Bachelor of Arts in South and Southeast Asian Studies

The major is a flexible, interdisciplinary program offering opportunities for both wide, comparative study of South and Southeast Asian cultures, literature, religion, and history. The department teaches the following 13 languages: Bengali, Burmese, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese.South and Southeast Asian Studies is the study of the civilizations of South and Southeast Asia. South and Southeast Asian Studies encompasses the study of major languages including Bengali, Sanskrit, Tagalog, and Vietnamese as well as the specialized training in areas of literature, philosophy and religion.

South and Southeast Asian Studies majors at Berkeley have the option to train in fourteen languages. The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies houses faculty members specializing in all fields of literature, history, and religious studies and in all periods from classical to modern. Faculty members conduct research in countries such as Burma, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Tibet, and Vietnam. The undergraduate South and Southeast Asian Studies degree program is offered through the College of Letters Science.

Potential Careers:
Academia
Communications
Cultural Advising
Foreign Service
International Relations
Journalism
Translation
Travel Agent
Travel Writing

Completed their secondary education and have earned a certificate of completion which enables them to be admitted to a university in their home country. Never been enrolled as a university student. GPA - 3.40.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 80 or better (Berkeley prefers 100). International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.5.