related to Southeast Asia at Northern Illinois University, offers a graduate concentration (doctoral level) program. While the center is not a degree-offering unit, and all graduate degrees are obtained through other departments, the student earning a graduate degree may choose to take a concentration in Southeast Asian studies through the center. A completion of concentration shall be noted on the student's transcript.

  At the doctoral level, concentration requirements include demonstrated proficiency in a Southeast Asian language and satisfactory completion of a doctoral dissertation about a Southeast Asian topic.

  Northern Illinois University
  Center for Southeast Asian Studies
  520 College View Court
  Northern Illinois University
  DeKalb, IL 60115
  815-753-1771
  niu.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a Ph.D. minor in Southeast Asian studies. Extensive library resources, along with a separate Southeast Asian video archive, supports faculty and student research for this program. Since 1980, the center has produced more than 60 Ph.D. and more than 100 M.A. degrees to students conducting research on Southeast Asia, with particular strengths on Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia also offers students mastery on any of the three Southeast Asian languages: Filipino/Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai.

  University of Wisconsin-Madison
  207 Ingraham Hall
  1155 Observatory Drive
  Madison, WI 53706
  608-263-1755
  seasia.wisc.edu