STUDENT INFORMATION

The University of Toronto offers a wide range of courses related to Southeast Asia, in disciplines such as anthropology, geography and political science. Students are invited to peruse departmental course guides for more recent course offerings on or relating to Southeast Asia.

Students interested in a specialized area studies program should inquire about the programs supported by the Asian Institute: the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific studies, a program at the undergraduate level, and at the graduate level, the Collaborative Master's and PhD Programs in South Asian Studies.

Language education

The Southeast Asia Group, along with the Asian Institute’s established programs, places a strong emphasis on the acquisition of Southeast Asian languages in the pursuit of a regional specialization. The University of Toronto currently offers some introductory teaching of Vietnamese, through the Department of East Asian Studies. Students are encouraged, particularly at the graduate level, to seek external programs for language education during the course of their program. The Asian Institute has been developing a number of funding opportunities to support students for these purposes.

Some of the programs that have a special focus on Southeast Asian languages include: the Cornell Southeast Asia Program; SEASSI: the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin; COTIM (Consortium for the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay).