East and Southeast Asia
Study the political, cultural, social and economic dynamics connecting East and Southeast Asia.
Cohort note: Regional Concentrations are planned as formal requirements from AY2027–28. Students admitted in AY2026–27 are expected to use this pathway on a transitional basis; earlier cohorts remain under their existing curriculum.
Foundational courses
GLAS1004 · Northeast Asia in the World
GLAS1005 · Southeast Asia in the World
Students pursuing this RC should take one of these courses as their foundational introduction to the region; the other is a strongly recommended elective.
Aligned languages
Bahasa Indonesia · Japanese · Korean · Tagalog · Thai
Students pursuing this RC should take one of these courses as their foundational introduction to the region; the other is a strongly recommended elective.
RC Electives
Course code
GLAS2110
Connecting East Asia and the Americas: A multimedia odyssey
GLAS2114
China in Northeast Asia
GLAS2119
Multicultural contact zones in Asia: Taiwan and Singapore
GLAS2140
Greater China: Critical paradigms
GLAS2141
Women and gender in Asia
JAPN2050
Creative industries in East Asia
JAPN2060
Contemporary Sino-Japanese relations
KORE2038
Global Korean pop culture